Eulogy Yuk Lin Law, Mama, Lin, Yuk or even Wendy to some. Mum's life was full of love for her family and love for God. She raised us to know what it means to give each day to your family and always try to do better each day. She was a brilliant cook, a great baker and a wonderful florist. She played the piano, was a self-taught guitarist and could wrap a portion of chips at a takeaway faster than anyone you know. Mum was one of five children, born in rural Hong Kong to a small farming community. As a child she would go to school in the morning and tend to the fields or herd the cows in the afternoon. Mum came over to the UK from Hong Kong when she was twelve. By the time she was 14 she had dropped out of school and was working full time, helping her dad in the takeaway. She went to live in London when she was 17 and a family took her in as their own. She learnt independent life whilst she was there, and it was the first time she was truly able to be herself. Mum and Dad married in Manchester and had the three of us in the 1980s. Their bond and love is a testament to everything that we are today. Mum and Dad work as a team. They support each other, compromise and are gracious to each other. Most of all, they are very honest to each other. This is how they raised three of us and cared for our disabled uncle by themselves. We are always going to be thankful to God for the example our parents set for us in their marriage and in how they raised their family. They took us to church every week and let us discover for ourselves who God is and what being a Christian meant. Today, we are believers because God used Mum and Dad to show us, and we are the most thankful for that. Mum was always very driven. She always tried to enhance her skills to become better at looking after our family. When Mum and Dad married, she could only boil rice! Dad taught her a few cooking basics at the start and she learned everything else herself! Mum encouraged us each day to practice our piano and even started learning with us. She even took her Grade 5 music theory exam with Chris and Clem (and passed)! Mum’s grade 5 piano exam was the first qualification that she had ever achieved. She later started taking English lessons at a local Adult Education Centre and got awarded a prize for being the most inspirational adult learner in the region. During that time, she also took on a Floristry class where she found a natural ability to arrange flowers. She was always so happy to bless our friends with beautiful flower arrangements. We will always miss Mum and will always wonder what she thinks of our life decisions from now on. But we also hear her in our hearts all the time telling us “the wok is not hot enough!”, “why are you making such a mess” or “this tastes just like mine”. Though she is not physically with us, she will always be in our hearts. We look forward to seeing her again in heaven. 悼辭 媽媽，名羅李玉蓮，有些人稱她為＂Lin"，"Yuk"，或者＂Wendy＂。媽媽的生命充滿對家人和神的愛。她撫養我們，讓我們懂得如何每天為家人付出及盡力做得更好。她不單是個天才廚師，也是一個傑出的烘焙師，以及巧手的花藝師。她自學鋼琴及結他，在外賣店包薯條的速度比你認識的任何一個人都要快。 媽媽在香港一條小農村出生，家中有五兄弟姊妹。小時候，她放學便落田工作或放牛。12歲時來英國， 14歲輟學投入社會，在外祖父的外賣店工作。媽媽於17歲前往倫敦，由一善心家庭接待，她在倫敦學習獨立生活，並正式展開屬於自己的人生。 媽媽和爸爸於1980年代在曼徹斯特結婚並誕下我們三姊弟。一直以來，父母都是夫妻同心。他們有商有量，以忠誠及恩慈相待，這也是他們賴以照顧我們患有頑疾的舅舅和撫養我們三姐弟成人的秘訣。他們之間堅貞的愛亦造就了今天的我們。我們將永遠感激，神透過我們的父母在婚姻和家庭裡所樹立的榜樣。他們每週帶我們回教會，讓我們尋求認識神，以及明白作為一個基督徒的真正意義。我們今天能成為信徒，全因為父母的榜樣和帶領，為此，我們心存感恩。 媽媽永遠是自發及勤奮的人。為了更完善地照顧我們，她不會放過任何可以增值自己技能的機會。媽媽和爸爸結婚的初期，她只會煲飯！於是，爸爸教授她一些基本的烹飪技巧。然後，她便自學了其他所有的技巧。以前，媽媽為鼓勵我們每天練琴，竟與我們一起學琴。她甚至和貞懿及謙民一起應考五級音樂樂理（還竟合格了）！媽媽人生第一個資歷，就是取得五級鋼琴證書。之後，她開始在成人進修中心學習英文，並且獲得該區「最鼓舞人心的成人學生」獎項。另外，她亦在花藝課程裡發掘到自己插花的天賦，並常用這個恩賜祝福身邊的朋友。 我們將永遠懷念媽媽，並很想知道她對我們人生方向及規劃的意見。同時，她那些：「哎呀你個鑊唔夠熱呀！」、「點解你搞到周圍咁亂架！」和「嗯，你煮得同我差唔多好食啦！」，時刻長存。雖然她不再和我們一起，她將永遠在我們的心裡。 媽媽，我們天家再見吧！