The Trip
hi! i'm so glad i'm back in singapore because that kl trip nearly killed me.
well, before you do your shocking gasps, i have to clarify that the above statement is not literal. ok not that the entire trip was THAT bad but i said i nearly died because i was drowned in cantonese for 6 days.
there was one particular dinner, which i had with my nainai and her relatives that nearly murdered me because the entire conversation was ONLY in Cantonese. i thought to myself: this is soooooooo horrible. i am stuck in a table with a group of older people, speaking a language that I can only understand 30% of.
frankly speaking, i am socially inept when it comes to dialects. The same thing happens when my mom chats with her sisters and mom in teochew.
it's actually a shame to not be able to speak Cantonese or Teochew. i'm going to learn it.
it's actually a shame to not be able to speak Cantonese or Teochew. i'm going to learn it.
ok let me not digress. the highlight of the whole trip was living in aunty bernadine's bungalow/mansion... whatever you call it. the entire house has such an english/australian feel to it that you feel like you're living in a showroom. in my room, i even have my own movie theatre.that house was my refuge because i could finally converse in english and not cantonese with my nainai's sister and relatives. phew! anyway i enjoyed myself there, playing with megan (my distant cousin). she's only 9 years old but very intelligent and mature, so to her, i don't have to resort to any cajoling baby talk.
nice things in kl
1) delectable dim sum lunches. bring on the cheong funs (stuffed with prawns and char siew) and har gow!!!
2) dunkin' donuts. why did they leave singapore? hah, those people at KL don't have to queue for donuts!
3) afternoon teas
4) cheap shopping in humongous shopping centres
4) cheap shopping in humongous shopping centres
