Queen of all Agonies

My best friend, The Queen, is an excellent Aunt Agony due to her dramatic Indian heritage. I am talking about all types of agonies including physical, emotional, sexual, mental and so on and so forth.

My range of agonies has expanded over the years. When I was younger, I used to ask her for advice on which boy to date and how far should I go on a first date (ok heck, I still ask her that now). Or sometimes I will call her and ask how long I need to boil tiger prawn heads or how to cook eggplants properly without it dying in the pan. In my bimbotic moments, I will question her whether she seriously think M.A.C is better than Bobbi Brown. When I am unmotivated, I will ask for three good reasons why I should go the gym instead of binging on a large plate of nasi lemak.

Her response depends largely on how bad her PMS is but is otherwise, quite dependable. On her bad days, if I ask whether I should jump off my office building and end my miserable existence, she might say, "Please go and jump. It might improve your face". On her weird days when I am asking for advice on how to placate my boss after I was repeatedly caught late for work, she might digress with, "No matter how late you are, you have no business running after a bus; so unglamourous". But on a good day and for serious questions, she usually gives ace replies.

Her last Aunt Agony advice to me was this morning. She wrote a very lengthy and artful piece on the importance of choosing the right partner. Though it was not a direct response to any specific questions I asked, I was moved. She obviously anticipated the usefulness and relevence of this piece of advice which I felt compelled to share.

In summary she said:

There is no one answer to why people want to be together
....... and it is idealistic to think that people get together for love. Every couple is together for different causes. Some for bearing children, some for security, some for money, some for mere campanionship etc. For whatever reason you choose, make sure you are ready to live with it. Do not compare.

Choose a partner who accepts you as you are
....... because frankly, life is tiring enough as it is to pretend to be someone you are not. What it comes down to is, if you can be youself at your weakest with this person without being judged, he is probably the one for you.

Do not have a preconceived idea of what The One is going to be like
....... because he may be perfect on paper, but if you are not 'ngam', means not 'ngam' and no matter how hard you try to mask it, nothing you can do will change that.

If the two of you are not compatible in bed, you two are probably not going to last
....... so please test drive the car first and if it doesn't rev, get out and RUN!

Thanks, Mak!

And The Queen says it is a sin to go around with unpainted toenails.