01 9 / 2011
conversation with mum in viet
me: hi mum, theres no food in the house!
mum:what you doing! eat the 2 min noodles?
me: there isn’t any!
me: oh can you please buy mi goreng?
mum: me what!?
me: mii goooreeng *slowly pronouncing it*
mum: oh mi dao?
me: *confused* what the shit? where did you get that!
mum: i dont know what you talking about!
me: okay get a pen!
me: i‘ll spell it out, M - I *SPACE* you get that? there is a space
mum: what this for?
me: uhh eating?
mum: oh ok
me: ookay back to it, M-I SPACE G-O-R-E-N-G
mum: mmm mi yao
me: huh? what ever…make sure you buy the right one!
mum: yeah yeah
pretty sure she still doesn’t know what im talking about even though she cooks it for us all the time.
