July 29, 2004
This entry is a mix of things because it's lots of fun with my cousins, but within my immediate family have problems. I think right on the 25th or the day after my dad wanted to give some money to grandpa because grandpa lost 50% of his investment on investing in a blue-chip that somehow failed. My dad wanted to help him out a bit by paying for some of it as grandpa is a retired mini-bus driver, and the support is from pensions, inheritence, and uncle Titus' job. My mom said that we didn't have enough money and was harping on that we should buy a new car as our corolla is "falling-apart." Personally I think the car is still in good shape, and can continue for atleast a few more years, also it'd be much more expensive to buy a new car then to wire the money needed to support grandpa a little (as both are on a per monthly basis of payment). There was a big argument about this, and mom surprised us that she was going to work part-time and go to school a bit more again. I don't know if it's full-time or not, but it's kind of a surprise to be slowly abandoning her job again. There was a large argument while I was asleep and it would seem that my mom threatened to divorce dad. If this were to happen, then I'd be one poor student. Since the money that is supporting the family about 28% is provided by my mom, the remaining 72% is supported by dad. The current 28% is already going to be cut in half or less now that mom is working part-time. In addition a divorce would mean dad would have to pay an alimony (sp?) to my mom to support her, and that would be half his income. That's enough to support a person comfortably, but not enough to support where I currently am. The house I live in and the apartment I will be living in will need to be sold, and my medication once again will become a financial issue (currently it isn't because we have mom's medical insurance covering it).
It's not just the consequences of divorce that crossed the line. My mom made the threat to sway her opinion that we shouldn't help our relatives out (in dad's opinion). Dad got angry at knowing that she was attempting to do this to get her way. Well it's soured the atmosphere at home.
The next few days things at home are tense, but with the rest of the family is good. Dad and bro and I went to Causeway Bay recently (the area where it's always busy full of thousands of people on the sidewalks all the time). I got a few model airplanes, and another Gundam model. It's not Gundam Wing because THERE IS NONE HERE! Most of the store merchandise here has been replaced with Gundam Seed. I was lucky to get a Zaku II. Hei, Calvin and I have fun though, as we go to the arcade nearby here. and have fun spending dirt-cheap on video games here $3.00HKD for a game of battle gear, that's $0.50CDN! So cheap, and the games have got tons of cars to choose from (from the crappiest to the BEST suped up cars ever). We'll be playing there again, and tonight too. That's all for now, I hope things will clear up within family, and I'm still having a pretty good time here.