It’s just another normal day in the office.
We (I, a Dutch colleague – Lady B, and Mr. M) were talking about holiday plans since in KL we can only dream about the long holidays that the people in Miri is currently enjoying.
So we talked about zoos, snakes and national parks.
Me: So where did you see the snake?
Lady B: In Bako National Park… we were hiking and there’s a big viper rolling on a tree branch.
Me: Oh… you’ve been to the Bako National Park… did u get to see any proboscis monkeys?
Lady B: only from afar… there are too many people that day, I think it scared them away
Mr. M: What’s a proboscis monkey?
Lady B: What is it Amalia? Orang Belanda?
Me: (To Mr. M) Monyet Belanda
Lady B: haha… because it’s big, tall, has a long sharp nose and white.. right?
Me: errmmm… (while resisting the urge to ask if she knows that Belanda means Dutch in Malay… anyway I think she knows and is being a really good sport)..
We (I, a Dutch colleague – Lady B, and Mr. M) were talking about holiday plans since in KL we can only dream about the long holidays that the people in Miri is currently enjoying.
So we talked about zoos, snakes and national parks.
Me: So where did you see the snake?
Lady B: In Bako National Park… we were hiking and there’s a big viper rolling on a tree branch.
Me: Oh… you’ve been to the Bako National Park… did u get to see any proboscis monkeys?
Lady B: only from afar… there are too many people that day, I think it scared them away
Mr. M: What’s a proboscis monkey?
Lady B: What is it Amalia? Orang Belanda?
Me: (To Mr. M) Monyet Belanda
Lady B: haha… because it’s big, tall, has a long sharp nose and white.. right?
Me: errmmm… (while resisting the urge to ask if she knows that Belanda means Dutch in Malay… anyway I think she knows and is being a really good sport)..
1 comment:
Kannn...kalau di Miri kita tgh cuti panjang.... Mujur kita tak panggil Dutch Monkey...heheheh
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