I got an earful from the ‘auntie’ next door yesterday who, how shall I put this?, is such a nice, well-meaning person but who talks a bit too much, at the wrong time. Ever met one of these people?

She popped her head over the fence just as I was rushing out to pick the kids up from school yesterday. And yesterday was the day I was seriously sleep-deprived after my 24-hour blogging marathon and 2-hour workout at the gym the morning after.

So it was definitely not a good day to be trying to start a conversation with me. Guess I can’t blame her. I was wearing sunglasses so she couldn’t see those dark circles under my eyes!!

There she was, going on about how we should prepare ourselves for the worsening economy by maybe buying gold or silver bars. Who knows when money is going to become obsolete? she moaned.

And I was going, okay, auntie, I’ve got to run! for the sixth time. Um, maybe you can go to Monex.com and do some homework on precious metal investments while I’m gone, okay?

Or better yet, go cook me your yummy beehoon (rice noodle) soup and leave it beside the fence like you always do. Please, can I go now? I really need to go now. Please???

Duh!! The dark rings under my eyes just got darker!

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