not many housewives can go to parliament and scare the day lights out of grown men. (ok, maybe some not grown ones too)

cooking needs practice, then you develop instinct. how much salt, how much water, how long, to stir or not blah blah blah

as much as your kitchen needs you, Malaysians need you too

you have already given a lot in your life to a great many ….

hhmmm…though it is indeed pretty delicious…

keep it up! Mrs Tan…

Always around and supportive of what you do. Anyway, keep it up.

It seems that you are more pro in politics compare to being housewife ya.

I like to see you giving speech during ceramah around KL this year. Your speeches are so inspiring.

I used to travel between KL and BG (almost every weekend) for 12 years before the NSE was fully opened. It took 3 1/2 hours along the federal trunk road, which could be more arduous than your Ipoh-Muar route on the NSE now.

With my little knowledge in cooking, I managed to teach my youngest daughter (when in college in KL) to cook ‘kang kong’ and brinjal with belacan sauce (prepared), steamed minced pork and egg), while my better half with the skill did not have the time.

She made her own wedding dress, yet had no time to sew buttons back.

With children, there was the added emotional strain each time I left BG (where the kids were with in-laws) and KL (where my aged mother lived alone).

This separation problem seems very common these days with the more and more ‘lui keong yan’ and some sort of compromise is necessary. I wish you all the best.