Kopi O Gao

It was the first morning since my return back to Singapore and I religiously trooped down to the kopitiam downstairs for my breakfast.

And what's a Singaporean breakfast without the aromatic cup of Java?

So there I was at the counter placing my order to the cashier auntie:

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JayWalk: Kopi O Gao.
Translate: Coffee Black Thick

Cashier Auntie (yelling to the Kopi Auntie behind her): Orh Yew Kar Chwuay!!
Translate: Black oil more!!

Kopi Auntie (blur): ...?

JayWalk (also blur): ...?

Kopi Auntie (yelled back) : Simi orh yew kar chwuay?
Translate: What black oil more?

Cashier Auntie: AIYOH!!! ORH YEW KAR CHWUAY, GOON CHWEE KAR JIO LOR!!!!
Translate: *flustered* Black oil more, boiling water less lor!!!!

Kopi Auntie ("like that also can?" look on her face): -_____________-"

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It's great to be home.

- Voxeros

1. ahtiong73 left...

Tuesday, 16 September 2008 11:04 pm :: http://ahtiong73.blogspot.com/

Heh.... and they paying big bucks for the professionals to come up with creative ad lines..

2. JayWalk left...

Wednesday, 17 September 2008 9:37 am :: 

ahtiong73: Yeah, you have to give it to them for coming up with such gems.

3. Linny. left...

Wednesday, 17 September 2008 8:12 pm

Kopi aunties are FREAKIN fierce can.
One almost strangled me with her towel cause I didn't know how to say the drink I wanted in dialect.

4. fitti left...

Thursday, 18 September 2008 8:25 am

HAHAHA...this is really funny!!! =D

5. THB left...

Thursday, 18 September 2008 10:57 am

!!!!!

6. JayWalk left...

Thursday, 18 September 2008 2:43 pm :: 

Linny: You lucky she never wring her table cloth to recycle the kopi to you.

Fitti: These aunties all very cute one.

THB: eh?

7. Ruok left...

Friday, 19 September 2008 8:40 am

This SO reminds me of my "Coffee" short film lol.

8. JayWalk left...

Saturday, 20 September 2008 12:35 pm :: 

ruok: Yeah.... too bad, this episode wasn't included in your short film. It would have been quite funny.