Concert to wedding bells

I told my mom I wanted to watch A Mei’s concert. I told her I would be going alone. And of course, I didn’t tell her I might cry when A Mei sings her one of her sad love songs. Nor did I tell her about Prince Charming. He might be away for work during that time. Mom said A Mei is the bomb and her concert is going to be a blast. She asked me to bring my friends along. I told her I asked but nobody wanted to go. Actually they were all interested but they were taking too long to decide. I bought my concert ticket first as good seats were being taken up very quickly. She told me that since I am going alone, I should get a more expensive ticket. She even added that I might even meet the girl of my dreams if I go alone. Girl watch concert alone, boy watch concert alone, both boy and girl likes singer, falls in love and get married. -.-‘ She always assumes that it is easy for me to pick up girls. Dear mommy, thanks for your confidence in me but I think I am just a normal looking boy.

Till this day, my mom has never ask me questions like, “Where is your girlfriend?” or “When are you getting married?” Instead, when a cousin or friend is getting married, she would seize the opportunity to make statements like these:

The food at this hotel is excellent. You should hold your wedding there next time.

There’s plenty of parking space at that hotel. It’s a good place to have the wedding banquet.

They gave too many speeches at their wedding. Made us all hungry and we couldn’t even hear what they said over the poor sound system. Remember that for your wedding ok?

Would you and wife stay together with me next time?

This couple put your dad and I at the last table at end of the hall. It was so uncomfortable. When you invite them to your wedding, please place them in the last table at the furthest corner of the ballroom.

I feel that this is her way of exerting pressure on me to get married someday. This is her way of telling me that she hopes to see me get married. I know the pressure will increase once I graduate and have a steady job.

Anyway, that is still a long way to go. I shall worry about that later and deal with it in future.

Valentine's Day will come tomorrow. Strangely, I do not feel anything. Maybe because I have never celebrated V day with anyone. Not even with my ex. Five years and I don't recall celebrating anything with him. He was never there for me. Maybe I have forgotten everything I used to know about love. Stranger still, I do not miss Prince Charming. I do not have that longing desire to go and see him. I am not in love with anyone and I am happy.

For now, I’m looking forward to see A Mei sing live. Maybe if I look cute enough, she might invite me on stage to dance with her. ^_^

We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to love an imperfect person perfectly.
Little Dove