Saturday, November 8, 2008

My autobiography

I was born in the 1950s. The fateful day of 25 May 1945. Yes, that makes me...63 years old.

My family ran a shop selling traditional chinese medicine. It was quite big...I guess I was well-off? I had 2 older brothers. With them continuing the family business, my family allowed me to do whatever I like with my life. (Being the youngest, and a girl, helped me in getting their attention. I was pampered :D)

As a child, I knew I would study medicine. I loved the smell of the shop, but hated the taste of chinese medicine. And of course, I thought I would help my brothers with the shop when I grew older. But...things change.

I went to university and got attracted to the idea of western medicine. Well at that time, anything Western seemed cool. Cool names. Cool dressing. Cool odourless white capsules. Its not about qi, or some foods being re and some being liang. Its about bacteria (I forgot the names), high cholestarol. I pursued western medicine in university.

At that time, I lived in the dorms, sharing a room with another girl. And she will set up aromatic candles and take out charms on some nights. Not on full moon nights though. Anyway, she specialised in what people thought as black magic. It was something entirely different, but for convenience's sake, lets call it "black magic". It's not supposed to be anything dark. Anyway, after seeing her successes in studies, love and predictions-come-true, I started to practise it too. And till now, I still believe in it.

My life went smooth-sailing from there. I felt like I could control it, and everything else. I graduated and got a job as a nurse. My friend and I still kept in touch. (She became a respected female professor I think) Anyway, through her, I learnt the magic of eternal life.

Of course, I wasn't that naive. But she didn't age at all, even after 20 years. I was convinced that the magic did help, even if not for eternal life. I was getting old. I became worried. I sought her help, and she helped me prepare all I needed to perform the magic.

But one thing that was lacking was pure water. My friend refused to tell me how she sourced it (now that I think of it, she must have lied to me about the water). Anyway since the magic couldn't work, I had to give up on it. But I performed another one instead: to be reborn. It seems like my life can be renewed by 80 years. Tempting.

I transferred department. On 25 May (it has to be on the day of my birthday) 1992, 47 years old, when baby Erwina was born, a nurse helping with the delivery performed the magic and became her (I wasn't bad enough to chase her soul away). So now, Erwina has 2 personailties: the original, and a 63-year old personailty.

Well, doesn't my autobiography explain a lot? Like:
How come Erwina as the taste of an auntie
How come Erwina can read the future ("black magic" practicioner)
How come Erwina can read your mind (see above)
How come Erwina is soooo lucky (see above)
How come Erwina is a gemini (ok that wasn't related)
How come Erwina acts so childish (cause she only has half the time other people get to grow up)
How come Erwina addresses certain people as nian qing ren
How come Erwina has such old-fashioned values
and much more...





















The power of imagination.

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