Hey there. I haven't died I apologize. That was a tasteless statement to make, especially in the wake of Grandfather's passing. If you have condolences, I will politely accept them, but to be honest - I'm not quite sure of how to react. Probably not the best wording. Sorry, this is a very new emotion for me. As with many other second generation immigrant children, I did not know know my mother's parents very well. What I do know is that my mother was raised by a man who was school principal during the Cultural Revolution in China. I cannot say what his birthday was (because my mother's family, like many others in the countryside of the Henan province, used the lunar calendar for important dates) or what his favorite dish is, but I can say that the "no-nonsense" man who watched (really listened, because his eyes were starting to fail him) the news for the international weather forecast to keep an eye out for his only daughter in foreign lands (my mother)....