Dramatic Week!

So much for wanting to record my own life, and here it is, the second issue of my records, 9 long days after I had written the first one. In truth, it wasn't just another crazy day. It was another crazy week. So many changes took place in the last week that I'm now feeling kind of lost.

After almost 18 months, I left my job at HSBC. Why did I leave? I'm going to start a fried chicken and western food stall. Crazy? It sure is. I am not much of a cook, and it has been a steep learning curve for the last few weeks while I tried to figure out the recipes. And I AM still trying to figure out the recipes.

Since 29 August 2007 (the day I quited), things have been kind of a blur. There are just so many things to consider, and think of in this new venture of mine. Despite spending loads of time planning and trying to imagine how things are going to be like, I am very sure that something will be lacking or will go wrong when the stall begin operations.

Besides the store part, I've also proposed to my sweet darling, and YES, she accepted. Funny how things work, especially proposing when I'm jobless.

For the bad part, some undesirable developments through no fault of mine almost ensured that my application for a 3-room HDB flat will go down the drain. Besides the option fee being forfeited, it doesn't help that I would not be able to apply for a 3-room flat anymore, leaving the "cheapest" option of a 4-room flat being available to me. A bigger loan to be taken, more interest paid, a higher resale levy, higher renovation cost, and higher flat prices (the later you buy, the more you pay) amongst the financial impact that the "undesirable developments" have on my life.

Who can I blame? Definitely my future father-in-law, together with my future mother-in-law and future brother-in-law. But guess what, it seems that my darling is now being made the scapegoat of these "undesirable developments". And seeing things that happen in her family from the sidelines, I swear to God, it's not her fault. But if I want to marry her, I can't openly go and confront her daddy. Finances aside, my darling is now feeling the emotional strain and emotional blackmail from those folks whom she call family. Now, that's what really irritates me.

Well, my friend Joel said that when you marry a woman, you marry that whole family, the good and the bad. I've gotten a wonderful lady, but let's hope that the bad part ends here. This saga alone is costing me no less than SGD100k in my future finance. I'm not too sure if I can take more of such rubbish.

Dramatic huh? Let's hope for better days ahead. I'm looking forward to telling whoever is reading this, when my stall opens. I hope you are also feeling the excitement. Cheers!!