Mar 08 2005
My Mother and ‘Nice’ Food
My mother always complaint that my father seldom brings her for nice food. She always says so-and-so’s husband brought so-and-so to have very famous bak-kut-teh, seafood, noodle, etc.
Actually, not only my father doesn’t like to bring her out for food, even my sister and me – we all hate bringing her out for food, especially ‘nice’ or ‘special’ food. Why?
Well, we don’t understand whether it was our luck or it was her difficult-to-satisfy-taste-buds, whenever we brought her to have nice food it would end up being nagged by her. She would end up complaining that the food or the environment was lousy. The whole session would be so unpleasant that no one like to risk bringing her again.
I still remember when I was younger, dad drove an hour car bringing the family to somewhere for a very famous loh-mee. When we reached there, before the food was ordered, mom already complaint about the journey. Then she complaint about the store environment – too hot. Then she complaint about the staff and the people. When the food was on the table, before eating she complaint that the food was lousy (judged it from the appearance). Then she took a small bite, and threw them out and said “This is not for human to eat!”. And then, she continued scolding dad for spoiling the weekend bringing to this lousy place. She nagged, nagged, and nagged, all the way until we reached home, and continued nagging for the next few days.
To be fair to my father, I won’t blame him for not bringing her out for good food.
Sometimes after I had something nice and would like to share with the family, I really have to think twice before introducing to her. And my sister also thinks the same. In fact, there were a few occasions my sister brought us out for ‘nice’ food. Though mom did not complain in front of her, but she did that when sister is not around. Ah, that’s the difference between daughters and husband. With husband, she would complain straight to the face, on the spot. With daughters, she would complain behind us. He he he! 
In opposed to my mother, my MIL is very opened and adventurous when it comes to food. Whatever new food you introduce to her, she enjoys very much. To her, it is the effort that makes her so happy that the food quality comes second. Even if things do not turn out as expected, she could still find something good to compliment. Frankly, it is so much pleasure bringing her out for food than my mother. Sometimes when I really want to share good food with someone, I actually think of MIL first. I feel very sorry to my own mother, and I’m sure she’ll be very jealous if she reads this.
I’m sorry mom, nothing to do with relationship, but really to do with how to enjoy food leh! Can only bring you to places that you have pre-approved, so there will be no risk, but also no surprise for you… sorry…
Coming with a bottle of errr…no, cannot bring champagne ‘cos you allergy hor? Bring a bottle of fruit juice for house warming. Congrats!
Geez, I thought I would be first to come over and help you open blog ceremony becos saw no comment yet. Mana tau, got ppl beat me to it so fast, coz I was too busy reading all your entries. What you said about anniversaries applies to me as well but this coming 21st April definitely will be celebrating my boy’s 1st birthday as well
I forgot and busy during weekend, otherwise I’ll the first one who cut ribbon
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Another KPC came over to make noise…:)
So many people cut ribbon liao… then I just clap loh…
maybe your mom is a super cook, that is why she so yim chim one.
yee? You mom same likemy MIL wor, never bring ehr to dine out (try to avoid), everything she eat also say she can cook better *sigh* ghost don’t know meh? but we want to save her time to wash and cook mah…*sigh* again.
welcome to the blog world … hehe..clap clap
my mil will complain about the food, but not too bad as your mom lar so we seldom bring her dine out.
Thank you thank you for the great ‘house warming party’.
twinsmom, ya loh, you should be the 1st guest but you missed it. hahaha!
Yup, my mom thinks she is a super cook (quietly: actually not so lah), so maybe you are right!
my mother is a good cook..although my father always complains her cookings
Fimo: Hahaha, why all husbands like to complain the wives cooking? :p