mommy and daddy and brother

mommy dearest called. apparently, they had another fight. well, it wasn't supposed to turn out that way. brother and daddy dearest had a fight the other day. so then, mommy dearest wanted to make brother happy and told him that daddy dearest already got the benz. so then brother told mommy that he wanted the wira sent over to ceras so that he can drive to school instead of walking. but then mommy dearest didnt want to cuz the maintenance costs and petrol would cost a fortune. then brother lost his temper at mommy dearest for not wanting to send the car over to him. mommy dearest said that he's a man. walking 20 minutes shouldn't be a problem. then brother told her how he needed to go to school all the time to do his project and since he'll be starting a company soon, he would need to car to scout around for a good location or something like that. and hearing that he's thinking of opening a company, mommy dearest got all upset again. for those of you who knows my brother, you'll know that he has a lot of 'BIG' plans lined up and i guess this is one of them. to put it bluntly, he's building castles in the air. its not that i'm looking down on him, its that i know him too well. he's always talking about big projects, big businesses, big whatever else. its pretty scary. oh, back to the main topic. so then mommy dearest told him that she'd already sold the wira to a friend and this really really really got brother worked up. the point of all this? mommy dearest will not send the car over to him and brother is mighty pissed off at the moment. oh, and one thing that is really really bothering me is the way he's spending money over in west m'sia. he's using over RM1000 a month! now that is way too much to be spending in malaysia. even i dont spend as much here over in australia and i'm pretty much sure that my parents don't even spend so much on themselves. sigh... he's 21 now. he should know how to spend money wisely. money doesnt grow on trees and its not easy to earn either. the money that he's spending is hard earned money. i really hope that he comes to his senses soon enough and stop spending so extravagantly. its not like we're filthy rich. sigh... i'm really worried about daddy. he's got high blood pressure and the last thing he needs is another fight with brother. i know how stressed daddy can get after a fight with him. sigh... and i dont think my family back home is holding up so well. mom has called me 3 or 4 times this week. no... not a good sign. i'm not saying that its bad that she's calling me. its just that its not like my mom to call me out of the blues. even the times i call home, mom is usually too shy to talk to me, let alone call me. that's my mom. if there's nothing important, she wont utter a word to me. not that we're not close as a matter of fact, we share a very strong bond. but that's the way she works. i guess mommy dearest is really really stressed out. after all, a lot has happened in the past few weeks. sigh... i really want to go home to mommy and daddy. i really do hope their holding up. i guess its pretty tough to have both children away from home. the loneliness, the emptiness they must feel... and i'm sure that they'll have a harder time with coping with business as well. i was there to help them when i was back at home... but now, i'm here, 10 hours flight away from home... sigh... i really really hope that they can cope without me around to help. daddy was always joking, telling me not to go to australia and that i should just take over the business. sigh... all i can do is just hope for the best and pray that they'll be able to hold up. they're not getting any younger. even before i left, mommy and daddy dearest were always complaining about how tired they are and how they easily tire even with the simplest tasks... *sighs even more*