Pork Leg Vinegar Sunday
you denotes - Renee
it is customary for the mother in confinement to serve "chu keok cho" (pork leg vinegar) on the 12th day after her deliveries. in this case, aunty sandy had invited us to savor this delicious dish on Sunday. there were many people there already when we arrived. you were about to sleep but when you heard the voices of Davin and Darren, you just shot up and got down. Sailo too was too busy with the boys and neglected his own sleep. a.christine handed out her hand-made wedding cards to all, lovely red and could not tell that it was hand made, just looked so perfect.
aunty Sandy brought down the newborn (no name yet), he has lost a bit of weight but still quite chubby. we had a fun-filled lunch, full of laughter, jokes and profanity. i watched you kiddos from time to time and you were so busy taking turns on the bike with Davin, while sailo were walking 2 steps at eack time, max 3. Davin had grown into such a macho boy now, due to the influence of the younger brother. he is no longer that timid, braver and more solid. both Rayern and sailo were busy mingling in their own language, they exchanged toys and were both watching Lauren when she drank her milk. it is such a joy to see so many kids together especially when they are of the same age group.
shortly after 4pm, sailo was put to sleep in the living room while you, lauren and Rayern followed a. audrey back to her apartment for a swim. i wanted to bring him along, but he has just recovered from a bad viral cough, so on second thoughts, NOPE!
in the pool, you were making so much of noise, i asked you to tone down, you immediately said "ok, ok, sorry ah" just like an old lady. i pushed RE around the pool and you too wanted to do that, so i gave you the opportunity to serve your hubby-to-be from young. lauren is such a well-behaved baby, she is always quiet, calm and obedient. not a sound from her at the pool. you wanted to pee, so i brought you up to the shower area to, you turned to look at everyone around you and then asked:- "mami, shee-shee her ah? so many people see me, how?" "i don't want la..."
we swam for about 30mins and retired to the apartment while the daddies played badminton. a.audrey fed lauren her puree and when sailo saw he quickly "walked" over from 7 meters away to have a taste, poor lauren had to share half her meal with sailo, he refused to move away from the table until he finished her puree and dessert! while waiting for the feed, he played peek-a-boo with a.audrey from behind the chairs and table legs. (i will entertain you, my mother-in-law as long as you promise to give me your puree, dessert and your daughter...ke ke ke ke...)
all 3 mothers were so busy watching their kids and comparing their traits. you were so sweet to lauren and RE, you would rather share toys with him than your own sailo. when sailo grabbed RE's shirt, RE would quickly turn to hug you and in return you shielded him tightly too as a sign of "you are being protected". what a sight!
when lauren was asleep, you sat next to her, touched her face and kissed her forehead. when RE and lauren was tired, you diverted your concentration to sailo once again. peek-a-boo and cathing...you just have so much of energy and its amazing how they don't get burn out?
it is customary for the mother in confinement to serve "chu keok cho" (pork leg vinegar) on the 12th day after her deliveries. in this case, aunty sandy had invited us to savor this delicious dish on Sunday. there were many people there already when we arrived. you were about to sleep but when you heard the voices of Davin and Darren, you just shot up and got down. Sailo too was too busy with the boys and neglected his own sleep. a.christine handed out her hand-made wedding cards to all, lovely red and could not tell that it was hand made, just looked so perfect.
aunty Sandy brought down the newborn (no name yet), he has lost a bit of weight but still quite chubby. we had a fun-filled lunch, full of laughter, jokes and profanity. i watched you kiddos from time to time and you were so busy taking turns on the bike with Davin, while sailo were walking 2 steps at eack time, max 3. Davin had grown into such a macho boy now, due to the influence of the younger brother. he is no longer that timid, braver and more solid. both Rayern and sailo were busy mingling in their own language, they exchanged toys and were both watching Lauren when she drank her milk. it is such a joy to see so many kids together especially when they are of the same age group.
shortly after 4pm, sailo was put to sleep in the living room while you, lauren and Rayern followed a. audrey back to her apartment for a swim. i wanted to bring him along, but he has just recovered from a bad viral cough, so on second thoughts, NOPE!
in the pool, you were making so much of noise, i asked you to tone down, you immediately said "ok, ok, sorry ah" just like an old lady. i pushed RE around the pool and you too wanted to do that, so i gave you the opportunity to serve your hubby-to-be from young. lauren is such a well-behaved baby, she is always quiet, calm and obedient. not a sound from her at the pool. you wanted to pee, so i brought you up to the shower area to, you turned to look at everyone around you and then asked:- "mami, shee-shee her ah? so many people see me, how?" "i don't want la..."
we swam for about 30mins and retired to the apartment while the daddies played badminton. a.audrey fed lauren her puree and when sailo saw he quickly "walked" over from 7 meters away to have a taste, poor lauren had to share half her meal with sailo, he refused to move away from the table until he finished her puree and dessert! while waiting for the feed, he played peek-a-boo with a.audrey from behind the chairs and table legs. (i will entertain you, my mother-in-law as long as you promise to give me your puree, dessert and your daughter...ke ke ke ke...)
all 3 mothers were so busy watching their kids and comparing their traits. you were so sweet to lauren and RE, you would rather share toys with him than your own sailo. when sailo grabbed RE's shirt, RE would quickly turn to hug you and in return you shielded him tightly too as a sign of "you are being protected". what a sight!
when lauren was asleep, you sat next to her, touched her face and kissed her forehead. when RE and lauren was tired, you diverted your concentration to sailo once again. peek-a-boo and cathing...you just have so much of energy and its amazing how they don't get burn out?
posted by VP at 2:06 AM
2 Comments:
I am one of those anti-pork-leg-vinegar-dish people :P
erm... sounds delicious now hor, but when my turn comes i think i'll pass LOL... the last time around, drink vinegar until i wanna puke
and your eeve boy so "tham chiak" wan!
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