Today's rant

Asian parents are good at intimidating/blackmailing

I got good result in Biology, then I excel in my matriculation, then I got offered to an Indian Medical School which was then declined by the sponsors after they got to know how much my father earn... There's more to that, something to do with racism.

Knowing that I have the potential to get into a medical school, my father asked me to apply into one. His condition, apply for the nearest one. The nearest one is a cheapskate but... Asian parents are good at blackmailing.

"It's either medical school or I'll send you to be an apprentice with a 'shady contractor'"

Had he said "It's either medical school or engineering" I would choose engineering. I like physics. But only God know why I got better result in Biology than Physics in my O-level equivalent exam.

Or architecture, or flying school... NO! It's either Med School or building houses! Now I wish I build houses instead...

Looking at it, Asians are good at threatening their subordinates, or minions or whoever below them.

In politics, the same rule apply. "Vote for me or else........."

Asians...

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Honesty is not always the best policy

And I got into a crappy Medical School. During the orientation, a senior asked me  why I want to be a doctor.

My response

"Well, I'm not really interested but my parents would like me to be a doctor. I'll try to like it..." feeling positive that I've been honest.

The senior responded with

"Do you think it's fair for others who wants to be a doctor but couldn't?"

Did he think it's fair for me to be in a medical school just to make my parents happy? I guess his parents are the same. No? Still yellow, still Asian? Why don't you just keep you family's business running instead? Huh?

Fair or not fair, I got a good result. So that hypothetical person that wanted to hard to be a doctor, did he/she get good result? Fair or not fair, I got it because of my hard work, getting good results in my matriculation.

And I think honesty is the best policy. But it turned me into the pariah of the medical school. And I have to be the pariah for 7 years.

Lecturer would ask themselves if it is worth it to teach me medical knowledge if I am not sure about being a doctor. Another Asian mentality. Anybody graduating from medical school must be a doctor, out of law school, be a lawyer, out of Mass Comm school, be a newscaster.

And that's one of the reason the art school denied my application. Science and arts could never be together? Hmmm?

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Why don't we have Lamaze class?

Watching American series, I got to think that Lamaze is good for mothers-to-be, to be prepared for delivery.

Labour room should be a peaceful place, a place where newborn first be at. However, that's not the case here. Nurses and mothers argue at each other. Nurses being quite bossy.

"You should push when it's the right time"

When's the right time then? one might ask. If you're in pain, do you bother to listen? Labour pain is very very painful. So to have an effective communication, a nurse have to be patient, not shouting. In the end, both are frustrated. Nurses because mother seems not to listen to their advice, mothers because they are in pain and shouted at. Bad aura to deliver babies. Probably why newer generations are more delinquent?

Why not learn about delivery before the delivery, when it's less painful, less intense? At least mothers-to-be know when to push... when there's contraction. Not simply push that their sphincter tears apart. Yikes! At least there's clear mind, so more input to the mothers-to-be.

Thought of it a few times before. Like why don't Asian parents care about their babies? Is Lamaze very expensive? How much each sessions cost?

Probably because of our high ego?

"Why should I go to one if my mother could deliver me, and be just fine? I'm not a sissy?"

Well, ladies, it's not about your pain threshold, it's more about your preparedness to deliver a 3 kgs out of your vajayjay...

*I was watching Time Travelling Wife when I ponder on this, this afternoon. BTW, I like the movie. That was my 5th time watching. I have the DVD, but just now it's on the telly

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And I like Milk Soda

I like milk, and I like cream soda.

So mixed both to make milk soda.

It's like ice cream float without the ice cream. It's cold so eating ice cream in this weather would give me brainfreeze...

Yum!!!

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Degreaser, I like!

Not that I like drinking one.

A few days ago, I went to a shop. It's called BYOB. Not selling moonshine though. They are selling detergents and other cleaning liquid. We are running out of handwash, so I bought a bottle. Well, they sell them by weight not volume. And cheaper.

Next to the handwash were a few bottles of degreaser. I never bought one.

Yes, in a typical Asian household, the dishwashing liquid is a do-all kiquid. From washing dishes to washing ovens and countertop and kitchen wall, kitchen sink, cooktop etc... Either that or bleach.

After I found the magic a few drops of degreaser brings, I thought why wouldn't we use them before. Degreaser is my new do-all liquid. Washing pots and pans are way easier with degreaser.

Next try, using degreaser to clean the exhaust fan.