Zhang shared that his father was a man of few words and “always shared the joys and kept the hardships to himself”.
“He was a loyal and hardworking man, who lived a simple, frugal life while quietly sacrificing so much for us.”
Zhang reminisced about watching his father work, whether he was frying char kway teow, preparing roasted meats or planting Chinese herbs.
“Even when your leg was so badly burned that the skin was raw and torn, you endured the pain and remained standing at your post,” he recalled.
