have a look at these l4d videos starring me and my buddies!
the first one you have to turn up the sound all the way though, cause im not using windows 7 so frapps doesnt work well with my mic and the game volume. the 2nd one is completely alright and super hilarious so have fun and enjoy!(p.s. these have been up for some time but i didnt actually do the embeds on the old blog.)
ok!
so anyway i had a drink with chris yesterday after dinner with my dads friends. i was in an ultra bad mood because in the car on the way over i had this huge fight with my mom and it ended with my yelling at her while i slammed the door and walked away. she started leaning on the horn, right next to the starbucks at coronation centre but i couldnt take it anymore so i just ignored it and left.
discussing the problem with chris, he managed to put in words what ive been struggling to define for the longest time(i.e. pretty much my whole life.)
"shes not altogether there."
DAMN RIGHT. THATS EXACTLY IT.
she can embarrass me and my sister in front of people, which kinda explains my sisters super cynical attitude.
for example, we were having a family dinner in my cousin wei weis house. i was in the middle, my mom on the left, wei wei next to her and his girlfriend sitting by him. we were talking and joking about how i, when i was but a young little rascal(no surprises there...), pulled all kinds of stupid crap and got into so much trouble.
when she all of a sudden turns to wei wei and jokingly, JOKINGLY, SAYS "EH REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG AND YOUR MOM USED TO PUNISH YOU BY TAKING THE NUT HAMMER AND SMACKING YOUR HAND HAHAHA". cue awkward silence, raised eyebrows and looks of utter disbelief.
wtf. his mom was sitting right across from us. the whole friggin family is at the table. and she makes this kinda comment. what did she expect?!?! all round laughter and wei joyfully reminiscing about how he used to get beat as a child??? it was terrible lah, how can you bring this up at all, and worse, ON CHINESE NEW YEAR IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY.
also, she can REFUSE to see anyone else opinion other than her own.
the following is the instance where she pissed me off to high heaven.
my father had his friends and their kids over for dinner at my grandmas house. i was at the kids table(more young adults, but you know what im talking about.) with her sitting next to me again(youd think id learn my lesson by now...). after dinner the rest went to gamble and talk in the living room but i stayed with my mom, a friend called wayne and his dad. i continued drinking wine and chatting, and when waynes dad said lets go join them in the next room i was like ok fine. BEING CONSIDERATE, i brought the bottle of wine with me in case anyone was still drinking.
sitting down next to my great grandma, i poured myself another cup and joined in the conversation. next thing i know my mom comes up to me and says "eh know your limits dont drink so much". and im like ok why do you say that im not drunk and falling over the place, i DO know my limits. it would have ended there, but she walked past me THREE MORE TIMES SAYING THE EXACT SAME THING.
it began to get annoying so after i finished my wine i went to the kitchen and dropped the glass in the sink. she walks over with a glass of water and says "nah drink your getting drunk". i immediately replied "why on earth are you giving this to me? do i look drunk. how do you know im drunk? im completely fine."
at that point it was getting late and i had plans to meet chris so she gave me a lift over. but in the ride over, it got fucking ugly.
"eh you know you were so rude just now. why were you still drinking when everyone else stopped."
after a moments pause...
"im sorry, you thought that i was being rude? how on earth was i being rude?"
"you were still drinking when everyone stopped!"
"YES but how is that rude?!?!"
"you should know that theres a time and place to drink."
"yes and its chinese new year, a time for celebration/drinking. and not like i was going overboard, whats the deal here?"
"yeah everyone stopped drinking already why did you bring the bottle to the living room? just to drink yourself?"
notice the change in pace of the argument here. its slight, but still very obvious because she seems to be unrelenting in trying to find fault with what i did.
"what?!?! the bottle..!!? i was trying to be CONSIDERATE with that! i thought if they still wanted to drink then i bring the bottle over lah!"
"yeah but you should open your eyes and see no one is drinking."
"WE WERE IN THE KITCHEN THEY WERE IN THE LIVING ROOM HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW?!?! BUY AND PUT AN EXTRA PAIR OF EYES IN POPOS LIVING ROOM?!?!"
it just went downhill from there.
SO YES AFTER MANY MANY YEARS AND DOZENS OF THESE KINDS OF INCIDENTS, IS IT NOT A SURPRISE THAT MY MOMS CHILDREN ARE EMBARRASSED, ASHAMED EVEN, OF THEIR MOM?
keep in mind, we have tried addressing the problem before. SO MANY TIMES. but she just doesnt get it, being NOT ALTOGETHER THERE.
ok, end of post. ive vented enough for one day, and dinners calling. later yall
chris:
"SHES NOT ALTOGETHER THERE"
