Grandmother’s 70th Birthday Celebratory Speech

Today, we all gather here to celebrate the grand 70th birthday of Tan Mui Hua, my Grandmother. Overall, in her 70 years so far, her life had been eventful and surely, there were tears of pain but also tears of joy. Today, I would be telling everyone about how my Grandmother has touched me and really been a role model to me. She really loved me with all her heart and nurtured me into the Joyce of today. I would like to tell everyone how she cared for me while growing up, how she has been a role model and also my words of appreciation to thank her for all that she has done for me and to wish her a very happy birthday.

My grandmother has been a part of my life, caring for me since I was just a little baby. My elder sister and I would be cared for by her. Although we have a maid, but the bond between our grandmother is much stronger because there is blood ties connected to it. I remember how she would stay over in our house during certain weekends, in the room that we saved for her. There would be a double-decker queen sized bed in the room that was affectionately called “Ah Mah’s room”. My elder sister and I (being small sized at that age) were able to squeeze and all sleep together with our dear grandmother. That was how close we were. I remembered once I wetted the bed while sleeping with her when I was about 6 years-old. She did not reprimand me, but instead got up and woke me up to get me washed up and changed the sheets of the bed so that we could go back to sleep. Just the little things that she does for me really let me feel the love she has for me.

I also remember when I visit her at her house, I would shout out her name, calling for her. And from the kitchen, she would spring out and go, “Hey!” followed by a big warm hug. As I had a sinus problem since young, she would turn the fan away from me but oscillate it around so that I would not feel warm, but will still be able to feel the wind and not get a runny nose. I used to stay over at her house a lot when I was younger and as usual, I would sleep with her. I can recall the memories where I would jump on her bed while she watched television on her chair, then when she got tired, she would put some Vicks in my nose to aid me in breathing during the night (due to my sinus problem I would have difficulty breathing) She would also pat me gently on my bottoms to sleep, and would only stop till I fell asleep. I would never forget the love and care she gave me while I was growing up from a young girl, into a teenager, slowly going into Polytechnic. All in all, I would like to say, Ah Mah, I love you forever. <3