The City Kid (Part 4): Mother

April 11, 2009 | 16 Comments

This was a pair of hands of a beautiful lady. She worked very hard to bring up her two sons. It is inevitable that age will catch up with everyone, the wiggles on her hands are the best prove of time. There are many different ways to call her, mother, ma, mommy, or simple mi. But no matter what we call her, there will always be only one mother.

She always cook for us, rushing back from work in the evenings, she will hurriedly prepare all the ingredients and start to whip out a feast, everything simple and home-cook is nice. But on the day where she is feeling tired from all the cooking, we eat out, and it is typical for us to always order the same few dishes at a zi-char stall.

I see it upon my duty to try all the Sweet & sour pork around in search of the best one. Alas, I have not find her yet. But I will try, even it means we have to always order this dish every time.

This is how great my mother is, she will always order our favourite food, just like how a genie always fulfil the master wishes. My brother will get his prawn paste chicken, or Har Cheong Kai.

Well at least the Sambal Kangkong is always a crowd pleaser, and everybody love Popiahs! I know you like popiah, this  one is for you to gawk and crave.

You are not mistaken, it is still the month of April. May is my mother’s name, and I will like to give her this beautiful flower. On 11th April, today is my Mother’s day, Happy birthday!

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16 Responses to “The City Kid (Part 4): Mother”

  1. Evan
    April 11th, 2009 @ 1:15 am

    happy birthday to yr mom :D my mom’s birthday is in apr too (30th), still wondering where i should bring her, maybe 7atenine. haha!

    LOVE har jeong gai :p

  2. Sihan
    April 11th, 2009 @ 1:35 am

    sweet and sour pork! my fav… hehe.

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY auntie!!! my mom’s bdae is way back.. and usually she celebrates it with her twin sister. haha. but i make it the effort to bring her to somewhere nice or prepare a meal for her.

    Evan: wah!!! 7atenine.. your mum is so hip arh! hehe.

  3. yyn
    April 11th, 2009 @ 1:39 am

    i really love the May flower pic u did for her, really nice and graceful, im sure ur mum loves ur sincerity
    PS: i like the effect u used =D

    yyns last blog post..FriDay SupPer Club -> Bakerzin, Udders

  4. Shayna
    April 11th, 2009 @ 2:15 am

    Happy Birthday to your mom! ( :
    a filial son with such great care and concern for her is everything she can ask for. ( :

  5. ingrid
    April 11th, 2009 @ 3:18 am

    Lovely post & flower a perfect gift to your ma! Happy birthday to your Mom!
    ~ingrid

    ingrids last blog post..Look familiar?

  6. Sherxr
    April 12th, 2009 @ 3:13 am

    Makes me miss my mum. :¨(
    Mothers are such great humans. I’m sure every mother’s food is greater than any posh restaurant’s food!

    Sherxrs last blog post..Freakish Friday: Cheesecake

  7. Shirin
    April 12th, 2009 @ 7:48 am

    Aww.. Happy Birthday to your mum too! :) <3 hope everything’s going well! :)

    Shirins last blog post..#481: Cute! fredflare.com

  8. ladyironchef
    April 12th, 2009 @ 1:01 pm

    evan: wah! i agree with sinny, your mother damn cool, birthday celebration at 7atenine. haha

    Sihan: High 5! i love sweet sour pork! haha yeah prepare a meal with your love :)

    yyn: heh thanks! i took the flowers at orchard road. lol!

    shayna: hahaha thank you! Must spend more time with her.

    ingrid: thank you ingrid. she probably will say i waste money if i got her real flowers. haha

    sherxr: yes it is, home cook food always taste better than any other delicacy!

    Shirin: thank you, yeah everything went well, we just came back from cruise over the long weekends :)

  9. lauffabug
    April 12th, 2009 @ 2:57 pm

    love the flower shot! very very nice! can teach?? :p

  10. Mrs Ergül
    April 12th, 2009 @ 6:34 pm

    What a lovely post about your mother.

    Mrs Ergüls last blog post..Kiwi and Strawberry Smoothie

  11. ladyironchef
    April 12th, 2009 @ 7:10 pm

    lauffabug: haha how to teach? take more shots to practice. heh

    Mrs Ergul: thanks for dropping by :)

  12. maureen
    April 13th, 2009 @ 4:33 pm

    wow! the sweet n sour pork looks YUMMY! I am hungry! ROAR!

    Happy Bday Brad’s Mummy! :D

    maureens last blog post..Boneless Hainanese Chicken Rice

  13. Vicki
    April 14th, 2009 @ 1:38 am

    Purposelyyy!! HAHA.

    Vickis last blog post..Impossible is Nothing.

  14. ladyironchef
    April 16th, 2009 @ 9:20 pm

    maureen: hahaha it ain’t the best, i’m still looking for some really good ones.

    Vicki: LOL!

  15. Camemberu
    April 18th, 2009 @ 8:22 pm

    Haa…I am reading this only now. You are truly a very sweet boy, and you love your mother very much. She is so fortunate. Send her my belated birthday wishes!

    Our moms’ birthdays are so close. My mom’s was on the 9th. :)

    Camemberus last blog post..Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher

  16. ladyironchef
    April 20th, 2009 @ 10:48 pm

    Camemberu: Cat, thanks!

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