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New things for mum

 I saw other people mum got big tv and things that are new. Towards my mum is like nothing. 

My mum was using a MacBook air that was like 10+ years old. Before I moved to Sg, she already had it. How she had it. My younger brother bought it with “hard-earned” money by giving tuition to 1 student at 60 dollars per month and duration for about a few months.  He dropped the laptop and how he did that, I am not sure. The macbook with a very visible bent on one corner is still usable but ugly. He “gave” it to mum and bought another one. 

Recently when I was back home for a month, her adapter can no longer charge the macbook. She said after repair or software update at some shop because she doesn’t know how to update it, thereafter, it wouldn’t start up. Two possibilities, the charging port in the macbook is already broken. The adapter no longer works. There was also a new bent to the macbook. I think dropped as well. 

Anyway, will you spend another 92 dollars on a adapter (the old usb) (after discount on shopee) which will soon be EOL because the trend is replacing it all to USB C and that the laptop which is outdated or not supported anymore and problematic OR buy a new one? If we buy the 92 dollars adapter and turned out the laptop is not working, the adapter being the old charging usb type, is considered a loss. If you buy a new one, the adapter also not usable. In addition to the cost of buying a new gadget. 

Conclusion, I also don’t see why mum has to use broken stuffs while all her children and grandchildren were using new ones. If buying thing is not a crime, my mum buying is definitely not. Some more, she is 73. Retirement age passed long long time ago. Right now, everyone should be buying her things. Instead of buying few thousands macbook, my older brother bought her a 400++ iPad that was on sale. Best of both world. It would be working and new. Something she would use and not left over by somebody after it is broken. If you think it is not reasonable, I think you don’t deserve anything else in life. Don’t act like all righteous when you are not truly one. It was only after this, that probably all those thing before was just a facade. I don’t attack but I do think if you can do it, why not others. Don’t tell me you haven’t done a single thing like those things u mentioned in life about what others should not do. All in all, my intention is to solve the problem and not getting eyed on for helping out. Still, the ones sitting there were my mum and dad. If you don’t want the problem to be resolved almost just like the courtcase in telling whose wrong or right, then don’t. The way in doing so will just incurred more cost than not doing so. I see what money can make people do. Probably that’s why everything is falling apart. Everyone having poor health and poor mentality. Let’s separate everything so no one has to suffer. Probably we are doing it all wrong. Why my dad can get trapped in an unreasonable courtcase for 13-14 years by selling one shophouse? Why he has been sick for the past 3-4 years or maybe longer? Why his business is slowing weeded by people? That he is still working while he passed the age of retirement by 20 years? What has been happening that I hoped I could have done better with my previous choice of coming to sg. Probably helped him settled his stuff so he won’t get cheated again and again by the same lawyer. Brought him to see a specialist for his skin condition or hip surgery. Just 3 things but enough to drain everything away. Weak bonds I guess. Any of those, I don’t think anyone is accountable for it. Things happened. If you want to let them held the responsibility to gain something, even if there is no God, how will people see each other is enough to take away everything. Money is still the root of all evil. Right now, I am more worried about what people would do in times of need. Why mum and dad got into this situation? I guess mainly lucks. Why? After all the success in life from being able to buy lands and suddenly those days were gone. Something at how we managed things. There was a sinkhole at home?

I just want to see things as it was. Not exaggerating or having other thoughts in mind. My parents health was still the most important.

看不起杂货店。这个家还有现在有的也是靠杂货店赚的。至少是干净的。

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