My family and I have lived in our current house for something like 8 years and in that time I can't remember ever offering to clean my parent's bathroom. Yeah sure maybe they've asked me to clean it once or twice, but I can't even remember that ever happening either. So today I decided to do something nice for them and clean their bathroom. It. Was. So. Dirty. Don't get me wrong, my parents are very clean people, but oh man, that bathroom needed a cleaning...desperately. I used up a whole bottle of Easy Off Bam and as much bleach as my nose could handle (luckily it was lemon scented). Easy Off Bam is pretty powerful stuff. A bit of a spray here, wait for a minute in which is enough time to scroll through your instagram feed, wipe off and "BAM, the dirt is gone". Even though it took a good couple of hours to clean, it doesn't seem like such a big deal considering everything my parents have done for me. I know that some people actually aren't lucky enough to have great parents, but if your parents are even half great (and be honest with yourself, most of them - no matter how irritating or annoying they are - are actually pretty awesome) then please make time to do something nice for them.
My parents are Asian. Sometimes that's I all I need to say before my friends nod and say "yeah ok, I get it now". Some Asian parents just do things differently and sometimes the only short answer that can be given is "because they're Asian".
My parents are also very loving. When i was little, I saw them as loving to the point where they were just too over protective, but now their love doesn't restrict me, but it inspires me. The point of saying all this? I'm 21 now and over that time, I've built up trust and respect. My good friend invited me to join her in Sydney for a girls weekend away. I didn't think my parents would agree to it, but they gave me their blessing without any conditions. We fly tonight. My parents have never let me go with just a friend for leisure before, so this is something totally new to me.
A weekend trip away? No biggie you say? Well it is for me. My parents are Asian.
My dad kinda reminds me of Liam Neeson's character in Taken. I'll make it an effort to never let my dad watch this movie. It will just give them more reason to think that I'll get kidnapped anywhere I go outside a 50km radius of home. My dad is funny that way, but I love him always.
