I am happy to say that the engagement party preparation is well under way, although we cannot resolve the weather issue. K and I went shopping for utensils in the weekend, and we went to buy food yesterday and today. It was stressful to look at the list because there are so many things to get and to prepare, but once that's done, it was exciting to go out there and find the ingredients in the supermarket.
We spent lunchtime today finding suitable balloons and ribbons to decorate the party. We've finally found red balloons and ribbons in David's Emporium after going to the supermarket and the Warehouse. You would think that the Red Shed would have some red stuff to put up for your party, but no, they are fresh out of red balloons.
To solve the weather problem, we've thought about putting up tarpaulin or marquee in the yard, but this means that people will have wet feet when they walk into the house. We decided to tidy up the garage a bit so people can hang out there. We've been blessed with thunderstorm this week. A screen at work had been destroyed by the power surge after lightening. Ken's gel stopped running because the power went out on the powerpack. I am lucky that the lightening didn't stop the bacteria growing in the evening. Hopefully, I can get better results this week.
People say that all the girls have imagined what their weddings will be like when they were little, but I can't say that I have done that. What I have done is looking at mum's wedding photos, and I don't think I have fantasies about having a fairytale wedding. I have a vision of what weddings are like, though, after going to other people's weddings in Taiwan. You are invited to the receptions most of the time, and apart from giving an red envelope to the couple at the entrance and signing your name, you can sit and relax and eat a nice banquet. You can steal a kiss from the bride at the end of the banquet before you leave, and you can have lots of tasty lollies as well. I remember that Fuzzy and I used to put colorful blankets on and pretend to be queens. It was difficult to walk with the crown on the lumpy bed. You have to walk slowly and hold your head steady.
What should my wedding look like? What should I wear? I am still thinking about this and ideas and inputs will be greatly accepted.
6/26/2008
6/24/2008
This world has gone mad
It's never been easy being a person who is aware that she is not the skinnest kid in the class. In fact, I have often been the fat kid, or the second fattest kid in the class. I didn't feel so bad about this in the beginning, in fact, I felt nothing. I remember a girl in my class told me: do you know why I don't like you? It's because you are fat. I understood the "I don't like you" part, but I didn't understand the "you are fat" part. Is it because I was braver then?
As I grow older, I become more and more aware about how out of place a fat person can be. There are the girls who giggles together when you walk into the room, and the boys won't talk to you because you are not pretty. You want to relax in the weekend and go shopping, but when you try a pair of pants in the shop, you can't get into it! You have to ask your friend to get you the next size because you have recently gained a bit of weight. The only choice left for you are black clothing because you look hedious in all the other colours. Your closet is full of the dreary colors: brown, gray, black! You can't afford to look like a woman anymore because you have curves.
No more shortbread, no more Scotch fingers, no more ice cream, and no more food for your comfort. Food is your enemy and you are supposed to go to bed hungry. When it's raining, you have to run around the block to get rid of the excess weight around your tummy. When it's sunny, you have to get rid of your double chin! You can't sit and relax and live your life anymore. It's all about what you look like, it's the most important thing in the world.
Yes, this world has gone mad. There's another species of people on the movie screen called actors and actresses. When I have to worry about something else in the world, such as work, what I have to do at home, I have forgotten that the food I ate had gone to my stomach and my thighs. I am guilty of being fat, and I am happy to say that I don't care.
By the way, K, you can have your custard square because why should we lose weight?
As I grow older, I become more and more aware about how out of place a fat person can be. There are the girls who giggles together when you walk into the room, and the boys won't talk to you because you are not pretty. You want to relax in the weekend and go shopping, but when you try a pair of pants in the shop, you can't get into it! You have to ask your friend to get you the next size because you have recently gained a bit of weight. The only choice left for you are black clothing because you look hedious in all the other colours. Your closet is full of the dreary colors: brown, gray, black! You can't afford to look like a woman anymore because you have curves.
No more shortbread, no more Scotch fingers, no more ice cream, and no more food for your comfort. Food is your enemy and you are supposed to go to bed hungry. When it's raining, you have to run around the block to get rid of the excess weight around your tummy. When it's sunny, you have to get rid of your double chin! You can't sit and relax and live your life anymore. It's all about what you look like, it's the most important thing in the world.
Yes, this world has gone mad. There's another species of people on the movie screen called actors and actresses. When I have to worry about something else in the world, such as work, what I have to do at home, I have forgotten that the food I ate had gone to my stomach and my thighs. I am guilty of being fat, and I am happy to say that I don't care.
By the way, K, you can have your custard square because why should we lose weight?
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