I apologise for the late update. It has been almost more than a month. Whoopsie. My next line absolutely contradicts with this late post, but okay I guess it's fine because no one is harmed hehe.
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Promises are only promises if they are kept and met.
Especially for the elderly.
Mum cooks mee sua for my grandma every birthday, without fail. A simple affair, but the meaning and the heart go way beyond that. It doesn't matter if you are appreciated, it is the thought that counts. You know 你的心意传到了 那就足够了。
Mum cooks the broth and two hard boiled eggs earlier in the day before we set off. It is rather rushed but she takes the effort and makes it a point. Broth made with ikan bilis, so the soup is rich and sweet, but not too overpowering such that it is fishy (mum's broth is never fishy). You know, if the broth is not meant for grandma, I can finish the soup, just by itself.
So we make a trip to my grandma's house. A yearly affair, for us, for grandma.
Mum would head to the kitchen, warm up the still-warm broth and cook the Longevity Noodles (mee sua). Add the eggs, the minced meat, and drizzle some sesame oil, before garnishing with some chopped parsley and fried shallots.
Grandma will enjoy this dish. And I would be busying too. Snapping photographs of her eating the noodles. Grandma would gladly pose with her noodles - showing a thumbs up, slurping the noodles, or pulling the long length of the noodles with her chopsticks- that is one unique point of mee sua, it is long, signifying longevity- hence its name Longevity Noodles. I think it was said that you should eat the noodles on your birthday and not break the length of the noodles while you slurp them. It symbolises long life. That's meaningful. :)
I love mee sua. :)
树欲止而风不静,子欲养而亲不待。
Nothing is too late, but never wait until it's too late.
-J