This entry is dedicated to marmie whom I have learnt so much over the years when she worked about in the kitchen. The kitchen has always been her territory and she will watch you like a hawk when you cook in that area. Then she will point out what could be improved and gave some advice (or nagging, if that could really express the state of what she was doing).
Nearer to the period when we were to set off to this ang mo country, she would ask me to watch when she was cooking, scrubbing the toilet bowls, washing and bleaching clothes and of course, cleaning the whole kitchen. And today, I have my own little kitchen and many of her words stay with me.
I am thankful to have a mother who can work in the kitchen and that would definitely include cooking. The kitchen that we have back home is still very new because of how she cleans it (too bad for the many items that clutter). Before we left, she set aside a few set of cloth for us, saying, "You wil need them to clean up!" I had to force myself then to put them into the luggage but you know what? They were the first few things I used when we got hold of our house key. CLEAN UP time! Mom is always so picky about spick and span kitchen that the first few things she did when she went over to my sis' place or my bro's place in SH was to pick up the cloth and clean them! Oh no...it should be before that she examined the area. My sis could vouch for it.
So, dear sis, please translate the above to her when you next see her. Tell her also that:
1) I try to save whenever I can now and recycle any materials, just like what she has always done.
2) I make it a point to buy fresh produce and only those that I want to cook for the day.
3) I can cook gourmet not 'chapalan' food. I can do it because she has done so throughout our growing-up years and in some ways, she has motivated me to cook as well.
4) I may not care a lot at home but now having a home of my own, I am very particular about cleanliness in my home.
5) I washed the toilet bowl this morning, with my bare hands but I will follow her way soon (forgot to buy scrub).
6) Tell her this kitchen is my territory! =p
7) I appreciate her giving me of the cloth cos they were really great help.
8) Oh! Show her the food that I have cooked/baked from my food blog. She would be surprised how far I have gone! =)
Show her the pics too.
Nearer to the period when we were to set off to this ang mo country, she would ask me to watch when she was cooking, scrubbing the toilet bowls, washing and bleaching clothes and of course, cleaning the whole kitchen. And today, I have my own little kitchen and many of her words stay with me.
I am thankful to have a mother who can work in the kitchen and that would definitely include cooking. The kitchen that we have back home is still very new because of how she cleans it (too bad for the many items that clutter). Before we left, she set aside a few set of cloth for us, saying, "You wil need them to clean up!" I had to force myself then to put them into the luggage but you know what? They were the first few things I used when we got hold of our house key. CLEAN UP time! Mom is always so picky about spick and span kitchen that the first few things she did when she went over to my sis' place or my bro's place in SH was to pick up the cloth and clean them! Oh no...it should be before that she examined the area. My sis could vouch for it.
So, dear sis, please translate the above to her when you next see her. Tell her also that:
1) I try to save whenever I can now and recycle any materials, just like what she has always done.
2) I make it a point to buy fresh produce and only those that I want to cook for the day.
3) I can cook gourmet not 'chapalan' food. I can do it because she has done so throughout our growing-up years and in some ways, she has motivated me to cook as well.
4) I may not care a lot at home but now having a home of my own, I am very particular about cleanliness in my home.
5) I washed the toilet bowl this morning, with my bare hands but I will follow her way soon (forgot to buy scrub).
6) Tell her this kitchen is my territory! =p
7) I appreciate her giving me of the cloth cos they were really great help.
8) Oh! Show her the food that I have cooked/baked from my food blog. She would be surprised how far I have gone! =)
Show her the pics too.
Overview of my kitchen, even got pink bin man!
Tell mom that it's not my fault that the sink looks dirty. I scrubbed but the dirt didn't come off. Maybe I should use bleach.
These are what I work with now..but can you ask her to send the chinese wok to me! =p
My library
Dinner for today: Teriyaki Chicken Rice with Egg & Onion.
Okok....I will tell and show when I go back to SG next week. Guess wat?! She gave me a stack of cloth too! Those white, square ones which she uses at home and I love them! You know, ppl always say if you wanna know how good a homemaker a woman can be, look at her mum? I agree man! We didn't have any formal training. But then again, you dun really need them cos you just pick them up along the way as you watch mum go about her daily chores! haha... By the way, you do know how to make hainanese chix rice right?? It's damn easy and works for a good remedy for 'miss-singapore-food' syndrome. As for the kuali, forget it. Even those that can be bought nowadays are not as good as mum's.
ReplyDeleteOh yah...she gave me some of them too! And now I wanted more...even those Good Morning towels!
ReplyDeleteHey..I have not tried hainanese chicken rice..gimme the recipes!
I just bought a kuali...looks good!