tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649087473186768262.post8545872955379780316..comments2023-10-13T02:19:02.921+11:00Comments on Most Strange: Last-Minute Maid of HonourAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08369840743930007954noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649087473186768262.post-19745996125064751212012-01-17T01:41:45.301+11:002012-01-17T01:41:45.301+11:00My belated congratulations ! I'm glad to hear ...My belated congratulations ! I'm glad to hear that you found someone last minute to fill those big shoes ! I can only imagine how stressful it may have been to organise a wedding and then that to have happened. She sounds lovely ;-) My best wishes to you both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649087473186768262.post-1275224421352600922012-01-16T15:44:51.715+11:002012-01-16T15:44:51.715+11:00Thanks! I fixed the spelling mistakes.
Honestly, ...Thanks! I fixed the spelling mistakes.<br /><br />Honestly, I'm referring to all the times your mother kept saying "she doesn't help matters" and "she should speak up!" whenever anyone mentions how her mother has manipulated her into doing something. She clearly doesn't have a healthy perspective on how difficult it is to deal with parents who emotionally blackmail their children.<br /><br />I wasn't making comment on your appraisal of the situation :).<br /><br />It was pretty darn nice having her as bridesmaid, wasn't it? :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369840743930007954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649087473186768262.post-18979556295371919162012-01-16T13:50:10.124+11:002012-01-16T13:50:10.124+11:00Nice post.
Apart from the two spelling/malapropi...Nice post. <br /><br />Apart from the two spelling/malapropism mistakes.<br /><br />I would however take umbrage at the idea that we blame Aun Qi for any of this. "She's come so far" does not mean "she's climbing out of the hole she dug for herself". No. It means "she's put in a lot of effort to get away from the parochial viewpoint and gossip-mongering of Penang people and that should be acknowledged and respected". <br /><br />We (the KL kids) were always so much more self-assured, so much more confident in our abilities, and in the knowledge that our parents were not going to throw a tantrum just because we played in the mud. We also had each other to bounce ideas off, and to be silly with.<br /><br />Aun Qi never had that same stability in her early years. As an only child she was on her own, the only one of her generation in Penang. No siblings to test out theories on; fairly traditional parents who seem to alternate between hovering and ignoring; and a strict grandfather to whom respect had to be paid, ceremonies noted, and polite form kept.<br /><br />So when I say that she's done well, it's a compliment and she has my greatest respect. I am sure she will only get better. I have high hopes for her (like choosing other role models apart from Nicky Minaj? ... I'm joking), not only because she is my cousin, but also because you can see that she is neither easily led astray nor terribly needy, as some people with a neglectful upbringing can be, and that shows strength of character.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11237138850361003586noreply@blogger.com