Tuesday, 5 April 2011

Mummy and Baby

I had dinner real early yesterday. It was a rare opportunity as one of the afternoon students fell ill. It was so satisfying, it made me energetic till 2000 when my lesson ended. Had handmade noodles at BPP alone. Solo dining was great. It's always good time for people watching.

I was observing this mummy with a baby sleeping in her baby carrier. She was done grocery shopping and had come to la kopi at the food court and was sitting right in front of me. I started observing her. Her little gestures caught my attention. While sipping her cup of coffee and eating dimsum, she occasionally sniffed at her baby and checked that she did not wake her up She looked like she was enjoying herself even though the baby in the carrier was restricting her movements. When she was done, she carried her shopping bags and ambled off with her baby still sleeping soundly. It was a pleasant sight. It makes me wonder what motherhood would be like for me.

It's way too early for me to think about this now. Back to work now!