The Cake Shop Assistant

There is a small but growing number of expatriates staying around the Woodlands HDB market area. So it is quite common to see a Ang Moh at the hawker centre struggling with his chopsticks and mee pok.I think to him the chopsticks feels more like two conductor's batons than cutlery.

So I was standing next to this Caucasian guy trying to buy a piece of cake from the local bakery. And the conversation between him and a very patient Chinese aunty was funny and endearing:

Ang Moh : What is this?

Aunty : This one pang lang (pandan) cake.

Ang Moh : And this?

Aunty : This one war nut (walnut) cake.

Ang Moh : And this?

Aunty : This one got chookerlate (chocolate) inside. Very nice one.

Ang Moh : You got Blueberry?

Aunty : No bluebelly, here got chelly (cherry), got leng mong (lemon), got or leng (orange).

Ang Moh : I want a Blueberry cake.

Aunty : No bluebelly. Hot log (hotdog) can?

Ang Moh : hmm .. I think I will just have two doughnuts.

Aunty : ok. you buy three two lollars (dollars).

Ang Moh : Also can.