Cheong Meng
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Title: Everyday eats fish
Title (Original Language): 天天有鱼
Year: 2017
Words in the Drawing: “I love to eat fish a lot, especially Grouper, but I don’t know how to draw Groupers. On this drawing, I have drawn a few people, the sun and a few common fishes. I hope that everyone is as happy as the bright sun, and have fish to eat every day.”
Size: 17.5cm X 15.2cm
Location: The Valley of Hope Story Gallery
Owner: Cheong Meng
Copyright: Cheong Meng
Title: House in Hometown
Title (Original Language): 家乡屋
Year: 2017
Words in the Drawing: “I am from Kampar, Perak. There are many wooden houses in my village. In front of my house I have planted many flowers and trees. The famous dish in my hometown is chicken in the bread. The last time I went back my hometown was in year 2012. After my leg was amputated in 2013, I no longer go home. Sometimes I miss my brothers, sister-in-law and nephew...... ”
Size: 17.5cm X 15.2cm
Location: The Valley of Hope Story Gallery
Owner: Cheong Meng
Copyright: Cheong Meng
Title: My Name
Title (Original Language): 我的名
Year: 2017
Words in the Drawing: “My father’s name is Cheong Kow and mother’s name is Koay Feng but they have already gone to heaven. They gave me the name Cheong Meng but they called me Ah Meng when I was young because they hoped that I would be cleverer (‘Chong Ming’ in Chinese means clever), but I studied only until standard three. In those days, we were very poor and I had many siblings. I have four elder sisters and three elder brothers, four younger brothers and three younger sisters. My father had two wives and my mother was his second wife. At the time, we were too poor to attend school so I followed my mother to tap rubber when I was 8 years old. I would attend afternoon session classes after I returned home from the estate. I would wake up between 5 or 6 o’clock in the morning to wash and wipe the rubber containers. I stopped schooling when I was over ten years old and sold noodle soup until I was 15 years old. I think I am stupid as I didn’t study much. I think my parents have named me wrongly. ”
Size: 17.5cm X 15.2cm
Location: The Valley of Hope Story Gallery
Owner: Cheong Meng
Copyright: Cheong Meng
Title: Fighting Fish
Title (Original Language): 打架鱼
Year: 2017
Words in the Drawing: “When I was around 10 plus, I would catch fighting fish in the river with my friends, I would keep them in a glass bottle and then feed them. I would bring my fishes to fight with others’ fishes. I would be very happy if my fighting fish won. It was exciting to watch the fishes fight; the fishes would swim round and round and fight until their faces are blue black. It is too bad that children nowadays spend more time on computers, and not interested to watch fish fighting, what a waste it is.”
Size: 17.5cm X 15.2cm
Location: The Valley of Hope Story Gallery
Owner: Cheong Meng
Copyright: Cheong Meng
Title: My Surname
Title (Original Language): 我的姓
Year: 2017
Words in the Drawing: “My surname is Cheong, it is one of the main surnames. On this drawing, I colored my surname ‘Cheong’ with many colors, to make it more beautiful.”
Size: 17.5cm X 15.2cm
Location: The Valley of Hope Story Gallery
Owner: Cheong Meng
Copyright: Cheong Meng