.Thursday, June 28, 2007 Y
'tis another day..
disappointment, as it seems, is very hard to swallow. may even be much more than anger or sadness.
supposed to go to phuket over the wkend, cancelled my meeting on sunday. but it turns out tht becos the booking was too last min, there were no more vacancies for sat morn. we were
supposed to leave for sat morn and then return back on monday. but then now only the night flights are available. almost everywhere else is booked. bali is booked for the whole of july and august, and becos of the return of HK to china thingy on 1st july, hotel prices in HK have risen 3 times as much as the normal pricing.
becos we'll be charged at the same rate even if we leave in the evening (and lose almost one whole day of relaxation and enjoyment - which seems far frm everyone's minds rite now), my parents decided tht it juz wasn't worth it.
but my mum was so disappointed tht even i was influenced by her. i was all rite with not going, cos at most i can re-schedule the meeting and cancel my leave. but leave for her is hard to take. it's a weird company policy, as usual. so her colleagues have booked advanced leave for the next mth or two, making it impossible for her to take leave at the same time. so she can onli take leave next mon. and coincidentally, my brother doesnt have sch on mon (though i dunno why).
so yes, now comes the aftrshock. my mum blames my dad, becos he could've booked during lunch, but he didn't. so now, seeing my childish and irritating little brother react so strongly (i.e. throw a tantrum) to the change of plans, my mum said tht no matter wht, she'll take the 3 kids with her on a holiday this wkend. i.e. without my dad, cos she's sooo mad at him. says it's not the first time tht it has happened. tht she had given up on a lot of things becos of his last min decisions.
haiz. i understand my mum's disappointed. but i think my dad is, too. but he's a guy, so he can't show it, esp not in front of his kids. but i knw tht he's sad and disappointed abt it too. i dun think tht he'll be happy juz becos he gets to save tht amt of money by not going. aftr my mum ignored him for pretty much the entire time, i think anyone would be sad, too. and i do wanna go on a trip (becos i dun wanna risk incurring my mother's wrath), but it's juz.. not the right thing to do. i mean, it wun be a family thing if my dad didn't go.. even though i'm not as close to him.. we're all still a family, rite? i think i'll tell her tht tmr.. when she's calmed down. aftr all, i'd rather go to somewhere like the zoo or underwater world together as a family of five, rather than have someone missing like that. dun u think?
