Joey in Gilbili Museum, the animation geek heaven. It displayed the making of the work of Miyazaki. We were invited to the 15 min long movie at the end of the visit, it is like hypnosis, I came back to the real world when the movie ended.
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My mom gave my father a another fatal blow, she abandoned the whole family and escaped to Hong Kong for Chinese New Year. I could almost feel that my father's embarrassment when being asked whereabout is my mom (and the rest of the family). Knowing that my dad would be left alone, I flew back to Taipei on the New Year's day. It turned out that my mom has arranged so that my sister in law invited my father to join the dinner party in her house on New Year's eve. Although I think my brother and sister-in-law should do so without being asked, my mom insisted it is not proper for my sister in law to invite my farhter to her house without her consent. Again, the subtlety of being Chinese, those sensitive issues among relatives are really beyond my ability to handle.
We all want to hang out with people who make us feel good about ourselves. I thought that's the number one rule to treat people around you. However, as we grow older, the relation is hardly a straight line. The social network can be best represented by spagetti in a plate, it is impossible to straighten one noodle without touching the rest.
Mothers seem to be the experts in dealing with those matters. Constant battles with in laws and family circle make them experienced deal makers. It is almost like an animal instinct, they bond with neighbours, friends, sending out the message of caring by accepting and receiving small gifts (which is pretty OK for women to do). They avoid dangerous zone, potential explosive conversation topic by serving large varieties of foods
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