Another noteworthy instant messaging conversation
(No offence intended to my American friends)
A : Mel! Bring your kids on an SQ flight soon. They are giving Monopoly Deal to kids. Damn nice I saw the pics !
Me : No money
A : When you next travel for biz you can pretend to be a kid then
Me : I think that is going to be a challenge
Me : When I buy food in foodcourt sometimes the auntie will call me "xiao di", but when travelling I’m usually mistaken for a Nepalese, Thai, Vietnamese or Malaysian terrorist or drug trafficker
B : Will try to defend you during our US trip by explaining that you are a peranakan
B : But you know the americans. They will think you are from Pakistan. Because they suaku.