this has been me for the past couple of months
half a year, a little more than half a year
and my fuse is running out
hence me being bedridden
and my mom flying to visit me and nursing me back to health
I called her last week crying
I did not intend to cry
I was just asking for her advice for work
I ended up crying saying I'm so exhausted
and I'm so tired and I don't know what I'm doing
my mom flying to visit me just because was a first
similarly to how I deliberately did not work for two full days
when she was here is also a first
this is episode #1 of many to come
to how I'm resetting.. like actually resetting
by taking time off
being more mindful of my health
and rediscovering my groove beyond work as a soon-to-be ex workaholic
or at the very least, I'm working on it
what is this?
there's chicken...
there's.. there's corn
and tomatopotato
and there's rosemary
what about the frozen tofu?
add it in later, didn't have time to..
because it's so hard (frozen)..
I only realized after that (mum have 100 thoughts at once lol)
excuse that, do you guys know when you freeze regular tofu
it turns into frozen tofu
and it turns into this beautiful spongy
it sounds kind of gross
spongy texture but it's so good
it's my favorite
冻豆腐 which means frozen tofu
mom's gonna cut open
~ ooo ~
~ the claw ~
so this is the soup that my mom made
it's honestly such a childhood taste
childhood favorite of mine that is just..
I feel so nice and I feel so homey whenever she makes this
there's also potatoes like 10 grain rice
and she made some beef and pork
and she bought me these thermal containers for my food
hi mom
mom: hello
hello
yay ~ wow!
*mimics mom* waao!
mom: surprise
you can wear this
what do you feel like eating tomorrow?
you want veggie bibimbap tomorrow
or zucchini tomato flatbread
or salsa verde enchilada
what do you want to eat?
mom: zucchini
zucchini ~ mother wants zucchini
ok, so we'll make this tomorrow
yay ~
okay
okay *bing bing*
bing bing bing bing bing bing
nice fridge ~ thanks mom
do you have any words to say
mom: no
no, nothing?
thanks for being my mom
mom: okay, you're welcome
didn't you say
it's my ~ pressure ~
mom: it's my pressure or it's my pleasure
ok done bye goodnight
go to sleep ~ bai bai
ok bai bai
why are you so busy mom
(she's on her phone)
well, we just returned stuff at UPS
and now we're going there to Hudson Yards
yeah
it just opened
yaaay ~
little hand holding big hand
yaay ~
little dumpring ~
yeah ~ friends forever <3
she just left me
bye
*sad face*
and we're home after frolicking in the city
for a couple of hours just to get some fresh air
so here I am making the flatbread from HelloFresh
I honestly appreciate how these recipes are seasonal
they're very simple and all the ingredients are pre-measured
and delivered right to your doorstep literally as you guys saw last night
this means I get to spend less time meal prepping and grocery shopping
and more time hanging out with my mom
before my mom came, I was pretty much stuck in this recipe rat
and was so busy with being busy that I couldn't even think about what to cook
let alone what to grocery shop and make time for a grocery shop
so thank you HelloFresh for helping me discover new and delicious recipes
and for helping me bond with my mom
because the previous night she cooked for me
while I slept in bed feeling all feverish
if you guys are interested in trying this out for yourself
HelloFresh is now from $6.99 per serving
you can get started with 8 free meals
that's $80 off your first month of HelloFresh
go to HelloFresh.com and enter rowenatsai80 at checkout
ohhh ~
wao ~
another one
mom: basil
we should have put the zucchini first and then the tomato
because the tomato is hidden
mom's like let's put some avo ~
wao ~
perfect seed to meat ratio
basil's good for the body
mom: your hands
why
grapefruit pulp
mom: need to be creative, okay?
a little too creative for me
just like that quote.. any pizza can be a personal pizza if you believe in yourself
it's good ~
mom: tastes good
does it taste good? mom: tastes good
making of the outfits
so we have this dress
other way
and then this
and then you can add whatever you want in it actually
the whole intro?
yeah let's just do it all again
okay
hi guys 🤗welcome back
*giggles* haaai~
*more giggles*
so excited
so let's first get into what ??? might is
and how does it work
okay
that's good and cut
yehh
yeeeah!
home sweet home after a relatively long day
I woke up pretty early with my mom this morning to do qi gong exercise
and she's gone now
I had to go to work to film something
but she left so much goodies
there's some soup in here
it's like peas and potatoes
and my fridge is fully stocked
*cries*
we don't deserve mothers
I need to finish everything
but in a few days
and I'm so yellow right now but I'm just gonna leave it as is
go back to know normal *clap*
helloooos
nope, not better
hellooos
anyway, so yeah.. by the time this video goes up
I'll probably be in Asia already
I'm slurring my words
I'll probably be in Asia already
and...
yeah I'm leaving in exactly two days
okay I'm gonna eat
mom's like it's the worst thing to do.. eating standing up
but I like standing while I eat
~ mmmmm ~ *happy dance*
it's made with so much love
thanks mom ~ I love you <3
yummy
so beautiful
it's raining