My Mum Sotong Queen

Last week my mum told me this when I got home from class.

"Susan asked if you can do a charity show on Monday."

"Eah, now can do show meh? You want to do then do lor."

"..... So you want to do or not?"

"You want to do then do lah. I got leave to clear anyway."

I think she also wanted to do, she already think of the show she wants to act and everything. So I told her to tell Susan ok and let us know the time and place.

All was well, and we practiced and everything these two days. This afternoon I repacked my wigs and buns box, took out stuff that I wanna use. We ironed the costumes etc. Later we went for dinner (very nice dinner by the way, yum), and then we come back, my mum took out the small suitcase to put in costumes and shoes etc. She also took out the make up kit and left it on a bench, so that she don't have to bring it out tomorrow.

Suddenly I remember about the music. Must always confirm if the place can use USB or not. This is 101 for charity performance because they sometimes use weird systems. There was once when the audio person insist that they can only use iphone. (Who the F will prepare music on an iphone and not everyone use iphone. But this is another story.)

So just now I text Susan.

"So your show tomorrow can use USB or not."

After 1 hour, I received a call from a very panicked Susan.

"HUH??? THE SHOW IS NOT TOMORROW LEH. I got tell your mum! It's on 22nd! Why she say tomorrow!? It's not tomorrow leh!"

Imagine Susan's very high pitched voice in panicked mode.

Immediately I was like 😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑

I turned around to look at my mum who was still trying to pack costumes. I said:

"Lao ma zi! Susan say is not tomorrow leh! Aiyo!"

Susan over the phone, still panicking:

"I got say! I got say is 22nd! We talked over the phone maybe it was not so clear..."

And I said.

"I think she only heard Monday. She never hear the date... She only told me 'perform on Monday can or not', my immediate reaction was Monday means upcoming Monday."

"Today we got performance, tomorrow is too rush. It is on 22nd."

My mum was listening at my side and then she 默默 put everything back. Hang the costumes into my brother's wardrobe, put the suitcase back under the bed, and the cosmetics back to her cupboard.

I should have taken a photo of her 默默 putting things back but I was still on the phone with Susan.

Later, when my father came back, he still ask me what time we leave the house tomorrow cuz he was going to send us there. I told him the story and he was 👿👿👿👿👿👿.

"YOU ALL ALWAYS DO THIS"

"Not me hor, I always ask very clearly the date and time and put in calendar one"

Oh well, lesson learnt. Please do not leave important information with my mum. If you do, please send a text message so we can read it.

A picture of my costumes hanging in the wardrobe cuz already ironed, don't wanna fold again. Took me ages to iron the skirt.