So today Shorty and I took Shorty’s grandmother (Ah Ma) out for a little Christmas dinner at a restaurant called Thai Thai in Sunway Pyramid. Note that Ah Ma doesn’t speak English… only Hokkien so all the conversations involving her below actually take place in Hokkien but I’m translating it to English.
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Shorty: *helps herself to my serviette and wipes her mouth with it after dropping her own*
Me: *STARES* Sccuze me? What am I supposed to wipe my mouth with now?
Shorty: Ohh hehe sorry sorry I thought you wiped your mouth with it already.
Me: Doesn’t that make it even more disgusting then that you take my used serviette to wipe your mouth?
Shorty: Oh ya hehehe.
During dinner.
Ah Ma: Why no customers one this restaurant?
Shorty: Uhh Ah Ma from your side it looks empty. But look right behind you.
After dinner we walk around a bit and look at some watches at City Chain.
Ah Ma: Wah the watches all so big. (Ah Ma came from a time where the faces of watches were smaller).
Ah Ma: But big also good ah… easier to see the time. How much is this watch?
Shorty: About RM11,000.
Ah Ma: HAR?!?! Got diamond ah??
Shorty: No just a watch.
Ah Ma: SIAO! (crazy)
1 minute later
Ah Ma: *looks at the sales girl who’s dressed very tomboyish and with short hair* You think this person is a boy or girl?
Shorty: Girl.
Ah Ma: No he’s a boy.
Shorty: No she’s a girl Ah Ma. See how small size she is?
Ah Ma: Your Dad also small size but nobody thinks he’s a girl!
While waiting for an elevator.
Ah Ma: Wah this elevator door very big.
Shorty: Haha yeah.
After a few minutes wait.
Ah Ma: This elevator will come only when got many people here waiting with us.
Shorty: Huh? Why?
Ah Ma: Of course la! You think the elevator is going to come just for you ah?
Timothy Tiah – Co-Founder of Colony, Kuala Lumpur Co-Working Space