06th Oct 2018: Lenson's Grandparents' Birthday Celebration at Lei Garden Chijmes

Today is supposedly a happy occasion. What's there not to be happy about when we are celebrating the birthday of two old folks? At Lei Garden Chijmes, a pretty restaurant with good food, in the company of dear relatives?

Cassandra Ong, Lenson's second aunt. That's why.

Again and again I tried to figure, what have I ever done wrong to trigger her hostility towards me.

Cassandra Ong and I only met for the first time after a year of dating. But the moment we met, she was already hostile towards me.

First it was at the day trip to Malaysia for durians. Where her words kept containing pricks, jabbing at me about how I shouldn't eat at all if I don't like pork, or how I shouldn't sit because there were not enough chairs.

And then it was on all other occasions where she either ignore me when I greeted her. Lenson said it was just her but of course I still felt unhappy about it.

One thing I've always pride myself was being always respectful to elders and I seriously swear I have never offended her on purpose. Lol. Even Lenson said Cassandra was like that towards him.

Lenson and I shared this with Xiaoyi who ended up telling Lenson's mum, who chided us for saying such stuff and told us to let go because this was Cassandra's character.

Oh. Really? When Lenson's cousin introduced his girlfriend today, Cassandra so happily said hi and shook her hands. They even chatted. During dinner, Cassandra was talking to the fiancée of Lenson's other cousin.

The only time Cassandra was ever nice to me was during wedding day. Where she brought a neighbour's son to visit Lenson's house and told him the bride looks pretty, and the "nice dress" comment when I greeted her as she walked by at Sofitel.

I didn't ask to be part of the family just to be blatantly ostracised. If no one is doing anything about this then I am skipping the subsequent family gatherings that she is around. Life is too short to get upset with shitty people. Well, we could still attend the gatherings I guess, but I would avoid any chance to greet her.

Then again, either way, I'm always at a disadvantageous position, ain't it? Avoid gatherings, my bad for taking Lenson away from his cousins. Don't greet, become I impolite. Lol. What in the world.

On a happier note though, I do enjoy sharing jokes with Lenson's cousins and catching up with Lenson's other aunties. Fifth aunt was shielding me from hot pot and sharing about her other miscellaneous stuff. Third and fourth aunt came to talk to us to check in on how marriage life was and honeymoon.