Do you have the closing time syndrome? Do you see everything better when it\’s close to closing time? And for me, do you excuse my annoying habits because I am leaving soon? :)

It bothers me that Asian families aren\’t forward with their thoughts and emotions. If you want something, if you miss someone, then say it. Don\’t keep it inside and express it through jealous rages.

Nonetheless, maybe I did lack some compassion tonight when my mom called and demanded that I come home…right away. It was 11:30 pm and I had planned to stay around to see friends. And there\’s the kicker: friends come and go, but family is forever. Personally, I never believed in blood relations, the obligations that come from such. I believe that people should choose who they want to spend their time and life with. Blood relations only entail obligations and some unquestionable unconditional \”love\”. This was the summer where I was supposed to teach myself that friends can really stay around. And most of all, that I could forgive them and that they weren\’t objects to be tossed.

Karen convinced me that my mom perhaps was trying to get me home because she missed me. But what happened to being 22 years old and making decisions for myself. And how did grounding as a threat come into play? (note: my parents never grounded me because usually when they got upset, they forgot about their anger the following day.) And why is this happening a few days right before I leave for the East Coast? *cough* I am not irresponsible. I am not immature. I am the oldest in my family and I went to a college that was 12 miles away from home. Is she experiencing the empty nest syndrome? Because I had nothing to do earlier in the summer, I spent almost every evening with my parents, going to Costco, eating dinner, and other misc errands. I was always around. Then July and August came, and I did that much less. Ultimately, it\’s all about my priorities. Who do I want to spend time with at this very moment?