My father
is a very humorous and sociable man who has made a lot of friends throughout
his life. During this Chinese New Year, one of his old friends, Uncle G invited
him to his party last week. My father brought the whole family to his house and
enjoyed time over there. It has been a long time since the last time I met Uncle
G. He gave me a lot of good impression due to his generosity, humor and
friendliness. Of course, it was kind of awkward to mingle with him as we are
not that close.
Another
thing that impressed me is that he is a great alcoholic drink lover. One of his
hobbies is to drink with a group of funny men. The younger brother of my father,
Uncle 5 likes to drink with him very well. They enjoy the drinking time very
much. My father asked me not to drink over there as I might be the driver for
my family later on. Therefore, my task was to escape from the passionate
treatment of all the drink feeders.
I realized
that alcohol can work to bind the people effectively. It helps to magnify their
friendliness and soon they get along among themselves very well. Laughter
filled up the garden and sometimes it doesn’t need to have a valid reason to
amuse them. They could laugh for nothing. My dad talked Uncle T in the
gathering. That uncle was his old friend and often asked him out for drinking
when I was very young. Uncle T got married with a Japanese woman. She came
along with Uncle T and joined the gathering.
After a
long while, they dismissed and Uncle T and his wife followed our car in order
to go back his home. Since Uncle T got into an accident long ago when Uncle G
was bringing him and his wife back home under the influence of alcohol.
Therefore, Uncle T kept nagging my father to drive safely and slowly. I knew my
father was in conscious but he deliberately drove like a drunken man and made
Uncle T reacted like an anxious coward.
When we
were on the way back, we saw a car getting into an accident, and stuck on the
road separator. My dad laughed to the car and said:” I’m not drunk, he is
drunk!” This joke made the car filled with laughter and no one was bothering to
see the number board of the car. But Uncle T was still very cautious and
reminding my dad to keep watching in front and stop talking. After we sent them
back home, we went back home as well. When we reached home, my dad received a
call from Uncle 5. Uncle 5 got into an accident for his drunkenness. The car
was seriously damaged but luckily the passengers got no injury. Finally, my father
only realized that the victim of the accident that he saw on the way back home
was his brother Uncle 5. We were speechless after all as we passed by him
without any hesitation.
The story you wrote really connects with me. See I remember the days when cars had no seat-belts, and these guys were driving around with open containers on the dashboard. Those who lived through those days still look back in disbelief that things didn't turn out worse. My dad would always say I am too drunk to drive, then load us up and take us home.
ReplyDeleteKim Hunter @ KHunterLaw