513

"Mothers' Day fell on May 13th, remember 513, yeah, the day Malaysians remembered most in the history of Malaysia. 513, the day the dominant race of the year of 1969 in Malaysia decided to launch a massacre, to eliminate the economically prevailing race. Then the government formed a organisation to create 5 crucial memos (Rukun Negara), where each and every Malaysian have to follow to establish a patriotic and peaceful lifestyle in Malaysia. (which I don't really think so). Chanted this 5 sucking memos every Monday assembly in school, even memorised it sub-consciously. That's all about 513 and Rukun Negara.

Last Wednesday I decided to buy something for mum when I went Metro Prima to treat the twins Secret Recipe (a part of the SPM Deal). So we went to Watson's Concept Store to check out some girlish and pamperish stuff. So we went to the body care department, which is full of self spa body wash, body lotion, talcum powder and all girls stuff, typical girls' stuff. So I asked for the twins opinion and they suggested something expensive looking and large but cheap. So I found the green tea range of stuff by Follow Me and took a bottle of green tea body scrub. The label said the contents are green tea essence and leaves and all kinds of natural ingredients, which all I doubted. But it was expensive looking so I bought it. RM 18 per bottle. The twins took one for their mum too, which I think they just wanted to convince her to accept the idea of their new school uniform( their mum wanted to save money so she suggested to cut off the upper part of the pinafore and transform it to a form 6 skirt. Weird huh.) rather than appreciating their mother.

Today had trouble to present the present to my mum. My sister was out of the plan because she said she don't want to contribute a single cent for the present. My brother did not even realise that it was mothers' day until the afternoon, so I just chucked th present on her work table while she was busy on the phone. I don't even think she had opened it too. I wrapped the present in a piece of envelope and stapled it on the opening. Looks like a pile of rubbish.

Then it came to the part of the dinner. Previously we used to go out for dinner in some restaurant in the suburbs but this year some argument happened concerning
my grandma, my aunts and my mum. We ended up breaking the tradition. Just bought a cheap cake with only one candle( my cousin forgot to ask for more), 2 bottles of coke from 7-11, and an almost rotten papaya from my aunt's house. The celebration ended up with me pissing off because they complained about my papaya cutting technique, which resulted the papaya looking like ice cream rather in slices. It turned out worse when they we realised that we ran out off ice cubes. The environment was uncomfortable with everyone packed into my terribly small dining room and with me and my mum looking daggers at each other.

Today is truly a annoyingly day to remember Mothers' Day celebration. It is true that we saved a lot of money and the trouble in finding the location of the restaurant, compared to the previous years, but it was chaotic. Now I still face a major problem, what to buy for my mum's birthday, which is in October. Somehow I lacked creativity in buying presents for old people, especially fussy and annoying big-mouthed women. Come on! Contribute me some ideas!!