Saturday, 2 October 2010

Keropok vs Fish crisps

Satu hari di open house hari raya kami, Swansea..

"Mummy...mummy I'm hungry", rengek Amel dengan muka masam di dapur.
"What do you want, Amel?", tanya saya. Auntie Catherine (emaknya) hanya tersenyum..Amel ni memang selalu lapar.
"I don't know...", rengekan bersambung.
"Haaa! Do you want 'fish crisp'? It tastes nice", jawab saya sambil menuding pada 'fish crips' atas meja.
"Noo...its not fish crisp!", Amel bersuara marah.
"Yes it is fish crisp!"
"No its not crisps! I don't want it"
"Yes IT IS"
"No IT'S NOT...its Keropok!!!" jeritnya geram sambil lari.

Terpaku, tergamam saya mendengarnya. Terpukul. Dang it! Budak ni tahu fish crisps dalam Bahasa Melayu - Keropok rupanya.

Teringat iklan susu yang budak tu geleng-geleng kepala banyak kali bila ayah dia cakap "Bunga" "Bunga". Akhirnya dia cakap "Orkid lah".

Moral: Never underestimate 'little' people in your life.

Amel si comel Melayu-Perancis
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