kyung

Trilogy

The one good thing thus far has been my new job. I did make it to my interview and landed it. I started immediately and i really liked it. But i did say this was a 3 parter, right? Well what more could go wrong? Lots.

After my successful interview, i went to my local bank. I was happy there was a Wamu in chicago now. After doing a transaction there, i find out that one of my checking account had been depleted. Someone in mexico was walking around, enjoying life with $900 of my money. Ive always heard from others about credit card fraud or identity fraud, but i never thought it would happen directly to me. And all of you will be thinking the same thing as u read my disaster. But luckily, illegal transactions were made the day i was in the air in route from l.a. to chicago. But, it will still take some time for the bank to investigate and to refund my money. Til then, my pockets get darker and darker.

As i was at the bank though, taking care of this matter, my dad calls me to ask where i was. I tell him and then he gives me the message that one of my mom's good friend passed away. She had been diagnosed with cancer a week ago and just started her chemo, and supposedly doing a bit better. So this was all a shock to all of us. Of course i was saddened by this, not for the friend, but for my mother.

Can this be the finale? Unfortunately, this is life, and life loves to throw in constant curve balls. About a week after, i had already started my job, it seemed to be going really well. The weekend came, and i was looking forward to going out with some friends. I really needed it. As i was getting ready at home, i get alarmed by my mom running up to her room, bursting into tears. I think to myself, uh oh, what now. Find out that her dad, my grandfather, passed away. But its not as simple as "oh we lost someone we loved and now we are sad." Of course it's more complicated then that. We're talking now about my life, people. My mom's father lived in korea, and my family and i were planning on visiting this august. Sounds great huh? Well we haven't been back in korea since we had left it 27 years ago. So u can put 2 and 2 together. My mom hadn't seen her father in 27 years, and we were finally going this summer, but no, he couldnt wait til after we came to kick the bucket. There were a lot of consequential drama between my mom and dad. A lot of blaming and pointing fingers on who's fault it was that she had never gone to visit even once, and now it was too late.

For some of you that know me, and know me pretty well, have always thought of me as this pretty strong individual. Someone who can always survive anything. But there were a few moments that i really felt like i was going to drown. My mind was dizzy from all the constant spinning. My heart was being torn in multiple directions. I really didnt know if was going to make it through, i dont know if i really wanted to.

But i did.

posted by yellowgirl @ 9:50 AM