tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4756387640551134005.post5373257309803528290..comments2024-03-13T13:21:53.956+02:00Comments on Amel's Realm: I Confess!!!Amelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4756387640551134005.post-86833206068054995022007-12-13T17:02:00.000+02:002007-12-13T17:02:00.000+02:00Choc Mint Girl: Ah, you too, eh? Yeah, I understan...Choc Mint Girl: Ah, you too, eh? Yeah, I understand about it. It's nuts to expect people to get pregnant so soon after the wedding. After all, different people have different situations he he he...<BR/><BR/>Your bro-in-law said it was the same thing in Italy as well? Interesting!!! I thought it only happened in Asia, but maybe Italians are big on families, too, eh?Amelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4756387640551134005.post-88773457027666448052007-12-13T16:48:00.000+02:002007-12-13T16:48:00.000+02:00Sometimes, I'd get pissed off for No. 1 too. Some ...Sometimes, I'd get pissed off for No. 1 too. Some people still have this old-fashioned mind that you must get pregnant in 2-3 months after you get married otherwise they'll think something is wrong.<BR/><BR/>Recently, I met my ex-workmate and she asked me about it, and my bro-in-law who's happened to be there told me that it's the same in Italy.Choc Mint Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06258842426940547612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4756387640551134005.post-7814254061817980292007-12-13T13:33:00.000+02:002007-12-13T13:33:00.000+02:00Michelle: 1. Yeah, they just don't realize that it...Michelle: <BR/><BR/>1. Yeah, they just don't realize that it's a VERY touchy subject!!! GRRR!!!<BR/><BR/>2. You took home your exam? Oh dear...I also hated Maths, by the way ha ha ha...<BR/><BR/>5. Your Dad can sleep standing up? WOWWW!!! Yeah, I read in your latest post about your insomnia. I never knew you had insomnia!<BR/><BR/>6. If I go to big parties too often, I find myself drained. If it's just once in a while, then it's fine he he...I also don't really like giving formal parties. I just love hanging out with my friends anywhere and talk, talk, talk or windowshop he he he...<BR/><BR/>7. You have to meet my ex-campus friends. If I hang out with most of them who're Sanguine, I don't get a chance to talk at all, even if I'm only with 4 of them. Phew!!! I find it MUCH better to talk to them one-on-one he he he...<BR/><BR/>Fei: I don't know why but right now I still get VERY irritated about this, esp. since lately I've met lots of old friends in FS and they all ask about such questions. GRRRRRRRRRR!!!! It's annoying to hear that thing again and again and again and having to explain to them about my position. GRRRRRRRR!!!! <BR/><BR/>I don't know when I can take the questions lightly 'coz when I think of it, it still irks me so much he he he...<BR/><BR/>I also get annoyed about the weight and having a spouse thingie. I once wrote about it in a different post. Those comments are really painful, indeed. Crazy chit-chat habits!!!! GRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Amelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4756387640551134005.post-74141425842705566072007-12-13T12:59:00.000+02:002007-12-13T12:59:00.000+02:00Actually with number 1, I don't get upset anymore ...Actually with number 1, I don't get upset anymore (unless I'm having my bad days :D). If I put myself in their shoes, being raised with the chit chat habbit, those lines are just common ice breakers. Most don't judge you - at least none has ever given a second line after I give my response, since they're not asking in earnest and you don't get into a heated debate with them. Elders are different though, raised in their own tradition and generation, thinks its better to have kids ASAP. And since the whole nation seems to be raised that way, I can't do anything to change it, so I've learned to take those comments lightly - no use getting overheated time and again.<BR/><BR/>What annoys me more is the chit chat habbit of weight, or having spouse. That literally hurts. Most of the time postphoning kids is a decission you make (at least the couples I know are in the postphoning section, only a few are barren/trying hard), while weight and spouse are usually things you wish for yourself, and the comment puts you in the failure category.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4756387640551134005.post-24820251793433459032007-12-13T12:04:00.000+02:002007-12-13T12:04:00.000+02:00Great list Amel!I hate #1 too. People like that ar...Great list Amel!<BR/><BR/>I hate #1 too. People like that are so rude. :-(( growling face!<BR/><BR/>#2 poor you! :-( I had something almost like that, only I never told anything so I didn't lie... I just never said. My one exam paper was lost. It turned out that I had handed in the test... and taken home my exam! I found it in my case after the holidays. I never told because I was scared the teacher would think I had done it on purpose to cheat because it was a subject I hated - Maths. <BR/><BR/>#3 and #4 - me too!<BR/><BR/>#5.. depends. I think i'm a mix of my parents. My dad can sleep standing up (true - he would do that in the army) and my mom has very bad insomnia. I kind of balance between them. <BR/><BR/>#6 I like big parties because I prefer watching and listening to talking. one on one means I feel I have to keep the conversation going and then I feel stressed. So I prefer the big parties, but not my own! I don't really like giving parties - I'd rather go to someone else's because that way when you are tired and have had enough you can leave. If they're all in your house you have to wait for them to leave. <BR/><BR/>#7 I like small groups (2 to 5) the best. That way the conversation can be on "serious topics", but I don't have to talk. I can sit back and listen. :-)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284595314525240584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4756387640551134005.post-80819570216910702292007-12-12T19:05:00.000+02:002007-12-12T19:05:00.000+02:00Kathy: Yeah...it's really tough when you're really...Kathy: Yeah...it's really tough when you're really not following the mainstream. Anyway, it's different if we ask advice from them about what to do with their lives, but just because they are following the mainstream doesn't mean that there aren't any road less travelled that aren't as good as the mainstream, right? HE HE HE HE...<BR/><BR/>OK I'd better stop here before I get all fired up again HA HA HA HA HA HA...Amelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4756387640551134005.post-55114558777944830712007-12-12T19:03:00.000+02:002007-12-12T19:03:00.000+02:00I so agree with you on number 1 where people think...I so agree with you on number 1 where people think you should do everything the same way they did it. That really bothers me!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15822633179972256847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4756387640551134005.post-5732233851099656512007-12-12T16:52:00.000+02:002007-12-12T16:52:00.000+02:00Blur Ting: Oh dear...you used to rip of the pages ...Blur Ting: Oh dear...you used to rip of the pages of your book because of that reason? I've never heard this before. Interestinggggg!!!!<BR/><BR/>Well, for me, even if it was a constructive criticism, it took me a while before I could get it off my mind. However, I think I've learnt to let it go faster...but I don't know for sure yet since I've never heard any criticism lately he he he...<BR/><BR/>HI HI HI HI HI...You used to fall asleep while revising your schoolwork? Well, when it's a short distance, I don't fall asleep on public transit and I never fell asleep while doing my homework. I also never let myself fall asleep on the sofa while watching TV. But I LOVE sleeping loonnnggg he he he he he he...<BR/><BR/>Raquel: Yeah, that's my problem with Indonesians, as well. They think it's OK to say "Oh, it looks like you're gaining weight!" YUCK!!!! And I also prefer what you wrote there: "Hi, you look great" HE HE HE HE HE...<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I know what you mean about remembering people's names. I know that it's important, but funnily enough it's easier for me to remember faces he he he...Amelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4756387640551134005.post-68278920459792377912007-12-12T16:33:00.000+02:002007-12-12T16:33:00.000+02:00Oh, I can relate your number 1 answer. I hate it t...Oh, I can relate your number 1 answer. I hate it too especially when they ask a personal question. I am originally from the Philippines and you know what, everytime when a friend see me, they would tell you, you look fat. Grrrr...but in USA, people greet you, "how are you" and "you look great". Even I don't look great but I still prefer to be called like that.<BR/><BR/>#4: We are opposite. But I was like you before, maybe in my high school days. I tried not to forget the names because I appreciate someone who have a good memory. That means if they remember your name, you are important. Correct me if I am wrong.Raquelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01730909003145851577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4756387640551134005.post-67794463661361158692007-12-12T15:09:00.000+02:002007-12-12T15:09:00.000+02:00#1 - I agree with you totally. People just just mi...#1 - I agree with you totally. People just just mind their own business (even though they usually mean well...)<BR/><BR/>#2 - I used to lie to my teacher too. When I was in lower primary, my handwriting was very untidy. Being such a perfectionist, I couldn't 'tahan' seeing my exercise book untidy. SO each time I made a mistake, I would tear out the page and start all over again...until my exercise books got so thin! The teacher would reprimand me "Did you tear your pages?" I always lie "No, I didn't!" Like duh!<BR/><BR/>#3 - I used to be like you. I would feel so down for several days. Then I realised that the peron who had criticised me had already moved on and is happy doing his own thing, and here I am, still feeling so victimised and miserable. I can't allow that to happen! So I learned to listen to constructive criticisms (and improve myself) or simply block out those stupid comments.<BR/><BR/>#5 - I love to sleep too. During school days, I used to fall alseep in the bus until I was way past my house. I had to walk across the road to take a bus home. I used to fall asleep while revising my schoolwork too. Mum thought I was quietly studying in my room. In actual fact, I was napping!Blur Tinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07792543153416871887noreply@blogger.com