日日嘈到無停口
手足口角繼而動手
晚晚想瞓都無得抖
只能永遠地戰鬥
(Poem in Cantonese, roughly translated below)
Noise and yelling everyday
Followed by matches involving hands and feet
Want to sleep, but it escapes us every night
I can only continue to fight forever
Author cheekily claims that she recites poems (like Buddhists monks do) to calm herself until her kids surrenders, among other funny stories of her time raising two children in chaos!
Maggie Lau, who's known by her pen name 馬仔, is a popular Hong Kong born author, illustrator, manga artist, and mother. Through relatable and hilarious comic strips, she has successfully released over 15 different titles under the 「低能」manga series.
In these books, she captures funny stories and the ridiculousness of everyday happenings as she navigates the different stages of her own life: from her white-collar job in her 20s, to when she started dating, to her marriage, to becoming pregnant, and finally when she became a mother of two!
The dialog in her comic strips are mostly written in colloquial/spoken Cantonese, and will resonate with those who are grow up, or love Hong Kong culture & lifestyle!
Softcover | 136 pages | 15 x 19cm