tak tau masak atau malas masak.....

hello again.....
I just want to share with you that actually my great grandmother's name was Che Puteh. So, now you know where I got my name. She was called Che Puteh sebab masa hayatnya dulu, arwah Che Puteh ni orangnya segak dan kulitnya agak cerah. Lebih kepada peranakan benggali.
So, Che Puteh had two daughters from her first marriage, Makkah dan Madinah. When Che Puteh married my Great Grandfather, Abdul Razak, they were blessed with Hashim, Mohd Yusof(My Grandpa), Makrifah, Zaitun, Hassan and Hussein. But Che Puteh passed away when she gave birth to the twins - Hassan and Hussein.
Infact, the three of them were buried together in Mahmoodiah cemetery. I guess all my family members and my ancestors before me from my mother side when they died, they were all been buried in Mahmoodiah. I wonder, when my time comes where they will buried me??!!.
Meanwhile my late Grandma's mother name was Maryam. Now you know why I named Che Puteh Maryam. Anyway, Maryam meninggal dunia ketika my grandma was still small. Dulu penyakit chacha takda ubat, so siapa yang kena chachar akan diasingkan dan rumah kena bakar.
My late beloved Grandma, whom I called 'Mak' or sometimes 'Maktua' was one of the finest lady I've ever accountered. Bukan saja arwah tak banyak cakap, tapi hati baik dan sangat pandai masak. I was understood, dia tak suka suruh orang lain buat kerja untuk dia, not once dia suruh anak-anak dia baik lelaki atau perempuan tolong dia kat dapur atau buat kerja rumah.
Semua dia buat sendiri. malah arwah Mak juga jaga kami adik beradik bila abah dan mak keluar kerja mengajar. To tell you the truth, me and my siblings memang greatful sangat pada both our late grandparents. They were really awesome and I still miss them a lot.
Saya banyak belajar masak daripada Mak sebab saya rasa melalui masakan saja saya dapat express well myself. My feelings and emotions can be 'seen' through my cooking. I love to express myself through cooking because it gives me a very satisfying feelings bila kita lihat orang seronok makan masakan kita.
Cooking is not justa mere process of preparing food, it is actually a labour of love process. Proses kasih sayang. When you love your child or your partner, you will make something speciall for them. And in my mom and grandma's cases of course through cooking.
Tulah juga yang my mom buat untuk my dad and for her five children. My mom akan masak apa makanan kegemaran kami. We love when she cooks soto ayam, laksa Johor, Mee Rebus, Nasi Ambang, gulai asam pedas ikan sembilang daun kesum, sotong masak hitam....semua yang my mom masak semua sedap sebab air tangan my mom and my Mak sama.
How I wish I can cook like my mom and my grandma. How I long and wish to be able to have their skills and wisdom in preparing foods. Now you know..why it is important for you guys to prepare meals for your love ones. Takda alasan tak nak masak. Bukan tak tau tapi malas...