Is Capturing A Man's Heart Really Through His Stomach?

I just received a call that I have been offered a job! It will be the post of a Corporate Executive at DBS Bank. I will be working at the headquarters at DBS Building in Shenton Way. The job scope is similar to what I have been doing in the law firms, except this would be more intense and specialised since I am directly under a financial institution. If I want to take up the job, I can start work on Friday as they need people urgently. Sounds appealing actually. Maybe I see how my interviews tomorrow go before deciding whether to confirm the offer.

My youngest brother told me that his friend just got attached. Apparently this friend had been eyeing two girls - a pretty and rich Eurasian girl and a simple but homely girl. He asked me which one do I think his friend chose? I said he probably chose the pretty one. Guess what? I guessed wrongly!

The guy actually chose the homely girl as she is a very good cook, having been the Chairman of the Home Economics Club in her secondary school. He said this friend likes to eat so he chose the one who can cook. Good choice actually, to see beyond a girl's looks and go right into her abilities. Seems like the young men out there are not that hopeless afterall! My brother himself said that he will prefer a girl who can cook to get his taste buds satisfied. (Yes, he is a bigger food guru than me.) Afterall, the way to a man's heart is through his stomach.

Is it really true? Do guys really look for girls who can cook and clean for them? If it is, then perhaps that is why I am always out of love? Incidentally, I can cook and clean, albeit not very well. Simple tasks like sweeping the floor, mopping the floor, cleaning the windows, dusting the house, washing the dishes, doing the laundry (machine only, I still do not know how to handwash clothes) and ironing are all I can handle.

For cooking? Simple dishes like noodles, fried rice, fried chicken, chicken curry and sandwiches are about all I can handle. I can bake better than I cook though. My future home must have an oven so that I can bake every weekend. I profess I am domestically-impaired compared to some of my friends who can really be a full-time housewife, but I believe I am not that bad. For someone who grows up with a maid, the fact that I can even do some form of housework is considered pretty good already actually.

I have never tried cooking for any of my guys before, although all of them wanted me to learn how to cook. I never really bothered learning actually as I used to think that women should not stay at home just to cook and clean for the family. The only time I tried cooking for people was the bee hoon I fried for the pool party with my friends. The only person I ever thought of cooking for was the particular someone I was crazy about. Now that he has no chance to taste my cooking, perhaps I should hone up my skills and save it for someone else.

The reason I am always rather reluctant to cook is my fear of fire and heat. Even in secondary school, whenever there was any Chemistry experiements, I always took such a long time to turn on and off the bunsen burner as I always fear the thing would explode in my face. Same goes to cooking. Now that we have an automatic stove, things are better and I am more willing to cook.

But in the past when we still had to use the lighter, I refused to go near the stove as I was so afraid of getting myself burnt. But I guess I must start learning to cook more dishes, isn't it, seeing that guys still go for the homely type of girls who can cook and clean for them. Actually I would also like a guy who can cook too then we can exchange recipes, especially chocolate recipes!

Oh no, I am late for my vocal class. I better skoot off quick!