I saw you and your 2 friends at KLCC on a sweet Thursday a year ago. Back then the formal address I used was 'bimbo'.
1 year has passed and guess what? nothing's changed.
Its sad but its also true, your a part of me I can't let go.
A good friend of mine told me today that I should really do what I want to do and be what I want to be. It seems all so possible but then again at this young age, most of us are fooled with materialised wealth.
It's not the wealth we have today that guarantees a strong and loving life together, it's the wealth of love and care that we create that ensures the journey ahead.
Ku Keys
I don't really know your circumstances, but it's not that girls these days are fooled by materiality. It's just that they are used to materiality. A well educated upper middle class girl is unavoidably going to have a certain type of lifestyle. Naturally, in choosing a life partner, they will go for those whom they think can provide them with what they want.
Over a business dinner with some clients, I was astonished to hear that one of my colleagues, in his 40's, actually helped his dad tap rubber and plant paddy when he was in primary school. They had early dinners before sunset because kerosene (for the oil lamps) was expensive. He never imagined then that he would be doing what he does now, travelling to various countries doing big business deals. Now he is thoroughly middle class and his kids would have different expectations.
If I were you and had time on my side I would concentrate on my career and building wealth. This may sound crass, but it would give you leverage to negotiate better terms for your relationship later on. Supply of eligible desirable girls increases every year anyway.
For the One That Got Away, put all memories of her in a shoe box and chuck it to the farthest corner of your least used cupboard.
Posted by: firstsnow | Monday, January 10, 2005 at 11:31 AM