Sunday, November 07, 2004
the adventure of mistaken identities
Friday 5 Nov 2004, 1.30pm @ mamashop, china square"wah, she looks malay huh?" indian shopkeeper to bert
"...oh?" me and bert
"yah, are you peranakan? u dun look chinese lar." indian shopkeeper
"...hmmm..."
2 sec outta the shop
"u look offended man."
"oh? not really, this non chinese thing happened many times"
"yeah?"
"yup. i was cambodian, vietnamese, hongkie, thai chinese, japanese. but tis the first time i was told i look malay."
i reckon i'm getting versatile. i should join the FBI or KGB as a spy.
Sunday 7 Nov, 11.15am @ zara takashimaya
"excuse me, do u have this in other colors?"
"...?"
HULLO.
i really dunno what's up with this auntie but hell, would anyone be as stupid as to mistake someone standing in front of the mirror checking out her potential "new outfit" as a likely salesperson? if i was wearing something similar to the zara shirt pants uniform, mayhaps i may forgive the silliness of the situation but NOOOOOO....i was in pink and green and toting a shoulder bag.
er...so do salespeople these days go round trying on clothes and carrying handbags during working hours? Where the fuck are her brains? and for a lady carrying gucci? she's not exactly as shopper savvy as i thought of then. oh well. but she wasn't nasty so i forgave her moment of dimness and directed her to the correct staff.
the next thing i need is to wait in line at the hawker centre and have someone tell me their order. i'll be terribly offended then and would not hesitate to tell you to FUCK OFF. so the next time you're thinking of approaching someone, please, just take two secs for a closer look at the surroundings before you speak. lest if you have the unfortunate luck of meeting me, i will not think twice bout pointing out "boh nau (pt.1)" at an uncomfortable conversation volume.
bugger off u "sotongs (pt.2)"
1. local lingo (hokkien) for brain deficiency/ lacking brains
2. local lingo for "blurness"
bee wrote this at 8:08 PM
3peekaboos
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At 8:04 PM,
adrock2xander said...
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I couldnt understand some parts of your post...but you amused me...and i thought i was the angry one...
bee said...
darn! i knew there was something not quite rite with that post...oh well...but i wasn't angry, it was more like frustrated with the stupidity of certain things u know? :p
adrock2xander said...
Still tryin to understand it...LOL
