we were at NUH the other day, and was at the Kent Ridge Wing nasi ayam stall. we were seated when an Indian family walked past us. i had my back to them, but Ilhan was facing them and noticed his eyes following them before he exclaimed;
"Eh! Mumbai dah! Yindia!"
yes, complete with the accent and the 'yin'dia and a cheeky grin. OMG. at that point i just wished the ground will open up and swallow us ala batu belah batu bertangkup. i swear i did not teach him that, although ever since we got back i do notice he has this fascination with ethnicity. like he'll tell me how so-and-so in his class is "Chinese because his name is ___ Tan" or how "Aunty Bina is Indian kan ibu?" (his babysitter in Perth), or how the columbarium we just passed by is a 'masjid Chinese' or how "MRT train ni suka cakap Chinese eh ibu?" (he was paying attention to announcements and signs). and just how did he connect that advertisement with the people? i didn't even know he knew that ad *wince*
i'm not sure how healthy or unhealthy fascination/observation is, and i'm not even sure how it came about. so now we try to stress on the 'Allah made everyone the same' and 'we must always love and be friends with everyone' bit.
the ad's here, for those who somehow have not seen it.
HAHAHAHA... i can imagine the situation! haha.. oh well.. my mom always tells us that she used to cover up my mouth when i was small and in the presence of situation that she thinks i will say the 'stupidest' things.. but it's not foolproof haha
ReplyDeletehahaha. Hilarious. I doubt anyone would have wanted to be you at that point of time.
ReplyDeleteteringat Shamshad time dia kecik. ..she was 3 I think. & we took her to the playground and out of the blue, she jutted her chest our shook her shoulders and exclaimed for some reason...
ReplyDelete" We are the beedeees!" I pretty much felt those exact feelings you did and I was just an adolescent. Children pick up the most at this stage.I think..3 -6..they imitate a lot.
mauahahahhahah
ReplyDeleteHAHAHHA. OMG! then what happp???
ReplyDeleteLOL!!!!
ReplyDeleteLOL! i'm still laughing, hours after i first read this!
ReplyDeletethis just perks my day!!! hahahaha....
ReplyDeletehehe..han was telling me this story in the car just now..had to read your entry again! on random note: the mumbai ad guy is a RJC lecturer...heehee.
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH this is hilarious!to think my entry inspired this!hahahaha cikgu your son is super cutela.when me meet up with you(after my exams on the 9th of may) must bring him ok!btw are you giving birth at nuh?do drop me a msg if you are, i can just take one shuttle bus and come visit!it will be a welcome break from all that mugging!is your number still the same one?
ReplyDeletehe is? really? what an interesting side-job. you'd never guess from his accent and his acting..haha
ReplyDeletehazi lahling, i would have popped and be sleep-deprived by 9 may, and i'll be in KK, not NUH this time. but you can still drop by anytime.
ReplyDeleteHe is a veteran actor/comedian with Vasantham. I've seen him on TV from the time I was a kid. He had been an Econs Lecturere in TPJC. Didnt know he moved to RJC.
ReplyDeleteKids.... Rin did something like that at Kmart - in front of the person himself, she asked loudly - why is that person so black??? We were just too stunned then!
ReplyDelete*ouch*...that's quite bad..what did you do?
ReplyDeleteeh but it was over there that i saw the different shades of blacks, not just the good-looking ones we normally see on american tv eh?
ah ah - from the lightest to the darkest, from the smartest to the most selekeh.. hehehe.. ooops!
ReplyDeleteHas he heard of such comments in school?
ReplyDeleteWe can never know the remarks made by other kids who of course get them from maybe the home.
Kids don't pick up race politics unless they shown.
But I'm more awed about the nasi ayam! Rindoooooooo!