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But not only did the curse find them, it mutated. Instead of killing the men in my family, it made them leave, which is so much worse.
I’m basically driven by a mixture of caffeine and familial guilt.
“Auntie! Can we not slut-shame women, please?”
When I told Selena about the nauseating grin, she said, “Well, you either have stomach flu or you’re in love. Either way, stay away from me. I can’t afford to get sick.”
She says it’s fine since bras are really only for women with boobs. Harsh but true.
in fact, most men seem to think that just because I’m in the wedding industry, that must mean I’m in a rush to get married myself. The truth is, being in the wedding industry is a surefire way of making me not want to get married.
sharing his wildest dreams of owning a fancy hotel in the future,
“This is like what you and Selena like to say? You kids always saying, ‘Wah, you killing it!’ Like that, ya?”
“Oh.” She nods. “Yes, you right, more respectful.” She pats me on the cheek. “I raise you so well.”
“Meddy,” she tuts, disapproving. “They are family. It’s different.” “It’s murder!” I cry.
Jake1010Hotelier: Wow. Damn. If I’d known, I would’ve asked you out sooner. Meddelin Chan: Wah! How you know eggplant my favorite?? Jake1010Hotelier: It is, huh? Well, I’ve got a real big one for you. Meddelin Chan: Oh! I can’t wait! LOVE eggplant!!
Despite being the youngest of the lot, Fourth Aunt is still formidable. All the women in my family are. Except for me, I guess.
I can’t believe my aunts’ rivalry with each other is jeopardizing us getting away with murder.
“Ma, I don’t keep any secrets from you, you know that.” Aside from Nathan. Literally the ONE secret I kept from her. I mean, I even told her about me killing Ah Guan. That’s got to count for something.
I have to bite back my proud smile. It’s next to impossible to get approval from Big Aunt, and for a fleeting moment, I get the urge to crow about it to Selena. Then I realize I can never crow about it to anyone. It’s not like I can WhatsApp Selena and go, “Big Aunt approves of my corpse disposal idea!!!”
These are my favorite moments of wedding photography. Capturing the in-betweens. The moments in between the big ones, when raw emotion is painted vividly and it feels as though I’m catching the tunes of their hearts with my camera.
Ma laughs. “You mean family blessing?” “What?” “Aiya, we call it curse at first because yes, of course we are sad that our husbands all leave us. But after few years we realize actually, is not a curse. It is family blessing. Because your papa leave me, I become even more close to your aunties. And they become more close to each other too, because they have no husband, no son. And you, they see you as their daughter. It’s like you grow up with four mothers. That is blessing, Meddy. We are very blessed, we have close family.”
“Aiya, you think you are the only one who go to school, is it? I go to college also, I know what you are talking about. At home, I am just Third Sister, no one special, not the oldest, not the youngest. Not the prettiest, not the smartest. But in school, I can be my own person. Not just Third Sister, but me. Natasya.”
“Aiya, you don’t worry, we got plan. Okay bye-bye, we going to hide Ah Guan now, okay, bye, love you, bye.”
