Ya Hui Used To Feel “Paiseh” When Classmates Mistook Her Mum For Her Grandma

Growing up, local actress Ya Hui had to deal with something many children of older parents can probably relate to.

In an Instagram post shared after celebrating Parents' Day with her mum and dad, the 39-year-old actress revealed that when she was younger, her classmates would often mistake her mum for her grandmother whenever she came to pick her up from school.

"My friends would tease me, saying, 'Your grandma is here!'" she recalled.

Young and self-conscious then, Ya Hui admitted she felt "paiseh" because her parents were older than those of her classmates.

“So I always asked my mum to wait outside the school instead of coming in,” she wrote.

These days, people still occasionally mistake her mum for her grandma, but Ya Hui is more than happy to correct them.

"I'll say it loudly: 'That's my mum!'" she wrote, before cheekily adding: "She's so pretty, can't you tell we're mother and daughter?"

Ya Hui also thanked her parents for giving her "the best genes", adding that she inherited her mum's deep dimples — something she absolutely loves.

Judging by the comments, plenty of people agree.

Ya Hui's family photos had fellow celeb pals and netizens swooning over her parents' good looks.

Jesseca Liu and He Yingying both said her mum is "so pretty", while Love 972 DJ Dennis Chew simply wrote: "No wonder you're so beautiful."

There were also praises for mum's good skin and striking white hair, with one netizen saying she carries it with "so much grace and character".

Besides the touching family moments, Ya Hui also let fans in on another side of her mum.

Sharing a video of her happily enjoying a few drinks over dinner, Ya Hui joked: "Turns out my mum is such a drinker! I only found out now!"

She then teased: "I told her not to drink, but she kept going, one glass after another!"

The light-hearted clip ended with Ya Hui calling her mum "so cute" and "so beautiful", before encouraging everyone to spend more time making memories with their parents while they still can.

"As they grow older, they slowly become like kids again. It's our turn to love them, care for them and be there for them, just like they did for us," she wrote.