Monday, May 30, 2011

My grandma never fails to put a smile to my face :)

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 :)


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