YanZi's Message
20 November 2003
Title: Gillian
It is very hard not to notice her, her big broad build, somewhat manly features, black healthy curly hair, and she always has this ready smile for anyone. There was always this readiness in her, to help, to give, to provide, to assist, "Anything you say 13 sis!" or "Don't worry, I 'll do it for you."
I just can't believe she's gone.
I remember when I was in China, I asked Terry where she placed my earrings from Dennis. Her face turned pale and that very night called Gillian for help. At about 4 am in the morning, Gillian rode on her scooter to my house, went to the basement, went through the rubbish bags. And with her bare hands, she felt every piece of rubbish. There was cigarette ashes, chicken soup, someone's used sanitary pad, leftover food. And finally, she found it, wrapped in a piece of tissue paper. She stuffed it into her bag and rode home with her hands all filthy because there were no taps for her to wash her hands.
When Terry told me, we burst out laughing although we felt really bad.... so I called her immediately the next morning, "Thanks Gillian." "It's ok 13sis.Good thing I found it"
It was Warner's 10th Anniversary. Me, Tanya and Na Ying had to do "808"
Terry: You better memorise everything. Don't rely on the piece of paper in front of you! You know you'll be looking down.
So we lapse into the song. We sang it about 4 times and we posed and we strutted and we sang and we waved to the 'audience' and we laughed. And when the LA LA LALALALA came on, we put our hands on each others' shoulders and we sang at the top of our voices and jumped to the rhythm till we are breathless.
okok I know one 'person' she's 'mean' to. Poki.
When I pleaded with her to bring her dog to my place, she placed poki on the scooter, packed some dog biscuits and rode to my house. Poki was a really well trained schnauzer. She would do as Gillian commands. And when gillian place the dog biscuits beside her mouth, she doesn't even dare to eat it. Then Gillian would really push it and shove the biscuit in poki's face such that you could see poki's teeth. But whenever poki moves to bite it, gillian would "Hmmmm" as if to say "you try eating it and see". then poki would back off. Gillian did this a couple of times and eventually poki pretended that she wasn't in the least bit interested in the biscuit. HAHAHA that was funny.
We had really good times together. I wish she's still around. I wish she knew how grateful I am to her and that Terry bought her her Christmas present. I wish she 'd said something she had to do before she left so that I could help her back. I wish she knew how many many people were devastated when she left. And I wish she's reading this and saying, "oh good, 13sis left a message today."
We'll miss you Gillian.
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