Tuesday, 12 October 2010

离婚

本来想上网看看在网路上可以找到什么挽救婚姻的方法,最近有两个女性朋友都告诉我她们有离婚的想法。虽然我并不是什么心灵辅导师,也不是什么婚姻专家,可是我觉得一个人在胡思乱想的时候是绝对非常需要一个善意乐观的朋友在身边鼓励开导,否则真的很容易就会想歪头脑,做错决定,后悔莫及。

我知道婚姻是两个人的事,也知道我并不能够做些什么。可是我真的在想,婚姻真的那么脆弱吗?其中一个朋友已经开始搜集关于离婚的资源,相关手续等等。你知道在马来西亚需要结婚至少两年才可以申请离婚吗?如果两年内申请离婚,你必须经过婚姻辅导课程证明两人的感情真的无法挽留法庭才会受理的。

我假装镇定,告诉这位朋友请不要去想如何离婚,请先去想如何挽留这段婚姻。毕竟新婚一两年,可能两人的生活还没有磨合,或者两人的目标还没有确定,或者两人的心态还没有调整,反正怎么样都好一定要大家一起努力过,争取过,千万不要轻易放弃。她知道,所以她给另一半多一次机会,可能是最后一次机会。

虽然马来西亚的离婚率不想西方国家的那么高:美国(51%),澳洲(49%), 加拿大(49%),德国(44%)。天啊,你可以想像在美国离婚率竟然是51%,根本就是在赌大小,机率一半,我看报道意大利甚至有离婚展览,为大家提供离婚手续或相关的服务。是社会发达的错,还是道德不值钱,还是婚姻失去原有的意义?

同时在网上看到一本书《女人不狠,地位不稳》,里面叫现代女性如何变成三不女人,来保持婚姻的新鲜度。也有其他网站评论,这个三不原理,正好抓住男人的犯贱心理,所以很管用。我真的太天真了,婚姻竟然要有这么多谋算,计划,抓心理,使诡计,婚姻是那么黑暗的吗?白痴的我还以为真诚,坦白,互相体谅,互相尊重就可以了喔。

不过这本书说的一点很真,就是很多女人在婚姻中变成保姆(我觉得我绝对对跌入这个陷阱的其中一人)。为了爱老公,爱小孩,忘了爱自己,结婚几年,老公还容光焕发,做老婆的却看起来像老了十年二十年。圣经不是说过爱是凡事包容,凡事相信,凡事盼望,凡事忍耐,爱是永不止息。难道爱还要算过度过给多少刚好,给多少太多。

想到这里我有点迷路的感觉。。

Wednesday, 6 October 2010

No, I DO NOT have split personality!

It has occurred more than one time in my life that somebody commented that I have a split personality. As I was having lunch with Zephyr this afternoon, we were talking about a friend whose life is like a fairy tales.

Zephyr said “Oh come on, your relationship with Jon is not too bad either, right?” I said “Yeah, except the part that he thinks I am literally crazy. He is suffering with my split personality”. Zephyr got very excite with the term “Split Personality”. She nodded her head very hard and said “Me too, I also think you have split personality!!!!”

Okay, that makes me worry a little. Do I really have split personality? I remember in university days, there was a friend Jilian who studies psychology, she said “I want to use you as a subject when I do my master thesis.” “Really?” I feel proud for a moment until she said “Yup, I want to study you as you have SPLIT PERSONALITY”#*!%$!.

It was a long time ago and I almost forgotten about it. Jilian was my hang out kaki during university days, we always sneak out from hostel to “Ladies Night” together. When she saw my serious face studying in the library, she could barely recognize me, especially when she found out that I was on the Dean’s List for 6 consecutive semesters. Well, a clubber that study well does not qualifies me for split personality right?

Then come this Zephyr, we always b*tch together in office, she is my best-e-st buddy for heart to heart talk, office gossips, politic issues, health concern etc she is basically my Ms Thelma for everything. Though she knows 80% about my everything, I only know about 20% of her mysterious life (is it called the 80-20 theory?)

And out of no where she comes out with this conclusion that I have split personality, I asked her to elaborate. She said “It’s through my observation” I asked her to quote some example, she said “It’s beyond description”. Although she is a hard core supporter that “Annie has split personality”, I think we can discard her opinion in the case, lol.

For Tzeh, I know why he is suffering because sometimes I will ask him question like “Tzeh, half of myself said I want to go shopping, but the other half said I want to sleep, what should I do?”, “Tzeh, Annie A says you are a good husband and I should treat you nice and Annie B said you are not sensitive at all and I should hate you forever!”

I could be so loving that I kiss him non stop like a play toy and the next moment I am totally disgusted when he even touch my finger tips. I could be so “low battery” that I can barely walk one more centimeter and the moment I see a shoe shop I could literally fly to the shop no one can stop me. Sometimes Tzeh will ask me “So you are now Annie A or Annie B?”

Well, to a certain extend I do think I may have split personality. To further confirm the fact, I asked my best friend Google. Google said “ No, you do not have split personality because..”
1. A person with a split personality, undergoes change in the personality in just a few seconds. He then acts as a completely different person. He starts to imitate behaviourial traits, characteristics, name etc of the person he thinks he is. At times the person undergoes a change where they have alters of sexual orientation, genders, nationalities and ages.

(Yes, I may have changed into another personality in just a few seconds, but I am still myself, same sex, same nationalities, same age, maybe just different passion, different preference and different state of mind. I am not suffering from Split Personality!)

2. The patient looses his memory. He doesn’t remember things happened in his life over a long period of time or between a certain period of time. It so happens that once the patient comes out from the false personality into his normal self, he doesn’t remember what had happened to him.

(No, I did not lose my memory. I remember everything I said whether I am Annie A or Annie B or C or D. When I change from Annie A to B to C and back to A, I remember it was me, just a different part of me. I am not suffering from Split Personality!)

Split personality is a very dangerous disorder, but we just cannot leave the effected person alone. Accusing someone without a split personality to have a split personality is a very dangerous crime, please do not accuse me anymore. Maybe split personality is not the right term, please research further until you tag me with it.

P/S: Feel so relived after writing this self defense blog, yet Zephyr said “I still think u got split personalities anyhow....no need defend”

过滤过的回忆

最近给自己一个任务,就是在手机里删除所有过去没有用的短信。也不是说没有用,就是没有保留意义的短信。一看手机里有一千多封短信,心想怎么来一个一个看啊。可是心也想在换手机的时候可以保存一些甜蜜的回忆,否则越积越多,最后的解决方法要么全部删掉,要么全部保留。

我每天争取搭地铁的三十分钟看短信,首先把短信分门别类,有些短信广告是不需要考虑保留的,或者有些工作上的短信也没有必要保留,其实我的短信好像百分之八九十都是泽发给我的,我们用的家庭配套,可以无限制打电话,发短信。

在我一个一个短信看下去,感觉好像在walk down memory lane,有些大事小事,经过时间的冲洗,竟然几乎在回忆里失去。看到去年在新加坡的时候,泽突然间在我的婚事部落格大写文章,搞得我啼笑皆非,看到有时候我无理取闹,泽无奈发给我的申诉,看到泽临时决定做手术,我因为荷兰的航班取消无法赶回来的心慌。

然后看到最近8月份在新加坡期间的的那些短信,我犹豫了一下,要保留?还是要删除?保留,难道是想有事无事在自己的伤口上撒盐?删除,难道以后我永远不会看到我的心就不会那么痛?我最后还是删除了,因为我想至少以后当记忆慢慢消失的时候,没有一个短信残酷的提醒着我。

想到这里,我突然想起很多年前在电视看过的American Idol选拔赛,Simon明明对参赛者做出很多批评,可是这位参赛者非常有选择性的只听进Simon的开场白“其实你有一点潜质”,接下来的“可是这个。。。那个。。。所以你不能进选”等等的批评他一句都没有听进去。

当时候看到只觉得这个参赛者也很搞笑,摆明就是自欺欺人。可是回想起来,我们每个人也不是这样子,自己觉得开心、光荣、骄傲、幸福的时刻,就会想尽办法把时间停顿下来,照相机、录影机、部落格多媒体放送。可是对于伤心、黑暗、羞耻、寂寞的时刻,我们就很努力的隐藏,推到记忆的最角落,甚至催眠自己从来没有发生过。

那么我们对自己的记忆,是否想我过滤短信一样,也曾经过滤过?我们对自己的认识,也是否被自己的脑袋隐藏过什么?


P/S:
看完过去几百封几千封的短信以后,我问泽“泽,为什么在短信世界里,我都是你的老婆,宝贝,亲爱的,在现实世界里你却只叫我喂?”他回答我说“因为在短信世界里,你也每天对我微笑,疼爱,关心,在现实世界里你却只想揍我。”

吃饭

今天吃饭的时候远远看到两个同事,我刻意走到另外一个角落坐下来,原因是我不想参与别人的谈话,有时候我觉得和别人相处是一个很艰难的苦差,所以这几年来我几乎每天都是一个人吃饭。

虽然也有个别的同事是我很期待可以一起吃饭的。可是身为正常人,他们都有各自的makan kaki,只有爽爽或者什么节日才会一起吃饭。

就当我松下一口气准备坐下来的时候,看到对面又有其他同事坐在那里,我竟然马上转头,又换了一张桌子坐下来。突然间感觉自己怎么沦落成过街老鼠,人见人恨吗?做错事吗?为什么?

过去我经常安慰自己说,现在办公室已经没有多少人,而且都是不同部门的同事,我的部门只有我自己一个人在这个办公室,所以没有kaki和我吃饭是情有可原的。

可是,今天在food court看到这里有同事,那里有同事,又不是说不认识,又不是说没有吃过饭,为什么自己变成一个如此不受欢迎的角色呢?不知道在别人眼里是怎么看我?孤僻鬼?自闭症?神秘感?神经病!

原来以前我都趁别人吃饭时间还没到就溜出去吃饭,所以没有碰到过这么多同事。原来以前我不在吃饭时间吃饭就为了不想和打交道,也不用让别人用惊奇的眼光问我“为什么一个人吃饭?”而且更不用在吃饭时间还在讨伦无聊的公事。

可是,为了想晋升为一个正常的“正常人”,我是否要考虑和别人吃饭?怎样?无端端跑去问别人的圈子“请问我可以和你们一起吃饭吗?”好久以前曾经和部门秘书的一群kaki一起吃饭,别人十八岁,pok pok chui的话题我真的一句话都搭不进去啊。。

我有病吗?难道一个人吃饭就不正常吗?

我看到身边很多同事因为工作关系日见夜见,建立起非常深厚的感情,是羡慕啊。以前我那份工作也有很好的朋友,甚至离职以后都是很好的朋友。我也想要啊,可是我现在的工作就是不需要的任何人打交道,不需要和任何人见面,是和我绝配吗?还是害成今时今日的我?

我想,我应该是有病吧。。。

Saturday, 2 October 2010

结婚一年的遐想

结婚周年纪念那一天,我问泽“老公,为什么我们现在没有以前那么恩爱了呢?才一年,我感觉好像完全没有激情了喔。”泽理所当然的回答我说“亲爱的,事实是这样。从前我们都用Heart在思考,不用考虑现实,只是每天很想见面,所以什么疯狂的事情都做得出;现在呢,我们已经学会用Brain思考,不用什么罗曼蒂克,只是踏实的过日子,所以什么事情都要分轻重。”

虽然听了感觉有点不爽,可是泽说得好像也很有道理。以前那种心跳脸红的感觉已经很久没有出现过,以前那种展转难眠的日子也没有机会尝试了。可是这一年来我们更认识对方,更认识自己,能够容纳各自的生活习惯,能够接受各自的生活要求,更重要的事,这一年来我们深深体会到“爱,不只是feeling而已”。Feeling可以让我们生气,寂寞,冲动,愤怒,失落,内疚,后悔,可是Love可以让我们从容面对生活里的一切喜怒哀乐。

回想起刚开始那几个月,我们很久都没有睡过一顿好觉,要不就是半夜起来抢被子,要不就是被推到床边快掉下来,有时候甚至生气到开灯拿电话把对方烂睡的样子拍下来,明早睡醒再来投诉。同时我也体会到不同家庭的Culture Shock,哈?为什么你的爸爸妈妈可以为孩子打理所有大小事务?哈?为什么所有活动都必须全家大小一定参与?哈?为什么有事没事都要打电话给外婆报告?

现在想起来,我们结婚第一年真的可以分成几个阶段来Bench Mark,第一部分就是“惊吓期”,接下来第二部分就是“接受期”。相处几个月以后,我们逐渐找到适应对方的生活方式。泽不用专门迁就我提早睡觉(我是个极度喜欢睡觉的动物),我也可以在他踢球的周末打扫房间,做作运动。家庭成员的参与,家庭活动的安排,我也开始接受这种我以为电视剧里才有的亲密关系(我是个极度享受自闭的人类)。

第三部分也分类为“惊吓期”,可是这次的惊吓比第一次的惊吓更为恐怖。相处整年下来,我们竟然发觉自己有了对方的DNA。从前喜欢事事预先计划,做事井井有条的我,竟然发现星期天醒来,对周末完全没有规划,到时候想做什么就做什么吧。从前喜欢东西乱丢,无时无刻找不到房间里东西的泽,竟然在当我找不到我的相机的时候,告诉我相机这种电子产品我们一般收在右手边第一个柜子,第二个抽屉。什么嘛?!!?!

到了现在,我们是夫妻的事实已经渐渐sink in在我们的脑海,我们的生活,我们的identity。虽然我们每天还是像欢喜冤家一样喜欢弄对方生气,又喜欢得到对方的欢心,有时候假装第一次约会,有时候假装老板和秘书(其实我们的家就是我们一起创立的企业,有时候还有股东大会,业绩汇报,婚姻就像一盆生意,也要花功夫去投资,花心机去经营,更要花时间去看待)。

虽然我们还没有正式有自己的狗窝,自己的小孩,可是我相信,这条路,只要一直走下去。我们会继续成长,我们会更了解自己,更体会别人。希望一年后的今天我还有时间去遐想,呵呵。希望我到时候不会变成黄脸婆,老太婆。。