I thought I’d vamp up Nora’s food today. I made some falafel and also chicken bites. We ended up having an argument as she did not want to have any of her lunch! The only “food” she was putting her mouth was the tomato ketchup.

So after five minutes of me telling her off and her wailing and crying, I told her that I’ve had enough and she is going to have her afternoon nap… even though she hasn’t had anything substantial!

She cried herself to sleep.

I went to the kitchen to make some bubur (simple traditional South East Asian rice porridge) with some vegetable and cut up the chicken bites into smaller pieces and threw it in.

When Nora woke up, I asked her if she wanted to eat. She just looked at me with sad eyes. I asked her if she wanted chicken bites and she said no. I asked her if she wanted falafel and she said no.

I asked her if she wanted bubur. She paused for a second and said yes.

Forget anything fancy… that’s how down to earth she can be