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The Bored Single Bloggers' Club
Tuesday, August 15, 2006

... and the saga continues ...

So I'd sent my parents [read: mother] and brother an email last week saying essentially "hey, this is a totally tentative date, nothing really discussed or set in stone or anything, but Kosh and I are looking at xth Sept for the knot-tying day, maybe you can make some preliminary arrangements and I'll confirm the date once I know for sure".

It just so happens that my mother has a presentation of some sort on (x - 2)th sept; and I figured it may be ngam-ngam (juuuussssssst barely making it) but she'd be able to get to this side of the world if she/they left on that day itself. Sure, a bit of a tight squeeze, but otherwise they could also arrive on the day itself. Yes yes yes jet-lag and all, but hey, I still wasn't sure about that day even being THE day yet anyway.

And what happens? Can you guess?

My mother cancels that presentation in order to arrive a few days earlier.

Both Kosh and I are like *wtf* is she trying to pull a guilt trip over the clash with *her* schedule??? She didn't need to do that... or at least call & discuss it first... after all, what part of TENTATIVE did she NOT understand???

And even better - it seems my parents are booked for a TEN DAY trip here. Ten frikkin days. Are they going to want to tumpang our 1-bedroom 1-bathroom apartment? With or without my brother? [at least he would only be able to drop by for a few days, due to work] Imagine 5 of us in one tiny place??!! But if they are in a hotel room for that long it would cost a bomb too! And what on earth to "entertain" them with during their stay? I can already anticipate them assuming that I can/will take them all around Chicagoland and that I will be a disappointment to them when I say I *don't* know the city and no I'm not all that keen to go visit museums and wtf do u want to do??!!! My blood pressure shoots up just thinking about it.

I'll just be glad when it is all over.

I have to keep the end in mind, or I'll go nuts.

*sigh*

Contributed by *lynne* :: 6:25 PM :: 2 comments

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