Saturday, December 20, 2008

英语万岁....

又走进这间中餐馆吃午餐了。
里面人山人海,好不容易才找到空位。
邻座有两位穿着西装的男士,用很流利的英语交谈。
忽然其中一个手提电话响了,出乎意料的他用华语回答。
"Mr. Tan,请放心,你的payment很快就会弄好,我会亲自把cheque交给你.........。"

没多久,侍应生来点菜,用华语对那位男士说 "先生,要吃什么?"

"Sorry, I m not a China man。" 他一脸不悦的回答。

"Sorry Sir, may I have you order。" 侍应生很无奈的再用英语问他。

有很多懂华语的华人,很多时候因为贪方便或情况不允许,
不使用华语而改用其它语言,那是情有可原。

不过假如像这位仁兄,明明懂华语却假装不懂,
那肯定是自甘堕落。
英语万岁,Yeah !

Friday, December 19, 2008

Are you a Malaysian ?

Got this from the net and I think this is best described the Malaysian characteristic....

1. You can name all the players from the the English Premier League, but ask you to name one football player from Malaysia , one name also cannot come out.

2. When StreamyX come, you complain StreamyX too slow. When Maxis Broadband come,you complain Maxis Broadband always disconnects. When WiMax come, you complain Wimax too expensive. In the end, you say StreamyX still the best lah.

3. When toll price increase, you complain. When petrol price increase, you complain. When you go Starbucks buy RM10 coffee, NO COMPLAINTS.

4. When you cannot find parking in a shopping mall and have to walk very far, you complain. When you go inside the shopping mall and there's SALE , run from one end of 1Utama to the other also NO COMPLAINTS.

5. You always talk about where to find the best Hokkien mee or another makan when you meet each other.

6. You are always late. And the excuse you give when you're late is always either: (a) traffic jam (b) no transport or (c) cannot find parking.

7. You have a parent who force you to take science stream in high school, study engineering inUni, then when you graduate, they ask you to forget everything you learnt in Uni and do commerce.

8. You know someone who can specially develop an angmoh accent when speaking to a American /British / Australian.

9. You complain against the government in kopitiam, you talk loud loud. Leave anonymous comments on blogs, you also talk loud loud. Attend ceremah by DAP, you shout loud loud. Then when Opposition organise a protest and ask you to go, you dun wan. Scared later kena tangkap by ISA.

10. Every year on the 30th April, you are one of the people below queueing up last minute to submit your tax return at the IRB.

11.When you pay RM10 for something that costs RM1, you blame the Chinese.

12. When a government service is too slow, you blame the Malays.

13. When a building is not good and collapsed, you blame the Indians.

14. When a Chinese student won a scholarship, you say 'Wah! Very Clever, hor?' When a Malay student won a scholarship, you say 'Aiya! Of course lah! He Malay mah!'

15. When an angmoh stranger kiss you on the cheek to say hello, you very happy. When a Malaysian guy kiss you on the cheek to say hello, you slap him.............Yeah!

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Last Christmas............

Last Christmas 其实是一首由George Michael 唱的歌。第一次听这首歌的时候是在21年前一个Xmas party, 那个party是在某个朋友的家开的,出席的全都是从小时候一起读书的同学,那时候大家都尽情狂欢和跳舞,忘了什么叫做烦恼.......................。

最后一次和这班同学或从小玩到大的朋友相聚在一起庆祝圣诞节,是读完From 5那年,地点是在Pulau Pangkor的某个小岛。那晚黑黝黝的,抬头可以看见无数的星星。周围是宁静的,唱机也是播着这首歌。冷冷的海风不断的吹向我们,冷到大家都紧紧的围在火堆前一起BBQ。在这种 "浪漫" 的气氛挑逗下,很多人都说出埋在心理的很想告诉大家的秘密,有人向某人告白,有人说非君莫嫁,有人说要去外国读书,也有人说要去KL赚很多很多的钱,赚不到钱誓不回来.................。无论如何大家都许下了共同的诺言,那就是无论将来变得如何,都要时常保持联络,永远都是好朋友。那一晚,大家都有点伤感和惆怅,以为我们明白为了彼此的将来,很快我们被迫要各散东西。

2008的今天,有些朋友已经不幸去世,有些朋友已经移民外国,有些朋友已经成为大老板,有些朋友却不知所踪。

想想看,也已经很久很久很久很久很久很久.....没有见过这班老朋友了,是时候见见他们了。

Friday, December 12, 2008

究竟是失恋苦还是暗恋苦?

从没听过有人会为暗恋而自杀,但是却听过有人受不了失恋的打击而自杀。所以看起来好像失恋比较苦。失恋的滋味是如何我不知道,因为我没试过。暗恋却是有。根据曾经失恋的朋友说,刚开始失恋的时候,每天都茶饭不思,心如刀割。要经过一段很长很长很长。。。。。的时期才没有这么"伤"。

无论如何,我还是觉得暗恋比较苦,起码失恋曾经有个甜蜜的爱情,而暗恋除了得到痛苦之外,从开始到最后,什么也得不到。