OF LITTLE WISHES AND HOPES


This Wednesday evening, I went out with my younger brother to Vivocity. We have plans to catch What Happens in Vegas at 4.25pm. It's been ages since he last been to a movie. We reached early at 3.30pm, and headed straight to GV Vivocity to collect our pre-booked tickets. With approximately an hour break in between, we had a quick lunch at Burger King.


It was his first time eating at BK.
I recommended TenderGrill. He likes it.




GV Vivovity.



The movie is a really entertaining one. It had me in stitches half the time. And yes, after watching What Happens in Vegas, it makes me feel sooo enticed to throw caution to the wind and do something totally crazy and drastic. Something that'll POP! the eyes out of everyones' sockets. On second thought, however, my better senses prevail.

Happy endings ONLY happen in fairytales, and oh yes, out of movie scripts. It's one thing to do something ridiculously crazy and have things unexpectedly worked out in the end; and it's ABSOLUTELY YET ANOTHER to do the same ridiculously crazy thing and having it NOT work out in the end; and having to bear the consequences, aftermath, damages, ridicule, anger, and regrets. In summary, it's just not worth the trouble.

Unfortunately, like most homo sapiens on Earth, I only live once. And unfortunately, some mistakes are just too costly to be made. Such as our personal salvation, for example. Or a wrong marriage to the wrong person, for another. Thus - evil as this may sound, but I sincerely mean no malice - I am often secretly pleased in my heart when I hear things such as, "so-and-so has broken up", "they're no longer together", or "I am/she is/he is/that person is no longer attached".

"This is actually good news in disguise!" My head voice rejoices silently and celebrates discreetly.


Afterall, if something is just not meant to be, then it is always good to draw a close. The earlier the better, as a matter of fact.

I might regret saying this some months or years down the road, but ending a relationship - for whichever reasons - would, I guess, make me feel grateful and thankful. It SIMPLY means that he is just not the one. Oh, he might have been a good choice, but my Father knows that he is not the BEST choice. And it makes me feel assured, because ending a relationship simply means that I'm not settling for the second best. Ending a relationship also simply means that He has someone else in mind who suits me better.

Afterall, I only have one life to live. And some mistakes are just plain too costly to be made.





The movie ended at 6.30pm. We adjourned to the "balcony" after that. The view is so breathtaking! I had originally wanted to find a nice spot, sit back, relax, and hold some meaningful conversations while basking in the tranquil scenery; with the setting sun drape as the background. But Lady Luck was not on my side that day. It rained pretty heavily early in the afternoon, and the floor was pretty wet.



I had a wonderful time overall. And I believe my brother had, too. At his tender age, it takes little efforts and time (and money) to keep him happy. It's easy to add some "colours" to his life. At the end of the day, he enjoys himself; and me on the other hand, feel satisfied at my role as the elder sister.

Little wishes and hopes are easy to be met for kids his age. That is, before his dreams start involving bigger gadgets, flashier cars, fatter paychecks, roomier apartments, exotic countries, and sexy women.