Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Strange Encounter

I am pretty sure that everyone will be able to experience some culture difference whenever u visit another country. Other than the local, sometime you also realise that being the minority in a place, all our fellow malaysian strangers whom you have not met before in your life, would approach you and say hi and asking where are u from and all... suddenly you will felt Malaysians are all so friendly... I think most of us would have this sort of experience... some encounter would brought you some extra benefits like more chickens or side dishes when u meet a malaysian cashier working in KFC... but most of them would leave u with lots of ????? ... For example; Was waiting for lunchtime in victoria rail station with Glen in Costa, we were talking in hokkien quite loudly as we normally do... then one chinese lady in her 50s approached us and speak to us in HOKKIEN!!! (For easier understanding sack, i used english below)

Auntie: Where are you two from?? Singapore ar??
(Me and Glen shocked coz someone interrupted our super educational conversation)
Glen: Malaysia
Auntie: Oooo ... (look excited) which part?
Me: Kuching le... Where are u from? Are u from Penang? (from how her hokkien sound)
Auntie: No no... Port Dickson... What are you guys doing here??
Me: Working and studying lo...
Auntie: Huh.. what? can get visa meh?? Eh you, really one or not?? Dun be illegal immigrant le... can go into jail one...
Me: Really one... no problem getting visa at all...
Auntie: (Look unconvinced... change her target to Glen) So (looking at glen) what are u doing ?
Glen: Study lo...
Auntie: Study what?
Glen: Medicine
Auntie: Wah, you wan to be lokun ar (Doctor) ? Where you study?? How long have you been studying? What kind of lokun you studying?
Glen: St. George, 4 year lo... general... (pointing at me... ) this one working already le
Auntie: (Looking at me) so what are u working??
Me: Lokun lo...
Auntie: Stop lying la.... come on.. tell me ... what are u working as??
Me: !@#$%^&* Auntie, really one la.... -_-"
Auntie: (Finally looks a bit believed after i said many many time really la) wat kind of doctor are you?
Me: General lo....
Auntie: Oh... junior lokun is it... Anyway, boys i got to go now... you all take care k... all the best
Then she left... leaving me and glen burst out laughing non stop for the next 3 minutes...