Monday, May 2, 2016

Feb 09 - Being Visionary

V: *feels rather unwell, cuts GRE practice short* Maaf ya, Sayang, tomorrow aku enggak going anywhere kok.
L: Apa, Sayang?
V: Hahaha, maaf, that was an Indonesian word, 'kok'.
L: Kok. *basically pronounces 'cock'*
V: Kok.
L: Kok. *is still at 'cock'*
V: Okay, never mind. *chuckles*
L: But what does it mean?
V: Ummmmmmm.. "Tomorrow aku enggak going anywhere kok." The kok there means "don't worry".
L: So it means "don't worry".
V: Uh huh. But if you put it before your sentence, like, "Kok kamu remember Fook Yew?!" It means "How come kamu remember Fook Yew?!" Kok means a lot of different things!
L: Baby, please, every Indonesian word has multiple meanings.
V: Hahahahaha!
L: Even when you double the word, it's a whole different thing!
V: Oh my goodness, about earlier! 'Mas' means big bro like you know kan. But if you add an 'e' in front of the word--
L: E-mas? *pronounces e as in resume*
V: Emas. *pronounces e as in under*
L: Emas. *gets it right this time*
V: Yup, it means gold.
L: Gold?
V: Uh huh. Funny ya!
L: Heyyyy, cannot ya! When calling for the waiter in a restaurant kamu say, "Ummmmm...... Mas?" Everybody will think there's gold!
V: *dies*