#233
Shorty has been suffering from some really bad rashes lately, a symptom of her pregnancy. Just a few days ago we were out in KLCC shopping for baby stuff. Shorty went into a shop while I waited for her outside… then a few minutes later she came out.
Shorty: People in the shop staring at my face. I’m so ugly =(
Me: No you’re not! Ok no problem. We walk into next shop together. *puts arm over Shorty*. I be with you the whole time so they know this girl with rashes on her face has a Fatty with her.
We walk together into the next shop confidently.
#234
Talking to my mother and Shorty over dinner one day about what to name Fighter.
Me: We’re going to name him Jude Maximus Tiah.
Mom: Chinese name leh?
Me: I was thinking of not giving him a Chinese name. After all I almost never use my Chinese name Ewe Tiam. And it’s not really Chinese Chinese. It’s like Malaysian Chinese kind of name.
Mom: Cannot! It’s your roots. And Chinese names can have really nice meaning. Like your name Ewe Tiam means keep adding.
Shorty: Hmmm so true. Keeps adding indeed….*rubs my stomach*
Me: HEY! Fine fine….. ok I have an idea. Now the reason why Maximus is in there is because Maximus is a Gladiator and we want some part of his name to remind us of “Fighter”. But if you want to make it shorter you can take out Maximus and put the “Fighter” meaning in the Chinese name. Like Jude Tiah Siu Phak (Siu Phak means fight in Hokkien).
Shorty: HAHAHA How can! People are going to make fun of him in school.
Me: No… people will only make fun of him if you name him Tiah Tiuk Phak (Gets beaten up in Hokkien).
Shorty: HAHAHA..
Mom: Cannot. Must follow family name. So must be Tiah Kien something…
Me: Like Kien Wong. Kien Lee…
Shorty: I know I know… Kien Do! (Can do)
Me: Or just in case he has his mother’s genes we call him Kien Grow.
Shorty: Hey!
Timothy Tiah – Co-Founder of Colony, Kuala Lumpur Co-Working Space