od-ed

weekends are always a chill out time at home, lazing couch potato staring at the idiot box. and co-incidentally there's always almost nothing interesting to watch during the weekends, save for some documentaries or some movie that we have watched for the umpteenth time. but that doesn't hinder from parking out butts on the couch & channel surfing.

so last weekend, astro had one of its notorious marathons (you know where they air a certain series back to back for like the whole weekend). last week, it was on channel v - the parental control series. for those unfamiliar with what it is about, the series is about parents who can't stand their child's girlfriend or boyfriend for some reason & decide to choose candidates (one each from mom & dad) who then will date their child. and the present beau gets to sit with the parents and watch the dates on tv. at the end of the episode, the child will then decide whether they want to keep their annoying as hell beau or dump the ass & pick one of the parents' choice. interestingly the dumpees always have something nasty to say about the dumper... hmm, sour grapes much!!

i don't know why i was watching it but i caught like four of five series non-stop until it was giving me a headache. the thing i don't get is, are the american kids (the series features those in the age group of eighteen to twenty two or something like that) so dumb that they cannot realize that the other half is treating them like dirt? does it come to the extent that the parents have to intervene? maybe you say its just a reality show, so they behave like that... and while the parents are sitting with the kid's beau watching the dates on tv, they are oh so patient when the beau passes on sarky remarks about sex with the kid & other foul remarks.

i know if my daughter's friend or boyfriend (in future) would ever dare say such foul things, he would either fly off the balcony or be chased out of the house; and perhaps the daughter is banned from ever speaking to him again. perhaps the eastern value of respecting the elders & not shooting your mouth in front of them deters our youngsters from behaving as such.

hey, i am all for speaking your mind & letting yourself be heard. but not to the extent of being disrespectful & rude......remember that.