Funny how her birthday falls closely to International Mother's day... and to me, she's the epitome of unfailing unconditional love I've ever have in the entire universe
My mom doesn't make big bucks like some powerful women I know.
My mom doesn't wear clothes like Anna Wintour or any other fashionista. She hardly wears make up, not even powder. My mom doesn't bring me to shop when I'm depressed. She doesn't kiss and hug me when I go home Indo. She doesn't own a single branded thing at all. She hardly even know what brand is.
My mom doesn't know who Kardashian or any other hollywood big bucks name. The movie she has ever watched was Jurrasic Park and Mr. Bean, and she watched them with me & my sis. Only 2 movie in her entire life. My mom has never been to Europe, Korea, Japan, Australia, Africa, and not even Bali.
My mom, is just a typical 62, Indonesian Chinese housewife.
She was born in a well to do family, yet she chose love over wealth having to wait 12 years for my Grandparents approval to marry my dad, who came from lesser to do family.
When she wants something, she fought for what she wants fiercely, yet she will never disobey her parents for that.
Yes, my mom doesn't show her love physically by kisses and hugs any other given day. When I put my arms around her, here's what she says "panash Cie. Berat pula" >_<
But when she loves me :
She wake up in the middle of the nite to fan me and my sis when the electricity went off
She made me went through "Q&A" session before exam come, till she's sure I'm good enough.
She rode a bike to send me my lunch every day when I'm still at primary all the way to sec 3.
She taught me how to clean house, make my bed, cut papayas, use sewing machine and all the good old fashion wife does.
She forced me to stand the heat of oven and made me bake lapis legit when she needs to fetch my sis while the cakes are half way to be done.
She sends me to accupunture session hoping that my eyes that has 1000 degrees of myopia can be slightly cured.
She drove me & my friends to angklung competitions, and all tape all our session. She's the only mom who does so. On top of that, she sent all my friends home, one by one.
When she loves me :
She make lemper for me when I told her my friends love it
She unfailingly prepared Bakso goreng each time I'm flying to singapore
She knows I love sekba, bakmi ayam, and nasi padang and those are my must eat, each time I go home. And those are exactly what I got every time I went home.
She, despite her busy schedule, always took time to make sure that all the clothes I need her help to fix, each time I brought them back from Singapore, will definitely be fixed by the time I fly off.
She make sure all my clothes are washed and dried before I pack them up when I'm about to fly back.
She make sure all my clothes are washed and dried before I pack them up when I'm about to fly back.
When she loves her family:
She take care of her brother's shop that the brother left to open another new store somewhere else. Despite the fact of her not knowing "barang bangunan" fields growing being "anak tukang lampu Edison", she still mend the shops and learn all the new term and price of the thing one by one.
She braved herself to teach Mandarin and be the main bread winner for the family even though she knew she doesn't have any diploma / bachelor's degree in Chinese lit, when my father was forced to retire. To improve herself, she took additional Chinese course to enrich herself with knowledge. Up till this date, she still dreams of getting a bachelor in Chinese lit, one dream that we sadly have to force her to put off due to her aging years.
She stood up on behalf of all her sisters to stand against some siblings who wish to get all the inheritance for themselves, making her the hated busy body. Sometimes I disagree, yet for all, I respect her for standing up !!
My mom. I don't need her kisses and hugs and words to know how much she loves me. Because I know her action speaks for all. When she loves somebody/ something, she will fight for her love passionately and fiercely. And I know, I am loved :)
And for everything she has done, I have more than enough of a Mom, a super hero, a super woman to look up to:) For me, my mom is enough :) I wonder will I ever have a love so fierce like hers. I know at least for now, I can never match her up.
Happy Birthday Mama :) Wishing you many good years ahead, and I always pray for you to get to know Jesus some day. May He be your comforter, source of peace, foundation of your joy, and when yours and my time come, may we meet again in heaven, His home.
I salute you:)
lissa {=^o^=}
