This is a snippet of what transpired during the phone conversation to my grandma back at home.
Me: Hello grandma! How are you?
G: Hello? HELLOO? heloooooo *hang up*
[This happened twice, so I presumed the connection was bad, and I called her helper, Diana.]
Me: Hello! Diana macam mana? Ada baik? Grandma ada?
D: Ya, ada baik. Grandma pun baik. Tadi itu Anjali yang panggil rumah ya? Grandma cakap itu bayar sewa punya orang!
Me: hahhaha, ya ka?
D: YA! haha. Mau cakap sama grandma? Tunggu ya.
Grandma: Hellooo?
Me: Hello grandma! How are you?
G: AAhhh NOW I CAN HEAR YOU! I'm okay! How are you?
Me: I'm okay grandma. Do you know who's calling?
G: OF COURSE i know!!!
Me: Who grandma?
G: Erm..um..one of my grandchildren ?
Me: hahah..yes grandma. Which one?
G: Uhh...Indira? No, no, Kamala? [both of which are names of her children]
Me: Nooo grandma! It's Anjali.
G: AAAhh Anjali. I am always thinking of you. Where are you calling from?
Me: Adelaide in Australia, grandma.
G: So nice of you to call! What are you doing, studying or working?
Me: Studying grandma. Am in my 3rd year medicine, 3 more years to go.
G: Ohhhh I C. So you are doing MBBS?
Me: Yes grandma.
G: Where are you calling from?
Me: Adelaide grandma.
G: OOhhh I C. So are you working or studying?
Me: Studying grandma.
G: How many more years to go?
Me: 3 more years.
G: Have you completed your first year at least?
Me: Yes, grandma, am in my 3rd year now.
G: OH THANK GOD, I was so worried. So where are you calling from?
-----------------------sometime later in the convo -----------------------
G: Luckily I didn't go out walking today. The roads are soooo busy. I think it's Chinese New Year.
Me: Chinese New Year was 4 months ago grandma :)
