Mother Knows Best

In honour of Mother’s Day, a few familiar faces share the best advice they’ve ever received from their mums

My mother [Rosanna Wong] always says, “You can do anything you want, but whatever you do, never do it half-heartedly. If you are going to do something, stay the course and carry it through—or else, don’t do it.” My mother [Lucy Yang] used to always say this Chinese proverb: “There’s many a slip twixt cup and lip,” meaning don’t count your chickens before they hatch. The advice I consistently got from my mother [Harriet Tung] growing up—and still do to this very day—is this: “Protect your skin. Try to stay out of the sun. Always wear sunblock on your face, even when it’s cloudy out. One day you’ll thank me.” My mother sounds like my dermatologist, but she has the most amazing skin! Perhaps not the most memorable, but probably the most consistently and constantly prescribed from mum [Marjorie Yang] to me— “Calm down!”