Recently, at a wake of a departed relative, it struck me that, after being introduced my mother to several "distant" relatives, as a Family we have drifted especially so for my generation. When I was young, it was an annual ritual to pay visits to all our relatives. This reduced somewhat over the years to the extent that I am not sure who the many cousins were and which branch of the family they belonged to.
For the benefit of my generation (and future ones), I set up an online family tree tracing my mother's side of the family starting from my great-grandfather.
The purpose of this blog is for the various families to share their lives. We will probably not be able to meet often so this blog can become a convenient way to update each other. I hope that the younger and more IT savvy members of each family can assist to upload photos and add information of their family outings, birthday celebrations etc.
The immediate plan is to organise a gathering before the end of 3rd Qtr 2007.
Using the accessibility of the internet, via a blog, to keep various branches of the extended Liew family in the know of each other's lives and hence maintain and improve ties. 以此网页保持联系，并促进彼此的亲情。
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