Today, on the way back from lunch, I was confronted by a young Chinese fella selling durians. The guy waves a fruit in my face and asks, "You wanna buy my durians, Uncle?"
Uncle.
That's life for you. One minute you're young, hip and happening; and the very next moment, some 20-something year old durian seller is calling you Uncle. And I wasn't even wearing anything Uncle-ish. Then again, I'll have to admit, I'm no longer in touch with what's cool and what's not. *sigh*
Anyway, the whole episode has led me to conclude that I missed the part where I grew old. Until durian guy pointed it out to me, of course. So I guess many people grow old but don't realise it. Those are the ones you see wearing the latest teenybopper fashion despite the fact that they're in their 40s. Those are the ones who buy Porsches despite having just celebrated their 60th birthday. Those are the very same ones who wear sleveless t-shirts and plenty of silver, sport a pony tail and ride down the highway on their Harleys. I have this to say: It's never a great idea to wear sleveless t-shirts when your age spots are showing.
Take it from me. From one uncle to another.
It disturbs me enough when a toddler calls me uncle LOL
ReplyDeleteThere, there, grandpa, it happens. Don't worry too much, you might break a hip. :P
ReplyDeleteLOL.. when i read the exerpt from pps also i was laughing out loud already.
ReplyDeleteaiyah uncle loopy, age with grace ma:)
hahaha..maybe u were looking particular grumpy leh?:) still young for me, still young.:) smileee!
so uncle... did you buy any durians? or did you just whack that fella upside down :P
ReplyDeleteLOL!
awww uncle james ;))
ReplyDeleteOi, if I can afford a Harley and Porsche, I don't care if my age spots are showing.
ReplyDeleteeh uncle, dont be so sensitive lar. go buy a bike, muahahahar! :P
ReplyDeleteUncle! You still very leng chai la!
ReplyDeleteuncle... aunty... sometimes they are just trying to be polite and for want of a better name to call. most people feel uneasy calling 'ah khor', 'ah bah' so they just use uncle. or they simply can't tell the difference. like i have one lady who is older than my mother calling me aunty. lol!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in Form 3, people asked me if I were married. When I was in Form 5, people asked me how many kids I have...
ReplyDeleteI am glad that my "oldness" sort of stay the way it is now. At least I still can pass for a 25 year old. Ha ha ha ha!
LoL
ReplyDeletei can relate to this definitely, well it sores a lil but wat the heck. as long as you feel young at heart ;-)
ReplyDeletecan I call you uncle too? :P ... ok ok just teasing!
ReplyDeleteAge is all in the mind, all in the mind. For what it's worth, you don't look like an 'uncle' to mua =)
ReplyDeleteSashi, back in my day, we didn't talk like that to our elders. *dush*
ReplyDelete:lol: Shaolintiger, must have been quite a shock to your system that Malaysians like to call their elders Uncle or Auntie, eh?
I was ageing gracefully till that young sprat came along and spoilt my day, Jayelle! :lol:
I shoulda bought the durian, Egghead. I hear they make good weapons.
Noooo, Visthra!
Lilian, if I can afford a Porsche, I'd use that money to do something about the spots. :lol:
Hahah, dunwan lah. You think I so "tak sedar diri" like you meh, Buaya? :lol:
Wah, Silly Pat... come, uncle buy you kaya toast and kopi-o!
What wrong with Lengchai, Lucia? I can handle Lengchai any day. Hahahah!
Hahh Gina, at least they thought you were married. Better than think you're a spinster, rite?
Babe, the heart is young, but the body is not. :)) I prefer young body.
Dom.Goddess: *piak*
My mind also feeling the effects of agelah, Chun! :lol:
The durian seller damn sohai la! If he keeps calling everybody uncle and aunty he won't be selling a lot of durians loh.
ReplyDeleteYou are lucky you only get this now. Some food vendor addressed me as "see tau por" some years back. Cis bedebah.
ReplyDeleteaiya..better than taken as a 15 yo by a sei-ham-sup-lo taxi driver! got your health, got your hair..enough la!
ReplyDeleteWell, I take offence sometimes when people think my son is my younger brother ... LOL ...
ReplyDeleteThen again, I'm glad I'm still looking young ... lol
Hehe..if it's any consolation to you, I got called 'auntie' by a school-leaver working at the supermarket the other day. I was so shocked I didn't know what to say!
ReplyDeleteas long as you're married and have a kid... no matter how young you are...
ReplyDeleteyou'll be an uncle
My brother's friend [age 11] called me aunie when I was 16! Damn lousy kid! I'm the same generation as him, how dare he call me that!
ReplyDeleteStevo: And the bugger kept tailing me going "Uncle, uncle". *sigh*
ReplyDeleteSee tou por is finelah, Bonnie! It's like calling you "Boss"!
What hair, MOTT? :lol:
:lol: Thanks for rubbing it in, P!
Hhhehh, I sympathise, Ariel.
Yah Leo, but durian guy didn't know that.
You must have been an old teen, Jacky! :lol:
And I thought only women are sensitive about this.
ReplyDeleteThat was my feminine side blogging, Michelle! :lol:
ReplyDeleteOh u're lucky. www.davidteoh.com got it when he was only 20!
ReplyDeleteMust be an old guy at 20, huh, Yvonne? :)
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