Friday, January 21, 2005

Modern kid's idea of Banking

Dialog with grandchildren while driving home from the library with them sitting at the back of the car:

Hifzhan: Tok Bah, Tok Bah, (tapping his hand on my shoulder) nnn nnn can go to toy shop or not?
Tok Bah: Why?
Hifzhan: babang want to nnn nnn buy toy car….
Tok Bah: babang got money?
Hifzhan: no money…
Tok bah: no money how to buy…..
Hifzhan: use Tok Bah money can
Tok Bah: Tok Bah no money….
Hifzhan: Tok Bah go to the bank nnn nnn take money
Tok Bah: Tok bah dono how to take
Hifzhan: Tok Bah go to the bank nnn nnn press the button and take money
Tok Bah: How babang know can take money from the bank
Hifzhan: Daddy nnn nnn go to bank nnnn nnn press press the button…. money come out
Tok Bah: Tok Bah got no money in the bank oso. Daddy got money because daddy working and save money in the bank, so daddy can take out. Tok Bah not working.
Hifzhan: Ohhhhh Tok Bah nnn nnn go to work and get money ok?
Tok Bah: Cannot, Tok Bah old oredi cannot work anymore…
Hifzhan: Nooo Tok bah must go to work….
Tok Bah Ok ok, wait tok bah go to work ok…. But now tok bah no money so cannot go toy shop…
Hifzhan OK… when Tok Bah got money Babang folo Tok bah to Toy shop ok?

Phew….….

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