CNY spread over 15 days is for everyone to try to catch up with their friends from here and there to do a Lohei if you want. So last evening was one of the Lohei nights.
Despite having bigger portions than me, my colleagues still could eat toast and have coffee. We shared a Hokkaido Cheese Toast and I thought it tasted quite nice, although rather chewy.
I would want to eat this again, thought quite pricey for toast... something like $3.60 a slice.
Don't burden your kids with your drama.......
Jessica Parker is the lead actor (when I say actor, it's a generic term), in the story, she is going through divorce proceedings, she had an affair and her hubby became too angry with her and couldn't find it in him to forgive her.
She has to bear the brunt of her own folly, now all alone, she pursued her dream of having her own Art Gallery. As she was eager to please some big-shot gallery owner, she was rather naive and didn't she really wasn't quite cut-out for the underlying game plan. Like the big-shot person checking her out and she hesitated about putting herself into the game.
Anyway, that aside.
Earlier, she had spotted a closet painter (this black lady) and relentlessly pursued the artist to "come out", to paint more original pieces, to just let her expression flow. JP had a hard time pursuing this lady because that lady lacked confidence, she didn't want people to know she paints. She chased JP away many times, gave her hard times, scolded her for being nosy etc. After many months of chasing JP away, this artist lady finally gave in and began to paint. Over a few months she managed to generate a dozen pieces and JP held an art sale for her (of course with commission, that's what art galleries do). So anyway, they were elated with the overnight success and were very happy as they celebrated.
However, the next day, JP learnt that the artist is ditching her after her maiden art sale. She will be represented by that Big-shot gallery owner (that creepy chap) as it was a chance of a lifetime.
Predictably, JP was disappointed. I mean, she had worked so hard to coax this artist out of her shell and now just after one overnight success, her "star" artist will jump ship? She didn't have any formal contract on because that artist had ALWAYS expressed self-doubt and uncertainty in her painting career (if any). So now, that artist is offended that JP is purportedly giving her the guilt trap. They each call the other to Get Real. JP finally said that had the artist been real about coming clean, why did she have to wait till the END OF THE MEAL to break the fucking news?
Anyway, having watch countless sitcoms and drama series, I've realised that that generally, people can't really hate people who are real to themselves. As in, like they've owned up to their own screw-ups and they honestly don't repeat the same screw-ups-- people usually cut some slacks for them. Of course unless if the offence is too close to morality than the defense mechanisms will activate.
