50 Posts to Independence - No. 23
Got tagged by Xpyred. So to the theme of BUM2007, lemme do this in a 'Embrace and Engage' kinda way.
I embrace: The diversity of Malaysian good food. Malaysia should be declared the most populated good food country in the world.
I engage: This is what I (or in fact, every decent Malaysian) miss most when I leave the country. The risk of developing moobs (man boobs) and melly (man belly) is worth it.
I embrace: Ubiquitous eating place which could be geographically incorrect most of the times.
I engage: Never mind eateries next to longkangs with mice crawling around, or in the middle to the road with the risk of cars knocking you over; open-air bistro eateries are a must. There's no need to pay taxes and tips also. Cooking is for losers, if you get what I mean. ;)
I embrace: The scroching hot and humid weather throughout the year in Malaysia.
I engage: There's no need to wrap yourself in layers when you go out. Shorts and even sarongs do it all the time. No need lip balms and moisturisers. Fun in the sun and summer all year round! No need to work. Just lay down and worship the sun!
I embrace: The water. Never mind the occasional disruption and muddiness.
I engage: There's no need for two taps. Drinking from the tap is silly. Did I tell you that boiled water tastes sweeter? No risk of getting scalding (from hot tap water) and frost bites (from cold tap water).
I embrace: The electricity. Never mind the occasional disruption and copper cables stolen.
I engage: Lighting candles and sauna-ing could be fun occasionally. Witnessing someone caught stranded up while stealing cable and demanding food could be fun.
I embrace: Pidgin and deficient language, i.e. Manglish
I engage: There's no pressure to use grammatically, politically and linguistically correct language (particularly English) all the time. No need accents. But using the -lah suffix is compulsary. No need for long sentences (refer the spam e-mail about the difference between English and Manglish).
I embrace: Occasional rudeness (Or the third rudest in the world?)
I engage: Forgotten to hold the door for those behind you? Never mind. Just slam it. Who cares? Forgotten to flush the toilet or over-peed the toilet? Never mind. Indons and Banglas will wash them for you. Impatient of waiting in a queue, especially on the road? Never mind. Just cut. There's no need to explain. Or to put signal lights. Oh, 'politeness' is a word not found in our Parlimen dictionary.
I embrace: The 'posh' transportation lifestyle.
I engage: Want to go somewhere just 100m away from you? Just drive. Or there's always the motorcycle. Parking spaces must be found the NEAREST to the entrance of the destination. Walking to a destination is a pastime or for losers.
That's all I could think of at the moment. 'Broadband' is getting erratic again.
TIM (This Is Malaysia). Embrace and Engage!
Loktor Mave, you're up next!
I embrace: The diversity of Malaysian good food. Malaysia should be declared the most populated good food country in the world.
I engage: This is what I (or in fact, every decent Malaysian) miss most when I leave the country. The risk of developing moobs (man boobs) and melly (man belly) is worth it.
I embrace: Ubiquitous eating place which could be geographically incorrect most of the times.
I engage: Never mind eateries next to longkangs with mice crawling around, or in the middle to the road with the risk of cars knocking you over; open-air bistro eateries are a must. There's no need to pay taxes and tips also. Cooking is for losers, if you get what I mean. ;)
I embrace: The scroching hot and humid weather throughout the year in Malaysia.
I engage: There's no need to wrap yourself in layers when you go out. Shorts and even sarongs do it all the time. No need lip balms and moisturisers. Fun in the sun and summer all year round! No need to work. Just lay down and worship the sun!
I embrace: The water. Never mind the occasional disruption and muddiness.
I engage: There's no need for two taps. Drinking from the tap is silly. Did I tell you that boiled water tastes sweeter? No risk of getting scalding (from hot tap water) and frost bites (from cold tap water).
I embrace: The electricity. Never mind the occasional disruption and copper cables stolen.
I engage: Lighting candles and sauna-ing could be fun occasionally. Witnessing someone caught stranded up while stealing cable and demanding food could be fun.
I embrace: Pidgin and deficient language, i.e. Manglish
I engage: There's no pressure to use grammatically, politically and linguistically correct language (particularly English) all the time. No need accents. But using the -lah suffix is compulsary. No need for long sentences (refer the spam e-mail about the difference between English and Manglish).
I embrace: Occasional rudeness (Or the third rudest in the world?)
I engage: Forgotten to hold the door for those behind you? Never mind. Just slam it. Who cares? Forgotten to flush the toilet or over-peed the toilet? Never mind. Indons and Banglas will wash them for you. Impatient of waiting in a queue, especially on the road? Never mind. Just cut. There's no need to explain. Or to put signal lights. Oh, 'politeness' is a word not found in our Parlimen dictionary.
I embrace: The 'posh' transportation lifestyle.
I engage: Want to go somewhere just 100m away from you? Just drive. Or there's always the motorcycle. Parking spaces must be found the NEAREST to the entrance of the destination. Walking to a destination is a pastime or for losers.
That's all I could think of at the moment. 'Broadband' is getting erratic again.
TIM (This Is Malaysia). Embrace and Engage!
Loktor Mave, you're up next!
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