Tuesday, August 31, 2004
Adapting
Unknowingly... its have been almost 2 years now staying in a place which i tend to feel at home. Adapted. While settling down to read some notes, can't fight the itch to blog sbout the first few months here.
[ music and the camera panned to a.... ]
[location: cabin of flight SQ-2** (tak ingat)]
well it was the so called first time taking the flight alone to a country that you gonna reside for more than a month... i was nervous shit. seated next to an old ang moh couple is like 'why do i have to sit next to them??' but anyway, at least they are not fussy and noisy like those 'cina bukit'. it was a pretty pleasant flight. made a small conversation with a girl while waiting for the toilet, she was like talking with the aussie accent and i was like.. 'heh? i'm sorry. i beg your pardon' cause seriously couldn't understand a single word that come out of her mouth.. so decide to ask her "how long have u reside in this unknown land...?" she was like.. "oh this is my first time" Heehee... in my head: cam mana nyer OZ mina nie *bluek* FYI: this incident happen twice in one day.. another was in the bus to the hostel but with another girl.
so the aircraft almost reach the destination looking out of the small window, i can only saw patches of sand and something that look like a desert .. in my head goes "what did i get myself into??" anyway, we have to stow back the entertainment equipment to the original place, the old man next to me was having trouble stowing it back so help him to press the darn button and instead of him holding on to the remote, he let go and the remote fly back vigorously. And his wife was remarking "WICKED!" as I was not into their slang as it have no effect whatsoever in my life before, i though she meant.. "nak bunuh laki aku ker budak nie"..
[location: the supermarket]
after getting the things I need to snack in the retro wooden-furnished room, went to the checkout counter. The lady said with a smile "Hi how are you?" In my head.. "I don't even know you" but anyway thought its just some courtesy campaign they are having. After the cash register closed she said "See ya later" and again my head goes "Huh? See you later? How do you know I'm going to be back later when I don't even know it myself?" or "is the stuff u sell here ain't guranteed safe?? issit expired??" and i was paranoid. first thing i do when i got back to my room was to check the expiry date seriously... After sometimes, I get the hang of it and they don't meant it literally its another alternative for goodbye. But its weird though, they don't even say goodbye here.. everytime 'Seeya' when u say it repeatedly and faster it sounds like 'sial' :P Well.. Thought that was it..
[location: some shop in town]
was browsing through some wonderful and colorful deco for the home. Yup, as a new comer to the unknown land, i was excited to decorate the place. Everytime out shopping is all about the home... Anyway, back to the story was browsing when i saw this lady with a stroller trying to get up some flight of stairs as there is a platform in the store, i help her to carry the stroller and she said "Ta". In my head again.. what the hell I help her and she said bye as in "TataTitiTutu", no 'thank you'??... But anyway, at least i help. And after sometimes.. I learned that it means 'Thank You.' HeeHee...
Yeah you must be laughing reading this... How dumb could she be.
Lesson [1]: at least learn a bit of the lingo before you go to a place you are about to visit.
Lesson [2]: Don't be an arse to speak with an accent when its the first time you are visiting the country. You are basically making an arse of yourself especially in my point of view.
Well thats a fair bit of what i have in mind... utter craps.
