Comments on: don’t expect too much from your children http://www.michaelooi.net/2007/05/13/dont-expect-too-much-from-your-children/ only 62% evil Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:50:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shar http://www.michaelooi.net/2007/05/13/dont-expect-too-much-from-your-children/comment-page-1/#comment-10410 Shar Fri, 18 May 2007 10:13:01 +0000 http://www.michaelooi.net/2007/05/13/dont-expect-too-much-from-your-children/#comment-10410 Being dumped by my parents at birth, I grew up with my single aunt. Monthly I would wire her money. To my surprise, this CNY recently she gave me a huge angpow. It was all the money that I've wired back to her the whole 2 years. She said: All I want is for you to be alive, be happy and healthy. If you want to give me back something for all these years, then come back more often, see me, talk to me before you sleep, hug me and occasionally, take me out for dinner. What happened to the money she gave me back? Well, I wired it back to her bank account and promised her I will be back with more laundry every month. :P Happy Mother's Day, Emily and Michael! Being dumped by my parents at birth, I grew up with my single aunt. Monthly I would wire her money. To my surprise, this CNY recently she gave me a huge angpow. It was all the money that I’ve wired back to her the whole 2 years. She said:
All I want is for you to be alive, be happy and healthy. If you want to give me back something for all these years, then come back more often, see me, talk to me before you sleep, hug me and occasionally, take me out for dinner.

What happened to the money she gave me back? Well, I wired it back to her bank account and promised her I will be back with more laundry every month.
:P

Happy Mother’s Day, Emily and Michael!

]]> By: dwayne foong http://www.michaelooi.net/2007/05/13/dont-expect-too-much-from-your-children/comment-page-1/#comment-10395 dwayne foong Thu, 17 May 2007 23:59:58 +0000 http://www.michaelooi.net/2007/05/13/dont-expect-too-much-from-your-children/#comment-10395 michael, that's a thoughtful post you wrote.. makes me think about parents only wants 'income tax' when their children are working. michael, that’s a thoughtful post you wrote..

makes me think about parents only wants ‘income tax’ when their children are working.

]]> By: Elaine http://www.michaelooi.net/2007/05/13/dont-expect-too-much-from-your-children/comment-page-1/#comment-10392 Elaine Thu, 17 May 2007 20:24:03 +0000 http://www.michaelooi.net/2007/05/13/dont-expect-too-much-from-your-children/#comment-10392 Well, I grew up believing the same, not to my parents' guidance of course. And guess what, when i told my parents what I thought about "repaying back" they bloody flipped. Hey, i'm a good daughter, i celebrate their birthdays and is there for them when they need me all the time but sometimes, i don't know if they understand that the "repayment" they want from me and my brother should not be in monetary form only. Well, I grew up believing the same, not to my parents’ guidance of course. And guess what, when i told my parents what I thought about “repaying back” they bloody flipped. Hey, i’m a good daughter, i celebrate their birthdays and is there for them when they need me all the time but sometimes, i don’t know if they understand that the “repayment” they want from me and my brother should not be in monetary form only.

]]> By: miko http://www.michaelooi.net/2007/05/13/dont-expect-too-much-from-your-children/comment-page-1/#comment-10385 miko Thu, 17 May 2007 14:33:20 +0000 http://www.michaelooi.net/2007/05/13/dont-expect-too-much-from-your-children/#comment-10385 i crossed path with a respectable elderly man once, he said he dun expect anything, just weekly lunch / dinner. His son, who earns more, will normally pays for dinner while his girl, fresh out of college would pay for lunch... that was good enough! i crossed path with a respectable elderly man once, he said he dun expect anything, just weekly lunch / dinner. His son, who earns more, will normally pays for dinner while his girl, fresh out of college would pay for lunch… that was good enough!

]]> By: Xiao_zhai http://www.michaelooi.net/2007/05/13/dont-expect-too-much-from-your-children/comment-page-1/#comment-10380 Xiao_zhai Thu, 17 May 2007 12:08:04 +0000 http://www.michaelooi.net/2007/05/13/dont-expect-too-much-from-your-children/#comment-10380 I would buy my parents a holiday somewhere probably Europe once I can afford it. They haven't taken any long holiday probably since I was born, to save up and pay for my education. I think they deserve one. I would buy my parents a holiday somewhere probably Europe once I can afford it. They haven’t taken any long holiday probably since I was born, to save up and pay for my education. I think they deserve one.

]]> By: michaelooi http://www.michaelooi.net/2007/05/13/dont-expect-too-much-from-your-children/comment-page-1/#comment-10375 michaelooi Thu, 17 May 2007 09:53:17 +0000 http://www.michaelooi.net/2007/05/13/dont-expect-too-much-from-your-children/#comment-10375 I've seen such people before. One of my mom's friend - who preaches her children not to be 'too educated'. That's because she thinks tertiary education is a waste of money. Might as well come out to work to earn their own wages, so that she can 'tax back' the cost to upbring them. That was why all her 3 children are high school dropouts. The eldest son became a salesman of sort, the second one became a car salesman. The youngest daughter became a prostitute and now, a hairstylist. Believe it people. I’ve seen such people before. One of my mom’s friend – who preaches her children not to be ‘too educated’. That’s because she thinks tertiary education is a waste of money. Might as well come out to work to earn their own wages, so that she can ‘tax back’ the cost to upbring them.

That was why all her 3 children are high school dropouts. The eldest son became a salesman of sort, the second one became a car salesman. The youngest daughter became a prostitute and now, a hairstylist.

Believe it people.

]]> By: miko http://www.michaelooi.net/2007/05/13/dont-expect-too-much-from-your-children/comment-page-1/#comment-10364 miko Wed, 16 May 2007 15:10:51 +0000 http://www.michaelooi.net/2007/05/13/dont-expect-too-much-from-your-children/#comment-10364 on Mother's Day, hubs came home 1st time in 3 mths having been away to work in sabah, my MIL said to my hubs :- u haven't give me any money for this month. See, your brother so good, stay outside (S'pore) but can still give me so much $$ (duhh... he earns S$, we get RM) :( i have no respect left whatsover for that old lady! but, I AM BLESSED with parents like buttercup's dad! on Mother’s Day, hubs came home 1st time in 3 mths having been away to work in sabah, my MIL said to my hubs :-
u haven’t give me any money for this month. See, your brother so good, stay outside (S’pore) but can still give me so much $$ (duhh… he earns S$, we get RM) :(

i have no respect left whatsover for that old lady!

but, I AM BLESSED with parents like buttercup’s dad!

]]> By: michaelooi http://www.michaelooi.net/2007/05/13/dont-expect-too-much-from-your-children/comment-page-1/#comment-10358 michaelooi Wed, 16 May 2007 08:05:16 +0000 http://www.michaelooi.net/2007/05/13/dont-expect-too-much-from-your-children/#comment-10358 jannz - Geez, you made it sound as if I'm operating a porn site... "stuffs that your parents would go against, and yet, you like..." danielle - I think I won't kua. I'm used to being a loner and I have no issue with that. jannz – Geez, you made it sound as if I’m operating a porn site… “stuffs that your parents would go against, and yet, you like…”

danielle – I think I won’t kua. I’m used to being a loner and I have no issue with that.

]]> By: Danielle http://www.michaelooi.net/2007/05/13/dont-expect-too-much-from-your-children/comment-page-1/#comment-10353 Danielle Wed, 16 May 2007 02:12:17 +0000 http://www.michaelooi.net/2007/05/13/dont-expect-too-much-from-your-children/#comment-10353 Wow I never thought of it that way. But wouldn't you feel something (jealousy perhaps) when other people's children are doing lots of things for their parents when yours is rebelling you kau kau? Wow I never thought of it that way. But wouldn’t you feel something (jealousy perhaps) when other people’s children are doing lots of things for their parents when yours is rebelling you kau kau?

]]> By: jannz http://www.michaelooi.net/2007/05/13/dont-expect-too-much-from-your-children/comment-page-1/#comment-10345 jannz Tue, 15 May 2007 13:54:03 +0000 http://www.michaelooi.net/2007/05/13/dont-expect-too-much-from-your-children/#comment-10345 forward YOUR url to our parents? takyah ler,..my mom nak ON the computer pun, have to ask call me in college..apa lagi want to open the internet connection, open IE and click Favorites and find 'SIFU's blog - m.ooi'... *ahem* such simple task is cumbersome to her. plus, i think your blog is not suitable for traditional-thinking parents. they will disagree with almost everything u have wrote, mostly cause of your choice of words.. (which i think its cool ler..hehe) thank God, you have us...the new open-minded generations! ahaks! forward YOUR url to our parents? takyah ler,..my mom nak ON the computer pun, have to ask call me in college..apa lagi want to open the internet connection, open IE and click Favorites and find ‘SIFU’s blog – m.ooi’… *ahem* such simple task is cumbersome to her.

plus, i think your blog is not suitable for traditional-thinking parents. they will disagree with almost everything u have wrote, mostly cause of your choice of words.. (which i think its cool ler..hehe)

thank God, you have us…the new open-minded generations! ahaks!

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