The Spicy Birthday

Honestly, getting gifts for people isn’t my forte. It’s really a mentally challenging task! And so I believe that if you don’t know how to find the right gift for someone, just give them money :D  However, if I did that to my mom, she would respond, “never mind la, you wishing me is good enough!” but of course it’s never that simple with mothers for it will be only a matter of time before they find an opportunity to bite back at your ‘callousness’; “Look at aunt’s kids- so sweet! They did this and that for their mom”. 

Oh come on!

Last year, I got my mom a large bouquet of purple roses and she loved it! We have a round table in the house and she actually kept it on it! She even tried to prolong its lifespan by religiously changing the water in the vase. 

Me: Amma please la, it’s eventually going to die!

Mom: What you know!

Me: -.-

3 hours of spa! That’s it! I knew that that has to be the best gift for her and so I booked a slot but before that I had to make sure she was available and so I texted her from work;

*our WhatsApp convo * 

What did I tell you?! I think the female species are all the same. Sheeeshhhhh.

Though despite enjoying her spa day she kept complaining how pricey it was - “So expensive laaa, Who asked you to waste your money?”

 I know you loved it, amma & you are most welcome!

Sincerely, 

#yourfavouritechild 

*grins*

Amma loves her chilies! She is a real Indian I tell you. I can’t eat spicy food as much as she does. I do love my soups, hot water and noodles – maybe I’ve got Chinese genes hidden somewhere :p 

Whenever kakak cooks, mom makes sure that she cooks it extra spicy and that obviously makes it inedible to me. Maybe it’s their way of not wanting me to eat. Hmmm. She says it’s addictive and maybe it is. I suppose a little spiciness wouldn’t hurt a meal.

Thus, I decided to get creative.

 

 Taaaaddaaaaaaa :D

The perfect cake for my dearest amma who loves her cili padi (birds eye chili). 

After a while, when we were in the kitchen and mom went like 

“I feel like having something spicy”.

Surprise, surprise.
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The Conversation

So it is Thaipusam today (actually I’m pretty sure it isn’t because you’re likely to be reading this a couple of months down the road. The blogging format & all can be a pretty tedious..) and honestly, I had just the weirdest conversation with my dad. Never in these many years has he ever spoken to me in such a tone. Hmmm..makes me wonder why. It’s either he has given up on me or he was just being sarcastic (if he was I wasn’t getting any of it) 

or perhaps he has changed :O 

Haha. Anyway, I do believe that it happened for the best.

My naina (dad in Telugu) is an orthodox & over protective gentleman. I’m sure I’m not the only one here – as you know Indian parents are well.. Indians and Indian daughters are like precious flowers to them :p Sometimes I don’t get why they perceive me the way that they do but I guess I would only understand when I become a parent myself.

Anyway, I was rushing to work and I bumped into him on the way out and this was our conversation :-

Naina: You know right?! Today is Thaipusam?!

Me: Yes, yes I prayed earlier at home.
Naina: Are you going to temple with Amma & I
Me: Hahah. Naina, I’m sure you know what my answer is going to be.
Naina: Hahah. Yeah. Ok. Have you taken your breakfast?!
Me: Yes.
Naina: What you had?
Me: Toast, butter & milo.
Naina: Don’t lie. Go and eat now.
Me: I just did. Ask amma. (Amma wasn’t there for his immediate ‘counsil’ and so I decided to use her as my alibi. Oh and I did have my breakfast). 
Naina: Ok.  Drive safe.
Me: Ok bye naina.

Could you spot what was incredibly odd about the conversation? All he did was laugh and said OKAY when I said I wasn’t going to the temple! Not only that, he actually moved on to another question! Trust me, this has never happened before. It used to always end up in a long lecture on how much of a “Velakarichi” (Western wannabe) I’m turning out to be. Lol.

Oh well I’m just glad the conversation ended as such. Our relationship is literally like cats & dogs. We hardly agree to anything and he gets in my nerves most of the time and so I find it amazing that I still love him as much as I do. I guess that’s his weird way of showing me that he cares.

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