Friday, February 04, 2005

a tribute to ma & pa

I was out shopping with ma and sis a couple of days ago. Ma wanted to buy some clothes for the upcoming Chinese New Year. Sis and I practically decked out a huge pile of clothes which we think would suits her but all of it ended up being rejected. So there she went acting like some 18 year old girl whining on being fat.

Me: Mum, this will look absolutely fabulous on you

Ma: What? It's so flowery, I'm gonna look old in it!

Me: Mummmmmmyyyyyy!!! But you're old now so does it matters?

Ma: Of course it does!

Me: Okay, this one looks good on you

Ma: God, look at all the fats!! It's just so obvious, especially on the back.

Me: You're 50! Not 18 years old! I have got fats myself, look at my tummy

Ma: (giggles) Sigh.. I used to be as thin as your sister when I was a young girl okay? (note: my sis is a size 6)

Me: Alrite, alrite whatever you say

If you think my ma is fussy, pa is just as bad, only 3 times worst. He is being labelled secretly as customer from hell by me and sisters. A typical conversation would go like this:

Pa: Hello good morning, Mr Yourinbigtrouble, I've got this reminder from your company to pay the bills

Thatpoordude: Yes, it's been overdue for one month, Sir

Pa: So you're really free to chase someone who has not paid for one month, you think it's easy to pay bills? The facilities your company provided are just inadequate and you expect me to waste my time lining up just to pay a RM100 bill?

Thatpoordude: I'm really sorry, sir but it's the company's policy that you have to pay at the end of the month

Pa: This is ridiculous! It's just that your company is the only service provider here. If I have a choice, I would subscribe to company XYZ but they're only operating in Singapore. You should give this feedback to your management!

Thatpoordude: Sorry, sorry!

Me and my sisters do feel sorry for these people who have inevitably offended Pa. It's probably for the fact that he is getting older, hence grumpier. He even vowed to burn all our mini-skirts and halter tops coz he reckons they're too skimpy to be worn out. He threatened he would cut off my sister's credit card when she over-spent, which happens every end of the month. Typical old Pa...Despite all this, all of us love our parents for these imperfections. Living in it makes us realized that life is indeed beautiful and slightly more special.

Happy 25th Anniversary dearest Ma & Pa.

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