母亲

When I was still my mum's baby girl, my mum used to buy me cloth just like now I am buying for my girls. The only different is my mum is the thrifty type while I am the spendthrift one.

I'll never can resist those wide range of girl apparels and always divert my intented shopping aggenda and went home with mostly my girls' stuffs but shopping list incomplete :p

During my days, shopping for new cloth is only when CNY is coming and it was always done last minute. I remember there was a year, on the eve of CNY, after mum had finished her chores, she quickly rushed me down to the market stall to get my CNY cloth. The stall holder was closing soon and there were not many range left due to the good sale during CNY. So is the no-choice-but-to-take-it dress and I hate the smell of new cloth, some kind of chemical added during production...so now I always wash my new cloth before wearing... but still I was happy then as I had new dress.

When young, I will doubt my mum's love but not now as I can understand so much, the amount of chores and errands my mum had to do then. I can understand so much, how 用心良苦 she is.

Then at my defiantteenage, I started to criticize my mum's taste for apparel and gradually I became the decision maker and buyer of my own cloth.

8 march. Mum gave me this tee. She bought it purposely for me... for dono how long, mum didnt buy me cloth... : "送给你，三八妇女节快乐！哈哈哈！"

I can see in her eye, worrying I will give fashion critic...

Though, the tee is not the type that I will buy myself but I told mum, : " WoW!! 买衣服给我 ? ! 很漂亮 lei , 刚好明天拜五, 以穿去做工."

Immediately I saw the relief & happiness in her and eagerly she showed me another piece she bought for herself , same design but purple colour... :)

The next day, I wear the new tee to work without washing it, as over the night is not possible to dry.

Hm... the chemical smell on new cloth is not so pungent afterall...

Colleages realised my unusual fashion and I proudly announced, : " My mum bought for me! "

母亲，我爱你.