There are so many things to do at work that it started to fill up the every corner of the desk and probably will be burying me from the views of my colleagues very soon. “STOP!!” I told myself. That is all I can take in for today. I left when the clock struck 12:30 and headed home.
Lying on the sofa, it’s logging on to msn to continue my chat with cheongster before having a quick shower and prepare to bring mum out for some leisure window shopping. She has not been feeling too good mood lately so guess a little walk in the mall may cheer her up abit.
I know she dislikes me taking cab and all the more so when we always suggest hailing a cab from home place to jurong point which is consider quite a short distance. So! We took the bus instead, using the time during the slow traveling ride for some chats and gossips.
The interchange has changed quite a lot. Many set up stores selling mainly food and fruits, sprouted in a neat straight line along the interchange. The MRT station has also gotten a new face lift, with quite a few eateries, apparels stores, etc. We went to Ya Kun for some hot drinks and toasted kaya bread. I gulped the two big soft boiled eggs. The soft boiled eggs were very well done, just the right boil. I don’t understand why some ppl has to use the spoon to scoop the eggs a spoonful by a spoonful from the plate and consume it like eating dessert like that. By then the eggs would have turn so cold! How to taste the shiok-ness like that?!
For me, like how I use to do back home, I break the egg slightly using the spoon, letting the yolk to ooze out, add some light soya sauce (but they always serve with dark soya sauce outside) and pepper, mix a little, hold the plate and gulp it down in a second or two. A couple was staring at me when I did that in Ya Kun, but who cares? Ignorant ppl just dun know the right way to enjoy the soft boiled eggs.
Then we shopped around in Jurong Point, bringing her to walk round and round, making her laugh with some silly jokes, even when she buy nothing, she is contented. Sometimes it’s not about how much I can buy for her, I am not earning millions, I cannot afford luxury stuff for her even though I hope I can, but anyway, guess I can make it up with some occasional meals together or bringing her out for shopping, just being by her side and enjoy her outing. While sis can make up the materials aspect, I will make up for the emotional aspect. SO! We strike a balance here! Hehehehehe!
She may not be the best mother in town, but definitely there is only one and only such mother in this world. She is the type who needs more attention than my dad, anyway men hates shopping, so dad should be very glad we dun bring him out shopping although he is always the one waiting for us without complain while we shop and shop and walk and shop.
A great day for her since she don’t have to cook us dinner, we bought back quite a lot of food home. Roasted duck rice from Lai Lai Kitchen, Curry chicken mee, laska, Tou Fu goreng la, breads from Crystal Jade, some tapioca cube-like-looking desserts (coated with coconut flakes) which are one of her fav and etc. Then again, instead of beautiful shopping paper bags, my hands are full of plastic ones. Walking behind her, I felt like a domestic helper, accompanying my “Mum” (indeed is my biological MUM) to the interchange……..sigh…by the time the whole “event” ended, it was also the time when everyone was knocking off from work, clogging the walking pavement everywhere. Thanks to my quick witted-ness, dad was on his way home and I managed to intercept him for a lift home.
It’s home sweet home again, another day ended. : )
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