My eurasian mother is more Chinese than all of us

On SMS, about reunion dinner:

Me: Mum, I have to work, can we eat when I get home? What are we eating?

Mum: Ok, I am cooking. Not steam boat lei.

Me: AIYAR WHY.

Mum: Dad lah, he don't like wat. 

In other news: 

NO STEAMBOAT FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR. DISMAYED.