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Hey yaars!
After a contemplative weekend, ripe full of discussions on numerous topics (well okay, primarily one or two!), your boy is back. I don't think I could maintain a monk-like existence, especially because of such great friends I have. Within the past few days, friends have led to the following:
(a) Going to my first Leafs game
(b) Free lunch (I'm still planning on making things square!)
(c) Invite to my first concert!
(d) Plans for my second concert!
(e) Invite for a Raptors game
(f) Invite to see a Leafs game on a 60" HDTV
So I am well-liked. I just hope I'm not well-liked in the way Willie Lohman was - liked, but never loved - as I don't want to die an ignorant, naive fool. Of course I think my mother might have a say in that!
Today while grocery shopping (Grocery day was bumped up by one day to prevent the Eid rush), she managed to mention that I was getting older, almost done school, and should start looking for work. She then further mentioned that she really wants a daughter-in-law!!!! I thought she was joking until I saw her face. It was as serious as sin!
She preceded to talk about how I should start networking to find work soon, finally coming to the wild assessment that I would surely have two kids quickly after marriage. Her rationale? "Once you see your wife, I know you'll want kids." Is she trying to tell me she's scouting? Thank God she knows my list. As a quick reminder:
(a) No Fat Chicks (Yes I know that's crude, but I want to be the heavier one!)
(b) Decent Cook (Mom has spoiled me on that one)
(c) Outgoing Person (I don't want to feel as if I'm talking to myself at home)
(d) Organized (I'm no Mr. Clean, but neither am I a slob)
(e) Witty (I don't ever want to lose my smile)
I'd like to think most of that list is reasonable. What intrigues me is that my mother thinks she knows "my type". Unlike most sons, I usually do trust my mother with her opinion on things, she's seldom failed to meet my expectations. I'm just worried this is going to be just like buying a car - "She's fast and rides like the wind!". Oh my God, I just realized the pun on that and am feeling very dirty right now!
After a contemplative weekend, ripe full of discussions on numerous topics (well okay, primarily one or two!), your boy is back. I don't think I could maintain a monk-like existence, especially because of such great friends I have. Within the past few days, friends have led to the following:
(a) Going to my first Leafs game
(b) Free lunch (I'm still planning on making things square!)
(c) Invite to my first concert!
(d) Plans for my second concert!
(e) Invite for a Raptors game
(f) Invite to see a Leafs game on a 60" HDTV
So I am well-liked. I just hope I'm not well-liked in the way Willie Lohman was - liked, but never loved - as I don't want to die an ignorant, naive fool. Of course I think my mother might have a say in that!
Today while grocery shopping (Grocery day was bumped up by one day to prevent the Eid rush), she managed to mention that I was getting older, almost done school, and should start looking for work. She then further mentioned that she really wants a daughter-in-law!!!! I thought she was joking until I saw her face. It was as serious as sin!
She preceded to talk about how I should start networking to find work soon, finally coming to the wild assessment that I would surely have two kids quickly after marriage. Her rationale? "Once you see your wife, I know you'll want kids." Is she trying to tell me she's scouting? Thank God she knows my list. As a quick reminder:
(a) No Fat Chicks (Yes I know that's crude, but I want to be the heavier one!)
(b) Decent Cook (Mom has spoiled me on that one)
(c) Outgoing Person (I don't want to feel as if I'm talking to myself at home)
(d) Organized (I'm no Mr. Clean, but neither am I a slob)
(e) Witty (I don't ever want to lose my smile)
I'd like to think most of that list is reasonable. What intrigues me is that my mother thinks she knows "my type". Unlike most sons, I usually do trust my mother with her opinion on things, she's seldom failed to meet my expectations. I'm just worried this is going to be just like buying a car - "She's fast and rides like the wind!". Oh my God, I just realized the pun on that and am feeling very dirty right now!
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