Why Did I say That?
I can't remember why I've added that into yesterday's blog title. That bad people comes, relatively, in the same shell. I've got that on my MSN nick too. Its of no relevance to yesterday's blog entry. Strange that I've put that in.
Maybe when it was that very disturbing sight : a certain someone popping up on my IM. Well, true, that shouldn't upset me -- everyone is entitled to log in on their IMs. I should have simple have her nick stay deleted. I just can't explain why it disturbs me everytime there's any sort of "contact" via IM with her. Its usually her that initiates it.
She was someone I trusted and thought that I was protecting her n a way (well, its not that I'm the Joan of Arc, fighting for the weak. Its strange that I feel responsible. Maybe she's so much younger. ) But despite of that, she chose to view me in a different light, she betrayed my honesty and manupilated me in every way she could. I am truly amaze that a young girl of barely 24 could resort to such amazingly scheme-ing tactics. Judging from the strong words I'm using, I reckon you could tell how disappointed I am in her.
I h ave tried talking to her, hearing her justifications, but yet, feeling her malice from each conversation. But it doesn't seem to resolve what I feel about the whole matter - the bottom line is really all about forgetting what happened. Or, am I not forgiving enough? I have no idea. I usually do forgive people easily because I try to see their perspective, and understand why they do certain things. But, there are some people who have done things to outwardly hurt others around them to get to the very thing that they want. Through ploys, and subtle lies. And, all these, happening in a shell of a "no, i didn't mean to do that". True. It could be my point of view. But heck! I am entitled to my point of view, and honestly, from how things turn out, things do fall to a T of how I look at it for this very situation.
Of course, I am glad that things did turn out the way they are right now. To be totally honest, I wouldn't change a thing if I get teleported back into the past. Yes, I will not change a single moment. The whole event turn out to be a blessing in disguise.
As to truly what happen -- i am stil contemplating if I should actually blog this. Maybe I should.
I was going out with this guy then before I knew her. Well, his not that much of a person, really, but its strange that his romancing of dinners and movies worked its charm. I did liked him alot. Its probably infatuation, because, he pisses me off most of the time with his "mr-know-it-all". But as I was saying, infatuation makes "bad people" look saintly. It was on one of our dates that we decided to head to velvet for a drink. And, there's where we met her. It was weird. She was then still a stranger, but we hit it off well. Because he, lets call him Don*, was pro-american freak. He starts to take down her contact and her friends' contact emails/numbers. This pro-american freak loves anything from the US - from the chicks, to the food, to accent. He even speaks to them in that horrid accent he uses when he was in California (and yet, infatuation made him appear saintly) So, everyone naturally hit off really well, since she was a student at Toronto. A far cry from the US really, but, physical location, its in that region, as stupid as that sounds. (Yes, infatuation makes stupid people appear lovable and saintly) Though for me, I'm there just for the music.. if she prefers to cuddle up and make friends with the both of us, its fine with me.
Don's a dog -- he got everyone's contact eventually.. Everyone ? -- yes, everyone, probably a cover up to get her number. He was on a DATE with someone else anyway (and that someone was me) ... talk about respect. (disrespect and dowright dog-ness appears saintly, and forgivable still). His plan worked brilliantly though… She actually told me that he confessed to her that he got everyone's contact just to get her's!
From there, he was dinning and going to the movies with the 2 of us girls, separately, on dates. Without me knowing, but definately wondering. For Jessica*, she knows he is going out with me too. Actually, there's nothing wrong with that, alot of people might say - its just really dates anyway. But the way I look at it, it was how he denied that he was going out with her due to some interest in her. Strange. (a lying dog remains charming and doting behind the curtain of infatuation)
Men will be men, and, lying seem to be part of their second nature. Some tap into this reservoir minimally to help make situations better for everyone. Others, tap into it extensively to save their hides, or, to their selfish advantage. This, I've seen the latter through don's, very much earlier in this whole episode. The infatuation slowly evaporated, and somehow, I didn't persue it when he told me one day that he was starting to dream of his ex girlfriend, as I reminded him of her.. HUH? Wait .. we were just going out for dinners and movies.. and nothing more. Its strange that he put it that way. But anyway, I gave him a benefit fo a doubt. Who knows right ? I wasn't upset by that, surprisingly, and I thankfully left it at that. Relieved. Maybe the infatuation was wearing off ? But i think mostly because of things happening in the background that causes this initial infatuation to come and go.
I guess I was feeilng tired with the constant probing from Jessica. She kept asking if his my boyfren and all that crap. She just doesn't take it. She was asking me about don constantly, how he was like, what he tells me, what he says about her, how I felt about him, how was his life like before she knew him. All questions revolving him, at the same time knowing full well that he and I were dating. . And I need to tell her a millioth time.
True, his not my boyfriend (and thank God for that!), but I guess, any decent person wouldn't step in in such a situation. Or, maybe, yes? - The best lady wins.. some say. The winning of the best man, or of a slimy snake for a prize. The irony of it.
In this case, the question isn't about ethics. Many would say that its a competition, and the best lady takes the prize. But for her to befriend me and engage me on a "good" friend base on this - played me for the fool and tried to bed him. That's not competition my friend, that's downright dispicable. But then again, for different people, its not about playing the game right -- its eyes on the prize. No one cares about ethics, or being deceiptive.... Different people have different rules...
Its saddening that she would actually strategise to befriend me for that simple reason of getting to know more about her "enemy" in this "competition". It almost seems that she manupilated this new friendship that I geniuely seek to build. It disappoints me that she manupilated the honesty I gave her. [guess i shouldn't be that trusting.... but then again, things wouldn't turn out the way they were if I weren't] We talked about the doubts that we had revolving don, I told her mine, and she used it to her advantage. She warned me about him - that he was a no-good. I took it with an open mind. The trust that I gave her while talking to her about how I felt, what I felt, and the concern I have over her when she told me her problems, and her distrust of don, as a male-friend. She played on and manipulated the doubts that I shared, the trust I extended to her, and the geniune concern I had for her - she used it to her own advantage in so many ways. I didn't want to be in any competition. I regarded her as a friend, not foe, nor competition in anyway….
At the end of the whole saga, she slept with him after partying with us one night. It seemed like she got it all planned out. But she didn't have to got to such an extent. I have decided by then that don is a lying dog, a mr-know-it-all, a selfish, self absorbed person and totally undesirable. It was kinda of comical that she wanted others to believe that she was prudent despite her promiscuous ways. [its not only don that the branding comes in … ] And I can't really understand why she tries to drag me along every time don and her goes out to the club, yes, even after she has slept with him. She doesn't need a chaperone anymore… If her intensions are about making a statement to me - its probably in the wrong chanel. I don't want don. I do not want to follow in miss prudent's footsteps.. In all honestly, she can have him all to herself - there's no contention. "A bastard deserves a sluts" - quote and unquote from a very good girlfriend of mine who knew what was happening. It was hilarious! We seemly toasted to that sight - glad that we were not in Jessica's shoes. (",)
I was a little surprise when after a couple of weeks later, she announced to me that don and her were together. Reason being By that time, I was already very much decided to be a bystander of this whole joke. She explained to me that it was tough to have don as a friend after she has slept with him ( errr… that's strange theory miss jessica prudent) so, the only way she knew how, was to "make" him her boyfriend. Err... okie... weird justification, really. After laughing off such a ridiculous explaination [which i don't see why she should be explaining in the first place. Because, I’ve left don far behind as “PAST” events ] I felt that everything worked out right for all of us.. They do deserved one another. (",) You may think I'm sinister by saying that. But really, I am glad that things turned out this way. They are made for one another. And, I am happy. Yes, I overlook all that she's done. It doesn't matter, because bottom line was, they deserved one another, n, I am glad. Somehow. Strangely relieved.
It was not long when this gladness turn to disgust… This was what happened :
Jessica was due to be back for school reopening in Toronto. Her final semester in school. Even until then, don has denied that he and Jessica were an item. Strange. Anyway, I didn't push it even though Jessica had told me that they were, he may have his own reasons, for what reasons, I do not know.
He planned for a trip to LA and got his best friend, a mutal friend of ours to join in. He then invited me to LA with them.... I was assuming that Jessica was going. If she was, I wouldn't mind going, as I do welcome a break from work. They could do their lovey-dovey, and I can get away from work, it doesn't really affect me. I guess, by that time, I was totally over Don. It was definitely just infatuation… as I was really happy for them, and despite the drama that took place, Jessica was after all a friend, and I felt that it would be too petty of me to resort to alienating her. With this assumption that she was joining us, I checked with her if she was going, and if she's meeting us there or flying in to Singapore for a visit first before flying out together with us (yes, her family is rich enough to afford that) She flew into a rage when I asked her about her plans for the trip. But, that was only for a moment. In a turn of a second, she was in her sweet, loveable self, apologising for that, and when into alot of explaination that Don has infact not invite her for the trip. Strange how people go to such extend to appear as NICE and docile.
As for Don - LYING POT OF SLIME! What was he up to? First, he denys that they are an item to the very point of appearing to be upset that I even mention it. Second, he invites me on a trip to LA without her???? What was he thinking ? From infatuation, to no-feeling, to utter-disgust! WTF!
To cut the story short, I was really mad. What a sneaky little serpent that Don was. As for Jessica.. well.. after that LA-trip-preps saga, I did warn her about don, and what had happen. It became clear to me that he left her out of the trip deliberately. With that, I too decided to tell her that don was denying about their relationship too. I felt that the poor girl was shortchanged, and she needed to know what was happening, for real, and what sort of trouble he is to her. It seems that his a lying cheating p*ick. I did honestly, wanted to protect her from such a bas*ard.
He eventually did own up in the end after the whole LA-trip hooha, I confronted him with a "Jessica-told me-so-you-don't-have-to-deny" conversation. I just couldn't stand him denying it any longer, and I told him off. He should be treating her properly, since he had decided that she's the one that he wanted to be with. *cheesy
Out of this whole episode, she took me for the spiteful-jealoused-person,who didn't quite make it in her man's book. I tried to tell her the truth, and she thought that I was lying. She confronted don. Not that I mind - because, there was really nothing to hide. But, he had all the answers to everything. Maybe it was true, people have different perspective in different situation. For instance, asking another girl out for a holiday trip, and purposefully, omitting one's own girlfren out of the loop was purely .. well.... i have no reason or excuse to do that
She chose to believe him, even they were absurd excuses. To both of them, I was the lying, spiteful b*tch. And all I did was try to help.
They are still together to this day. As I have believe even very early in this part of the whole cycle, they truly do deserve one another. (",)
As for me, I guess being disgusted by these 2 people has reached its biting point. Its time to forget about these two people and place them in historical archives. Archived - meant to teach and remind me of people's selfish desires, manipulative ways and most of all : To treasure the love one that is by my side. I am glad that all these things happen. Afterall, I am with the man that I love with all my heart right now. It wasn't infatuation at first sight, it isn't fleeting. It was a liking that grew into something that was much more substantial. This very man in my life, by my side, has taught me what love is when he entered my life. As oppose to what don and jessica had showed me -- a decieption point that I should be wary of. Not only in relatioships between a man and a woman, but in all relationships/ friendships
But then again, I'm not going to go about in life not trusting anyone. Till this very day, very minute, very second, I choose to give my trust to people, not because they are worth it, but because people deserves a benefit of a doubt, and, its always easier to believe someone then be suspicious of them. And, being happy is more important then casting doubts on people and taking pre-emptive measures in avoiding being hurt, because half the time, its miserable to think that the world is against you, or trying to eat you up.
With the trust I give, I receive the optimism of life, the joy of living amongst fellow people. If I fall, I have that one person who will hug me and love me and tell me that everything is going to be okie, and I know that, because, when everything crumbles, I still have him. Thank you, to that special person in my life. I wouldn't think that you'll be reading this though
xxx