Sunday, October 14, 2007
Mistaken identity
Yesterday, I had been asked a very disturbing question which I had been asked so many gazillion times before that I shouldn't even be disturbed by the question anymore.
Yet, I am.
Its too distubing ok.
Yesterday, an Indian security guard asked me
"Eh moi, you Cina ke?"
Like duh, I was speaking mandarin at that time lah. With a chinese friend. But then again, we are in Malaysia. Indians speak great cantonese here la wei. And I know some malay girls who think daniel is cute.
But I think he was just being nice. Instead of asking me "Cik, mengapa tak balik kampung sambut raya?", he decided to indirectly ask me if I am chinese.
My race has always been a question to alot of people.
Half the time people think I am malay.
Or half malay
Or thai
Or half thai
and when I get really sun tanned, I was asked if I was a chindian.
Once, someone thought I was an eurasian.
I thought the person was mad.
Haiyo.
Always the quizzical looks when I tell them I am pure cina.
A bit of a banana at heart, but nevertheless, I am chinese.
Sometimes I wonder if one of my ancestors had been naughty with someone of another race =p
Yesterday, I had been asked a very disturbing question which I had been asked so many gazillion times before that I shouldn't even be disturbed by the question anymore.
Yet, I am.
Its too distubing ok.
Yesterday, an Indian security guard asked me
"Eh moi, you Cina ke?"
Like duh, I was speaking mandarin at that time lah. With a chinese friend. But then again, we are in Malaysia. Indians speak great cantonese here la wei. And I know some malay girls who think daniel is cute.
But I think he was just being nice. Instead of asking me "Cik, mengapa tak balik kampung sambut raya?", he decided to indirectly ask me if I am chinese.
My race has always been a question to alot of people.
Half the time people think I am malay.
Or half malay
Or thai
Or half thai
and when I get really sun tanned, I was asked if I was a chindian.
Once, someone thought I was an eurasian.
I thought the person was mad.
Haiyo.
Always the quizzical looks when I tell them I am pure cina.
A bit of a banana at heart, but nevertheless, I am chinese.
Sometimes I wonder if one of my ancestors had been naughty with someone of another race =p
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posted by hiddenmcky at 7:27 PM
2 Comments:
Hahaha.......
The security guard tot u r Malay a.... Poor him....
He shud ask like this.... Hey moi kenapa tak sambut depavali...
Wakaka.....
You look very very Cina to me. But then again, i thought Ana was Cina too the first time i saw her pictures. Blame the bad eyesight. Cannot differentiate races.
I wish i wasn't sooo Cina or was at least mistaken to be un-Cina. Cool mah! And since i can't speak proper Chinese anyway, might as well.
A Japanese girl did speak to me in Japanese once though. And someone did say i look like a Korean. So, yay me! Now I've just got to learn Japanese and Korean so i can fool people.
BYE!
p.s. Why did my orang putih baby features go away?? Now i'm only left with the orang putih hairyness!!
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