met up with my mom about 2hours ago. it felt different from her previous visits though. as in before they got a divorce. it felt as if i was talking to a familiar stranger. seemed like there`s a really huge gap between us

we used to have lunch, go shopping and go arcad-ing but somehow all that has become of her visit is to just have lunch and go off. maybe it`s cause they`ve been officially separated or something. i just felt uncomfortable spending her money. or even talking to her.

but it didn`t matter if i felt comfortable or not. we were having lunch at j8`s swensens when she took out $1000 and asked us to keep it. it was an eye-opener. not in the sense of "jian qian yan kai" but in the sense that i`ve never seen/received a piece of paper that worthed so much before. in the end, it just meant that we were trading the time we could`ve spent together for more money. that`s not the way things should be. well anyway, when it came to the bill, i witnessed the generosity of adults at its best. my mom took out cash, my dad snatched the bill, my mom then snatched my dad`s credit card. while they were occupied with all that, my uncle paid the bill. it was quite a funny scene.

yeah and my mom had gotten a new job. meaning that she`ll be able to visit us every 3months or so. just hope that we can spend more time together next time instead of just having a meal. or maybe she could even stay.

ha. i`m a dreamer.
1:20:00 PM
"You may say that I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."

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