Melvin and I decided to drop by his grandparents' place after we had lunch with Uncle Teng and Glenn at Furama Waterfront.

When we got there, his grandma was looking out the window, all dressed up and she even had makeup on. After we went into the house, she offered us drinks. The only odd bit was how we ended up sharing a can of coke.

Grandma: Would you like a drink? Get a coffee or tea?

Us: Oh no thanks. We just had one

Grandma: How about something to eat?

Us: Oh no thanks, we are quite full from lunch

Grandma: How about a drink? Coffee or tea?

Us: Umm, really, we're good..

After she asked for like the fourth time, we kinda went "Yes! Alright, we'll ask the maid to get us a coke.."

Then for some reason, she thought we were going to bring her out to dinner and proceeded to shower, change into something else and put on another layer of makeup. It was quite... disconcerting, to say the least.

Needless to say, both of us left the place feeling more than a lil guilty. I mean, she thought we were going out, yaknow? We could have if we had the car. Just drive her around and have a simple dinner. But we didn't have the car and we couldn't take the bus/train and all.. I mean.. she can walk! She's not wheelchair-bound or anything. Just.. not a good idea to bring old folks out using public transport (steps.. escalators.. etc)

Odder than Odd? She didn't even know we were coming.

The maid, Yati, told us she just gets dressed to go out. And she waits by the window until she decides to shower... then she gets dressed again (in another outfit), puts on her makeup, and waits once more.

It's quite heartbreaking.