OIL
SHIT
by
TV Smith
09/03/05
The recent increase in the price of diesel (yau si or oil shit in Cantonese)
has fueled a series of sneaky markups...At
the mamak shop: Me:
Apa sah tandoori naik harga? Mamak:
Boss, sayur sudah naik sebab itu lorry hantar sayur mahu charge extra. Me:
Tapi ini masakan mana ada sayur??? Mamak:
Ada! Boss... you tengok itu mint sos ada pakai daun pudina... Me:
Tiuuuuu! At
the pasar malam: Blondie:
Sei Pek mei chut [ Sepet not out yet ] Me:
Yau myeh san hei? [ got what new film? ] Blondie:
Oi tai kor chi sin loh moh ? [ Want watch that short-circuited guy? ] Me:
Pin kor? [ Who? ] Blondie:
Neh... choh Lum and Lumber diu yau [ There... that guy who acted in Dumb and Dumber
] Me:
Ooooor.... kor ko soh low... ngo chee, ngo chee [ I know, I know that nut ] (Shows
me a suspicious cover of the currently in production Six Million Dollar Man) Blondie:
Pak kor, hei chor kar siew siew, tin kei hang yau si [ But, price up a bit - generator
powered by diesel ] Me:
Wei! Lei ke Honda kei chai hang tin yau leh. [ Hey! your Honda mini generator
is powered by petrol ] Blondie:
Mmh hai li kar, ngo tei ke chorng kar [ Not this set, the one at our factory ] Me:
Lei ker chorng moh tin ke meh? [ Your factory has no electricity supply? ] Blondie:
Hai tai sam pah pin toh yau tin? [ In the middle of the jungle where got electricity?
] Me:
Tiuuuuu! Riding
with Muthu, my regular cabbie on drinking nights: Muthu:
Taxi price went up Macha! Me:
Thought you bought this cab a few years ago? Muthu:
Not my car lah, the meter charge. Me:
Let me guess... diesel price went up? Muthu:
Shortage! Me:
Really? Muthu:
Then why you think we perang with Indonesia over diesel? Me:
I think it's over crude oil or gas. So what has it got to do with you? Muthu:
My taxi is gas powered remember? Me:
Tiuuuuu! ©
2005 TV SMITH
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