How can compliment be so irritating? Here’s how:
Imagine your name is Erman, and you are buried in your own work to even talk to anyone. You try to ignore any kind of coversation. But:
Mdm Tan: Erman, you very pandai hor. Evrything also can do. All the letter writing must be easy for you.
Erman: No lah. It’s just that I’ve been doing this for a year, that’s why.
Mdm Tan: You pandai what.
3 minutes later.
Mdm Tan: Woah Erman, you banyak pandai. You can write letters, and teach computer also.
Erman (who was actually editting Aee Holyimp’s letter): No lah.
5 minute past:
Mdm Tan: Erman, you must teach me how to use the computer. You very pandai. Mesti teach me.
Erman: Ok.
Mdm Tan: Erman why are you leaving? You very pandai, then here who will take care? He (referring to Aee Holyimp) very new here.
Erman: (no reply, listening to his mp3)
2 minutes later.
Mdm Tan: Erman, pandai hor you. Everything also can do. Very pandai.
Never have I heard so many ‘pandai’ in less than an hour.
