Why I built
VBuddies Memoir

A personal story about loss, a precious gift, and why I built VBuddies Memoir.

Our Story

He taught me so much

My granduncle played an important role in my life. He taught me a lot, and I always valued the time we spent together.

Last year, he passed away. It was a real loss.

But he left us a gift

In his final years, he had been quietly writing a memoir. Three chapters, just three, but what they contained was extraordinary.

Stories we had heard whispers of but never fully knew. His parents, my great-grandparents, their lives, their struggles, their love. And his brother, my grandfather, seen through his eyes for the first time.

Reading those pages, I felt something I hadn't expected: not just grief, but gratitude. And then, quietly, a question: what if there were more?

"Those three chapters gave my family something we didn't know we were missing — a window into where we all came from."

Lijia, CEO & Co-Founder, VBuddies

A wish for my own children

My parents carry stories my children haven't heard yet. Stories about their own lives, their history, our family's roots. I don't want those stories to exist only as whispers — or worse, to disappear entirely.

I want my children to one day hold something like those three chapters. Something real. Something that came from the people who love them most.

So I built something simple

Not every parent will sit down and write a memoir. It feels daunting — where do you start? How do you organise decades of memories? What if you're not a writer?

My parents shouldn't have to figure any of that out. They should just be able to talk, the way you talk to someone who is genuinely curious about your life.

VBuddies listens. It asks the gentle questions that unlock memories. It does all the organising, all the writing, all the shaping. Your parents just need to show up and speak. Their memories flow naturally: no blank pages, no writer's block, no pressure.