All my life, people keep taking me for a Chinese. And I keep saying I am not a Chinese. But I cannot deny the fact that I do have some Chinese blood.
My great grandfather was a Seiyap (or Sze Yup or Siyi) who arrived in Sabah with two other brothers. He met my great-grandmother and they settled in Papar. But I heard tell that his family was so angry with him that they cut all ties. Well, as I wasn't allowed to find my Chinese relatives, I have no way to confirm that story.
But sometimes when I walk down a street and I look into a face that looks vaguely like my own, I do wonder...
My great grandfather was a Seiyap (or Sze Yup or Siyi) who arrived in Sabah with two other brothers. He met my great-grandmother and they settled in Papar. But I heard tell that his family was so angry with him that they cut all ties. Well, as I wasn't allowed to find my Chinese relatives, I have no way to confirm that story.
But sometimes when I walk down a street and I look into a face that looks vaguely like my own, I do wonder...
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