Skipped gym yesterday ie. BBalance class, since FBI aka Ms. M.I.A. was missing in action yet again. *frowning* Decided to drop by Puteri Mart instead. Mrs. Owner saw me came and took a short break; leaving me in charge.....hah...chance for me to play lady boss.
It was dinner hour so the crowd was sparse except maybe at that lousy food court. In time the novelty will wear off there. Several customers came into the shop and started asking me questions.....in mandarin! Alamak...cantonese also cannot pass, what more to say mandarin. Lucky for me most of the conversation was short and all I had to do was reply Yes, No, Don't Have...in mandarin, of course. Then one lady came in with her young daughter and starting shooting questions. Die....panic mode set in...did my best to converse back in broken mandarin. Pronounciation all wrong. The more I responded, the more questions she had for me. Oh no.... Had to scratch my head recalling some of the basic mandarin lessons that I took 3 years back. I would say I understood only 60% of what she said.....at best. Anything I didn't understand I responded by flashing smiles and nodding head.......typical of me la. Lucky for me, she was extremely friendly and in a hurry....phew!
I think it's time to dig out my old dusty mandarin course book. Perhaps I should sacrifice my gym time and spend more time here instead. Perhaps only....
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