If you're married, have you ever faced the problem about Mother's Day celebration? Should you have lunch with your mum and dinner with your mother-in-law? If you have siblings, how do you coordinate it with their schedule? How do you make everyone happy?
Well, for our family, we celebrate it together. My siblings and I invite our parents and all our in-laws (including sibling-in-laws) and have one big celebration. It really is a twice-a-year (one for Father's Day as well) gathering of the in-laws. We're still targeting to have one celebration where every member of the family is present. This time round, hubby's sis and her hubby could not make it. Still, we have a pretty decent track record with close to 90% attendance every year. Last Sunday, there were 19 of us. With such a big group, eating-in is more relaxed. as everyone can mingle and there is no pressure to vacate the table quickly for the next batch of customers. So, we usually take turns to host the celebration.
The younger folks did most of the cooking. Bro-in-law's aunty also contributed 3 yummy dishes. Hubby and I prepared namtok mu (grilled pork with thai chili paste) and kai chiao mu (minced pork omelette Thai style)- a legacy of our 18 months in Bangkok. Typical Malaysian style, there were more than enough food to go around with 9 mains and 4 desserts!
Apart from the great food, it was a great time for catching up. As we have increasingly busy schedules, it is good to set aside a time for a family get-together. Coming up next, Father's Day...
Well, for our family, we celebrate it together. My siblings and I invite our parents and all our in-laws (including sibling-in-laws) and have one big celebration. It really is a twice-a-year (one for Father's Day as well) gathering of the in-laws. We're still targeting to have one celebration where every member of the family is present. This time round, hubby's sis and her hubby could not make it. Still, we have a pretty decent track record with close to 90% attendance every year. Last Sunday, there were 19 of us. With such a big group, eating-in is more relaxed. as everyone can mingle and there is no pressure to vacate the table quickly for the next batch of customers. So, we usually take turns to host the celebration.
The younger folks did most of the cooking. Bro-in-law's aunty also contributed 3 yummy dishes. Hubby and I prepared namtok mu (grilled pork with thai chili paste) and kai chiao mu (minced pork omelette Thai style)- a legacy of our 18 months in Bangkok. Typical Malaysian style, there were more than enough food to go around with 9 mains and 4 desserts!
Apart from the great food, it was a great time for catching up. As we have increasingly busy schedules, it is good to set aside a time for a family get-together. Coming up next, Father's Day...
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