Trojan Gifts

I received a gift at work that included fashionable accessories.  Mama Lai scolded me:

"They probably think you're not fashionable enough for your job.  You work in entertainment.  Americans are not very direct.  They are telling you that you need to dress better!"

First Things First

Mama Lai hasn't seen me for over nine months.  Mama Lai greeted me return home with:

"Well?  Did you meet a man?"

Dirty, Dirty

I shared this YouTube video with Mama Lai because I thought it was cute.

This is Mama Lai's take away:

"Hahahaha...A dirty little boy...and many years later he will become a DIRTY OLD MAN!!!!!!"

Special 30th

Before Duckie's 30th birthday, Mama Lai generously offered Duckie to send her a special gift:

"Think carefully what you want.  30th is an important birthday.  And your next important birthday, your 40th...who knows whether me and [Papa Lai] will be around.  Get something while you can."

What's My Flavor?

I told Mama Lai I met a cute boy and Mama Lai attacked with:

"Well?  What are you going to do about it?  What's your plan?"

It was clear to both Mama Lai and me that I didn't really have a plan.  I thought I was merely sharing an observation.

"You have to be more aggressive!  This stuff takes work!!  You are too passive.  You are too middle of the road.  Sometimes, you have to be a flavor!!"

City Without Yuppies

Duckie went on a recent trip to Europe for vacation and is keeping the worry monster in Mama Lai and Papa Lai at bay by sending us daily accounts of her observations in her travels.  Mama Lai's reaction to Duckie's account of Warsaw:

"If you don't go there in person I would picture Warsaw is like New York without yuppies."

Will Work for Husband

Mama Lai has always been unsatisfied with the money I make since I graduated from school.  When I turned 30, she was also worried about my prospects for marriage.  Mama Lai complained:

"If you boss won't give you a raise, then he should at least introduce you to a nice man.  You should tell him that if he finds you a husband, then your mother will forgive him for paying you so little."