Tuesday, November 07, 2006

tOdaE wE nOrtIee skOol kIdS woRx.. we left in the middle of school to go orchard! there was mona, mehul, sabby, mok, nigel, and and... omg, XIAN JIE. i think we're all excited when xian jie goes out with us. it's like this rare treat, and then you also get to have nice pics taken of yourself. so, yay.

we came, we ate, we conquered!


some of my favourite boys


some of my favourite girls (:

and while we conquered our subway subs with jabs on erm, meatballs, headroom, pigu, polly the bear did some conuering of his own.


he conquered a pole at a bus stop! king of the castle.. sitting high up on the pole. high for him anyway.

we didn't have much time do anything else, so after browsing at kino for a while, we left for school again. we were just on time!


sabby looks bored, and nigel seems to be poking his imaginary friend's eye. his name is legin eel naux naix. mona's shocked at nigel's violence.

random lies to tell young kids:
*when you switch channels, the presenter on the previous channel immediately dies.
*cabbage patch kids aren't made from cabbage, they're made from 100% organic potatoes.
*harry potter died two days ago. cause of death is violent allergic reaction to potatoes.
*pink hula hoops give you cancer.
*a pediatrician is another word for mechanic. the reason why your parents bring you to that 'doctor' is because you're a robot.
*if you can pat your knee and stick out your tongue at the same time, you're likely to die by age 20.

on a more serious note, i think my mum running away from home for that bit turned out to be a blessing in disguise? yeah yeah, she's still not talking to us, but i heard from my dad that, she msged him some pretty amazing stuff. she said sorry to him, for her outburst. according to my dad, she's never said that to him before. well, maybe she has, but for small incidents and you can probably count those times with your toes.

i've never seen my parents being close. and there have been many times when i wondered if my parents even loved each other. if they do, they really don't show it. i blame chinese conservativeness and my grandpa. my mum's so self-sufficient and individualistic, that i think showing emotions for her is like.. 3rd or 4th nature. not that she's a bad mum, she's wonderful. i think that she put so much of herself into raising my sis and i that, she somehow lost her identity, lost most of her friends. the only identity she knows now is as a mother, a daughter and a sister. i feel guilty somehow.

i read stories of how kids see their grandparents dancing in the kitchen together, and i see old couples with tarnished gold rings holding hands on the bus, helping each other balance. i look at all that and i'm like, damn, i want that. so anyway, i look back at my own parents and i wonder if it is possible.

this incident made me feel so much better about my family, i don't have that many worries anymore, i know for certain my parents won't ever seperate, i won't ever have to deal with a broken family. and i love my parents for that, i know they put in alot of effort.

i've never seen my dad look so happy for so long, he said ma msged him, apologised for her behaviour, and then she said something he hadn't heard in such a long time too, she ended off her msg with 'love you'. my dad told her, that he won't ever leave her, no matter what happens. he was genuinely touched. you know, even all his birthday wishes, and all that he works towards, is only to have a happy family. he doesn't wish for like, a new car, a new phone, more business for the company.. i've never heard that.

i'm so blessed to have a great dad. can you imagine, he works his butt off day after day, he puts up with my mum... (ok, sometimes she's a lil hard to deal with k..) and even though she hardly ever admits her mistakes and stuff, he stands by her, and he says she's a wonderful wife and mother (which she is). and all he wants is a happy family. how rare is that for a guy huh. my dad's amazing. and it helps to that he's very generous with his family. he throws shopping money at us sometimes, then demands he carry our shopping bags. WAAHHHH.

yeah, my family's not back to normal yet, she still refuses to talk to my sis and i. but gosh.. i think when everything gets back to normal, it'll be so much better than before. honestly i can't wait. now i know, my parents may not be in love, but they definately love each other. and it's the kind that holds up (:.