You know what they always say about the best laid plans.. They always go haywire when you least expect it..
Remember the friends who I helped to solve their relationship problem the other day? (Refer to the Apr 29 post).. It seems that they started fighting again a couple of hours later.. And now they're back to being their usual bickering selves again.. You see, I really hate it when the people I help simply refuse to be helped.. It's as if they purposely want to stay troubled no matter how much sense I try to talk into their pretty little heads..
And talking about failed relationships, another 'client' of my one-man Cupid Club is Mr. Makoto.. He's an ex-KYUEM student currently pursuing medicine in Newcastle.. I've been very proud of claiming that I was the one who coaxed him into confessing to his crush.. And after hearing that they're planning on getting married by the end of the year, I was ecstatic.. But recently, Mr. Makoto came up to give me the sad news that they've already broken up..
From these two 'clients' of mine, the only conclusion I could draw upon is women are destined to torment men.. In both cases, both women are acting completely over the top and it's understandable why the men are fleeing.. But what the men don't know - and I believe will never know - is that the women's actions, in a way, are justifiable too.. It's just unexplainable.. Being a woman myself, I perfectly understand why women can act like witches to their own loved ones.. But to men, these reasons are totally unsound, let alone logical.. But then again, since when did women act on rational thinking? We get carried away by emotions almost all the time and everybody knows how detrimental that can be.. But it's not like we purposely want to make men's lives miserable.. It's just the way women are.. And I know this isn't an acceptable explanation for the male species, but it's the only one I can offer..
But there are lots of cases where you know that the woman just has to get a grip.. Like my Aunt CD for example.. She interrupted my marathon phone call at 2.30am last night (or morning :P) just to argue with her husband on the phone.. It's not like I don't pity her with her marital problems and all.. But it was her who got stuck in the first place.. Despite our family's disapproval of her marriage, she eloped with the poor bloke anyway.. And now that she's met his first wife and he hasn't been able to buy food for months, guess who she turns to? My mom.. Now Aunt CD keeps asking her to buy diapers, food, etc. with my mom's money and she tells people what to do as if she's our boss..
This morning, she woke me up early in the morning just to ask whether she could borrow my handphone for her trip back to her husband's place in Kelantan.. That's like the other side of Peninsula Malaysia! I told her that I needed the phone for college but she told me that she'd return it to me by Tuesday before I go back.. Yeah, right.. And what if she didn't come back?
Her argument was that I had to accompany my mom to Alor Setar for the next few days so I could always borrow my mom's phone.. The former part was somewhat true.. At first, I did say I would be going too.. But then something came up and I decided not to go.. So I had to face Aunt CD and my mom's wrath both at the same time :P
So what exactly 'came up'? My old flame, A, asked me out on a 'sort-of' date :) I haven't seen him in almost a year so yesterday he asked me if we could meet up for lunch.. And I said yes :)
So what's my history with A? He's the first guy I've ever confessed my feelings to, back in Form Four when I was 16.. And of course, it was also my first rejection, but anyway, he's been trying to go out with me since last year's Valentine's Day and I think now's the time for me to stop playing hard to get :P
So I appreciated my short reprieve away from home - and Aunt CD - although I couldn't say the same about the date.. It turned out that A was chasing after his classmate.. Oh well, what else is new.. He even had this long, dyed mane that would make my girl friends drool with envy :P
After the date, I must draw the following rules for my future dates :
1) Never ever drone on and on about yourself. Can you say overkill?
2) If your date is quiet, (s)he isn't necessarily shy. (S)he's just waiting for you to stop talking about yourself, so shut up.
3) Remember to ask about your date's life during the conversation, not when your date's trying to end the conversation. Or (her) life, perhaps.
It just makes me thankful for that first rejection he gave me back then :P
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NHA at 1:53 PM ::
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