I have a teacher as a mother. I remembered going to school with her every morning because she also teaches in the same grade school I went to. I think she taught in that school since graduating from college and has stayed there for the next 30 years.
My mom as busy as she was with all those lesson planning and tutoring of students on the side, still gets to manage our home and be a good mother and wife. She was always there helping me especially with my Chinese reading and comprehension lessons as well as with my math problem. With her help, I did not turn out so bad after all even though I am still not good with numbers.
Aside from being a good teacher, she is a very good cook. Always trying out new dishes and cooking some local Singapore recipes but adding a twist to it and making it her rendition of the dish. One dish that I really love her doing is the Singapore chili prawns. It is basically the same as the Singapore chili crab only she uses prawns which are more affordable and easy to prepare and eat than crabs.
My mom’s chili prawns are so appetizing. She always cooked Jasmine steam rice whenever she makes it. Well, she cooks a lot of steam rice as if there is not enough rice when we have this prawn dish. The sauce is just amazing on the rice, I tell you. It is also the dish she cooks when the family wants a good and quick meal. Because it is just easy to prepare and cooking time is just 10 to 15 minutes tops.
Now, my mother has long been retired from teaching and not of good health anymore. Tomorrow I will be visiting her and will be cooking and bringing this dish. I know she’ll be proud of me. Cooking this dish brings good and sad memories. I can still hear her voice teaching me how to pronounce those Chinese characters and letting me help her in the kitchen …
My mom as busy as she was with all those lesson planning and tutoring of students on the side, still gets to manage our home and be a good mother and wife. She was always there helping me especially with my Chinese reading and comprehension lessons as well as with my math problem. With her help, I did not turn out so bad after all even though I am still not good with numbers.
Aside from being a good teacher, she is a very good cook. Always trying out new dishes and cooking some local Singapore recipes but adding a twist to it and making it her rendition of the dish. One dish that I really love her doing is the Singapore chili prawns. It is basically the same as the Singapore chili crab only she uses prawns which are more affordable and easy to prepare and eat than crabs.
My mom’s chili prawns are so appetizing. She always cooked Jasmine steam rice whenever she makes it. Well, she cooks a lot of steam rice as if there is not enough rice when we have this prawn dish. The sauce is just amazing on the rice, I tell you. It is also the dish she cooks when the family wants a good and quick meal. Because it is just easy to prepare and cooking time is just 10 to 15 minutes tops.
Now, my mother has long been retired from teaching and not of good health anymore. Tomorrow I will be visiting her and will be cooking and bringing this dish. I know she’ll be proud of me. Cooking this dish brings good and sad memories. I can still hear her voice teaching me how to pronounce those Chinese characters and letting me help her in the kitchen …