//Tribute to Mum//

//Tribute to Mum//

One of the very rare times my precious parents dressed up, and they looked so good! 

Always with me in heart and soul throughout my growth and into motherhood.

Through your lives I see what resilience meant. 

Coming not from a well-to-do family when we are young, we ate the simplest meal each day and I still have flashes of memories when we are so much younger, collecting coins we saved to make into a roll of "tube" covering the coins with papers so we could count how many bags of rice we can afford to buy that month by counting how many rolls we rolled up.
On rare good days when we could have fish in our mealtimes, mum will always say she is not hungry and leave the fish without bones for us and eat the remaining ones left with so much bones.I remember there are times when we have more to afford small treats, during my kindergarten days when I did well in my spelling I will have treats of "green popsicles" together with my brothers, sometimes sharing one together enjoying these little moments as siblings. My memory of my mum is a firm mum and she does cane us when we did something wrong, yet she never fail to teach us on how to respect elders, even if the person do not deserve it. Since young, we are taught to greet each one we see, even people we do not like or know, we need to address them by name. She never fail to teach us not to lie, even if we do not have enough to eat to just eat within our means and to always work with our hands to get what we want. Toys is not a need but a want and we are trained since young to not to ask for toys because we can't afford it and money can be channelled to better use. Yet in all these we are happy kids, I have two very protective brothers I see them as heros even till now,  and we are all contented playing with things we can find, role-playing as different people we watch on TV and making things using junk materials. Papers, crayons and pencils became one of my favourite buddy at home and my best hobby thats how I believe I've develop that love for art, or maybe its just me inheriting my dad's genes as he can draw really well too! :)

Mum is  not very good in expressing herself in words, but through her actions I see the heart behind why she does certain things. No one is perfect yet there's just so many good things I can say about my mum now that I am a mum myself. She is a homemaker at home yet thinks of ways to bring back work when we are young so she can work at home like ironing pants throughout the night when we are sound asleep to supplement the family's income. She literally work through her life cooking, ironing pants as a source of extra income, stringing plastic bags holders, baby sitting when we are much older, sending us to school back and font, making sure we have enough to eat and checking on our homework the best she knows how. Not to mention the many heartbreaks I believe I have caused my mum to have during my rebellious teenage years, the many unseen tears she shed I believe because of worries and pain. Despite the fact she still remains to be the strong pillar of support for her children, for the family, for my dad who works hard for each of us bringing in food on the table and education we can enjoy as far as he can.

To my heart, my mum is my heroine. I am who I am now because of the love and commitment she poured out. I am eternally grateful to God for the family He placed me in, handpicked me to be in the Ho family, treasuring my mum as the lady of strength, my dad as the man of few words who shows love through actions.

Every family has its stories. Mine might not be perfect to others but to me, I love my story and find beauty in it because of the people He gave me. Each story is gold because its all about perspective.

//Happy Mother's Day to all women! Every family has its own stories, embrace your story and find beauty in it.//
To women who desire to have kids and yet to have one, take heart to know someone cares for you.
To women who has lost your mum, know that memories in your heart will not die off.
To women who wish to be a mum and yet have no companion, know that the right one will come in the most amazing timing and life is more to here and now.
To women who wished you could have done better as mum, look forward and make your mistakes count for the future.
To women who lost your child and it's a painful day for you, know that misses meant you have loved hard and grow much.
To women who are single mums, you are not forgotten. Your double burdens you felt heavy to carry shall be transformed into double blessings.
To women who felt alone though in the company of people, your tears shed will be kept in the eternal bottle of beauty and Hope will arise today in your heart.
To women who are domestic helpers here far away from your kids, know your misses will give you more strength for the future and sacrificial love is so being honoured.
To women who felt like you are a failure today, let your heart find strength to know ashes in life can be turned into beauty.
To men who hold the fort in the family without the lady figure, You are amazing beyond descriptions.


Enjoy the little moments, little mistakes, little misses, little moments of messes, because when you look back, they became the big things in life.
//Happy Mother's Day!//