my family has the worst anger management. i swear.the morning started with my mom sms-ing me at 10.30 in the morning, asking me to wake up cos lunch time changed to earlier slot. so i got up, woke my bro up and happily dressed up cos we're having family lunch at some dim sum restuarant at raffles hotel. most looking forward to the xiao long bao of cos! :P"
then my sis came up to her room to get changed and my mom came up as well and wanted to know what my sis is wearing. my sis is super lum nua(lazy bum) when it comes to clothing. alright, maybe not lum nua. i think it's the growing phrase where you feel weird wearing just about anything to everything and when she finds stuff that she feels safe in, she sticks by them even though they're starting to resemble kiam cai(salted vegetables).
so upon seeing that my sis is wearing her old pleated white skirt, my mom flared and demanded that she change and my sis started looking herself up in her room. i think she was going through her wardrobe to try on other stuff. but my mom kept knockin on the door and demanded to go in and on the other end my sis stupidly and even i find, somewhat irritatingly, denied my mom entry. and so cos impatience run through my family, anger started flaring.
and finally when my sis decided to open her door my mom started pouncing on every small issue to yell about. so she started bout the fact that she's been buying my sis new clothes but my sis always stick with her old so next time she's not gonna buy her anymore. and next came the mattresses on the floor which my maid sleeps on but didnt keep today.
then, all of a sudden, she started scolding my bro as well that his room is messy. then my dad came up and learnt bout what was happening and started scolding me as well that clothes are in piles all over my room and that bro n i had to wake up so late when we know that we're gonna go out for lunch.
like what the???
and i had a very strong impulse not to go for lunch. but knowing that that's only gonna 'sour-fy' the situation further, i went along.
ok so at the restuarant, everything was going pretty nicely again. then came the issue of what to do after lunch. and my rents had decided to go suntec where my sis wanted to buy a pair of pants. but my sis didnt want to go just now cos she didnt know where the exact location to buy the pants is yet, and she has to confirm with her friends, but she stupidly told my mom that she hasnt done her homework so she doesnt want to go.
so upon hearing so, my mom's temper flare again and ya. it's so so stupid it was such a minor issue. and then of cos, my dad also started scolding la. and my bro was sitting there sulking cos he didnt get to order another serving of chee chong fun la. then my little cousin was throwing tanthrum throughout the whole meal la. then my grandma kept going on that she's already eaten something before coming so she's on the verge of vomiting if she eat anything else la.
isn't that annoying???
it's supposed to be a harmoniously happy family meal lor. sheesh.
ok, then that's not the end. here comes my temper lor. so after the meal, me n my sis were walking towards my aunt's car and i dont know how the conversation started but i got to learn that so she didnt wana go buy her pants today cos she doesnt know the exact location. so i started feeling a bit irritated but tried to hold my anger by telling her why didnt she tell my mom that instead of some rubbish thing bout not having done her homework which she knows my mom will sure be angry with it.
ok. then she started arguing shitloads lor, and it's as though she didnt hear a single thing i say. she's always arguing the wrong stuff which makes u feel even more irritated cos you dont want to think that your sis is that stupid but she herself was proving so! and so my anger flare too and i started scolding her as well.
then my aunt said, "aiyo enough la. your parents scold her liao you still scold her."
then i... ya. that's true. and i felt pretty bad la. like, there i was telling my mom to calm down in the restuarant and tellin my aunt after the meal, that i dislike the fact that my whole family was throwing fire-bombs at each other during the meal, so it's meaningless that we eat out. but i myself have to lose my temper too.
it's really hard to keep a positive mood and control temper at home when everyone is influencing each other and drowning the initial good mood you were having.