My Mom, the Executive Chef

During my month-long visit in Singapore last month, I got a chance to savor my mother’s cooking. While Singapore, being a melting pot of cultures, has an abundance of cuisines to wet my appetite, there is nothing like the unspoken comfort of sitting down to a table of food prepared by the Executive Chef of this household.

(BOTTOM) One of the first meals my mom cooked when I got back to Singapore last December. (TOP) A local fruit called the durian.

My mom has the chance of visiting me in Oklahoma back in 2007 and without fail, she took over my kitchen (and I gladly let her). Unlike her kitchen in Singapore which is in a separate room, my kitchen was initially too “open” for her. After assuring her that I don’t mind the smell of her cooking filling up my home, my favorite dishes like sweet ribs and stir-fired cabbage quickly made their way to the dining table.

In an earlier blog “I Believe I Can Fly”, I mentioned one of two new floor plans Home Creations recently released. It got me to thinking about a kitchen layout that my mom, the Executive Chef, would like. The other new one, a 1,544 square feet Anthony (a Wellington Elite floor plan) seems to fit the bill.

I Believe I Can Fly

The 27th South East Asian (S.E.A.) Games, a biennial multi-sport, concluded on December 21st while I was in Singapore. Since the beginning of my month long visit to my hometown, I got to watch some televised events as athletes from eleven countries competed on fields, over tables, in waters, and on tracks in the host country Myanmar.

In about 30 days, the Winter Olympic will begin. On February 7th, athletes from all over of the world will gather in Russia to compete in events, some of which would never be possible in the tropical setting of the S.E.A. Games.

While the two sporting events are world’s apart, the athletes all share the same dream. It is the dream of winning a medal, preferably the gold kind. These dreams are not formulated in a day. While these athletes are gifted in their area of discipline, it took the nurturing of others and the athlete’s willingness to follow a very strict training schedule to get to where they are.

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