beware

sunday late afternoon, the boy and i found ourselves recovering from an exhausting weekend of socializing. we watched a bit of venture brothers and munched on leftover meatballs and nuts when i noticed a VM left by momma V.

on one hand i had no energy to talk on the phone but on the other hand the guilt of ignoring her call would bother me. so i listened to the voice mail to mentally prepare for the conversation in store:

momma V: ni, i have something very important to tell you. call me back as soon as you can. it's your mom and it's sunday.

so like an obedient, asian daughter i called my mom.

V: hi mom, it's ni. how are you?

momma V: oh i'm so glad you called. i've been so worried.

V: why?

momma V: i heard on the news that there's an outbreak from pork meat in new york. so don't buy or eat any pork meat.

V: huh? (i hadn't read any news since friday) oh sure mom. i won't. that's easy enough, i don't eat all that much pork (except for bacon, prosciutto, and pancetta that is)

momma V: ok. that's all, you can go back to relaxing before work tomorrow.

V: ok, night mom. love you.

mommaV: love you too.

we enjoyed a bit of the beautiful weather and took a walk along the east river and enjoyed some 7-11 delights in the park. a little nap afterwards followed by wings from bar coastal and "science of sleep" rounded out the night.

work was crazy busy today. lunch got postponed until 5pm and i rushed out at 6pm so i could hit the gym and grocery store. on my way back home i noticed another VM from momma V.

that's really odd. she rarely calls two days in a row unless it's an emergency.

so i listened to the VM.

momma V: it's your mom. i'm so worried about the swine flu. call me back!!!

i decided to wait until tomorrow to call her back when my annoyance by her paranoia subsided. but then annoyance faded into sadness for my mom who lets fear restrict her ability to experience new things and live a fuller life. . .