Parents+Me=me digging my grave early!

Asian Parents:

Asian Parents Part 1: Food

Me: Tua  Bo Me con an xong roi a. (I'm done eating now. That's what we have to say when we get upf from the table. we= sisters and I)

Parents:  Sao khong an mot chen nua? (How about eating another bowl?)

Me: Boi vi con da an BA chen roi. (I already ate three bowls)

Parents: Sao khong an nua chen nua? (how about eating half of another bowl?)

Hmmmmmm.....sound kind of familiar? Yes apparently, If I don't eat enough, I'm on some strange diet. OR even worse, I don't like my mom cooking (which i do by the way, it actually is pretty good).  OH! I KNOW you'll love this scenerio:

Me: Tua Me cam on, nhung ma con khong muon an thit xuong.

MOM:   Me Cha may! May co biet o ben Viet Nam Me chang co thit xuong khong? Them muon ma khong duoc do! Con co biet......blah blah blah...

OMGI refuse ONE piece of meat and it leads to a lecture of a thousand words and not to mention at times my mother sounds liek she's reciting a memoir.  Okay! I'll eat the piece of meat geeze! I get that it was hard over there, don't need to exaggerate (Oh you KNOW they exaggerate!) on it as you tell me!

Asian Parents Part II:  Chores

Dad: Con da lam nhung viec Bo da dan con lam chua?

Me: con dang lam viec nay, mot lat nua con xe lam cai gi Bo sai.

2 Minutes later....

Dad: Con da lam chua?

Me: Con sap song roi cho mot lat nua con-

Dad: Tai sao Con khong lam truoc? Tai sao ai bieu con lam thi con lam? Nhung ma viec o nha thi bo qua?  May co nhung nguoi o ngoai hon Bo Me phai khong? Tai sao ma......blah blah blah...

Yeah, your mother tells you to do something and you're doin it right but then your dad tells you to do soemthing else and you say well lemme finish this first.  He says okay, but then TWO minutes later, he goes into a fit cuz you  didn't do it yet. and then you mother comes into the picture and goes to say that it's your fault that you made him mad.  Um exscuse me? I decided in these situations to plead the 5th.

Asian Parents Part III: School

Parents: Khoa nay co co nhung diem gi?

Me: 4 A, 1 B.

Parents:  Cai gi?! B?!?!?!? ajskflgh;quwirotpt[t]y[fwrm()#$*@)$^#&!#~$^~%!$*#$%^&*

Yeah it doesn't matter that

-you gave up like 90% of you social life that semester

- or that you started living in the library

-Coffee, tea, energy drinks and the like have become your source of  alertness, the only thing that makes you still human

-that you took 15-17 credit hours

-that the class requires so much outside work and research that your books/coffee tables/library cubicals/ benches are now what you sleep on

- you've forgotten what a pillow feels like-BUT you HAVE heard/seen/been on one of those!

- your bed thinks you're having an affair with the Library couch/sleeping bag/desk

-instead of waking up holding your giant Hello Kitty/Pochacco/Batz Maru/Choco Cat/ Twin Stars/ Keroppi pillow, you're holding onto your pencil which you could very well have poked your eye and made you completely blind (not that you're not already cuz you're wearing contacts/glasses)

-that you might be required to study along the side of the jerk next to you in class because he's the only guy you know who took better notes than you and won't let you just take it to a copier machine in fear you'll "smudge" his neat chicken scratch

-You've been sudying like the dickens a week ahead for that one test only to find out that you've got like 3 test on the same day and you forgot about the other two and you've only been studying for that one test, and now you're only got one day left

-You've got exam week, you still got work and school -BUT for some reason THAT week, they want you to vaccum,clean the bathroom, do this do that, and that if you don't do it, you don't know how to priotritize your time cuz when they were younger, they had to work and go to school and feed pigs and go sell candy, and check on the freakin cows, cook.......

Asian Parents Part IV: Money

Mom: Where's my (YOUR) check?

Me: I'll go get it.

If you don't give them your money that you earned and worked for, it's because:

-You're an ungrateful child and you have not been trying to contribute in the function of the family

-You're spending it on that bf/gf they don't know about. (ha, MAYBE!) 

-You're going to splurge it on stupid stuff. After all, they're just helping you save it.

Girls

Yeah so they complain when you go buy a decent shirt for $5 cuz you out grew the others or they have some kind of defect on it like a hole or something.  But then a brand new Lexus was definately a  NECESSITY and was good for the WHOLE family, but you don't get to drive that. You get to sit in it and look pretty.

Guys:

-You need some supplies for school cuz you've been running low on paper and such. So you ask them for YOUR money (you don't get to hold money remember?) they complain that you're wasting your materials and that you need to use less! Why do you need to buy so many school supplies? SOMEHOW it's supposed to last a year!

-Gas:  Don't go anywhere. stay at home and STUDY instead. Save you time money and gain knowledge. (nevermind the fact that it's SUMMER)

GO TO SUMMER SCHOOL!

STUDY AHEAD!

Ladies:

You buy a brand new tote bag/back pack/purse because your usual one is broken torn up, and outta shape- for $10-15.  You get yelled at for buying it and that it was unnecessary and that you could have fixed that hole or something by yourself (never mind the fact that you couldn't sew a button to save your life!) few days later you mother presents to you:

-her brand new out fit

-Brand new out fit needed assessories like a necklace....with rocks....like diamonds...or really ugly fake ones...or man made stones....which are still just as ugly at times............or some kind of rock you don't have the name for but regardless is still............UGLY

-well brand new outfit needs purse too

-a LUOIS VITTON/VERSACEGUCCI/FENDI/ ARMANI/HERMES BIRKIN BAG/ANN TAYLOR/GUESS/ANNE KLIEN/ DOLCE &GABBANA/anything-with-some-italian/french-name-she-can't-pronouce-correctly bag. Yeah you KNOW it.

- New bag looks like some animal was killed in the processe to make such and unsightly assessory, (and probably was!)  either that, the material looks like they made it outta scrap fabric or trash bags.

Asian Parents Part V:  Marriage

I don't understand why, but MY parents have weird way of thinking.  When it gomes to guys, only future:

-Doctors

-Pharmacists

-Engineers

-Lawyers

make the BEST husband.  Funny. I'm not supposed to date but by the time I graduate from college, I'm supposed to be able to magically pull a guy outta my ass (who are one of the listed above) and somehow get the guy to marry me.  Well  sorry, for the most part they may be smart but I'll bet anything that half (not all) of them are social misfits because Duh, they lived in the library to be what they are.  Not to mention that the guy looks like somebody you'll beat up just for lookin at you. (aka some pansy)

Also, they have to meet your religious thing too. If they don't, the poor guy is outta the question.

okay I think I've entertained enough. Hope you got a good laugh outta this! Have a great day guys!

It's about time.

I'm updating, so there.  Been a while I know, but I'll try to make it worth your time. Try. Not will. Here goes.

Something about him...

He's not perfect, but in a way, his imperfection is what makes him perfect and what draws me towards him and heaven forbid makes me love him even more.  I used to think he was perfect, in a way.  I used to think he'll never do me wrong. I used to think I had it good.  Then again, of course, I had it wrong, ALL WRONG.  It's okay though.  I've accepted that he's what he is, did what he did, and forgave him the minute he told me.  I used to think for a while, good grief, how was life without him? I assure you, I'm not dependent on him, but I guess you could say in a way, I was pretty damn close.  I realize that if I stay, I might never trust him again, and even worse, that I'll never love him any more than I already could.  I mean, supposedly, love is supposed to grow.  I'm just surprised that I think that it could just stop all of a sudden.  I'm not as afraid of him stop loving me as I am of me stop loving him.  Trust me, I'm not staying in this out of pity for him, I'm staying because somehow, this might actually WORK. 

You're my friends, and it's not like I'm ignoring you and not listening to you, I really am.  Yeah, well I'm tired of you guys saying I'm in denial, but honestly, WHAT would I be denying?  Giving him a chance would be betrayal to my morals and me in the past, NOT giving him a chance would be a betrayal to my heart and what is to be in the future.  That's all right.  You don't get it, but I do, and that's all that matters because this isn't about you and what you think, this is about me and what I should do.   I know what I want/need and I really don't need you t to tell me. I honestly can't say that I'm sure that we'll be together forever or anything like that.  I'll just have to trust that I'm doing this because I believe in something greater than myself.  I guess that's what love is for ya. For give but never forget.Us, together for the the rest of our lives?  I'll let time tell on this one.

For lots of ppl, they can't take betrayal well. Honestly, I'm so surprised I took it the way I did because before, I'd never believe I would do what I did.  If you know me, you'd say the same.  I guess life took me by surprise, or was it that I surprise myself? Whatever.  What's done is done.  It's not like I'm not skeptical about this, cuz in a way I am.  I'm going through some pretty tough trust issues, so if he ever screws up again, I promise I won't be surprised.  Because I came back knowing there's a possibility it could happen again, I'm not stupid (but I am stubborn). I know in way, the longer I stay, the closer I am to knowing what I need to do.  Like I said, if I stay, I'm going to have that in the back of my mind, constantly, especially when his friends call or when he tells me he's out with a friend who just so happens to be a girl.  It WILL bother me.  I'm just afraid it'll eat me up one day.  Seriously, I'm patient.  But I don't want to be taken for granted, even I have limits.

I gotta say though, this is the first chance given.  I don't give second chances.

I know I did ask/hinted/wanted him to do.  All I know is that if he doesn't do it by the time he sees me again, I'm leaving him, for good.  I don't believe in staying if I don't trust the guy. I never really saw this as a kind of ultimatum, but now that I think about it.  It feels like it's one.  He says he'll do it when he's ready, and that he'll find the time to do it.  In my opinion, I say, if you think you have to wait and find the time to do it when you're ready, I should probably not be with you till you are.  But then why should I have to wait on him?  I don't see any reason to really.  I don't really have any reason to trust either.  I've done a lot of waiting in my life so far.  I also think I've done a pretty good job of waitin on him so far.  It's been a month already.  Yes, I waited a month to look at his face again. Now I'm asked to wait a second time, and wait another three weeks.  If he had asked to wait any more, I would have had to leave him.  To me, it's like taking a break from eachother.  A long one. I might was well be single if that's the case.  But I'm not single.  I'm supposedly taken, but I don't feel like I am.  I hate waiting, and I'm seriously on the verge of just letting go.  Love has limits. I don't care what ppl say.  All I know is that if I were to leave him, I'll be a woman about it and do it to his face instead of  doing it over the internet like he did.  It sucks because for the most part, I have no clue what I'm doing.  Again, I have to wait, or do I?

School

I've been in summer school since May.  It's been intense.  I'm getting angry because I know I'm going to make a B in Drawing Concepts.  I never thought that teachers could make drawing HARD.     In this class,  I get graded on not only the quality of my drawing, but the concept.  The Concept part is what kills me.  Every idea I bring out, he'll shoot it down. Literally through verbal context in which includes vocabulary I may never have heard of in my entire 21 years on this earth.   Yes it's not how well I draw in this class, it's WHAT I draw.  When I finally get an idea, he'll tell me oh hey that's a great idea.  Come critique day, my idea, and drawing is bluntly ridiculed and criticized harshly in front of the class.  That seriously pisses me off. My teacher will say hey great idea, and the next few days will be of me slaving over that one drawing, and he'll walk around the class room every so often to give his imput or his "suggestions" (which is equivalent to him saying "Do what I say or you'll be sorry.") and when he gets to my drawing, he'll be like, "hey doing good,"  or "this looks great."  HA.  come critique day, it's game over. I've made high B's on all my drawings except like one.  They're not bad grades, it's just that they're not A's, which is what I work to get, but never get.  I've now tired of drawing and he's made to the point I kinda HATE drawing.  Which is bad. I used to love drawing. Now, I just wanna burn all my drawing stuff. 

My Digital Imaging class isn't so  bad.  But it does bore the heck outta me. I just wonder how I ever made it through that class.  I am bored constantly to the point where I just sit and get on Facebook chatting online with ppl.  It doesn't help that I know  like 95% of everything he's talking about.  I learned it already.  Almost everything I've learned in Photoshop was by accident, or friends.  $ 1000 something dollars for a guy to sit there on a computer telling me what I already know.  WASTE of time.  I think I might have learned may be five new things the entire FIVE weeks I was there.  Yeah, and it wasn't anything new really, he was just telling some stuff I forgot. 

Letting go? I don't think so...

They need to let me go already.  Seriously.  I feel like a I should be a little kid or something, because that's how I'm being treated.  It's funny, they tell you to grow up and yell at you at stuff, but then when it comes down to it, they don't let you do anything to become a "grownup."

I went to wedding the past weekend with "them." I was terrible.  I was dictated where to sit, who I can and can't talk to and who to keep my sisters away from.  Ugh.  Not to be vain or anything, but seriously, I looked too good that night to sit there by myself, but yeah, I spent most of the night...sitting by myself, at my friend's wedding.  Some fun I had.....

I haven't grown up yet, and I don't know if I ever will.   We'll see.

Stinksters

So the Missouri trip is coming up next week.  I have so much stuff to do before then. and lately, I feel like an old woman. no really, I've got aches and stuff all over.  I realize that I move a lot in my sleep, and even worse, you know how you stretch a muscle, and it gives you that horrible pain? yeah,  I get those in my sleep, how do I know? cuz i wake up with the feeling in my legs, which are very important by the way.  I used to take stairs all the time, now I just take the elevator which I HATE. I hate elevators.  I always get stuck with the jerk who mariantes himself with some scent that was advertised to somehow turn girls on.  I don't know about you, but it turns me OFF, as a matter of fact, I'll walk the other way.  Seriously, I hate cologne with a passion, never smelled one in which smelled okay.  Maybe it's cuz my dad doesn't wear any and stuff that I think guys just should not wear any.

Which reminds me, my friend James, from HS used to come in to physics class (he sit right next to me) and would nearly kill me. No really. The class he had before was ROTC, so when he comes in he's sweatin' buckets, he's soaked.  Gross right? The thing was he knew he stank, and he knew he was sweating, and he would push it further by wearing a tremendous amount of cologne. So one day, I had it, cuz I was seriously getting really dizzy from the mixture of human sweat and artificial chemicals, and I told him straight up.  He told me that it was better if he wore it and that I wouldn't be able to take it if he did put any on.  My answer?  Um I'd rather smell your manly scent than that and the stinky stuff TOGETHER.  He never wore it again which was great, cuz now I can finally concentrate in inertia and how long it takes for a feather to hit the ground and stuff.

So guys, if you love me, like truly love me, NEVER wear cologne in my presence.  It'll only make me run the other direction.  If you smell, it better be because of that body wash you use or whatever type of soap you use to sanitize yourself.

Kinda Flaky?

Hmmmm.....say you know this one friend who told you they wer taking the same photography course as you right?  So you offer to sell them your stuff for cheap cuz you already took the class and KNOW how darn exspensive the stuff for the class is.  So she tells you to bring the stuff and she'll bring the check book.  Since she's you're friend you'll take her word for it.  You go outta your way to to get all the stuff for her, and even pack it neatly and stuff.  Well, she foregets the next class period, and you tell her to go ahead and take the stuff cuz she's you're friend and you TRUST her right?  Well she takes it, and then she PROMISES to write the  check THAT day so that you'll at least get it oh say.... next week.  You both agree right? okay.

Now here's the messed up part.  NEXT week rolls around and you haven't heard ANYTHING from her.  So you call. You e-mail. You even went as far as facebook-ing her.  NO answer.  It's getting to be a week and a half.  You start to get the feeling something's fishy.  So one day you've had it.  You write her an e-mail stating you haven't heard from her and is wondering if she still wants to keep and pay for the stuff.  At this point you're a little annoyed.  You ask for $120 from her in which you had paid like $170 for, that's a lot of money either way.  So you suggest a day where you both could meet.  You set the time and everything. So you push the send button.  Well after that, you try calling her again, and she sounds annoyed, and asks "well do you need the money NOW?"  Well that was kind of rude.  No, I donot need the money now, I need to know WHEN YOU'D LIKE to PAY.  That's the key here.  WHEN.  Not now, but WHEN.  You're not the type of person to be a money demanding type.  But her she is making you out to be one.  Then, (this part gets better)  she tells you oh, well she's in HOUSTON right now and she's with her family, also, that she doesn't get paid till next Thursday.  You tell her it's fine and you e-mail her again to never mind what you said in the last e-mail.

She e-mails you AFTER the phone call, and the e-mails, saying that YOU are extremely rude and she's sorry she can't get you the money as fast as you want it, and that she can't believe that money is more important to YOU than the friendship.  Also she tells you that if this is the way YOU are, then she'd rather not buy the stuff and give you back all of your stuff and buy it from somewhere else.  She tells you (oh how ridiculous) that she doesn't know HOW she'll give you your stuff back but she will.  (in the next century or after you've used it in the summer semester and stuff?!)Then she goes to say that she can't believe you've imposed this on her while she's in a finacial problem. So because of this, she doesn't want your friendship anymore because YOU are ridiculous.  She also leaves a verbal message saying the same thing on your phone too by the way.

Well damn.  How the heck were you supposed to know she WENT outta town, and was with her family, and that she couldn't momentarily pay for the stuff she was buying from you?  All that was crucial info if you ask me.  What about all the missed calls she missed from you, or the e-mails, or the messages on her phone?  Honestly now, you did your part.  Is it really your fault that she doesn't check e-mails or answer phone calls?  I mean you could have gone as far as sending a pigeon but um, how many trained pigeons are availiable?!  I mean do I have to drive to Houston to tell her?  You know if I was in her fanancial situation, I would have asked ahead of time if installment payments are okay, you know the particulars down.  Also if she wasn't going to pay right way when she stated verbally that she would, at least let you know right? Instead of waiting till you call having to make you look like a bad person. Or even better, CALL BACK DAMMIT.  Is it so hard?! 

So in short, honestly, I think this was just a big misunderstanding, with a lot of miscommunication. There ar lots of ways to approach this, but it's a delicate situation, considering there's feelings and money involved you know?Honestly, I AM an understanding person.  But it's not a good idea to push it.  I think I've had my say in this, and I do think that I'm justified in how I feel at the moment b/c I have every right to be angry.  Since when did I use our friendship to threaten her? Um never.  But when a friend promises something, I take their word literally, and seriously.  My reason for being so trusting? It's because they're my friend, and it's as simple as that.  Depending on which friend, I will basically believe anything you say, but like I said, you have to be THAT particular friend.

So, I decided to be the sucker cuz I hate fights, and I e-mailed an apologetic letter.  But I'm not sorry about the way I think or feel.  Like I said, I have every right to feel how I feel.  It's not ALL entirely my fault, she had some too, such as oh, makin' herself look a little FLAKY, if you get my drift.  So again, I did my part, I had my say, and if she's not understanding to why I thought what I think, well then she probably isn't worth my time, and yeah I'll get all my stuff back if I have to go and bang on her door myself.  Because it's not likeI didn't try.  I think I did everything I could at this point and she needs to be a little more open minded and understanding of me too.

So what have I learned:

a.)  Selling stuff to friends: it depends on which friend.

b.) Talk about how payments are made before they get so messy.

c.) Some people aren't as understanding as you think they are.

d.) People are "forgetful."

e.) COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION  (can't stress that enough.)

f.) Have WRITTEN copies.  This way things are final and permanant.  Ink doesn't go away as easily as you think.

g.) Don't be too trusting of friends.  Sometimes, you get taken advantage of, (like yours truly) or even worse, they let you down, badly.

So nothing much other than that unfortuante situation which I will try not to beat myself over. School? It's over, and honestly I am so tired.  The classes I took were physically draining, and two of them make me question my health.  The photography class?  Well there's the stinky chemicals and all that nasty stuff.  In the metal/jewelry making class, I wonder if I've inhaled silver into my lungs yet.  The rest of my classes are okay.and require more written work than physical labor.  I do have a mind to take an advanced metals/jewelry making class when I get the chance. 

In a few weeks I will be taking around 9 hours of summer school. Six the first summer and then 3 the next. I'm hoping to relieve my course load so I don't have to be stressed as much like the semester I just got out of.  Not only that, I'm trying to work hard so I don't get lazy with school.  I've always taken at least 3 or so summer courses anyway.  Last summer was the first summer in which I DID NOT take a summer course or go to school. As some of you know I was working at the time so school wasn't an option. 

TN?  Well I'll be going to DHNS this year again.  I'm very reluctant to go because I'm pretty sure I'll just be bored there and well, my mother is basically sending me there to babysit my 17 year old sister, (soon to be 18 in July).  Yeah, FUN.    Then there's Chi Sen's wedding that's coming up too.  Only difference is I'm actually looking forward to THAT.  I think weddings are nice because it's when people celebrate the love of two indiviuals.  That's a nice thought in my opinion.  Unlike DHNS.  I just babysit.  You know, it was either DHNS or go to a water park with my aunt and uncle and cousins.  Well I picked the water park but I was out ruled because UNFORTUNATLY for me, I have TWO sisters.  Usually my opinions rule over both, but apparently this time, they were more persistant.  >.<  Other than that nothing else in the TN world except as usual, rumors about me still flying.  Nothing new.

It IS a small world...

Well, it seems like I haven't updated in a really long time. Today is a lucky day, I updated.

miss me much? no? didn't think so!

I went to a party during the weekend and you know how at Asian parties the karoke thing almost always takes place.  One of my friends commented on how she felt like a lil odd ball cuz it seemed to be more of a "couples" thing at the party.  I mean there were guys who (when they DIDN'T  have girlfriends) would sing, but now sing when their girl gets them with a few nudges and smiles.  Interesting.  I was the exact opposite. But then, I was sick, not an exscuse, just an issue.  Sorry, I'd love to have fun, but i'm not gonna let ppl hear me cough all over the microphone-that's just gross.  In short I'd like to thank Tommy for inviting us, because it was fun!  Got to talk to lots of ppl and stuff. 

*Funny it as like all my sisters and I had an "EX" get together.  That means, we all met our ex at that party.  Small world.....

MySpace is getting really old, and really annoying.  I basically almost STOPPED using it.  I put up fake info because I don't want weird strangers know EXACTLY who I am.  Therefore for ppl who really TRULY know me will find me better.  Once in a while I'll check it a few times or so to keep in touch with my cousins. The thing that cracks me up is my inbox.  After reading this you'll understand why I laugh and avoid MySpace. I've put a line in between to separate each loser.

Hello megustaria to be your friend it I wait you are a person very pretty discula my Englishman is not very good and is but that you want to be my fri

  "18 Wheeler"    (need I say more?)

hmmm... truck driver eh? Heck. No.

Hihi,My name is Dan,currently living in nyc,can we be fren here?pls send mail to (dt4067@yahoo. com)
Send my best regards to u.
Cheers!!

(they sound creepy..and can't spell)

Then there are the guys who are looking for wifey material, if you read closely on "sambaque" he'll say he wants to settle down then end it with something or other about friendship-so obviously, he's confused.

michael

hello dear,
how are you today,i was just browsing through and have come across your profile on myspace.
my name is michael,and am here to make friends,and to keep in touch with people across the globe.
I am 46yrs of age,i love chatting at my leisure time,i am a social person,like interacting with people.
i am a human resources consultant,partly into recording and arts gallery,promotional works and exhibitions also i love sports,politics and have have recorded a huge success in this mentioned areas.
i am well informed and enlightened too,in my own little way,maybe we could just get talking and share common views when they matter.
Though i intend to keep in constant communication with you and shall also appreciate your reciprocation of my mail and also will like to invite you to my alternative yahoo messenger which i often use whenever i am not on myspace.
my yahoo im is transcorp2006,i will like you to add me to your contact and also send me yours too so i can add you too,
I shall be looking forward to hearing from you soon.
have a wonderful day.

michael

Paulson
Hey, how are you? am Paulson BarryMoore,I'm single, stable and living without any problem. I'm doing rather well overall but it would be the cherry on top to have someone special to share things with. Though, I have a lot to offer and hopefully in return I'll meet someone who can enhance my life as well. you can pop me on my yahoo IM ID : pawlbarrie ... You can send me email on pawlbarrie@aol.com also if you want to.. They yet to approve my photo i can always send u when we are chatting.

It's me
Paulson

N:B : I want you to know age, distance, and color, does not matter when its come to relationship, or Love, and this is why i am giving it trial from out side the state, i would be more than glad if you can add me, so we can chat and be friends and see what happens next.

sambaque

hello martie

how are u, am a young single British petroleum Engineer who just got appointment with malaysia national oil company PETRONAS and i shall resume to duty in malaysia by ending of march 2008.

Am contacting you based on the recommendation given to me by one of my friend a career diplomat who had worked in your country, he gave me impressions that Taiwanesse are very friendly, understanding caring , lovely people n good to be as house wife

Based on this, i carefully go thru your profile...... you are beautiful lady n so much intersted in you, the time has come for to settle down to raise family n really someone i could call mine

please i seek your hands in friendship

cares to read from you

Collins S

Jeff

Martie,

My name is Jeff. I read your profile and thought I'd take a chance on writing. I'm from USA, New York and arrived in Taiwan last month to learn Mandarin and teach English and Business. If you'd be interested in making a new friend, just let me know.

Take Care,

Jeff

(business?)

I also have offers from soldiers apparently....

 xyz200712

新年好,愿意与大陆人做朋友?

This soldier/guy is in GERMANY...

Andrew

Haha, I took your lollypop as an offering of friendship, so now I am formally extending a humble request to you. Will you consider it? Thank you!

Cheers, Andrew

(this guy lew up my inbox...)

Well there are the more explicit ones wher they ask if I'd ever consider prostitution for a living or if I'd like to be an escort for a night, you know, things like that.  I figured those are too explicit for the eyes cuz i gotta admit, at one point, I was SERIOUSLY tramatized. I was scarred for life, I cried. Seriously. Yeah I didn't look at a computer screen for THREE whole weeks.  I have never been afraid of my e-mail in my life honestly!  Then I had to again cuz Chi Hanh was getting onto me about how I don't check my e-mails.   So yea, be happy I left THOSE out. 

When it comes to friendship, you and I are really making that BOLD line blurry......

Sadly(for you)/fortunately(for me!)     this person isn't who the majority thinks it is....

Now I have to be really really careful.....gosh it hard!

Funny, I can't pick my own boys anymore.  Apparently I have gone from having A husband and A boyfriend to having TWO husbands.  Tu has been upgraded to hubby status with Duong. Lovely. So according to this lil matchmaking thing, I have Twins (rona + rosa)  and Nam with Duong. And apparently with Tu, I have a girl who hugs me every Sunday calls me mommie and I can't for the life of me figure out what the heck her name is and sadly it's been TWO years.  Yes, a wonderful mommy I am! Gah, I wish I knew who my husbands are geeze! The KIDS had to tell me this stuff.  You'd think I would know when I have a boyfriend and a husband.  HA! apparently not!

You know, I don't mind these lil jokes and such if it weren't for the grown-ups getting into it.  I mean I let the kids slide because well, they're kids. So I've concluded that I can't make friends anymore-I'll only get hubbies (that's  sad!).  So Chi Hanh, you better keep the new gus away from me or I'll be in big trouble!

Well looks like I have rounded up the new guys, now on with the OTHER new guys.   JK!!!!!

Well I have no idea who reads this but I hope I have entertained you well enough.