Insincere marriage plans

An Indian IT engineer pleaded for mercy in court when he was convicted of molestation. He had thought a woman walking towards him in the early morning was a prostitute, and he kissed her. That means he had not only molested her, but had also insulted her. What kind of story is this? He told the court that he is getting married in 5 months' time. If he really loves his fiancee, he wouldn't have kissed another woman, even if she was a prostitute. That is already cheating on her feelings.

Looking after our parents is a duty

This topic is especially poignant with me because it was an expression of feelings between my mum and I before she died. Thus I cannot comprehend how there can be a law to do this, as mentioned in a letter in the New Paper.

I remember my mum insisting that I greet everyone we come into contact with. I did it begrudgingly when I was younger but now as an adult, I do it naturally. If I find it tedious, I give at least a smile. My parents did a good job in bringing me up, and they used the cane as one of their methods. I see most parents of today not daring to use it for fear of abuse. If the aim of its usage is to discipline the kid and change him for the better, then it is certainly not abuse. Some parents also naively believe their kids' lies against the teachers' words, and as a result, malign the teachers. Due to such lenience, it is no wonder that the children will not think that looking after their aged parents is a duty. These parents who fear doing the right thing, have caused Singapore to have no choice but to impose such a law.

Abuse In Tampines

The abuse is by a woman on a man who lives with her. It is especially horrifying because it is done in public and not in the confines of their home. She chases him along the common corridor with a cane, orders him to kneel down and apologise, and even to sleep without a shirt outside their home, and does not give him food at times. She is older by a decade.

The man refuses to leave her and claims he loves her very much. At the same time, he cries after he is mistreated. His emotions are causing him to let himself be ruined at her hands. I hope his tolerance level is tried so badly that he runs away from her.

The woman is obviously beyond help. When people tell her off, she blames the man for being useless. What if she were the one being abused? Women are supposed to be more loving than men. Here is an atypical example which really disgraces we women. She has shamed the man so badly by doing all these to him. Any men would have retaliated long ago. This is reminiscent of another woman who kicked a man in the groin at the roadside. The men are not children and yet they willingly allow themselves to be abused. What hold do these women have over them??

The irony is that even the woman's son disapproves of her actions. Does she still think she is doing the right thing?

A long-awaited get-together

It was so amazing how God allowed me to go for Ascension sunset mass by cancelling my lesson. A good girlfriend of mine, Mich, managed to catch me after mass for dinner.

She gave an update on the happenings in her life and it was then that I realised that I have not really spoken to her for at least two months! I didn't even know that her nature of involvement in church had changed.

She being a teacher-in-training, made it so easy for me to share my teaching-cum-tutoring stories with her. It was truly a meal of kindred spirits. I felt blessed being able to do so.

I agree with what she said about being thankful for friends who don't drift apart and are there for you even after not having met for a long time. My close girlfriends make me feel this way about our friendships. Even my best girlfriend and my god-daughter cause me to feel this way too. :)