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Thursday, August 05, 2004 | |
Meet the Parents, Part IV
"Wasn't so bad, was it?" Matt asked. We were in his car, parked outside my apartment. It was dark and quiet, so quiet the ringing stung our ears. He puts on his Coldplay CD. "Nah, wasn't bad at all. Your parents are cool. I like Marie. She's funny." "I think they like you too." I smile. "You think so?" "Yeh, baby." "You're gonna end up like your Dad. Talking and talking and talking about himself. I already see signs of it." "That's because he's so in love with Mom. Even after all these years." I smile and remember the strained looks on Mrs Wong. I feel bad for feeling any less about their relationship. I hope it's the shopping that got her weary. "You think we'll be like that?" he asks, pondering. "With your yakkity yak mouth," I do a duck quaking motion with my hands, "I would have gone cuckoo. Or deaf." "I do love you, you know?" he says, turns to look at me in the darkness. I don't quite see his eyes but I sense them. "Really?" I reply with a snigger, "Could have fooled me?" Then I turned to him and with the seriousness of a pitbull asked the million dollar question all women will ask their boyfriends, husbands or lovers one time or another, "Why?" "Why? You don't believe ar?" he replies, imitating the Ah Beng guy in the BCB advertisement. I keep quiet, waiting and staring at him through the darkness. "Well, you're amazing," he finally mutters. "Yeah, like how?" I grill. I know this sounds pathetic but I'm gunning for specifics. "Well, you are smart. Oh yeah, beautiful," he adds condescendingly, "You make me laugh. At myself, mainly." "And?" I probe, with the tenacity of an investigative journalist. "And ... and you ... you complete me." "Aargh!" I shriek. "And you make me want to be a better man." "Aargh!" I shriek again. We end up exchanging corny lines from romance comedies. And laughing till late. And I guess that's why he loves me. | |
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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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