I met an acquaintance at a Japanese cooking class I attended last night. I got to know her from another Japanese cooking class I went last month. This friendly and chatty lady used to be a teacher too but has resigned a few years back because she was disillusioned with the education system in Singapore. She has since found a banking job in the private sector.
Anyway, I was asking her if she would be interested to sign up for another cooking class taught by the same chef. She declined and said she had been attending far too many cooking classes already. Then she made some comments about being very busy at work, unlike me who is so free since I am not working. When I asked her about a Japanese cheesecake class she went to, she even joked about emailing me the recipe and then I bake it for her (since I am so free, remember?).
I can't help feeling a bit disturbed after the conversation ended. I wanted so much to tell her - Hello? Being a SAHM is not the same as a tai-tai, you know... Sometimes I don't even have time to go toilet! Never mind...just wait till you have kids of your own one day!!!
Ah yes, I forgot to mention she is single and living with her parents. No wonder. No need to worry about household chores, meals and kids...
On the side note, I have been attending cooking classes at various CC to upgrade my rusty skills in the kitchen, mainly for the benefit of my family, Ying Ying in particular. She is extremely fussy about what she eats but she absolutely loves Jap food. So we always end up at Japanese eateries when we go on outings because we are worried she wouldn't eat as much if we were to go elsewhere. Last night's dishes were: 1) Japanese Gyoza dumplings 2) Fried Udon and 3) Teriyaki Chicken. The last being Ying Ying's favourite. She loves short-grain rice with the teriyaki sauce drizzled all over it. Imagine the amount of money I can save over time if I am able to prepare this for her at home! Heheh...
1 comment:
yaya!people think we are very very free,watch korean soap and go online to search for info on Bei yong chun.SIGH.I have met my fair share of insensitive people like that too.Sometimes even moms themselves,though they had lots of help and didnt know what it meant to manage 2 kids without help.When i brought my boys to the doc,he actually asked me,'huh,you still on leave?Havent rest enough?'(&^&%%$%&%$#456878!There are many other issues which we struggle with and i tell myself they will never understand,so let them make their bias judgement,as long as those who NEED to know how tough it is to be sahm, knows,eg our hub.
Ying got expensive taste!:)
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