Thursday, June 24, 2010

Malaysia- the twisted clock

Malaysian timing is always hard to determined.

"yes, yes, coming soon", "soon"? how many minutes is "soon"? if you really believe that, after another 30 minutes, you might be still waiting.

"yes, yes, on the way", most of time when Malaysian people say that, they are either still in the house, or best situation they just open the car door.

The worst thing is, you can't complain about it, and you can't call your friends many times just to hurry them up, because they will think: oh, what's the rush la? people here live by hours, not by minutes, or by seconds, so half an hour late is not late, it's just on time.

if your are going to a Malaysian party, my advice is no matter what time it is, add another one hour, or you will the first one show up and waiting for the rest.

even classes and meetings: 8am! well, if officially it starts at 8:15am, that's God's blessing!

Good luck folks! for those who are coming here for a living, I am definitely leaving...

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