| Friday, August 11, 2006 |
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"Oh! So many Malaysians!" If a Malaysian in Malaysia heard this coming from my mouth, they must be disgusted. But that is how I truly felt when coming out from my nest after such a long rest at home. I went to see Puteri Gunung Ledang The Musical last night. So many Malaysians, with elegant shirts and pretty dresses. In my honest opinion, I thought the musical was superb. Broadway-level, no doubt. It was even more interesting than that off-Broadway show that I watched a couple of months ago. But the long hours did make me weary from time to time. I thought I saw Paula Malai Ali.
Today, I went for a job interview, then to a Japanese language school and then wandering around Bukit Bintang area. Oh so many Malaysians! It felt like such a long time ago did I see these many Malaysian faces. I don't despise these faces. It just felt a little odd. I'm still in the mode where I think I'm a foreigner in my own land, hence the feeling. And just the most surprising occassion occured today. Farah, her bro, Meon, Rifa and I went for a drink at the sidewalk of Bukit Bintang, a merely fruit juice store which we thought might be a cheaper option than the opposite Starbucks. When we went to the counter to pay, I was SHOCKED to read that a price for a glass of fruit juice is RM15!!! The one that if you go to a gerai and order a "gelas besar", you only have to pay RM4-RM5. We thought it was hella expensive that we did The-70's-show-dine-and-run, paying only RM30 even though we ordered 6 glasses of fruit juice. What company are they to sell at such intolerable price?! Even a fancy restaurant won't charge that much. And nobody has ever complained to the Consumer Board yet?
Malaysia. Indeed...a land of mystery. |
| posted by efarina @ 8:53 AM |
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