40 thoughts on “Happy Mother’s Day”

  1. Has anyone ever wondered why it’s Happy Mother’s Day and not Unhappy Mother’s Day or Mad Mother’s Day?

    Of cos you know the answer.

    We, the men, first, make gals women and then mothers. In ter course, gives them the the pleasure that goes with the making, and that makes them very happy. And soon they become happy mothers and ask their men to make them happier and happier again and again as they carry on becoming mothers and mothers with no end………..

    So, isnt it time for mothers to remember their men and celebrate Mother’s Day also as Thanksgiving Day, giving thanks to men.

    Of cos Mothers will, beginning 2010. Steven-C, dont just stand there, drool & dream. Start thinking of how many mothers you’re going to make?

  3. Motherhood brings meaning to our lives or maybe not!
    It is very hard work when still awake at 5 o’clock!

    We suckle, love and nurture our little offsprings,
    Things get tough, we doubt, worry, get unworthy feelings.

    Yeah we learn to give up the fight to be right alone
    in order to lead our kids to answers of their own.

    O let children do their stuff, let sons chase their girls,
    they will transform us into warriors and shining pearls!

    Happy Mother’s day to all ladies in SHC,
    to Caroline, CatHo, Nor, Suzhang, Lisa, Eileen, Gwyneth & Betty Lee.

  4. Here’s wishing all Mothers, “Happy Mothers’Day”.

    Thanks Clara.
    I heard the Mothers’ Day song from the Youtube earlier on sent by a friend. It is hilarious!

    Hurry Mums, turn to the Youtube and hear it for yourselves and laugh, laugh, laugh.

    Geok Suan.

  5. Hi Mary..sudah lama tak jumpa!

    Thank you for your well wishes…Happy Mothers Day to you too:)..Shall we have mother’s dinner among ourselves…away from all the ‘handbags’! hehe

    Ya lah…not easy to be mother,when the kids were small, they listen to whatever we say..but when grown up..some become ‘headache’…hhhmmm..

  6. Alamak!…forgot,went in to this house without saying helo to the landlord!..haha

    GeraldineTing..
    I got mixed up..are you staying in HongKong?
    sori..i recall chatting with you sometime ago
    if u in Spore, we can have mother’s dinner party..shall we?
    Happy Mother’s Day to you too :)

  7. Hi MaryLee!

    Tku! Same to U & all the ladies in SHC too!

    Wishing all mothers a Happy Mother’s Day.

    Only those who had been a mother knows how a mother feels when her child is ill or when the last child got married!

    Anyway, Happy Mothering! Ha..ha..

  8. Nor sayang #5
    Apa kabar? Kita pergi makan when we meet either Perth or Spore. Enjoy your weekend!

    Hello CatHo, Happy Mothering! Enjoy & have a good time!

  9. Hi Geraldine,
    Happy Mother’s Day to you too. Thanks for posting the greetings. Hope to meet you one day either in Spore or HK or Perth.

  13. To all Mothers in SHC

    A HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL OF YOU!

    Whatever your grouses about motherhood, you have to admit that it IS a JOY to be a MOTHER!

  14. Well, Maty-C, whether it was in the course of an intercourse, the pleasure must be so good that women are prepared to go thru al,ost 10 months of carrying that baggage, and then come back for more. But the smart ones today are advocating pleasure without responsibility with some, Awared of this trend, so infuriated that they had to stage a coup de tat & snatched microphones from the pro group.

    “Motherhood brings meaning to our lives……….
    It is very hard work when she awakes up at 5 o’clock to fee my dog”.

    I like that bcos it strikes a chord with me.

  15. We always have the BEST for our children. A mother’s love is instinctual, unconditional and forever…….

    For example when a plate of crabs is served – a child will given the crab’s pincers, mother take the rest. The kid eats the chicken thigh; mother eats other part of the chicken. Fish leh – mothers will buy boneless expensive fish like “cod fish”; “ngoh her” for their children, then we will settled for ikan billis & ikan kuning. hehehe….that kind of sacrifices…..only being a mother can understand. See how great MOTHERS are! I wish all SHC mothers “Happy Mothers Day”. Cheers :)

    Ah Nee

  16. Hi Ah Nee

    Your examples are right on!! Kekeke……….Yes, we mothers tend to do that and may I add ‘leftovers’. As we do not want to waste food, we will take over even if it’s cold or we’ll keep overnight and heat up the next day…….

    Hi Mary

    Absolutely! It is a JOY indeed……..

  17. Hi All,

    This is “new” member Eddie Foo here- previously registered but inactive.

    I would like to follow through from Ah Nee’s message above in the sense that as I read her message, it struck a very deep chord from within me and believe it or not the mother’s love she is endeavouring to share, I still recently, just about a month ago, had the joy of experiencing – and I am 56YO !!

    – “instinctual, unconditional and forever”.

    About 4 months ago, I went across to Sydney where Mum lives and accompanied her back here to Spore so she could spend some time with us.

    Now Mum is 83YO, almost wheelchair-bound and suffers from fairly advanced dementia such that she only successfully recalls my name about 60% of the time.

    Here’s the story – one Sunday morning, I wheeled her out to the nearby hawker centre so we could have some breakfast together. However, being mindful of the lunch appointment I had a couple of hours later, I thought I’d do the right thing and restrain myself whilst getting a serve of “char siew wonton mee” for Mum.

    Upon being served, Mum picked up the pair of chopsticks and tasted a few strands of the noodles. Then she laid those chopsticks down and she asked me to eat. “Nei sek” – meaning “You eat”, she said.

    I said I cannot as I have a lunch appointment just a little later.

    Now, Mum is still articulate and she is still very much with it as regards her listening and cognitive mind and I am sure she understood all that I was trying to tell her – but she would not pick those chopsticks and she would not eat anymore.

    Then, still wishing her to have her breakfast, I ordered another bowl for myself. Once I had been served and I had started to eat, I noticed Mum also picked up her chopsticks and also started to eat – and almost as quickly as me and we finished almost at the same time together ! And she even told me the wonton mee was good !

    Well, that’s the moral of the story – Mum would herself not eat until she was certain that I ate first and that I too had food to eat. The first few strands was to ensure it was good edible food.

    I have since accompanied Mum back to Sydney.

    Eddie Foo

  18. “For example………..a child will be given the crab’s pincers, mother take the rest. The kid eats the chicken thigh; mother eats other part of the chicken.”

    A very smart mother.

    See, the crab uses its pincers to fight & fend off predators and if it gets to clapm on a finger, piak, the pincer breaks the finger. And poor child, yr mother leaves you to deal with that as she takes the rest.

    A chicken with its thighs eaten cant escape. For the child to eat the chicken thigh, he has to chase and step on kuay sai to catch the chicken to eat its thigh. Easy for any mother to eat the other parts after it is immobilised.

    Mothers like this, great meh?

  19. Hi Geraldine,

    No doubt about it on our sacrifices….. We mothers also make sure that our children are comfortably provided for. Having seeing them growing up day by day into adulthood. I just can’t describe that kind of happiness & feelings I had……..thats mother’s LOVE.

    Tim, your turn coming…..next month is Father’s Day and you will get to eat chicken thigh & crab pincers, but hor you pay yourself. We, mothers will have a great feast FREE.

    Ah Nee

  20. ANee, so the honest truth is out………that mothers raise kids not exactly out of love but to eat free pincers and munch thights……careful hor, if pincers clamp yr lips and sungkok there, you need the passionate kissing of yr man to make it come off…..see, mothers cant do without fathers when it comes to the crunch.

    We fathers dont believe in bringing up our kids so that we have free things to eat….sibei lao kui leh.

    So next month, I wont get any free crabs from my kid but will take her to labrador beach where I believe crabs still abound, to catch crabs. Want to come? You can hold the pail and umbrella for us. I promise you that if we catch no crabs, I will let you have my thigh to bite, guaranteed juicy one hor but hor you will have to let me call you mummy, and my kid will call you somethg older than mummy.

    Ai mai?

  21. Hi Tim Liu,

    ….Steven-C, dont just stand there, drool & dream. Start thinking of how many mothers you’re going to make?

    Just one teaspoon of my _ _ _ _ _ _ is enough to make the entire population of mothers in Singapore. Ha! ha! :)

  22. #2 Hi Clara, thanks for the beautiful and meaningful songs. Have heard this song when I was young. Now my kids dont listen to this kind of song and doubt they know this song exist or would dedicate this song to me. :(

    #3 – Mary(Perth), thank you and may you have a wonderful Mother’s Day too.

    #15 Ah Nee, no doubt about it being a mother.

    Here’s wishing all the SHC mothers out there a very Happy Mother’s Day.

    A song dedicated to all the great mothers out there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDsrlYl6dVs

    Cheers & have a nice weekend.
    Suzhang

  23. To all SHC Mothers, a very Happy Mothers Day and I know that kind of feeling when your kids bring you out for a celebration, right?

    Clara and Suzhang, thanks for the mothers’ Day songs of tribute. I used to take my mother for granted until I became one and I realise the love and sacrifices that a mother gives willingly and without qualms…yup… thats all about being a mother!

    Hope all of you will have a good day tomorrow!

  24. Hi Catherine,
    As for myself, for these years I’m the one who’s bringing my kids out for the treat/celebration as they are still students and not working yet…But i do look forward to the days to come where they will do the reverse haha…

    Hereby, wishing all mothers in good health, love, happiness too. Enjoy your meals . …

  25. AhNee…..
    U are rite lah..we mothers always want the best for our children..make sure they get fresh food,good grades in school…blah!blah!..everything best lah!…
    only we mothers have the instinct of our kid’s emotions & needs…its a special
    gift of being a mother…

    Just now, while cleaning my room..i found mothers day cards from my children when they were young (treasured them in my drawers)..its such sweet memory just going through the hand-painted & coloured personally made cards!..so beautiful…& their words so innocently & frankly written on their own..its so touching…
    alamak..nowadays they only gave me hugs & kisses & hallmark cards!..apa macam!…hehehe!

    Yes!…its really great to be a MOTHER :)

    So..to all the mothers in SHC…
    ‘Selamat Hari Ibu’….Happy Mothers Day lah! :)

  26. hi 2 all shc mother day, best wishes 2 all mothers in the shc. pls just let me hightlite my own experince, when my 2 kids were in primary school , my ex were never teach nor scold them, i am also the 1 that taught them ,scold ,cpl punishment if they r wrong. my x is in they good book. after almost 20yrs later ,they now realize who is right n wrong….so pls all mom out there pls do not pamper the kids. if they r wrong do not jst nag n nag lah… no offence 2 any mum out there, cos i still ve a mom in nursing home, mom a happy mother day, u r my greatest loving mother.

  27. Hi Sam

    None taken. Thanks for sharing……….You know, I do not spoil my girls (maybe once in a blue, blue moon) and I NEVER nag because I can’t stand it myself.

    I am more a friend to them and they know where to draw the line (will remind them…..hehe).

    Anyways, we love our children unconditionally and hope that they grow up HAPPY, strong and independant. Then our ‘job’ is done……..so to speak……

    Take care,

  28. Hi all,

    Happy Mothers’ Day to all SHC mothers. :)

    Consider yourself lucky, at least you have a mother whom you are proud of to celebrate with or with your children.

    I had none.

  29. Hey Steven

    Sweet of you…….

    Awww…….breaks my heart that you had none, but you know what? Just be HAPPY and share our joy!!……..

  30. Helo Sam..
    Thanks for your wishes n sharing your little ‘story’…I should wish you Happy Father’s Day in advance..
    So, you played a mother role to your kids when they were young…hhmmm..i can imagine u such dotting father must be..
    Btw…when they small u can scold or cpl punishment…but now they big..we can just nag lah!…haha

    Geraldine..
    Can teach me how not to nag?…i also cant stand myself nagging at times..
    at my maid lah!..hehe

    StevenC
    Thank to u too for your wishes..thats so kind of you to remember us.
    GT is rite…be happy always,don take heart of what others think of us,its ok cos everybody is different in their own ways..most important we must respect others & mix around with us more often….sure fun!
    Coming to the monthly gathering & picnic next wk?

  31. Hi

    Happy Mother’s Day to those who are mothers, grandmothers or great grandmothers…and happier still are those who have a mother, grandmother or great grandmother. Aiyo, so the very long-winded lor.

    It being Mother’s Day, I baked a shepherd’s pie for lunch. Not very healthy eh with all that beef. Guess it is ok since we have beef only when there is a polka-dotted moon. Look out for it tonight!

    My girls were so thrilled and declared it yummy yum yum! So sweet of them.

    There is a saying that babies are angels, but as their legs grow longer, their wings grow shorter. But I am glad that my girls are still angels (maybe a reflection of their mother. Ha ha, how thick-skinned can anyone get?!) Hee..

    Joy

  32. Hi Norlinda

    Simple. I’ll nag you forever and ever and you will definitely stop nagging because you would be so sick of it. Haha…Your poor helper……….

    Hi Steven

    Norlinda is right on! ‘….don take heart of what others think of us,its ok cos everybody is different in their own ways..most important we must respect others…..’ Couldn’t agree more.

    Hi Joy

    So sweet of you to bake a shepherd’s pie!! It’s been a long time since I had it. It’s definitely healthy…….and the fact that the girls were so thrilled must have made you beamed with pride and happiness!!……

    As for a reflection of their mother……Errmmmmmmm……..

  33. “It being Mother’s Day, I baked a shepherd’s pie for lunch. Not very healthy………My girls were so thrilled and declared it yummy yum yum!”.

    Joy-C, I have a different pie to offer, definitely healthy for the body. Here is goes.

    Whethet it’s mother’s day, father’s day, uncle or aunty’s day, shepherd’s day and best, it’s everyday, I just squat there to make the shi-pie. It’s a cleansing process that ensures no constipation and so a healthy body. While it’s not for lunch, it can be before lunch or after lunch.

    So after savouring yr shepherd’s pie, do get your gals to undertake ucnle tim’s shi-pie work-out and bet you, they’ll add “mummy yum yum” to their yummy yum yum shout of joy as an acknowledgement of their biggest thanks to the mother on Monther’s Day for knowing a very good uncle who knows the need to make a very good pie.

  34. So finally, Mother’s Day 2009 has come and gone and mothers will have to start counting another 364 days before they come to remind us all over again how great they are as mothers. Still, few men can live without women, and even fewer can stop making women mothers….the weakness of Adam over Eve repeats itself, sigh.

    (Btw, if anyone thinks I am mothers nemesis, no, the greatest woman in my life was my MOTHER but since she’s playing mahjong up there and is too busy to say son dont be naughty, I am here to make aware……)

    Since I am on mothers, let me ask you all : should a mother married to a don say, of Harvard, feel more lawa (or howlien) than she who marries a monk?

    Well maybe, and only if she doesnt have any kid because a donkey doesnt look better or smarter than a monkey………

    Finally, had a good laugh reading someone’s letter a certain forum, that he collided with a donkey. Could he be a monkey eys closed and learning how to chant when the collision occurred…..

  35. Tim

    You know, for a child or children who love their moms, everyday is mother’s day just as father’s day.

    Why Harvard? Why not Yale, Princeton etc??

    Unless he last name is Monk, do not know why a monk……

    To answer your question (thank goodness you mentioned howlien which I understand – my malay is totally embarassing) what does don, non has anything to do with what a woman want??….Dah!!

    Now, what does a man want? You talk about Adam and Eve – WHO?

    Let’s stick to walking on the beach, holding hands with you holding Steven’s……….wahahaha……

    Gosh! You keep me going……

  36. “You know, for a child……….everyday is……father’s day.” Well, Geraldine, that depends on how old the child is.

    In my gal’s early primary school years at a chikldcare centre, I peeled bananas hard boiled eggs for her to eat as we chatted and walked home. The desire to have her father everyday was huge. Now, it seems like the beginning of boy-friend’s day. Wonder what better peel this boy can do to make her turn her head……….durian shell or what?

    “Why Harvard? Why not Yale, Princeton etc??”

    Indeed, why not? And why not Berkely, MIT or any uni in the Ivy League with our affable Ivy Low as chancellor?

    “Unless his last name is Monk, do not know why a monk……”

    My last name is not Spore but I am Sporean. See the logic now?

    “….what does don has anything to do with what a woman wants??”

    2 possibilities. One, to be seen with one who has attained some stature in life and seemingly successful. Or, to make donkeys.

    “Now, what does a man want?”

    I used tio think there’s a clear answer but now I am aware that’s no one answer.

    Btw, you didnt seem to be at yr usual top form…….had a late nite out again and drank like a fish or what?

  37. Tim

    It’s writer’s block……..kekekeke….

    Came home really early – before 9pm sans alcohol. Started drinking sauvignon blanc (so refreshing in this hot climate)while watching a programme on TV around 10nish.

    Later, multi-tasked (internet, TV, wine) and came across Chin’s Padang lobster! My, my…….fresh, raw lobster on ice with wasabi goes hand in hand with a chilled, dry, crisp sau blanc…..heavenly!

  38. Geraldine,

    Coming home b4 9 p.m. is considered early………wonder what you do so ofetn late at nite but fact that you wine and dine almost like 24/7, count raw wasabi, dry lobster and crisp hand on ice as yr staple, and not least for starting this Happy Mother’s Day thread, certainly show that you are a mother made happy by the children so whatever you do, you happy, yr children too are happy so it’s no matter what you do, yeah? Qn is, is he also happy or brooding somewhere, plotting his revenge on June’s Unhappy Father’s Day?

  39. @36,

    Tim Liu Liu,

    If you are referring to Ivy Low in HK, she can only play the role of a counsellor, not a chancellor. Anyway, I take it as a compliment. Btw, why Ivy’s League and not Rose’s League or some other names instead, huh?

  40. Yes Ivy dear, I am referring to you.

    If a lass can become the Chancellor of Germany, why not you a Chancellor of the world and a Counsellor of the blur? It certainly is a compliment, in fact, larger than a run-of-the-mill compliment.

    The Ivy League comprises, I believe, varsities of repute but of cos you can push for a Rose League for Rose Chan’s followings, and to meet this Sunday’s potluck needs, Roast(ed) Leg.

    Heee………………

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