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Wow it’s 2010.. a very bitter start to the year or should I say frosty. I have to say, 2009 didn’t leave me with much fond memories. Thanks to the economy climate that I keep bitching on. HO HUM they say…

I am not going to make any resolutions.. if anything, 2009 has taught me to be more careful with my cash flow. We set our priority straight and decided to do this with a tunnel vision.. although I have been known to steer us away from our priorities.. hard lah.. so many nice things to buy..

ANYWAY.. a couple of days ago, I came across a shoutout from a friend’s facebook.  There was some hearsay that if a man wants to shut her woman up, just throw some diamonds down her path. Of course, there were some comical replies but one (heheh there’s always one).

I will not quote anything from the threads that shoutout created but one guy in particular claims that, a woman who needs her bling are materialistic. If it’s true love, the said woman will look past jewelleries and monies and all material wealth. He even went on to suggest a certain race to marry as they prefer jade and he considers jade to be cheap..err ?? Yes I know..RED FLAG!

Not only has he insulted the rest of us women who wears a diamond ring, he has now even proceeded to be somewhat racist which I am sure he’s not aware of the latter.

The rest of us(male & female) tried to reason with him but obviously he was adamant about his opinion.

Sorry. That to me sounds like a typical MCP!

First of, the girl who you’re going to be engaged to, is not something you buy from a fish market. The girl has family who has brought her up well and hopes the man she marries takes care of her and respects her and loves her. The parents invested as much as they could afford of their child and you think they will welcome you with open arms with a $30 ring? Since we’re on a topic of diamonds, I find it highly insulting for someone who has no knowledge of his stones to be making remarks as such. When you tell him the reason diamonds are the dog’s bollocks, he tells you it’s because you buy them from Tiffany. When you tell him you don’t have to buy it from that  Turquoise Shop( Tiffany lah..) he then tell you about blood diamonds.. Yes.. darah up for sure (rises your blood pressure). I told this guy, he needs to do his research. There is a reason why you get certificates for your diamonds..and the experts can tell …but no.. MR MCP here knows best! If you go for diamond, you’re a calculating bitch.

Here’s where practicality comes in…

We no longer live in a world where the people in your village builds a house for you for free when you get married. You just cannot CANNOT live your married life without a source of income. You still have to pay extra 10 cents for more ice in your drink.. Expanding that horizon a little further.. what are you providing for your kids? First of, you’re showing your children how Daddy is living his life easy and that he was a lucky haggler having married his wife with practically nothing. Let’s live below our means and take the easiest route out.. Hell any tom dick and harry could do that! The children will then grow up with hardly any expectations, envious of others instead of thinking, they could do something to better their lives instead of thinking it’s limited cause Daddy said so. These children you raise will then be resentful of their friends who are successful and then try to find ways and means to bring their successful friends down a notch. Yes,.. you see the cycle.

Knowing how this guy was coming across.. it just angers me that he can make such statements. It was derogatory to women who deserves something nice, something to cherish.. If you can provide a comfortable home, a good life, a good future for your wife and children then no one can say anything right? But what kind of impression are you giving presenting someone’s daughter, with a $30 ring? I fail to see the humour in this. You love this woman and you are not even trying to do your best. I am not saying to start pulling a bank job and start getting a 4-6 carat rock but like I said, LIVE WITHIN YOUR MEANS. If useless having a 6 carat and no house either right?

On the other hand, I am aware some women demands a lot of things from their man. BUT that is not what I am discussing now and if you know me well enough, I am all for impartial opinions.

You know what. This is 2010 and I will speak my mind. Men Boys like that is what I would call an asshole.