I have seriously read through your blog and would like to share a few pointers below:

1. Everyone has their own set of moral values. For me, truthfulness and integrity act as one of my basic policies. I believe we should keep our promises. At times when we are not able to deliver what we have promised, the least we could do is to have the courage to inform the other party and let them know what could be arranged for that matter.

2. As good friends, I trusted what you told me. If you realised, I did not ask you for the money you owed me for quite some time. Like any others who lend money, I was hoping you could take the initiative to tell me when you could pay me or at least let me know you are cash-tight and you needed some grace period. However, I was disappointed that this did not happen (we can't read each other's minds, can we?).

3. I thought you may have forgotten about this and I braced up my courage to tell you how I felt instead of keeping it to myself. Please do not mistaken my courage for treating this matter "TOO seriously". These are two separate issues altogether unless you think bringing up such an issue is an easy task!

4. Please do not judge my truthfulness as being unreasonable too. I would be happy to listen to your explanation (if you had given any) but there was none. It seems like you have taken your own promises too lightly, thus, you think this "small issue" is not worth mentioning.

To elaborate further, it is not about the amount you owed me but your attitude towards such sensitive issues (where money is concerned). To be frank, I have made careful thoughts before sending you the messages so that I did not sound offensive. I even suggested you paying me in parts like $5 x 3, etc, but your reply was: "huh? meaning?". I was not sure whether you were avoiding the topic or did you seriously not comprehend me.

I asked my mother if my message was clear and she suggested calling you. My mother was trying to offer help if she could. She told me to be understanding and not take the matter too seriously. (On the other hand, you were saying that we took the matter "TOO seriously", that was really contradicting). It could be due to some miscommunication but rest assured that we were taking the soft approach.

Hope this clears the air.
Mavis. ((: