#24
So I’m going to Sapporo in Japan for this conference next year. Initially I was thinking of bringing Shorty since Shorty loves Japan. But lots of people have been telling us stories about how radiation caused them a miscarriage, made them sick etc etc. But still I made peace with it because Shorty has already been to Tokyo once, and also that these stories we hear is always from a “friend’s friend”. Never from any people we know directly.
When it comes to people we know who went, Xiaxue went to Tokyo when she was pregnant and everything on her end is still fine. Shorty on the other hand doesn’t care. She loves Japan enough to go even if Godzilla was tearing Tokyo apart. So one morning…
Me: Shorty, Joanne said her cousin’s friend’s friend went to Japan when she was 5 months pregnant then came back and miscarried.
Shorty: You see? It’s always a friend’s friend one.
Me: Ya but I don’t think we should take the chance ah. I think I’ll just go without you ok?
Shorty: HEY HEY HEY! Don’t joke about these matters!
Me: Haha who say I’m joking?
Shorty: I know you are!
Then I left for work.
At work I asked my PA Rina who helps me book my flights and all to send me the following prank email and CC Shorty. This is what it said.
This is what Shorty replied.
I didn’t reply that email yet. Waited to see if Shorty would message me and true enough she did.
20 minutes later she called me up sounding all sad and depressed.
Me: Hello?
Shorty: Really wan or not? *depressed*
Me: I come home talk to you about it ok?
Shorty: Nuu you tell me first. Really want or not?
Me: Ok la ok la just kidding la.
Shorty: STUPID!!!
Timothy Tiah – Co-Founder of Colony, Kuala Lumpur Co-Working Space