hui's monologue : The hidden prodigy

The hidden prodigy

I loved to draw when I was a kid. One reason was because I enjoy proving to myself I have artistic talents, and the other reason was I love having my mum smile at me proudly because I inherited her artistic genes (which made up the loss of not inheriting her talent in Geography. Oh don't get me started on lousy direction sense.)

I found some of my drawing sheets in my cupboard while clearing out some junk this afternoon. I remembered I drew these 12 Zodiac Signs on the CNY eve when I was 8 years old. My mum was fussing around in the kitchen while I was drawing away in the dining room. I even remembered the reason why I drew.

My mum was praising about my aunts' artistic abilities in decorating their own homes with Zodiac cut-outs every year. And that praise sparked off a little fighting spirit in me. I told her I can too if she wants. Haha