New Kettle
Even knowing my strong objection, my mother decided to hire a housekeeper to clean our flat on a regular basis, and today is her first day. I hated the idea for 2 main reasons – one, I seriously don’t see a need to have our house cleaned so often (3 times a week!), and two, […]
Interruptions
Locked myself up in my studio to do some work, didn’t progress too far, but better than nothing. Had an argument with my mother this afternoon, I had to tell her for the third/fourth time that I can’t spend more quality time with my little niece from Toronto until I submit my assignment next week. […]
Feels like Crap…
Had another argument with my parents during dinner. All I did was to decline going to an upcoming monthly/quarterly dinner gathering during which shark fins soup are usually served. It’s not just for the benefit of the endangered animal, I don’t like going to extravagant banquets in general. I have trouble training myself to appreciate […]
Bad Day
The thunderstorm outside seems to match perfectly how I’m feeling now – crap! Had a big argument with my mother during dinner, actually, it’s more like just me yelling. I have good reasons to be angry, but I should have delivered my arguments more calmly. I kind of expected something like this would happen before […]
RIP: Badminton Racquet
I killed my racquet playing badminton! I’ve only used the racquet for a few months, and I only realized how much I’m attached to it when it’s dead. It’s like that for a lot of things, we never realize their true values until they are gone, forever. Quitting badminton actually crossed my mind, but I […]