Sunday, February 20, 2011

Conversation fragments from CNY 2011

"So cute! What's your name?"
"How old is he?"
"How old is she?"
"Come, let me give you an angpow.. Aiyoh, angpows cannot be eaten.."
"Come, wish Uncle, Aunty happy new year!"
"来,阿妈抱抱!“
"Don't let her fall!"
"Do you want a soft toy?"
"Must be sleepy.. Nap time is over.."
"Don't be scared.. These are all your relatives.."
"Mumm mumm.."
"Last semester? Good ah, graduating already.."
"Wah.. can earn money already.."
"So many of them getting married this year.. one after another.."
"So hard to book the hotel.. Must book way in advance.."
"Eat first or 'ban lat' first?"
"Hey, how come so-and-so never come?"
"This brand of cholesterol pills are sold at NTUC.. "
"Our family has history of high blood pressure.. so must take care of diet.. "
"Only when you do CT scan, then you can detect lung cancer, normal x-rays cannot detect it.."
"The cancer spread to the spine.. At first, she thought it was rheumatism.."
"The doctor said: 'Let her eat what she wants to eat..'"