August 4, 2004
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i took my mom to a private kitchen called Yellow Door today. private kitchens are a not-so-new concept that sprung up about a year ago - these are very very small restaurants (4-5 tables) that offer home cooking in a relaxed atmosphere. the menus are set and dinners range from 6-10 dishes.
[i should go work for a food magazine]
anyhow i digress
as soon as my mom and i step into the restaurant, she yelled out a name - turns out my mom and the owner went to university together and haven't seen each other for 30 odd years. what a random coincidence. so the owner came over to catch up, and i got a rare glimpse into my mom's life as a uni student
my mother was mischievous as a kid and rebellious as a teenager (i would know, i'm a carbon copy of her when she was young). i had a great time hearing about how active she was in school, the organizations she was involved in, and all the pranks she used to pull on teachers and friends.
in all honesty, once in a while, i still see traces of that fun-loving college student throwing her head back in a wicked giggle, but ever since I've know her she's been "Mom". To me, she is: motherly, reliable, cautious, strict, homework ... not falling off trees and badly grazing knees, stealing sweets from the kiosk, skipping school to go catch worms, cutting her friend's hair using a rice bowl's circumference to measure the "right" length...
i don't know how i feel about the two polar-opposite Mom's that i'm getting to know.... i guess certain compromises we make because we have to, and others because we want to. i should have a proper chat with her some time. meanwhile this afternoon was a real treat. i felt like we've suddenly grown closer
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what do you think about this quote?
"We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing."
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Comments (3)
i totally hear you stel. stay young at heart. and stay off the crack.
using rice bowls to cut hair? they actually did that? I always thought that was an urban myth. Carbon copy. That's not always the case. As for the quote... I agree, but with a note of caution. I know this guy who's 55 who still hits the raves hard; Rich and I was just talking about this. And the man is a monster. Young at heart is one thing.. but.. I dunno.. I just can't put my finger on it.
sounds like a place mr fan took me too in lkf. an ex-shareholder of fat angelo's opened it and the home made ice-cream was.....*homer drool*
coz the 55yr old dude divorced his wife not long ago and she took US$5M! I think I'd be out hitting it hard, defo to forget about shelling out that amount!
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