回宝娣 － 22/1/99

Dear Pau Thye,你好！
在等待中，终於等到了你寄来的相片，谢谢你。
如果不是下得太多的雨，那应该是相当好玩的。我的孩子们还十分想念着那个Wonderfulland里的滑冰。
还有，当我把相片给我孩子们看时，我家老二说她就是想要去这个地方的。原来她要看那个记念牌楼。
因为12月是多雨的，所以我并不鼓励你们在那个时候来拜访砂罗越。最好是6月间。如果幸运的话，旅行团还会带你们去拜访长屋（Longhouses）。
寄来四张相片已经很足够了。又让你破费了，真不好意思。我说么，你的照相机小巧玲珑的，拍出来竟会那么的明。实在太好了。你说那是什么牌子来的？我买一个Kodak牌的，上次到马六甲拍古钟，竟坏掉。还是相熟的老板介绍我买的。唉！实在可惜！
During Hari Raya, I didn’t go to anywhere. My sisiters came back ffom outstations and we had had happy times together.
就是么！又要开学了。又开始忙了。就是如此地一代活一代的。
槟城，我也是10多年没去了。应该是改了很多吧？我从新洲日报里见到一张漫画说极乐寺里的小乌龟被人偷掉。They stole them for playing tortoise-rabbit racing.Is that true?
Wah!Pau Thye,you named your children’s name in such a difficult writing. I meant writing in Chinese. Have they complaint about the writing?
My youngest one is namely 秩纲。You know what? His primary school teacher calls him 序网。He is very unhappy about his name!
Ya, that is all for the time being.
“Best Wishes”

Regards,
XX
1月22日