A Tale of Two Families
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It was just two days after she arrived, but she was already growing more and more impatient.
Our guest was a middle-aged lady in her fifties. She was a distant relative of our family, but she had important connections to the corporation. Thus, by company orders we were instructed to treat her well during her stay here, which was for an indefinite length of time.
We were uncomfortable but tried our best to accommodate her needs, which were difficult to fulfill indeed. She is a matriarch of her own family - too accustomed to a privileged life back home.
Despite our efforts her patience was running out and she was making more and more snide comments in our presence.
"Your house is so small! Back home my house is much larger and prettier and better. We have a amazing view with tall mountains and beautiful lakes."
"Your family is so small! We have a big family full of happy children who respect their elders."
"You have so little family history! We can trace our ancestry hundreds of years back."
"You have such stupid hobbies like playing video games and shopping. At home we write beautiful poems and compose elegant music."
One day she returned from work especially riled at something, and lashed out at us.
"Your family is an impure mixed breed. My family is a pure and unpolluted pedigree!"
Elder brother immediately took offence and retaliated.
"If you are so great, how come you are a single mum? Where is your wonderful husband?"
She argued back with rage in her eyes "that is my family business! My husband will forever belong to my family - he is only temporarily seduced by that treacherous lover. Everyone knows how much I love him - when he returns to my warm embrace, he will finally be able to serve me like he did before!"
She then glared at elder brother. "Your family once belonged to our family. Why do you insist on speaking an impure language? Why do you interact with inferior people? Why do you have such vulgar hobbies?"
He took a deep breath and calmly rebuffed, "our family existed shortly after your family existed, Madam. Though we are distant relatives, we don't 'belong' to your family. Just because you can trace your ancestry a few hundred years back doesn't mean that you are a few hundred years old." -
lol was reading halfway and it made me realised it was you
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wats up wif all these stories?
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Yeah. Wads up with all these stories? -
My stories are all in response to other people's opinions.Originally posted by used:wats up wif all these stories?
Instead of endless arguments, I think it's more constructive to post something to entertain everyone.
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Dude!Originally posted by oldbreadstinks:lol was reading halfway and it made me realised it was you 
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She needs a good slapping
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why didnt she book a 5** hotel n stay in it since she is complaining abt the size of the house??
i would have driven her out of my house n throw dung onto her.
coz the moment she talks, smells like dung.. -
Denial, self-deludingOriginally posted by Cystaire:She argued back with rage in her eyes "that is my family business! My husband will forever belong to my family - he is only temporarily seduced by that treacherous lover. Everyone knows how much I love him - when he returns to my warm embrace, he will finally be able to serve me like he did before!" -
ok at least i get this one...
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Denial or not, never get in the way of an angry woman who wants her way. No matter what.Originally posted by laurence82:Denial, self-deluding
If the divorce papers are ever signed all hell will break loose.
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Damn, i think this is the only one tt i gun get itOriginally posted by Xtrider:ok at least i get this one... -
If hell breaks loose, just charge her with assault and throw her into Tanah Merah.Originally posted by Cystaire:Denial or not, never get in the way of an angry woman who wants her way. No matter what.
If the divorce papers are ever signed all hell will break loose. -
Great!Originally posted by Xtrider:ok at least i get this one...
One picture is worth a thousand words.
One parable is worth a thousand well-reasoned arguments.
I wish that isn't true, but oh well. -
The clue is:Originally posted by gd4u:Damn, i think this is the only one tt i gun get it
If I can trace my family history to only 100+ years ago, and you can trace your family history to 2000+ years ago, how does this indicate that you are more superior than I am?
No matter how ago your ancestry is, you are only 50+ years old, and I am only 40+ years old. -
Cystaire, what happened next?
for what i know, i would shout back and give her a slap.
wat a bitch...
lousy wife still dunwan admit it... -
You wish ah!Originally posted by gigabyte14:Cystaire, what happened next?
for what i know, i would shout back and give her a slap.
wat a bitch...
lousy wife still dunwan admit it...
The middle-age lady is still here complaining about everything and boasting that she is the best. If anyone dare complain the company will sack them, so they just try their best to tahan. Meanwhile her performance is so good that the corporation intends to employ more people from her family to help.
But of course the host family continues to speak their impure language and live their usual lives. If people say I am a mixed breed, why should I speak a "pure" language?
Meanwhile her husband is constantly threatening to sign a formal divorce and the lady is furious.
"MY husband will forever be part of MY family! Nobody can change this indisputable fact."
If her husband returns, he will be able to serve her forever. If he dares to leave, he shall be forced to return to the family anyway, and his lover shall bear severe consequences. -
Crystaire, i even heard of a story of a family, who has 3000 years of history, claims they existed longer than a family who has 4000 years of history, just simply because they see themselves as superior, so nothing should come before them.
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uh.. when she boast.. just say..
HAR?
O RLY???
then let her see the owl pic... lol
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Originally posted by Cpt.ZR:uh.. when she boast.. just say..
HAR?
O RLY???
then let her see the owl pic... lol [/img]
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catholic and protestants?
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related meh?Originally posted by Ito_^:catholic and protestants?
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No.Originally posted by Ito_^:catholic and protestants?
The clue is in the dates.
40+ years old, 50+ years old, 100+ years history and 2000+ years history all have meaning.
If you still don't get it... scroll down...
The host family is exactly 42 years old and can trace its ancestry (at least) 188 years back. -
Now i get it, totallyOriginally posted by Cystaire:The host family is exactly 42 years old and can trace its ancestry (at least) 188 years back. -
Yes they extrapolate their family history to a time long before they even exist!Originally posted by laurence82:Crystaire, i even heard of a story of a family, who has 3000 years of history, claims they existed longer than a family who has 4000 years of history, just simply because they see themselves as superior, so nothing should come before them.
hee hee
Anyway in my story, people from the middle-age lady's family sometimes say that they have 5000+ years history, though that is quite a stretch.
Of course that is not meaningful. The entire cultural history of humankind is 10,000+ years old, but so what?
Why is that a bragging right? Especially if I have not learnt anything from that vast history and haven't expressed a single cogent insight.
If I am 30 years old - I am 30 years old. A few thousand years of family history doesn't automatically make me any wiser or better.