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Last Sunday, I had a fortune cookie from my Chinese take out. For me, it wasn’t really a fortune but I noticed that the message I got from my fortune cookie is happening. Here is the picture of what I got in my fortune cookie last Sunday.
Yesterday which is Monday, was another ordinary day for me. I went to work in the morning and do what I normally do. A co-worker suddenly came to me and said “Michelle, everybody asked about your age… How old are you?” I answered “I’m 31 and soon to be 32 this coming October”. Then she asked again “What’s your secret?” I was stunned and don’t know what to say. Then I said “Nothing”. Honestly, I never expected it to happen. I mean, I am not a beauty queen or a model that a white pretty lady would be interested to ask about a beauty secret. I became quiet for a second then I said “Well, one thing is… I don’t wear make up.” Then she told me an incident where I think as what I understand it (hehe) that she has a picture recently with somebody and her mom saw it and said “You look 40 in this picture”. I can see in her eyes that she felt bad of how she looks but for me she’s pretty and skinny like me. She left and continues of what she was doing. I then think of what else I do in my face so I can share it to her and something popped in my mind… a moisturizer! I don’t think it’s a secret coz I thought everybody knows that we have to moisturize our face. I told her to moisturize her face and that many women said to always moisturize, moisturize and moisturize your face and that’s their secret that they look younger than their age. She answered “I am trying to do that”. I guess she has a lot of problems at home coz she has 3 kids and I heard that she has a new bf which my little brain thinks that maybe she’s not living with the father of her kids anymore or I don’t know. That didn’t remind me about the message of my fortune cookie until somebody asked me again today.
This afternoon, a black young guy who is my co-worker asked me “How long you’ve been married?” (rolling my eyes trying to remember the exact months and year) and said “Hmm 1 yr and a half”. Then I asked “Why?”. He said that he was thinking of getting married but he’s not sure. So I said “If you’re not sure yet or if you’re having doubts or cold feet then don’t force yourself to get married” He keeps on saying “yeah, yeah.” He asked me again and said “If you want to have a baby, will you get married?” I said “No. If you want to have a baby, don’t get married just because you want to have a baby.” We talked about that there are lots of couples who were divorced because they didn’t understand each other and that’s not good for the kids. I said that he has to find a woman who won’t divorce him for better or for worst coz there are women who’ll divorce a guy if there are lots of problems already. So he has to make sure that the woman that he's going to marry is the one who would spend the rest of her life with him. But one thing to know about the person is to ask questions and more personal questions then put her into a test. Ask the same question again after maybe a couple of months or a year and study the answer if it's the same answer she gave the first time he asked her. If her answer changes, then she's a liar. Trust is very important in a relationship. Better and worst, happy and sad, arguments and understanding are parts of the marriage. I said that it’s hard to get out once you’re married. He was sort of surprise of what I said so I told him that I have friends in the Philippines who regret that they got married. And those friends told me not to get married because being single is much better than being married. And after hearing those words of regrets from my friends and complains that getting married is just a headache to them, I told myself that if I can’t find a person who can’t and won’t understand me about my wants and needs then I better be single for the rest of my life. I just don’t want to have a headache and I hate arguments. But that’s not my destiny. I told him to think about it a million times, he's only 18... Too young to get married.
I remember the message of my fortune cookie and when I arrive home, I looked for it and took a picture so I can share this story. I normally keep the messages I got from my fortune cookies and hubby’s fortune cookies, especially if it’s a good one. :)
Do you have a fortune cookie story? :)
This afternoon, a black young guy who is my co-worker asked me “How long you’ve been married?” (rolling my eyes trying to remember the exact months and year) and said “Hmm 1 yr and a half”. Then I asked “Why?”. He said that he was thinking of getting married but he’s not sure. So I said “If you’re not sure yet or if you’re having doubts or cold feet then don’t force yourself to get married” He keeps on saying “yeah, yeah.” He asked me again and said “If you want to have a baby, will you get married?” I said “No. If you want to have a baby, don’t get married just because you want to have a baby.” We talked about that there are lots of couples who were divorced because they didn’t understand each other and that’s not good for the kids. I said that he has to find a woman who won’t divorce him for better or for worst coz there are women who’ll divorce a guy if there are lots of problems already. So he has to make sure that the woman that he's going to marry is the one who would spend the rest of her life with him. But one thing to know about the person is to ask questions and more personal questions then put her into a test. Ask the same question again after maybe a couple of months or a year and study the answer if it's the same answer she gave the first time he asked her. If her answer changes, then she's a liar. Trust is very important in a relationship. Better and worst, happy and sad, arguments and understanding are parts of the marriage. I said that it’s hard to get out once you’re married. He was sort of surprise of what I said so I told him that I have friends in the Philippines who regret that they got married. And those friends told me not to get married because being single is much better than being married. And after hearing those words of regrets from my friends and complains that getting married is just a headache to them, I told myself that if I can’t find a person who can’t and won’t understand me about my wants and needs then I better be single for the rest of my life. I just don’t want to have a headache and I hate arguments. But that’s not my destiny. I told him to think about it a million times, he's only 18... Too young to get married.
I remember the message of my fortune cookie and when I arrive home, I looked for it and took a picture so I can share this story. I normally keep the messages I got from my fortune cookies and hubby’s fortune cookies, especially if it’s a good one. :)
Do you have a fortune cookie story? :)
5 comments:
Long one chelle, but nice read!
yes that's true moisturizes2x because that will make your skin younger.That's what I always do michelle.I can't leave without moisturizer i guess hehehhe and lip balm those two will not be absent in my purse.And I got the result because lots of my friends ask me what i keep using all this time because my skin is kinda rosy u know and I tell them the product that I keep using.It so funny when I got here everybody said that I look teenager my goodness.they think m like 18 years old lol that I look like a kid good lord hahahhaha.And about that advice thing I agree w/ you.I have a niece that wants to get married and she's still in her 19 and i said just enjoy your teenage life because when u get married at early age you will no longer do what u usually do in ur single life.Maayo kay maminaw man pud.
Hey Michelle..bat blank tong msg board mo? Hmm...salamat sa dalaw...
Edited to add: May topak pala ang Cbox kaya blank.
Anyway, enjoy your Wednesday!
Juliana
hi, first time here. ur blog is nice
Scotty's princess: thanks laine. yeah, almost like a novel na. haha
wildcatlady: yeah, lip balm is very important too. i actually use vaseline petroleum jelly for my lips before i go to bed. bitaw oi, kuyaw mga batan-on diri kay minyo man dayon huna2, ang uban babaye naa na anak nya teenager pa, lupigan ko. haha mao na atong asset sa mga pinoy, ang color sa atong panit kay para sa mga puti, nindot jud atong panit kaysa ila. hehe bali sad sa mga pinoy, nahan sad ta ug maputi. wa jud klaro. hehe
pinay wahm: yeah, may topak din minsan ang cbox ko. hehe ewan ko kung bakit pero yong iba, ganun din... blank ang cbox nila. :)
hazel: hi hazel, thanks for the comment and for dropping by here. :)
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