Another Cat Video Added to Youtube

But it's not JUST ANOTHER CAT VIDEO! But it is. I tried thinking of something clever to say, but really, it's just a video (watch in HD!) of two cats working together to seek food. I don't proclaim them to be cute or smart or the best cats in the world. Which leads me to another thing - we were all cute once in our lives. Every dang baby or toddler is cute. Then all of a sudden, they grow up, and they're no longer cute. Isn't that wrong? Why can't we all be like babies and cats and just be cute forever?

My mother says the darnest things

Since my mom was in the room with me when I typed the previous post, I realized I couldn't keep this joyous video to myself! She was already annoyed that I was still at the computer, when I should have been dropping off some goodies for a friend. However, she complied and watched it with me. Here's what happened before, during, and after the viewing of this video.

Me (pretend it's in Vietnamese and words in caps are in English)

Mom, do you want to watch a PROPOSAL?

Mom

What?

I open a new tab and typed google translator. I typed in the word proposal and show it to her.

Me

Didn't Dad do this for you?

Mom

No. Why would he have to ask me?
We already know we were getting married.
In Vietnam, you don't date around.

Me

Okay, well, in America they do this and usually
the girl doesn't know when to expect the proposal.

I press play on the YouTube page.

Me

So that's her in the red. She doesn't know what's going on.

Mom

She doesn't know that this will be on YouTube?

Me

Yes. And she doesn't know that he's proposing.

Mom

What? She doesn't know she's marrying him?
Why would he not tell her beforehand?
Doesn't she need time to think about it before she decides? 

Random people begin to dance.

Mom

Are they exercising?

I'm irritated.

Me

No, they're dancing. Do you hear the music?

Mom

It's nice music.

Now more people are joining the dancing routine.

Mom

Dancing is good exercise.
Exercise is very similar to dancing.

Me

Mom just watch.

Mom

How come you don't like to dance?
You should dance like that. It's good for you.

Me

Okay just watch.

Mom

Vietnamese people love dancing.
 Exercising is very similar. Good for them.

Me

Look, the boyfriend is dancing too.

Mom

Why isn't she dancing?
Does she not like to exercise?
She probably can't dance.

The dancing finally stops and the proposal speech begins. The girl is giggling.

Mom

Her teeth looks like yours before you had braces.
I can see them. Very crooked.

I ignore her and proceed to translate the speech... poorly.

Me

He's saying he loves her and stuff like that.

My mom leaves the room.

Me

Wait keep watching.

Mom

It's not done yet?

In the video he asks "Will you marry me?" She responds "duhhh" with a self conscious laugh.

Me

Wasn't that fun?

Mom

Ahhh that is fun. They're oohing and ahhing because they
 want you to go and give your friend his desserts already.

End Scene.

I'm glad I don't have to do the proposing

I used to think being a girl sucked. It's calamitous. I bleed monthly, I'm easily agitated, I have to be extremely careful with my mating habits, and I'm in charge of popping a 6-10 pound baby out of my thinger (just imagine pooping out a full turkey).  Besides undergoing the natural processes, everything else is easy. I'm talking about relationships in the narrowest form. Politics aside, boys have a more difficult time than girls (with homosexual relationships I'm not so sure).We, in a fairy tale world, don't do the chasing. We give out numbers, sometimes fake numbers. We have the power to make or break someone's heart. Boys have the tough job - they have to put up with our hormonal moods and compete with  Ryan Gosling and Johnny Depp and whoever the male protagonist is in all the Nicolas Sparks' idyllic love novels (I pick the cutie in A Walk To Remember who said "love is the like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it" marry me now please).

Girls expect a lot from their partners and they have every right to. We all want the best. We do not want to settle with just any guy (please don't ever settle even if he's a millionaire or he has your child). Girls predict everything and anything. We (or maybe just me) have an imagination that's bigger than any romantic movie/ Korean drama.  We know what we want. So can you imagine how tough it is for your partner to come up with the most original, creative, memorable proposal!? I'm having a headache even thinking about it! Poor boys. What sucks more is that certain proposals gain more attention than others because they're the best ones (and they're not from a movie!) and thanks to youtube, you and your partner are able to join in on the event. Doesn't that just suck? You're both watching it, your girl is crying, one because it's so romantic and two because this idea has already been done and she wasn't a part of it, meaning you have large shoes to fill even though you don't even know this guy who did this stunt but you loath him so much for setting the bar so high. 

Below are two proposal videos that I thought were heart warming (I usually end up watching every single related video I can find but this one satisfied me). Well, the first one made me cry. The second one (recommended to me by a friend) I wasn't too thrilled about. I would go on and on about the reasons why I loved the first one so much, but..I'll go on forever and we both will not have any sleep. Watch and weep! If you have a significant other and foresee a future with them, be nice.