Mother's Day Pressie!

I know this is a bit long overdue but I'm gonna dedicate my this post to my mum.

Ever since our maid ran away over half a year back, my mum has stopped cooking! Really! We have been eating out every single day for the past 6 months! I mean EVERY SINGLE DAY!!!

You can imagine how sick I am of outside food! No matter how nice it is. I am totally and utterly fed up with it.

You may think that my mum is a terrible and lousy cook but on the contrary she is actually a good cook. Granted she's not the world's renowned chef and can't cook tens and hundreds of gourmet dishes.. like Bree, but she has her famous dishes. And I'm a big fan of it.

The problem is just she doesn't want to cook. Because she complains that she has no one cleaning after her and it makes her kitchen dirty.

I can hear you say why don't I go and help her. Well, you also have to understand that my mum is a super fussy lady and she feels that she has to do things herself even if I'm helping her. Coz I'm not good enough.

Or something lidat. I don't really know the reason why she doesn't want to cook!

I get so frustrated sometimes that I just wanna go into the kitchen and cook up a storm. The only problem is I have no idea how.

Maybe some of you can give me some cooking lessons.

Anyway, the thing is that I have always felt very angry with her. Felt that she is not good enough or frustrated with her inability to provide food for her family.

And though sometimes I do show my unhappiness towards her, most of the time I don't really dare. She is still my mother right? I can't say she's a terrible mom.

But today, for the first time, while we were having lunch at one of the indian restaurants in Center Point, she confided in me saying that she is also very tired of outside food. She actually said,

"I think I'm gonna cook today!"

Wow.. I almost fainted out of shockness and joy! I'm serious! I knew I was threading on sensitive territory here. Any wrong move and she may get angry and take back her offer.

Quickly I suggested a few things she can cook and talked to her in my most cheerful and happy manner! My mum was gonna cook!!!

And for the first time in almost 1 year, we went into the vegetable section in the supermarket and actually bought food from there!

Goodness gracious me. This is all so new and foreign to me! =)

That evening, I actually helped my mum chop up the long beans (my very first time), stir up the eggs, washed the dishes, washed the kuali, wash the rice, cook the rice, clean the veggies, and later after all was done, wipe the table and wash the dishes.

Goodness, my back is aching now!!!

And I'm all smelly and sticky!

But the result was wonderful! I never had home cooked food for god knows how long! Even my daddy was pleased! No.. change that. My daddy was super pleased. Imagine coming back to a house with home cooked food!!!

Wow... =)

And I can really say I fully appreciate my mum now. It's really not easy cooking a meal. I know. I just did that. And I was merely a helper. She actually did all the cooking! She was in the kitchen from 4-7pm. I only went in and out coz I didn't know what to do. And even that I have back aches now.

Cooking is really not a easy thing. Wat more every single day!

Sorry mum.. And thanks mum for cooking for us all these years. I know now that it's hard work without a maid. So I won't complain of eating out anymore.

I'll try not to complain. Okay?

Too bad she doesn't read my blog. And I don't think I'll tell this to her face to face. But Thanks mum! =)


Here's the Mother's Day pressie I gave my mum!

Nice anot? I make myself wan! Hehe.. All Rights Reserved!

And this is the whole thing. Cost me quite a sum! Hehe..


Don't you just love Tous? I absolutely love the bear! You think it's nice?

It's the Mother of Pearl. Just like my mum! ^.^

This is it's 'butt!' So cute! Got tattoo wan!



Did you know that when you buy something from Tous, they actually give you a certificate? To prove that you actually bought something from them. Oooh.. I love TOUS!

Suffice to say she was really happy with my pressie. In my card, I wrote that I'll really miss her when I go over to the States. And I have no idea what am I gonna do.

It's hard to tell her face to face on these kinda intimate feelings. We're still Asians right? No excuse I know. But seriously, just writing this down here now is bringing tears to my eyes. I have always looked forward to the day of going overseas to study. New culture and everything. But now that it is slowly looming close, I can't imagine how hard it would be for me.

My mum literally feeds me everything. I am nothing without her. I can't function properly without her. She is there for me for everything. How can I live without her? How am I gonna function properly?

Oh dear oh dear...

I am so gonna miss her.

Happy Mother's Day mummy! I love ya..

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