Okay Mah.. Both Same Price Mah

Just what happened today reminded me of my past of the same kind of happenings. So what did really has happened today?

I was in Petaling Jaya New Town at afternoon doing a case study for a Car Park Design proposal for Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (Town Council of Petaling Jaya). The weather was very hot and so decided to buy a cold drink in a coffee shop and I entered a shop nearest to the Standard Chartered Bank.

The menus are readily placed on the tables. I sat down at one and took the order card and the pencil, while looking for the right choice of cold drink and I spotted the item number 804 which is Honeydew Fresh Juice. To save some paper since I have only one item to order, I put back the order card in a box of empty order cards on the table and called the waitress. She looks late 30s, maybe early 40s. She was dressed smartly and not at all looks like a worker. I'm much convinced that she must be one of the owner because she is a Chinese lady at her late 30s.

I told her my order and she said to me, "Tulis dalam paper" (In direct translation 'Write in paper'). What she meant was to write my order on an order card. Then I replied her, "But it is just one item." But she gave me a look like I am some kind of noob, so I wrote down '804' at drink column.

After a while, she served me with a drink, supposed to be my order, but it was Watermelon Juice. Before I could tell her that that is not what I ordered, she already walked away to serve other customers. So I waited for her without touching the drink, thinking that this might be other's order but by mistaken given to me. Then she realised that I am just sitting at the table without drinking or anything else, so she turned and looked at me and I was looking at her. I called her and told that I ordered item 804 which is Honeydew Fresh Juice, but she tried to convince me that the served drink is Honeydew Fresh Juice.

She went to the counter to see what is my actual order was and realizing that she gave me the wrong order, she negotiated with me with something that I never thought of that she would say. "Okay mah... Both same price mah..."

I was like, "What?! Same price but not the same taste" 

Why Chinese prefer English names?

Why Chinese prefer English names?

Some say, “Because they sound cool, mah.”
Some say, “Easy to pronounce lo.”
Some say, “So that I can get one leng-lui at every one year. Which one do you think chics will fall for? Tan Wee Hong or Jacky Tan? (I think Anbu Tan sounds cooler)

Anyway, the answer for the question above maybe lies in my experience. Well. I am not a Chinese and that is for sure but my sharing could be vely vely helpful for you guys.

The following are the scenarios that have taken place in my office whenever I make or receive calls:


Scene 1

Trut.. Trut.. (Making a call)

Person No 1: Good morning. Bla bla bla Sdn Bhd.

Me: Hello. I’m calling from Sukat Bahan. May I speak to Mr. Bla Bla, please?

Person No 1: Who’s on the line?

Me: Anbu

Person No 1: Undrew? (Actually she said “Andrew?”)

Me: No. Anbu. A-N-B-U.

Person No 1: Oh… A-N-D-U. Mr. Undo, he is in a meeting. Could you try him later?
Thank you.


Scene 2

Ring…ring… (Receiving a call)

Me: Good evening. Sukat Bahan.

Person 2: Halo. Mr. Chong got ah?

Me: Who am I speaking to, please?

Person 2: Jenna from RE Property. He’s there ah?

Me: Sorry. Mr. Chong is on leave. He will be back on Friday. Is there any
message for him?

Person 2: Never mind. I call him on Friday. What’s your name ah?

Me: Anbu.

Person 2: Huh?! Hantu?! (Should have reminded her that now is Hungry Ghost Season)

Me: No. Anbu.

Person 2: How to spell your name?

Me: A-N-B-U. Anbu

Person 2: Ok. Mr. Undo. I’ll call on Friday.

Me: Okay. Thank you.


Haiz…. WHY?!! WHY?!!... Maybe I should start introducing myself as Christie, but people might send faxes to me with “Attn: Ms. Christy”

Or maybe like Anwar who made famous of himself with SODOMY crime in court, I should make myself famous with “YOU-KNOW-ME?” crime.

A joke to share

Story #1

A man went to a clinic to get some treatment. He saw there were four rooms for those in out-patient category to serious level of case, each separated accordingly. He was curious to know about how the nurse select which patient enters which room, so he asked her,

"I see four rooms with different level of patient-illness category. How do you categorize us accordingly?"

She answered, "Well. We test the patients by filling a bathtub full with water and give them a tea-spoon, a big mug, and a pail, and ask them to empty the bathtub."

And the man immediately replied, "Oh. I get it. The one who uses the pail is at the normal condition. You treat the person in the first room."

"No" said the nurse with a smile. "Normal people will just unplug the trap. You don't have to take the test. I know the right room for you"



Story # 2

Every morning, Sandy will stand out at the entrance and shout, "Thank you, Lord!", before she starts her day.

Tommy, who stays at the next door, will always shout back to her, "There is no God!. You are lame."

And Sandy will reply, "You are wrong. God is everywhere."

One day, Sandy has no enough money to buy her groceries, so she stood outside her house and shouted, "Lord. I have no enough money to buy some groceries. I know you can help me. Please send the groceries to me."

Surprisingly there was no reply from Tommy. Sandy did notice that but she is not interested to know why.

In the evening, the door-bell rang and Sandy opens her door. At the entrance, there was a bag of groceries but nobody was around. She was so happy to see the groceries and she shouted, "Thank you Lord. Thank you for the groceries."

And Tommy replied, "There is no God!. You are lame. It was I who bought you the groceries"

" Oh yes there is God". She replied. "He is the One who bought the groceries and made the devil pay them."

Mind Your Phrases

Has anybody warned you before, "Watch what you are saying!"

You know English language is maybe fun to learn, but it must be used in speeches or in conversations very carefully because you might get into a big trouble if you never specify your phrases properly.

Example number one:
When you want to praise somebody, please say it properly.
There is a girl called Carmen who has a very good memory. She could hardly forget any things and information. Her friend, Ryan, is really impressed with her capability to remember many things. So, one day he praised her, "You are as good as an elephant."
She gave him a nice punch on his face right after he has said this. Our friend, Ryan is really innocent in this matter. He was praising her, because she could remember things like an elephant do, but unfortunately, Carmen is fat girl.

Example number two:
Caution. People are not used to old English words.
Jude and Judith were passing time in a mall at one evening. Judith hardly knows Jude because she only met him five days before. As they were walking around Jude's friend, Josh, saw them. So Josh went towards them to say, "Hello." As they are enjoy talking and walking around, Jude's handphone rang, so he walked away a bit further from them to answer the call. So Josh took the opportunity to tell some truth about Jude to Judith.
Josh said, "I am really happy to see Jude finally got a girlfriend. I always have hoped that he would get a girlfriend one day because he is a gay boy"
Judith was really freaked out after she heard this, and she quickly walked away from there and Jude never again heard from her.
Our good friend Josh meant, "He is a happy boy." but unfortunately, he innocently thought that Judith would not misunderstand what he meant.

Example number three:
One alphabet could change the whole meaning.
Tony is a famous celebrity in Hollywood. He became so famous because he slimmed down so much in a few months. Now, he looks so charming and many girls are crazy for him. One day, a magazine came to interview him. The interviewer asked Tony, "How did you managed to slim down so much in just a few months?"
Tony answered, "O well. I got aids, actually."
After he has said this, the magazine made a big story out of his answer and made his life miserable. Many more magazines, television stations, paparazzi, and his used to be fans bombarded him with a lot of accusations.
Our good friend Tony was actually having two gym tutors to help him to slim down.

So my friends. Make sure your phrases are right before you say them.
I wonder if I one day marry a happy girl, should I introduce her to my friends as, "She is my gay partner"?

I Got A New Girlfriend

Haha... Gotcha... You thought the title was real ah? No lah... Where got girlfriend... But anyway, let's talk about something interesting. Let's talk about being gay..
We see a lot of guys and girls are nowadays being gay everywhere and anywhere.. They are not shy to admit that they are in a gay mood... If you ask me. Why should someone feel shy to admit that he or she is gay.. Me too a gay person.. though sometime not very gay... but that's the ups and downs of my personality...
And so I encourage all of you, to be gay...BE GAY... Dont be shy to admit that you are a gay boy or girl... Be gay for no reason...
And enjoy your gay moment in a group.. It is no fun if you being gay with only your partner...

In my dictionary, gay means happy....And to those 'mangkuk' who took it the other way, read my posting again by replacing the word gay into happy.

Sleepy leads to death... Why?

When we are sleepy, our brains don't work properly.

If our brains do not work properly, we cant think properly,

When we cant think, we could not do our job efficiently,

Non efficient works leads to bosses getting angry,

They are angry, we dont get salary,

No salary, no food,

No food, go starving,

Starving leads to death.

IQ Test Discrimination LOL

First, I did the test as a male participant. And I got:



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Then. I did as a female participant. All questions are same.

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Gender discrimination.

The Real Idiot?

A man speaks frantically into the phone, "My wife is pregnant, and her contractions are only two minutes apart!"

"Is this her first child?" the doctor queries.

"No, you idiot!" the man shouts. "This is her *husband*!"

The moral fo the story: Who is the real idiot, now?

Headache

Mr. Roger went to consult a doctor in a clinic. As he walks in to the doctor's room..

Mr. Roger: Doctor..Doctor.. My legs are hurting me.. Please help me...

Doctor: Come and sit at the chair, first.

Mr. Roger sat on the chair.

Doctor: So, is it that painful?

Mr. Roger: Yes doctor. I cannot take it. Terrible pain.

Doctor: Then, why not you bring your wife along to assist you since your legs are hurting you?

Mr. Roger: Doctor. I could bear the pain in my legs, but not a headache.

The moral of the story: My future wife is going to kill me after reading this.