Friday, March 6, 2009

(15) My relationship with ‘Richie Heaven’ Choo Yin Looi, Winnie and ‘Sorry’ Tan Chek Wan, Edmund

Other than my deep resentment for her pretend-to-be-rich character, I have always have a soft spot for her, loved and helped her, stood by her side. It was a duty of big brother giving as much help as he could for a younger, weaker sister who having married early and with a pretty mediocre education may find the real world too damn far from her dream world.

Because of her character of bowing and rubbing shoulders with highbrows and elites, I somehow was on her list maybe because I had been able to single-handedly and successfully accomplish what I needed to do as the son of my father. I took care of my family, took us out of poor list and restored my family’s pride and respect.

She began emulating at what I was doing, buying and using, except my vulgar language which is a part of me. I was brought up in a tailoring workshop and I am damn proud this. In fact, my entire family was emulating me one way or another. But very sadly, the most important thing they all never learned from my father or me was the pride and honor of oneself and the family. Although they all did inherit 1 thing from my mother that is to tell lies right in the face of your conscience.


The new look of Richie Heaven and Sorry

I have always loved dogs while Ritchie Heaven and Sorry never had any dogs

We were very, very close and I was very well respected. It earned me the honor to name her 2 daughters. Both Callista and Evania were chosen by me.


When she got married, I gave her $1000 ‘hung bao’ and helped out in all the wedding preparation. Marrying to someone of the same character was bliss but her problem of keeping up the Joneses doubled and became very real.

When the 1st child, Callista was ready for kindergarten and all other activities every Joneses put their kid through nowadays. She also had to put her through but there was a problem with piano lesson. Richie Heaven was not in the same league with the Joneses who own pianos at home. She needed one but didn’t have enough money to buy one. When Richie Heaven and Sorry were discussing in front of me about a used piano costing $2000, I told them I would give them $1000 and they take care of the rest.

Pictures always tell the truth

She has now traded in this used piano for a brand new Yamaha and she comes round telling me straight in my face that she didn’t remember of me contributing $1000 and that she has paid the entire amount herself. A pair of fucking liars telling lies staring every morning at the holy cross, the holy bible and the daily bread, attending church services without fail and taking bible study lessons. What kind of holy spirits are these?

My big-brotherly-love for her covers a lot of ground. I was the chauffeur-on-call whenever she needed pick-up or drop-off from anywhere, at any time. It always looks good for her to show off with a sedan car waiting for her at end of her shift instead of Sorry’s panel van. I was a good cab to pick up and drop off at busy and crowded shopping malls, good for going to doctors, good for picking up and dropping her children at schools, tuitions, etc.

Because of my computer knowledge, I was also on call to help for any of their software or hardware problems. During the time she was doing her Bachelor and Master Degrees either in Singapore or Australia, I had in many cases worked through the nights to help her complete her presentations or thesis. There were times I had to advise and comfort her while she was crying over the phone on how confused she was with comments of her tutors. She also comes frequently to my place for help on her various assignments for the degree courses and her hospital work. Besides working on assignments, we do karaoke singing, play mahjong, watch dvd movies, having meals together, etc.




Her family was in trouble after she signed up for the degree courses. Sorry lost his job but they still needed to live up to their lifestyle. It wasn’t enough to cover with 1 income alone and there was constant stress and conflict. For whatever reason, Callista was probably the scapegoat and eventually broke off from family and moved to hostel. My love for Callista was equal that of Richie Heaven and I make sure I take care of her — visiting her as often as possible with her favorite food, her favorite soup, bringing her groceries, sending her back to hostel after her visit at my place, etc.

Just before her final examination, she felt sick and I took her to hospital. She spent a week in hospital and I was there taking care of her. I arranged for Richie Heaven to go hospital to take care of her so that they can get back together. Even though it was mother and child, somehow there was crack in the glass. Finally she was discharged and she sat for her final and miraculously passed her final examination. I was so happy for her.

As she didn’t want to return home from hostel, I insisted she moved to my house and share the room with my mother. I moved her, housed her and we lived like a family. She got my car to drive around. Suddenly after about 6 months, she began telling my mother that one of her friends was getting married while another was having a sister going to university and they all needed to borrow some of her stuff. She began moving her stuff bit by bit transporting with my car until only some change of clothes were left. I knew from the beginning something was wrong but my mother said it was just lending to her friends.



When nothing much was left, I asked her but she still insisted she was only lending to her friends. Then the next day, she took everything and told my mother she wasn’t coming back and took my car for the last time to move her stuff. She never told me she was moving out and not coming back. I guess this is the gene passed on from Richie Heaven and Sorry which is that — it is all right to lie so long as you lie in front of the holy cross because you can always go back and ask for forgiveness. Also make sure you cover up your past.

After Napier was sold, Richie Heaven did her calculation and it worked out that she wouldn’t need my help no more as she is propelled into the class of the rich. This change in attitude was fucking immediate. She wanted me to go with her for the signing of documents at lawyer’s office and the appointment was fixed. On that day, she was to pick me after sending Eldora to some ECA activities. Instead she called on the way that she would park her car at my place and I was to drive her to lawyer’s office. I was fucking shocked, I started yelling. I had never ridden in her car and she most probably feel I didn’t have the class to ride in her car.

The moment I shouted, she changed her mind and the ride in her car was all quiet. After signing the papers, I went my way without riding in her car. Like my father, we have backbone of steel and we don’t need no fucking charity, no free rides.

Just at this right moment, an article carried in The Business Times on a major court ruling regarding property ownership dispute hit me hard. It means the share of the property can potentially be readjusted by court based on contributions even if owners are legally equal shareholders. I could expose the conspiracy of my entire family of Christian assholes and hypocrisy. I can go fuck and shame them, each and every one of these assholes in public, in court.

The lawyer who was evaluating my case said I needed neutral witnesses in Richie Heaven and Sorry. I always thought Richie Heaven was with me as I had been for her, my true sister by blood. But I was fucking wrong and I am paying for this fucking mistake of my life. After taking her cold response to my calls, I finally arranged a meeting with the lawyer.

She dropped a bombshell. Instead of saying the truth, she told everyone including God that she knew nothing more than she and Sorry had only used their CPF for their share of Napier Road and no cash. She claimed she knew nothing of the cash I put in or any other details regarding Killer Whale or Nik the Snake.

She questioned me — “Why sue?” even advised me that nothing is more valuable than family blood ties saying — “What is $500,000.00 compared with family blood ties?”, “What do I gain even if I won? ....You will loose your family....” like I don’t already. Do they all still greet me Big Brother and don’t call police whenever they see me appear in front of them? I have lived my life valuing family blood ties most but now I know what this is all about.

My lawyer after the meeting with Richie Heaven told me straight in the face to forget it as I will loose big time. She was not there to be my witness or speak the truth. Her statement would destroy me. I will loose and made to pay for all legal and court fees. I will end up all fucked up, completely broke and bankrupt.

Going against the practice of a child of God and teaching of the bible she wouldn’t speak no truth. Why? Simple — to hide the past at all cost, because she hasn’t got a glorious past and she is fucking ashamed of her past. Once exposed, she wouldn’t be to carry the same fucking airs walking around KK hospital or around her compound or around the church or anywhere.

Her value of family blood ties was completely exposed. I have no family member who has no backbone because any child of my father must have. She was no longer my dear sister. Her dearest daughter, Evania had been persuading me many times not to fault her but to forgive her. I am no son of God but son of my father and I don’t qualify to forgive. Forgiveness is between her and God. You reap what you sow. Even Evania has now disappeared and not been in touch with me.

Her pretentiousness of the value of family blood ties led her stuck my mother which I know wasn’t what she had planned. Ever since my mother told me off that I had not looked after and taken care of my family and that the money stolen from me by Killer Whale and Nik the Snake are not mine, I have lost my mother. Richie Heaven pretending to show that mother is most important in life, took her to stay with her thinking it was only temporary. It was to be a fairy tale ending for my mother staying in a big bungalow enjoying and living out the golden years of her life. But from what I know this is not. This is a house without joy, without conversation, without interaction and full of shame, sadness and coldness. My mother didn’t get a room but shared the partitioned servant room with the maid.

The most revealing pretentious value for family blood ties was unfold in the most sacred of all places — The Church. I was down at Telok Ayer Methodist Church 1 one Sunday and sure enough the whole bunch of Christian assholes appeared after service. I confronted Killer Whale who was the 1st to come out to smoke. He was shocked and immediately called the police citing harassment. Then the entire group comprising of Holy Molly, her daughter Sien, Callista, Twin Sis and her husband, Meng and son, Boy and daughter, Ting came round to surround me and prepared to pounce on me. It became quite a scene.

I was surprised to see Callista at church, she had stopped going to church for the past 2 to 3 years. Now they were all there to protect Holy Molly and Killer Whale. Do they need to? Does an ex-convict murderer, Killer Whale need protection from a chronically-ill man like me? I only wanted a true and open discussion on the sale and share of Napier Road.

Richie Heaven and Eldora came out last and instead of coming over to save the family like what she had been saying and preaching. She fled and disappeared as quickly as possible burying all family ties — just don’t bring me shame, I want no part of this.

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