barter trade formulae

the trade in my folks has never been in me. (the good ones i mean...)

my dad has always been the one who never leaves his prayers, wakes up 5.30am in the morning no matter how late he slept the night before... neither were in me.

my mom is very good at saving money, cooks the best out of anything and has relentless drive to succeed. none were in me.

but somehow.. one common thing my folks share is the cleanliness. neat, tidy and clean. presentation comes secondary. they would drop all practice of being practical just to have things neat and tidy.

i remembered an arguement about fixing the curtains and mopping the floor. she would have to beg me to do some cleaning. and i, being a lazy arse, would always argue about it not near any festive occassion so we need not do any cleaning. she would always have to explain to me that its not only near occassions that we need to keep the house clean and neat.

as i got older, i realized. when i play the SIMS game my character would probably die if i didnt do the dishes, mop the floor, clear the dining table, throw away the rubbish, feed the cat, dindnt clear my bowels, didnt clean the toilet, didnt have entertainment, didnt socialize.. and the list goes on.

shit, im steering out of topic.

i know my brother has a lot of my folks behaviour.