Happy Mother's Day

Today is the day all mothers anticipate. No matter how much they claim that this day is over-rated and merely a commercial gimmick, deep down in their heart, they wish their children will do something special for them on this day.

I did not wish my mother 'Happy Mother's Day' verbally nor non-verbally (which is through text messaging or social networking sites). To me, this three words carry no meaning because everyday should be mother's day. She deserves to be happy everyday and not only on mother's day.

Personally, my mother nearly died giving birth to me. She did not tell me this herself, my dad did. Maybe she did not want me to feel guilty or something. The cooking, the laundries, the sweeping, the mopping, the cleaning, the ironing, the chauffeuring and the list never ends. Mother does all this without complaining.

When I did badly at school, she never scold but encourages. When I hurt her, she just wept silently. When I crave and wish for something, no matter how big (handphone) or little (ice-cream) it is, she will get it for me. Eventhough she is a working mother, she is able to juggle both house chores and career well.

When I got my first meagre paycheck, she was happy for me and never once has she ever asked me to re-pay her in any way for whatever sacrifices that she has done for me. She will only remember the good in her children and erases all the bad.

The question here is how can we ever re-pay mum for all that she has done for us? Spas, expensive meals, gifts etc cannot measure to all the things that she has done. To me, the best way to make her happy is to lead a meaningful life and not forget my roots and the family I grew up in.

Mummy, everyday should be mother's day. I love you.



PS : Just in case you are curious, I pampered mum with a spa treatment today and she love it. Only mummy will understand my above toddler-like drawing.