Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Misunderstanding can be Disastrous!


Saw the collectible DVD of "Congo" at Kenyalang the other day.



A funny memory popped up immediately.
You need to know a bit of Hakka to be able to catch the joke though ^^


My youngest brother was watching TV in the living room on a Sunday night in Perth. The following dialogues were in Hakka. I translated to English to help with understanding ;p


Me: Wui, what are you watching?
Bro: Congo
Me: Con-go? [Con-go means 'watched already' in Hakka]
Me: If you have watched it previously, Go to bed lah!
Bro: Congo!
Me: I know! If you have seen it, don't waste time. Go to sleep lah!
Bro: CONGO!!

*By now, I was already very frustrated at my brother for being so stubborn*

Me: I said.......,*raised my voice' IF YOU HAVE SEEN IT. GO TO SLEEP!!!!
Bro: *sigh* The movie is called CONGO!
Me: ..... (@_@"') *Opppps... Quickly walked away*



4 comments:

Anonymous said...

hahahaaaaaa.... why you so bad one??? why keep on asking ur bro to bed.... u want to concur the TV hia???

Anonymous said...

buwwahahah...i was there as well and i was laughing so hard until i also fell off the chair...i think i have encountered similar experience but i cant remember wat it is...will let u know~~~^^

btw, i remember i said "ngi congo lioa?" (you watched it before?), and i added, "ngai mang congo" (I havent watched it before) :D

Anonymous said...

ha ha ha! funny~ its like pronouse the place named 'Similanjau' in Hokien. mua ha ha!

lj

Jennifer Kho said...

young boys need guidance or else they would be lost ;p

old lady jane, u still cannot remember what ur experience is? the memory will pop up when u least expect it ^^

Muahahaha lj, i bet u like 懶覺 too hiak hiak...