Monday, May 09, 2005

Mon petit frere

I'm still in french mode after coming back from my Montreal trip. Updates of that trip will have to wait as I need to save something to procrastinate on when I get back into the office tommorrow. In the meantime, the photos from the trip are posted on my album.

I wonder if my brother Paul thinks I'm a freak. I'm sure he does, but I'm also convinced that he must think I am the coolest mofo on this side of the galaxy. Today I drove him to work in "his car" (translation: my mom's car) and as I was driving, I sneezed twice. The second sneeze was accompanied by saliva chunks, some of which landed on his dashboard and some that landed on his left hand. He was truly disgusted and had the nerve to ask me "why are you so gross???!!!" I laughed, apologized and promise him that I'd wipe and sanitize his car when I get back home. He tells me not to worry because he always sanitizes his car after knowing that I've driven it.

Other famous quotes from little brother directed at me in the past and more recently include:
  • "You know Vi, I wouldn't be surprised if you were bisexual" [yup, just another night at the Nguyen Family dinner table last month....]
  • "I have 3 parents in this house and you're the strictest one!" [followed by some crying after I wouldn't let him do something--i forgets]
  • "But Vi, it's the Philladelphia FLURRIES" [followed by some more crying because I told him it's FLYERS, not FLURRIES. he had some nerve as an illiterate 5 year old, telling ME, a sophisticated 11 year old, how to read]
  • "Vi has fleas in her crotch" [his response to Eng as she was making a home video of birthday wishes for my 16th b-day. lovely, ain't it?]

Oh little brothers...what to do with them. Well, despite everything you've just read, little brother has grown up to be a decent human being: he's well adjusted and no where close to being as dysfunctional as I was at that age. Plus, he's grown up to give me advice:

  • "If a gay person likes you, it's a compliment. You should be happy if anyone thinks you're good looking."
  • "Geez Vi, you need to do something about your big gums and small teeth...its looks freaky"

Kids. Boy do they grow up fast.

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