The Gathering

Back home in Taiping and in the all too familiar kitchen and dining table where all family meetings take place. Used to be mom's generation sitting down and having a tete-a-tete or a slanging match but this time round, the table is filled with the generation that used to line up for ah por's fu cha or sah thang mun chi yuk.

Our generation next is here too, all too oblivious to the disciplining and drama that used to happen right here before they were conceived.

Chef James cookin up lunch. Taking Uncle Eric's place. The Erics didn't come home this year.

Mom overseeing James' preparations, of course James will tell you otherwise.

Mom's kai si meen was and still is a CNY treat every year. She started cooking kai si meen course normally during this time the kai si meens ...from Kakak to Golden Corner would not be open and mom just wanted to make sure that we don't leave Taiping without at least having kai si meen.

That's mom for you...and that's where ah boy got the stance from.