1 Family

              Dear friends, I just came back from a meeting, and I got this "fantastic" news. How do I feel right now? I know the last post I said I want to be an optimistic person. I don't want to be mad for nothing anymore. But I'm sorry, I really do feel mad right now. I'm trying to relax though. In the meantime, I would like to share with you guys about this "fantastic" news but in a simple story way. I'm gonna use symbols and allegory like I learned in English Literature. Hahahaha....

              This story is about a so called loving family, it's called "1 Family". Many relatives and friends of this family thought that this is a loving family and they admire this family.

             So there's this woman, her name is Jane. She has a husband named Ben, a daughter named Carmen and a son named Manson. Jane loves Manson very much. 

             Carmen loves music and Manson loves playing football. Jane would buy 20 footballs for Manson, as if Manson has 20 legs, and she would build a football stadium for Manson so that Manson could invite all his friends to play with him and show off to them. Jane loves Manson very much. Anything that Manson needs, Jane will give him everything. She even sends Manson to watch football match for World Cup 2010. As you can see, she would give him everything he wants no matter how much his dreams cost. Well, they are a rich family.

           Jane tells everyone she loves her children very much and treat them fairly and equally. Like I said, it's 1 family :)

           One day, there's this famous singer named Avril Lavigne is coming to Malaysia to have a concert. Avril Lavigne has been Carmen's biggest idol since a long time ago. Avril is the reason why Carmen likes music. Somehow, Carmen needs her parents' APPROVAL and MONEY to buy ticket to go for the concert. Carmen told her father that she would like to go to her concert. Her father, Ben, is a very busy business man. It's quite difficult for Carmen to see her father as he works early morning till late at night. By the time he's home, Carmen is sleeping already.

          One afternoon, Carmen managed to see his father home, and she was happy. She told her father about Avril's concert.

         "It's okay, but I'm busy dear,go talk to your mother about it. I have to go for a meeting now." said his father. Then her father went out again.

         Carmen, happily assuming that her father APPROVE or should I say allow to let her go to the concert. The next day, she went to her mum.

          "Mummy mummy, Avril is coming to town! I'd like to go to her concert. You know how much I love her. Daddy allows me to go already! The concert is on next Tuesday!"

         Her mum was cooking and didn't even bother to look at her while she replies,

         "Is that so? Daddy didn't told me anything about it. And a concert ticket is very expensive. Who is going to pay for the ticket? And next Tuesday? Are you kidding me? Today is Wednesday, and you're telling me this now? You don't respect me as your mother anymore,do you? Seriously, I don't understand why I have such a daughter! Don't you have anything better to do than going to a concert? No, the answer is NO, you are not going for the concert, because YOU have NO MONEY. No one is SPONSORING you to go to the concert."

         Carmen, feeling disappointed and wanted to cry, ran to her room. She swears that when she gets older, she will be stronger, and do her best to show to her mother that she will be successful.

         Why her mother loves Manson so much and hate Carmen? Only one simple reason, because Manson is a boy and Carmen is a girl. That is why. No further reason. Not that because Carmen is a lazy girl or a bad girl. No. Carmen is hated by her mother just because she is a girl. They are both Jane's children, but they are treated the different way. This is the so called 1 Family.

         So this is the story that I'd like to share. It's a very simple story which shows an unfair mother who treats her children differently.

         I hope you guys can apply and understand it. That's all I wanna share for tonight. Good night.