Simasa's aunt

Photo: Aunt with her sons, Lonusi (her right) and Adi (on left). The boy is her grandson.

Simasa’s mom died when she was 2 or 3 old. Because of this she doesn’t remember her mom at all. Neither she knows her mother’s family, since all of them live in Myanmar. With her mother passing, all family ties lost.

Out of the blue, last week my friend told her mother’s elder sister is still alive. She is living in Thailand. Surprised, we weren’t sure how true this news was.

But we got the contact number. And last night she could talk with her for the first time in life! That confirmed that she was the real aunt.

The last time this aunt met Simasa’s mother about 45 years ago (when Simasa’s first sister was born). Now she lives with her two sons. One is married and other one has just graduated. Strangely, I have met the elder son when I went to Thailand in 2008!