Confessions of an Undisguised Drama Queen

Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Scheming Sisters...

I will be taking a 5 day hiatus come mid-July. I will be flying to Bangkok for my long-deserved holiday!

I'll be tagging alongside my mum who's off for a conference or some business-thingy over there. So while she's busy at meetings and all, I'll be free to conquer all the street markets to hone my very amateur bargaining prowess.

Just when I thought it will be a LADIES EXCLUSIVE trip of shopping and eating (read: only my mother and I), my sister broke the sky-crashing news that my younger brother will be tagging along too!!!

Arghhh!!!!!!!

The pretty dreamy bubble of an ideal holiday burst in an instant.

Rain clouds gathered as I imagined him complaining as we shopped (I still want to buy the cheap lingerie there!!)... or worse, if we had to share a room and fight for the toilet! NOOOOOoooooo!!!

I have to act, fast! I must try to deter him from wanting to go on this trip! As long as he doesn't want to, my mother will never make her darling son go against his wishes. But how?? He seems really keen... dammit!

Instead of cornering him with the meanest sister-glare I can muster and threaten to strangle him unless he agrees not to go, I decided to use a more subtle tactic, and maybe incorporate some reverse psychology.

(In the sweetest voice) ' Kennethhh.... are you going to Bangkok too??'

'Yah, Mummy said I can go'

'Oooh, great! You know, Bangkok is a great place to shop! Nothing else better to do there also... so we can go shopping all day long! And you can help to carry the bags ya? Since you're the guy....??'

'Harrrr.....'

Seemed like my plan was working, but I was so wrong. Apparently shopping didn't scare him enough. Luckily for me, I have an astute little genius for a sister and she knew exactly where my brother's weakness was...

'Korkor, you want to go for the trip ah?'

'Yah.'

'Oh, means you'll miss 5 days of school?'

'No lah, 4 only.'

'Wah, like that means you'll not get $20 of allowance leh.....'

'OH YAH HOR!!'

I think he might have changed his mind about going already. Muahaha... money makes the world go round!

[Time of Confession] 11:46 PM
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