Maggi

People always ask me whether or not i eat instant noodles.
I do eat instant noodles, Maggi for example.
When i say i do, people simply don't believe me.

They normally reply, 'eh budak pandai makan maggi juga ke?'
Their reply leaves me perplexed.
At the same time it is quite funny as well.
I'm not even clever to begin with.

Mum was really strict when it comes to food.
We were not allowed to eat instant noodles or drink carbonated drinks at all.
Mum used to slap us for eating candies made from Thailand!
The slap was not painful at all,
But i still remember, i immediately cried after that,
It was neither because i got slapped nor it hurt,
It was because my candies were all thrown away!

When we wanted to eat Maggi or drink coke(or something similar),
we had to wait until mum was not at home,
Or when she was at home, we ate them secretly and discreetly.
And of course when you were young ,you definitely could not fathom her actions,
Kids generally tend to try everything, despite being told no to.
But as i get older, i do understand now why she did that.

Mum is however not that strict these days,
My younger brothers eat those snacks worry-free in front of her,
while i just smilingly reminisce about my childhood days.