She travelled down the Meijiang river 梅江 and to the coastal port of Shantou 汕头. From there the sail went up to catch the north-easterly winds and the boat set forth along the ancient trade routes of the sea heading south. She landed in Malaya in March that year.
Around 1916, this daughter of the Chew family (邹), name See Moi 泗妹 married Kwet Chin 国祯, a widower aged 33 years old. Their matrimonial home was in Menglembu, an outpost that supported the many tin mines around the Kinta Lahat district.
The couple went on to have 6 sons and 6 daughters, over a span of 15 years.
