aging w grace

My mama San recently extracted all teeth coz they were giving her pain. In place was a full set of dentures which she had to soak in a container as part of her daily routine.

I realize how fast my parents are aging.

I never thought it will come to this..

"You want me to be nice to you? Must see if you are worth it. "

If you want to see the epitome of the highest quality of ingrateful shits, you can come to my house. I have one perfect specimen which you may feel free to bring it back to the laboratory for tests.

Today's just a bad day and it wasn't simply just waking up on the wrong side of the bed. It involved a throbbing heartache which lingered through out the day and possibly for the next few days.

What have we done to earn such ungrateful, hurting words from you bro? WHAT. TELL ME.

We never dared to raise our voice at you these past few years and used words in caution in the few rare occasions where we talk. Either pretend we didn't see it or we 'tell u off' in a joking manner in fear of incurring your wrath. Or we just want to avoid hearing those cold sarcastic remarks from you. We've graduated with a PHD in the subject of Patience through out these years. Just some respect for us as human beings who have been with you through thick and thin, wonderful parents who have given you a roof over your head, fed you when you are hungry. Is it too much to ask?

What do you mean by worth it? How do you measure in your warped mentality whether someone is worth you being nice to them?

MONEY? Yes, that's how you measure worth. Your ILs paying for the wedding banquet first and offered to top up the difference. Your wife-to-be auntie paying for your honeymoon package to Holland.

Oh. So these are the people worth your respect.

In that case, I would not be able to be your emcee for your wedding. Neither will ES. You are not worth it too.

I love colors!

 Went to Popular today and bought this set of 48 colors crayon set which would make any kid giggle in bliss. Never owned a set of crayons in this many shades and tones in my life. I hope I'll still keep my passion for card making for as long as I live. I figured that the way to fuel this passion is to buy new colors for me to play around with! heh.

Handmade card for ES. Evidence of 5 yrs of tolerance for each other's  shit.

My 12 color crayon collection that had served me well ...since Pri  school? The promoter came to my school and marketed them as smudge-free, good quality crayons. And the quality remains after so many years.

my new collection... see if you are the lucky one to get my handmade cards. heh.

Slightly off topic but I really love the colors of the F1 3 day Bay Grandstand passes I bought for my otosan.  

Love declaration for mama san

Never been a mushy person. Not in my character at all. I'm probably forced to be mushy to ES coz he loves being mushed at... so... i'll mush him from time to time. guys guys guys.

But I was mushy to my mum today. I held her face and told her she's the greatest mum in the whole world and I'm so proud of her. I wanted her to know that although she isn't educated and not jiak kan tang like my bro's future in-laws, she should still feel confident about who she is and how proud I am of her.

Reason why this sudden PDA urge to her was coz she felt very uneasy throughout the food tasting session with the in-laws. I know her and knew that she doesn't look forward to such interaction sessions at all. She kept repeating the same lines and ended up sounding abit inane and repetitive.

I knew she has this complex that they are richer and more highly educated than her and hence, she refrains from displaying her straightforward character fearing that this would invite criticism from them....and from my bro. Sad right, own son not on the side of her and the family. My bro was sitting at the other side of the table, chatting and laughing so happily with the ILs. Never seen him doing the same with us. Why? ? Familiarity breeds hostility? totally idiotic and unacceptable to me.

So I gave my mama san a lesson on changing the way she thinks and feels. Like what a trainer taught me how to be confident when doing public speaking, constantly remind yourself that your audience is not the expert in the topic you are speaking on. You are. As much as you are struggling to discover what strikes a chord with your audience, your audience are also doing the same.

I told my mum to be natural and be herself. As much as you fear that you cannot understand their english, the ILs were also desperately trying to put together a chinese sentence with their pte limited store of chinese words. They were humming and errrrr-ing for a 10 secs wondering how to say ah ballings in chinese until i rescued them with the oh-so-difficult answer... 汤圆.

So what if they stay in bkt timah and speaks only english.

My mama san's life experiences win them hands down. Her sewing skill is impeccable, she holds several driving licenses for all kinds of vehicles, she can speak 4 dialects, she's a super cooking mama, knows how to choose the best durians and freshest ingredients for cooking. She has time to do all the household chores despite her work and busy mahjong schedule. She's ever so sweet, patient and considerate to us. She never raises her voice or shouts at us except when we were kids or when she wants to wake us up for breakfast.

I love u mama san. You're never beneath anyone and you are incomparable. I will never exchange ANYTHING for you.

Religiously yours

This song rocks! Haven't grooved to a good rock song in a long long time... and as usual.. the lyrics are unbeatably motivating and charismatic. Their songs are my religion. 

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