The Most Important Conversation
Was in the lift at Plaza Singapura. A group of youths, I think Sec 4 +-. something along these lines...
"I want to buy car."
"Buy black one la, black one not so obvious if dirty."
"Ey no lei, some cars black even more obvious."
(all the youths answered in unison) "Ya"
"But white one even more obvious right. But don't buy white car la, nowadays all white cars are like all taxis..all taxis are like all white cars."
"Haha.. ya...ey? wait"
"But taxi also got other colors mah, got blue"
"red"
"red one got meh?"
"got, then blue leh. green leh, haha... black lei, ey? black got or not."
"got, last time, those yellow top is black one."
"Buy pink la"
"pink also got"
"pink got meh"
"got. Buy silver la, ey wait, silver also got"
"ya lor, see that's the problem, silver cab also got nowadays"
(all the youths answered in unison) "ya hor", then silence
Then "ding", my level reached le.
"I want to buy car."
"Buy black one la, black one not so obvious if dirty."
"Ey no lei, some cars black even more obvious."
(all the youths answered in unison) "Ya"
"But white one even more obvious right. But don't buy white car la, nowadays all white cars are like all taxis..all taxis are like all white cars."
"Haha.. ya...ey? wait"
"But taxi also got other colors mah, got blue"
"red"
"red one got meh?"
"got, then blue leh. green leh, haha... black lei, ey? black got or not."
"got, last time, those yellow top is black one."
"Buy pink la"
"pink also got"
"pink got meh"
"got. Buy silver la, ey wait, silver also got"
"ya lor, see that's the problem, silver cab also got nowadays"
(all the youths answered in unison) "ya hor", then silence
Then "ding", my level reached le.