Yes I did take Home Economics back in secondary school and yes I did use to cook when I was in University (not because I was studying overseas but because my parents used to go on month long holidays leaving us to fend for ourselves), but I never really understood how to cook; cooking seemed such a mystery and I absolutely had to stick strictly to the recipe.
Well I decided at the beginning of 2010 that I'd better learn to cook, and fast, because my mother-in-law was slowing with age, taking some 3 hours to prepare a meal and also showing poor judgement possibly due to her Alzheimer's Disease condition.
It turned out to be much easier than I thought and I am happy to say that I am now quite a competent cook. Even good enough to teach Tai Pi how to cook! After lessons every morning (we had lessons from 9am-noon), if she was done with her work, Tai Pi would help me in the kitchen. Here she is preparing fried rice.
Driving was the other important lifeskill that I learnt in 2010. I started lessons in July, took the test in November and became a car owner in December!!! No more trudging under than hot sun, no more lugging heavy bags around. Woohoo!!! I love my Toyota Sienta and so do the girls. It's a small MPV with seats that can be folded and tucked away which is kinda fun. So from being the only adult I know without a driver's license, I'm now zipping about everyday in my cute car.
So it's never too late to pick up some lifeskills. What I learnt in 2010 certainly has changed my life!
Me in my Toyota Sienta waiting by the roadside while KK picked up dinner from a coffeeshop
