“I don’t know how to cook. One day if i live on my own, i ll call you everyday to help me preparing my meal. I ll be probably on your COOKPAD everyday if i want to eat our food”, said my ambitious 13 year-old daughter while eating her dinner (at 5pm) 🤦🏻‍♀️ “or you’ll eat out every day” my replied left her speechless for a bit. “No i won’t. Eating out in London is very expensive,” “What??!!!” I screamed in silent, a scream that only me and me alone could hear. She continued enjoying her dinner. My hands were as busy as my mind, pounding dried anchovies and onions for my ‘Malaysian Sambal’, “Notre Dame University is just 30 minutes drive from home, and so are other good universities in CBD, flight to London takes more than 17hours excluding stopover destinations, waiting duration, planning already? Leaving soon?” My mind in its erratic state spiraling and transitioning fast into unwanted mental storm; fearing the future. “I’ll be here mama. I wont leave u” my youngest one said excitedly. I smiled at her, “really? Thats great! I can even drive you to school....” “mama, you cant. I ll be in Sydney.” Sigh. Perth to Sydney, that's a long flight.

So that’s that. We left it at that. That evening, Conversation over home-cooked meals. Over Cabbage Sodhi in creamy turmeric soup and Fried Fish.

And there’s COOKPAD.
~ for my kids ~
When kids leave the nest.

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