Parental Pride

Fren: Where does your cousin work ah, CC?
CC: Oh, in Company XYZ.
Fren: Eh, the one that is located in State ABC ar?? I've heard of that company before. It's one of the best places to work in lar. Not many people know it wan, but I do. Eh, what's your cousin working as?
CC: As the Head of Bla Bla Bla.

As I mentioned that person's designation, I sensed something alien surging my every pore, invading my every sense. It was quite different from the normal feeling of being proud of a dear one's accomplishments.

It felt very much like parental pride. *gulp*

If so, then I think I am about to join the ranks of people of my folk's age, who revel in the accomplishments of friends and loved ones.

I gave myself a few mental slaps to restore some semblance of sanity and felt the alien sensation leaving me. When the time comes, I'll embrace it as a normal evolution of life. But until then, it's too darn premature lar.

shudder