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Monday, August 02, 2004 | |
Meet the Parents, Part 1
"Hey, guess what?" Matt asked, more bubbly than usual. "What?" I asked as I stretched on the sofa. It was a lazy Saturday afternoon - the type where you don't want to do anything except get a back rub. Matt was sitting crossed legged on the floor, leaning against the sofa. "Dad and Mom are coming up ... for the Mega Sale thing." "Why? Ipoh no sale meh?" I said, my mean streak rising. I pretended to sleep cause I didn't like where this conversation was going. "They want to meet you." I snored. "Hey, Ms Piggy. You hear me?" I rubbed my eyes, suddenly very awake and stupefied. This throws a different light onto our rather private relationship. I thought it was just between him, me and the half-a-million people who read this blog. (Kidding!) "Let's take them out for dinner tomorrow." "You could have given me more notice, y'know," I said sullenly, like how a child is when rudely awakened. "What? And get you all freaked out? Don't worry. My parents are ... well ... nice. You know, typical Ipoh folks." But why? Why am I meeting your parents? I thought quietly to myself. I haven't told my parents about you. I mean, must I? And what did you tell them anyway? "What?" he asked, puzzled at my fascination for the patch of ceiling above me. "Matt, I ... I don't think I'm ready." "Ready for what? It's just a dinner." "Matt, parents are not like that. If I brought you home to my folks, they will be whipping out the calendar, picking dates, ordering crates of XO and making a guestlist already." "My folks are cool. Trust me." "I have a bad feeling about this." "Don't be paranoid. They'll love you. As I do." He kisses my hand, on the knuckle of my middle finger. I smiled woefully. And agreed to dinner. My fingers crossed. | |
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I realised that it is increasingly difficult for you to identify who's who in this blog. So here's a
rundown. Will try to categorise entries to names but that will take some time, cause I still haven't
figured out how to do it. In the agency Big Billy - Boss, my Creative Director Donna - beautiful bimbo Account Executive Heng - the art director I used to work with Hoe, Mr - my favourite client Jenna - the art director I'm working with now Susan - street smart Group Account Director Tina - my Traffic Manager Tomas - fellow copywriter, confidante Beyond the agency June & Mila - my best gal pals Matt - the guy dating me Minnie & Moe - my guppies Trish - the friend who set me up with Matt *all names have been changed. |
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G-Day Coffee TVC. Scene opens on guy trying to slide down a dry water slide. He gets stuck. He finally manages to squeak all the way down. TVC ends with him savouring a mug of G-Day coffee and the tag "Save water for G-Day coffee". A bit unreal but I love the humour. And the talent, the Each Other actor (I forgot his name), is super. He makes it work. |
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