Frankly from a Friendly Foreigner

Whenever I get that question I go, "It’s a secret."  The usual response is "But why is it a secret?"  Then I tell them that’s just the way it is and I let them guess 3 times but they never get it right.  I’ve had people guess everything from England, Australia, Italy, France, Eastern Europe to Turkey, Turkmenistan, Arab countries, Sudan, Pakistan and even India!  And when they run out of guesses they demand, "Come on, tell me where you’re from!"  At this point I like to remind them that it’s a secret and this drives them completely nuts!  Haha..  Every once in a while, though, a wise person comes along and impresses me by getting it right the very first time.

Two nights ago, I met a Sudanese guy at my condominium who spoke Farsi!  It’s so weird to see a person from a totally different part of the world speak your language fluently.  For a few seconds you’re thinking, "Wait a minute, this can’t be happening.  He didn’t just say that, did he?!"  But before you know it, you’re treating him like a countrymate.  He said he’d studied in Shiraz 15 years ago.  He’d also had an Iranian girlfriend here in KL.  Lucky son of a …

I’ve vowed not to eat chicken, my life is far more important than chicken!  I’m now officially living on tuna fish cans and the McDonald (TM) Double-Cheeseburger.  Did you know you can sign up for a Kids Club card and get free French Fries with any purchase of more than RM 3?!  Yeah, I know what you’re thinking, but even a 70 year old can be a member of the Kids Club, hehe..  By the way, I hope KFC goes bankrupt because of this virus.  Their services totally suck compared to McDonald’s.

Hey everyone, this is my first blog post ever!  I know it’s a bit naive to publish personal information for the world to see, but it just feels so good!  Hopefully writing it won’t be very difficult, because I’ve been keeping a personal diary for 6 years now. There you go already, first secret revealed! LOL

Two Directors from Benaim’s head office in London came over for a meeting yesterday.  When they were walking out for lunch, I passed by quietly smiling.  To my surprise, they both said a warm "Hello".  So friendly they were.