Suters

On the very first day, I got myself very acquainted with the office pantry. So much so, my first conversation in there was about marriage with one my new colleague. So there I was, stirring my Milo with the cleaner auntie washing the floor when my colleague said this to me.

"How old are you? Wah, 26 ah. Not bad, still young. Married already? Not yet? Ah, don't worry. You're still young. Think of how to get a 3-room flat first. Don't think about girls"

I was still stirring my Milo and nodding in acknowledgment when suddenly, the cleaner auntie said, "Here many 'Suter'."

Suter as in Suitors? I know there are many ladies in the office but I was thinking to myself, this auntie's vocab ain't that bad after all, considering the fact that she speaks Mandarin to everybody most of the time.

"Many suitors ah auntie? Lol." I laughed and she replied.

"Yeah, here many 'suters'." She bent down, opened up the cabinet.

She handed me a few packets of 'sugars' for my Milo.

I shook my head in disbelief. Lost in translation again. There goes my sweet tooth.

jamiel
eye candies

One More Please

To many, the more the merrier. More means good. But when is it ever enough for us to feel grateful for whatever God has given us.

Took the bus home the other day and I really wanted to doze off when this uncle, who sat across the aisle, began to continue his conversation.

"You cannot trust your wife. See what happened. All your money gone. That's why I tell you, you should open up your own separate account."

"Yeah, love is love I know. Eh, I got 3 wives you know. One Chinese, one Indonesian and the latest one a Filipino"

Then his other phone rang. "Eh, wait ah." He checked his phone and slid it back into his left pocket.

"Huh? Oh, aiyah, my girlfriendlah. Calling me. I don't know what she want. Eh, hold on ah"

He then took out his other ringing phone.

"Eh, where are you? Ah? Home? You sure or not? Eh, you think ah, I don't know what you're doing when I'm not home is it? Don't play around with me I tell you. I jaga you very good all this while okay. Who takes care of you? Who gives you money back to your kampung? You want me to stop all these?"

"Just because I'm not around, you can play around okay. I know where you go and stuff. I hire a detective to follow you around you know. Don't play a fool with me. Okay okay, I go first. I talk to you later."

Hung up this conversation and continued the other one.

"Hello? Ah yes yes. Aiyah, wife problem lah what else. Eh, I heard you have 2 wives is it?"

How about asking for one more and that guy on the other end of the phone can start sending some extra money into another kampung.

jamiel
Kampung Glum