#91
So I might have mentioned we watched Crazy Rich Asians (HN shortens it to “Crazy Asians”), and potential mother-inlaw from-hell Michelle Yeoh finally indicates her approval of her son’s fiance by giving him her engagement ring to propose with – a ring her own husband had made for her because her own mother inlaw refused to let him propose with her ring, openly disapproving of (Michelle Yeoh herself) for decades…
Actress Michelle Yeoh used her own ring for the movie – pics from People.com
HN: Mummy, when I get married do I get your ring like that?
Me: Well, based on that particular tradition, your brother’s fiance is supposed to get my ring. Bearing in mind there is good and bad to that, because if mother inlaw and fiance don’t share the same taste, the fiance might be stuck with something her mother inlaw likes, instead of getting to choose something she herself likes. And it’s a huge purchase commitment – <I finally stop because HN’s face is getting more and more skeptical> What?
HN: Are you sure my brudda’s ever getting married?
Rockstar (from laptop): <GIANT SNORT>
HN: A-nyway, what is your (engagement) ring like?
Me: It’s a colourless diamond. A lot of engagement rings I know of are diamonds –
HN: <UNIMPRESSED> My gems are better. They turn into animals.
Me: Y-eah sometimes grownups don’t make that much sense.
