9.13.2009

on hugs and kisses

it was my dad's birthday yesterday. I sent him a text and a facebook message. This morning when I awoke, i received a text back from him

"Thanks :-) my dear Chewy"

It's feels a little strange to hear him call me Chewy (when i think for the longest time in my life he was using Chuiying) and doubly strange to hear him say "my dear".

My family is pretty traditional when it comes to showing or displaying our affection for each other. The only times I give my parents kisses are hugs are on special occasions like birthdays, Mother's and Father's day, airport send-offs and so on. In the recent years, however, my parents have become more used to the hugging and kissing. It was never a thing with the family so each time such behaviour is displayed, it feels nice but also strange in a way. I would love to do it more because I feel I don't show it often enough. And with J's family, I think I'll have to get used to it even more because they're all about that! J is always telling me I will be completely overwhelmed when we finally meet everyone on his end. I am still preparing myself mentally to meet his extended family.

in other news, it is also priscilla's birthday tomorrow. We went for a nice Sunday brunch followed by a girly mani-pedi session. Check out the yummy colours!




wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

1 comment:

ting said...

yea.. i totally agree with u jie.. well.. u must know tt dad and mum have always been very worried abt u ever since u first flew to ShangHai. Mum's always worried for ur safety, ur meals, whether how u and J are etc etc..

anyhow.. time flies! u're celebrating ur 1st wedding anniversary soon! oh my goodness! :) how cool! :) eh.. when can we have little chewys or little justins running ard the house huh? :p

i played with yang's baby niece this afternoon... little Jackie.. 2.5 month old.. super cute! :) i cant wait for sch to start again tmr! i can get to see my kids in class again! wohoo! :)