It has been nearly two years, I haven't been to Singapore, due to some personal problems and financial problem, I thought the job offered by my boss, covering an IT company event last Thursday, was a good opportunity for me to get-together with my relatives. However, it changed badly, for the first day..I arrived in Changi Airport at about 9 am, which was an hour earlier for my assignment. Because of money and I miss MRT so much, I decided to take MRT. Basically, this is my first assignment outside Malaysia, consider Singapore as overseas, which I think more like my hometown. I was nervous and at the same time excited. This is my first assignment overseas, and I would like my boss sees me as his potential good worker. So I decided to do my very best. The first hour at the media briefing was boring, as the company is IT company and some of the reporters were more to technicality than business angle. Anyway, I have my way of doing it afterwards, so the job part was not so difficult for me, as I had attended many briefings on IT products and had experience in writing IT story.
However the hardest part is when I met my auntie later at Raffles Hospital's Banquet. I was excited as I have not seen my aunt (my mother's side) for years, however the scene turn sour after an hour later. She was starting accusing me of not keeping my promise to go to my grandma's house that day. She said, my planning to stay one day at my auntie's house (my father's side) was not a brilliant idea. She keep blaming me and accusing me in harsh tones, which apparently made me shouted back at her. I was not meant to do that, but somehow I was devastated, as my real intention after the job is basically to spent some times with them. By blaming me of not loving them and tried to accuse me of staying away from them, were rubbish. My love for them are still strong but at the same time they have to respect me as I used to respect them when I was a child. It hurts me so much as she keep accusing me of not keeping my promise and stayed away from them, which were not true. We finally made a scene in front of public, which was the first time. I hate it but I cannot stand the scene. I reach out my handbag, ready to go and could not face all the accusations, when she said that I was not brave enough to face, which I thought I cannot carry on with the conversations. I was crying hard at that time. My mind thought of leaving the city at the same day. No point of staying if no one appreciate whatever I was doing. ONLY because I decided to stay one day at my aunt's house (dad's side) to finish my work before going to my grandma's (mom's side) the next day. So, for the next two to three days, I have to bear with her actions. Fortunately, her sisters, my other aunties, did not mention the issues after the day's of argument. I don't know if all of them knew, but whoever knows about it are keeping it safely under their blanket. Lucky me..Sometimes I wonder if they still think me as their little niece or their niece which has grown up and basically have her own life to think of. However, deep in my heart, they are still my aunties and I love them dearly..
(to be continued...)