The Opera Populaire

Hmph! Dunno why ppl I meet seem to keep reminding me of this when I'm only 24! Today I was with my parents at the bank when we bumped into the parents of my pre-school fren donkey years ago. Just like the last time we bump into them, they asked if I have an "ai ren" and kept pressing me when I said no. The subject then just revolved around that topic till my dad graciously said bye. There is a reason for this. Their 2 eldest daughters, one of which was my fren, are married already. My fren already has a 1 year old kid! Indonesian Chinese tend to take the cue from the natives by marrying early. Maybe it is kinda surprising to them that I dun even have a boyfren yet, when over at the other side of SEA it is common. Dun care, dun bother. I dun wanna be sucked into this "6 years to expiry date" thingie. Ideally, I would like to marry at the age between 26 to 30, but I am not abt to hunt for someone at all costs right now. hehe just learning to be a better person in general right now.

The uncle said that I shouldn't be with a S'porean guy becos they r rude towards elders hahaha. Think he's buying into the "longkang fish" argument. He encouraged me to go with an ang-moh cos they r nice to their wives, it seemed. Hahah, no lah I dun think that all S'porean men r longkang fish. I know some very nice ones from Hist and VCF :) But it is true that we (not only the men) dun see enough of the world. That's why I like to travel a lot. I like to broaden my worldview and just experience new things. My greatest regret in NUS is not having joined any overseas community projects like I had wanted to. BUt guess there will be chances later on in life.

A toast to all the longkang fishes!