I was thinking (very fondly....) of this tuna sandwich they sell at school which I lurve. It's one of the two things I eat at school. Heh. Anyway, one thing always happens when I make my order.
Me: Tuna sandwich please, no lettuce. (pronounced letters laaa)
Auntie: Girl ahhhhh, what letterrrrssss?
Me: No Auntie, no lettuce. (pronounced letters)
Auntie: Ahhhhh??? (looking wildly annoyed now)
Me: Oh ahh, no lett-ee-yuuuse Auntie.
Auntie: Say so laaa.
SIGH
And then in class, I was having this conversation with a classmate about credit card debts. And everytime I said debt (pronounced det)....he'd go, Ahhhh??? Oh de-bbbbb-t ahhh? And then, so I started going de-bbb-t also.
I mean I'm no shakespeare and I lapse into Singlish ever so often (and enjoy it especially when it irritates others, heh heh)....but I mean, it made me think.
Does something become right because the masses agree? I mean, my 'letters' and 'det' made me look like the uninformed freak more than anything else.
So, if the masses support it and say black is white, does it become so?
Of course, I'm consoled because everyone thought the world to be flat but it was proven otherwise yes??
But wait, the truth took years of study, and solid evidence in the midst of harsh ridicule before it was accepted.
The truth. Always so hard. Why??
Me: Tuna sandwich please, no lettuce. (pronounced letters laaa)
Auntie: Girl ahhhhh, what letterrrrssss?
Me: No Auntie, no lettuce. (pronounced letters)
Auntie: Ahhhhh??? (looking wildly annoyed now)
Me: Oh ahh, no lett-ee-yuuuse Auntie.
Auntie: Say so laaa.
SIGH
And then in class, I was having this conversation with a classmate about credit card debts. And everytime I said debt (pronounced det)....he'd go, Ahhhh??? Oh de-bbbbb-t ahhh? And then, so I started going de-bbb-t also.
I mean I'm no shakespeare and I lapse into Singlish ever so often (and enjoy it especially when it irritates others, heh heh)....but I mean, it made me think.
Does something become right because the masses agree? I mean, my 'letters' and 'det' made me look like the uninformed freak more than anything else.
So, if the masses support it and say black is white, does it become so?
Of course, I'm consoled because everyone thought the world to be flat but it was proven otherwise yes??
But wait, the truth took years of study, and solid evidence in the midst of harsh ridicule before it was accepted.
The truth. Always so hard. Why??
3 comments:
its pronounced 'let ti use' said quickly. and why tuna? wht happened to the 4 hr long ikan bilis soup?
shawn, think u very clever now is it? and how to have ikan bilis soup, when you dont hang out with me anymore...? Cant torment you, then no fun yes??
well if you switch diets to a quick subway cookie instead of the 4 hr long torment, perhaps ill consider :o)
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