i received a proposition last week.

a guy ive known for some years asked me to attend a wedding dinner with him and pose as his girlfriend. he's in his late 20's and working now, and i suppose his colleagues must have been pressuring him to get a girl and get hitched quick.

how disenchanting. ive predicted myself to wind up as an old maid, so i dread the time when ill be on the receiving end of this undue annoyance. why cant ppl just give unmarrieds a break? whatever the reason for not wanting to have and to hold, it's none of anybody else's business.

ive seen how marrieds do it to the unmarrieds. they try not to do it in a rude way, so they kinda beat around the bush, and broach it as a joke. "aiyah, if you dont get married soon hor, my kids cannot collect one more ang pao for Chinese New Year leh"

..........

it's highly unlikely that anyone's gonna feel inclined to jump into the bandwagon just so your ruddy kids can waste more money on candy to rot their teeth.

strangely, i seem to be seeing this particular topic popping up. i just saw an old episode of SATC on the married pigs or sth like that. and i caught "Bridget Jones Diary' on the telly last night.

Married Pig 1: seriously, the office is full of single girls in their 30's. fine physical specimens, but they just can't seem to hold down a chap.

Married Pig 2 : (to Bridget) yes, why is it there are so many unmarried women in their 30's these days?

Bridget: i don't know... i suppose it doesn't help that underneath our clothes, our entire bodies are covered in scales.