Busy week

Am going to be busy this week so we are going to celebrate Father's Day tomorrow. 

Well, I have gym and then cell on Thursday, I have my own farewell on Friday, my Saturday is fully booked with 4 appointments, and I have only the Sunday early noon free for the rest of my week. At this rate, I guess I will be broke in no time lol

Made a reservation for tomorrow evening and my yandao brother's response was 'sounds like an atas place'. I asked Darryl about the place and he checked back if I was planning for a hot date. No, in my family, if I do not suggest to dine in a nicer place, my parents will never get to experience it. Yeah it will hurt a little when the bill comes but I find it more painful not having experienced nicer food when we can still afford once in a while.

Had this simple conversation yesterday. Mum was adamant that it is a virtue to be ignorant about the finer things in life and Dad had always enjoyed mentioning that he would prefer the cheaper wines because they taste better. I am not sure if they really taste better or if we have numbed our minds to celebrate thriftiness to make such a comment.

It is beyond the teaching of 'being contented'. I find it reasonable to purchase things of the lower end, but only when we know what the high end can offer, rather than blindly going for something more humble just because it is perceived as a 'virtue'. ie to say, I find it unfortunate to leave this earth, not knowing the difference between expensive wines and the cheaper ones. The old school believes that we do not need knowledge in such areas because we are not Sommeliers and Mum would always show her displeasure when she sees the things that cost more than her friend-tailored clothing. 

I just want to say that I am not a slave to branded goods, but I find it distasteful to celebrate poverty; finding it just as embarrassing as someone who flaunts his/her wealth. I am bracing myself to the comments tomorrow, 'that we are just paying for the setting and ambience'. But my defence will be that it should be justified since I'm spending my hard-earned money on my folks when I could have spent it on myself.

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I was saluted after getting out of the cab at the Night Safari just now. It was Izhar (was he the MG-gunner from Pl 5 or 6?) Haiz... I hope the boys will do fine in their lives.