well, technically, i'm cantonese. only people born in china are really called chinese. but sometimes, i like to say, "hi my name's emily, and i'm hongkongese."
"you're what?!" asks the poor befuddled person i'm talking to.
"i'm hongkongnese. you know, from hong kong." XD
but just this afternoon, mother forwarded me this funny e-mail she'd received from her former boss, and i found it so funny i just had to share it with everyone! (with my own comments inserted throughout :P)
1. You unwrap gifts very carefully, so you can save and reuse the wrapping
and especially those ribbons. (okay, i admit i don't do that. i get wrapped presents so rarely, i'm more liable to just shred the wrapping paper right away to get to the present XD)
2. When there is a sale on toilet paper, you buy 100 rolls and store them
in your closet or in the bedroom of an adult child who has move out. (okay, yes, my mother does buy excessive toilet paper. but luckily, i'm an only child who lives in a four bedroom house - plenty of space to store those extra toilet rolls! XD)
3. You keep a Thermos of hot water available at all times. (we don't do this one, well, come on, we've lived in australia for more than twenty years! :P))
4. You save grocery bags, tin foil, and tin containers. You use the grocery
bags to hold garbage. (well, what else would you use them for? XD)
5. You hate to waste food (i think this should be a rule that ALL ppl stick by, not just us asians! XD)
a ) Even if you're totally full, if someone says they're going to throw
away the leftovers on the table, you'll finish them. (Your mom will give a
lecture about starving kids in Africa) (yes, that's me. but no, i didn't cop a lecture from mother about starving kids in africa. XD)
b ) You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one(
leftover chicken wing. (umm ... what's tupperware?)
6. You don't own any real Tupperware-only a cupboard full of used but
carefully rinsed margarine tubs, take out containers, and jam jars. (lol, i'm not sure if we actually have any margarine tubs, but i'll admit to the odd takeaway container and jam jar. just not a cupboard full! XD)
7. You have a collection of minature shampoo bottles that you take every
time you stay in a hotel. (of course! always ransack a hotel for all the free things you can nab before you leave! :P)
8. You wipe your plate and utensils or wash them in a small basin of hot
water before you eat every time you go to a restaurant. (well, we do that in hong kong when we're having yum cha. not sure about here, though.)
9. You own a rice cooker and a slow cooker. (yup! XD two rice cookers, actually! :P)
10. You wash your rice at least 2-3 times before cooking it. (well, just twice. twice looks clean enough. besides, we're not supposed to waste water! XD)
11. You fight (literally) over who pays the dinner bill. (well, mother does. i just sit there and learn tactics on how to win in the event that one day, i may need to fight with someone over who's paying the bill! XD)
12. You have a teacup with a cover on it. (lol, not a teacup, it's a rather huge winnie the pooh bear mug! but yes, i have a cover on it. XD)
13. If you're under age 20, you own a really expensive walkman if you're
over 20, you own a really expensive camera. (sadly, i own neither. ><)
14. You're a wok user. (yes! well, technically, not me, but the parents are.)
15. You only make long distance calls after 7pm. (of course! well, the main reason is coz my aunty works till fairly late, and she's usually not home till after 7pm)
16. You prefer your shrimp with the heads and legs still attached-it means
they're fresh. (lol, me don't even EAT shrimp! XD)
17. You never call your parents just to say hi. (does that make me un-chinese? coz i do! ^^")
18. If you don't live at home, when your parents call, they'll ask if
you've eaten, even if it's midnight. (well, my grandma always asked me this question regardless of whatever time it was when i rang!)
19. Your parents tell you to boil herbs and stay inside when you get sick.
They also tell you not to eat fried foods or baked goods because they're
heaty (yeet hay in Cantonese). (luckily, they don't force me to drink 'bitter tea (say that in canto) which is boiled herbs.)
20. You e-mail your Chinese friends at work, even though you only sit 10
feet apart. (sorry, i'm a jobless bum who doesn't have any chinese work colleagues><)
21. You always cook too much. (well, my parents do! :P)
22. You eat every last grain of rice in your bowl, but don't eat the last
piece of food on the table. (well, that's common sense - you're not supposed to eat food that's been dropped onto the table -that's dirty!)
23. You starve yourself before going to all you can eat buffet. (isn't that common sense also? means you get to eat lots when you get to the buffet! XD)
24. You know someone who can get you a good deal on jewelry or
electronics, computers. (umm ... uncle yuk tai, maybe?)
25. You own your own meat cleaver and sharpen it. (dad does! XD)
26. Your toothpaste tubes are all squeezed paper-thin. (thanks to mother, yes, they are! XD)
27. You know why this list consists of only "28" reasons. (why?)
28. You take this message and forward it to all your Chinese friends. (rather, i'm sticking it into this blog post! XD)
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There are four more indications that you need to add 8-)
*29 You wrap with napkins all the knives, spoons and forks of the airline
that you fly on and put in your travelbag as souvenirs. (maybe not the cutlery, but we've taken the blankets before. XD)
*30 You never forget to take with you all the unused bath and facial
tissues when you check out from the hotel because you believe that you have
paid it all. (well, duh! XD)
*31 You will laugh at yourself when you read all of them (lol, i was laughing @ myself WHEN i was reading all of them! XD)
*32 And you will always proud because you're Chinese. (well, i also consider myself australian ...)
XD that was just a funny e-mail i received that i thought i'd share with everyone! asian pride, hell yeah! XD
anyways, next post here ... should come on sunday, if toms, i really get to join SHINE fellowship on some housewarming gathering happening toms arvo! until then~
cheers,
em. ^^
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