I got an unexpected text, two nights ago, from one of my many ex-Sidekicks (Indonesian maids). Her name is Misa and she just messaged me to let me know that she was now back working in Malaysia.
The one year when she worked for me was a heavenly time, because I had a total of two maids then! That was when Eva was just born and Claire was only a year old, so with two babies, another 5 year old and a shop that still required my full attention, I really needed the extra help. Seriously.
So anyway, my tag team then consisted of Misa and another Indonesian, Ani. Ani was in charge of Claire, while Misa mostly took care of Eva. Both were only in their teens and Ani was the smarter of the two. Misa I suppose wasn't very bright, to put it nicely, but she was the happy, funny type who always made the kids laugh with her crazy dancing! I think she was from a very ulu kampung (rural village) with very little education or exposure.
Anyway, thinking of them reminded me of this one time when I was listening to their hilarious conversation in the car. It went like this:
Misa: Eh, pukul berapa sekarang?
Eh, what time is it now?
Ani: Kenapa kamu tak ada jam tangan?
Why don't you have a watch?
Misa: Oh, saya sudah bagi dengan itu anak ejen saya.
Oh, I gave it to my agent's son.
Ani: Kenapa bagi dengan dia?
Why did you give it to him?
Misa: Oh... sebab itu bah... itu jam Indon!
Oh... that's because it's an Indonesian watch!
Hehehehe... for some reason or another, the poor girl thought that her watch which told Indonesian time would be useless here in Malaysia!!
(FYI: we're even in the same time zone!)
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