Ariella

I met up with a Taiwanese friend J who was 'freshly' married to a Glasgewian Chinese. I think her husband is such a nice man, gentle, caring and handsome. Somehow he is too good to be true. He is such a good child that he is taking over his parents’ restaurant and foregoing a career in Engineering. All sounded well until I realised that he grabbed J into his catering business. His mother scolds her for her inexperienced handling. They speak Cantonese in front of her. They are not paying her well enough that she is starved and tired, but spiritually happy. Moreover, she also had to give up her promising career as a Vet. 

Well, all because of love. How sweet it seems. It is not easy to meet the one you love? Too bad I have seen enough of such stories ended up terribly. I am not surprised if J’s parents are against their relationship.

I told J about my known experiences. She was not paying attention. She was so in love that she could not see it. She was just like this someone else whom I was trying to advise but never wanted to listen to me until something happened! I decided to shut my mouth and agreed with P: “No matter what happened, you would have my constant support as I would be in Glasgow for a long long time.”

She refused to order any food or drinks. P and I hinted that we wanted to give her a treat but she did not want it. I offered her my sandwich and she gulped down a huge bite. Gosh, she must be hungry! I could see her lose so much weight over these 2 months. Is this really love?

I bet she thought today was a waste of time listening to my nagging even though I am 2 years younger than her. I may be younger but I am not stupid. At least my eyes are not blinded by love. What can I really do? They just got married yesterday. I should not curse them. Sigh, I really hope that my prediction is terribly wrong this time.