Inquisitive aunties and stages of life
We went to Uncle Reuben and Auntie Christine's for dinner tonight. It was good to see Serena and her parents again! Jon, Steph, Serena, and I talked about all the stages of life happening this summer: births, engagements, weddings, pregnancies, marriages, divorces, death, and funerals. Seeing people grow up is interesting, and makes you wonder where the time goes... especially when someone you knew as a tiny baby (Fidela) goes off to college! People we mentioned: Ficus, Belinda, Byron, Daniel, Nathan, Maxine, Connie, Jenny, Eunice, Natalie, Brad, Stella, David Marr, Megan, Anita, Jeff, Esther, Vernon, Sarah, Elaine, Vivian, Ellen, Dawn, Sean, Tracy, etc.
It doesn't help when you get paraded around at family functions... all the inquisitive aunties will ask you when you're getting married / going out with someone! (ESPECIALLY when all your friends are having babies, as is happening to me!) Not for a LONG time, believe me! (Serena says the same thing)
It would be nice to move somewhere far away, like Europe or Australia! Even Princeton (New Jersey) isn't far enough away for Serena... although it is relatively close to New York (it'll be funny if she sees Sean there, as a kid she used to babysit!) / Philadelphia / DC / Toronto! At the same time, we're not moving back home if we can help it... occasional pilgrimages are enough, thanks. :P
After we'd personally exhausted topics to talk about (since my brother and sister had gone by this time), we joined the adults. (still at the "kids table") Serena's dad then spent the next 90 minutes telling us (in Chinese) what he'd be doing in Hong Kong, and expounding on political correctness (a failure is now a "deferred success") / self-esteem / Sept. 11 / people from the past / allergies to peanuts / church stuff. (he's a pastor, so he's good at long rambles :P )
I got to go home early with Auntie Eva, since she has to work tomorrow. My brother wondered where the parents were when he saw me on MSN just before he watched Control Room, haha. Now Chinese Eric and I are kinda making more plans for Saturday: Maybe I can give him advice on his situation with Fay then, he says.. his significant other halfway across the world. Perhaps white Eric will join us.. I know Jon has plans for Reach Vancouver. Chinese Eric says white Eric seems up for it... I hope he doesn't get sick again like he did on Valentine's Day. :| (the last time we were all supposed to hang out together.. and no, I'm not being racist with the "Chinese / white Eric" references, since that's how we distinguish between the two! :P ) Ah well, we'll perhaps confirm tomorrow at the barbecue... and I should call Jon about it tomorrow morning!
It doesn't help when you get paraded around at family functions... all the inquisitive aunties will ask you when you're getting married / going out with someone! (ESPECIALLY when all your friends are having babies, as is happening to me!) Not for a LONG time, believe me! (Serena says the same thing)
It would be nice to move somewhere far away, like Europe or Australia! Even Princeton (New Jersey) isn't far enough away for Serena... although it is relatively close to New York (it'll be funny if she sees Sean there, as a kid she used to babysit!) / Philadelphia / DC / Toronto! At the same time, we're not moving back home if we can help it... occasional pilgrimages are enough, thanks. :P
After we'd personally exhausted topics to talk about (since my brother and sister had gone by this time), we joined the adults. (still at the "kids table") Serena's dad then spent the next 90 minutes telling us (in Chinese) what he'd be doing in Hong Kong, and expounding on political correctness (a failure is now a "deferred success") / self-esteem / Sept. 11 / people from the past / allergies to peanuts / church stuff. (he's a pastor, so he's good at long rambles :P )
I got to go home early with Auntie Eva, since she has to work tomorrow. My brother wondered where the parents were when he saw me on MSN just before he watched Control Room, haha. Now Chinese Eric and I are kinda making more plans for Saturday: Maybe I can give him advice on his situation with Fay then, he says.. his significant other halfway across the world. Perhaps white Eric will join us.. I know Jon has plans for Reach Vancouver. Chinese Eric says white Eric seems up for it... I hope he doesn't get sick again like he did on Valentine's Day. :| (the last time we were all supposed to hang out together.. and no, I'm not being racist with the "Chinese / white Eric" references, since that's how we distinguish between the two! :P ) Ah well, we'll perhaps confirm tomorrow at the barbecue... and I should call Jon about it tomorrow morning!
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