It has been sometime since my last posting in June in which I told a few outrageously funny stories which will stick to my brains, or whatever is left of it, for life.
In this posting, I am going to tell two more stories.
MS. IA
Very few of you would remember Ms. IA. She came and went like a typhoon. But LT will never, never forget her. In her very short but eventful employment (I think less than 2 months) there were many stories which I could tell about her but I won't except to recall the following which happened in Kuala Lumpur.
There was a very big meeting organized in KL and I recall all the bosses were there. I think there could be as many as 120 participants. On the evening before the meetings commenced, there was a welcome dinner for those who arrived early. I recall about 50 or so of us went for this dinner, some by cars but most of us were on a bus chartered for that evening.
As I mentioned in the last posting, before P I was quite a different person, always shooting my mouth off or making comical comments when they were least expected. On that bus ride to the restaurant, I took control of the microphone and was having a whale of a time, picking on our colleagues at random and making comments about them or making them sing a song. At the restaurant, I purposely seated myself next to LT and told her I found out from IA that she was a trained singer and I would be getting her to sing on the way home. LT warned me against that, saying that she would probably throw up if IA were to sing.
So when the bus was on its way, I walked across the aisle to LT and said "Please keep this plastic bag, you may need it when you throw up!" She gave me a look which sent a chill down my spine! I then immediately announced that IA was going to sing a song to keep us entertained during our journey back to the hotel. And sing she did - a broadway piece which very few of us would appreciate. I must say though, she did sound like she was a trained singer. She received a polite round of applause for the song. As soon as the bus stopped at our destination, I was the first to alight, and ran very fast to my room in case LT were to decide to clobber me!
A NEW NAME FOR AN OLD COLLEAGUE
On the last evening of one of the regional meetings held in Singapore, we had a farewell dinner at Lau Pa Sat. We took up quite a few tables outside the building. We continued chatting after dinner was over and I found myself in the good company of MT, LL, WMH and our man from Bangkok, PK. I am not sure what possessed me to do that but I suddenly told PK that I was having problem pronouncing his surname. I even told him that I was not the only one but quite a few of our colleagues around the region had told me the same thing. So I suggested a new name for him and told him it will bring him good luck! I don't think he bought it but being a good sport, he said "Okay, that's my new name!" I then encouraged him to tell TMH his new name, and dragged him to where TMH was seated. He proudly announced his new name to TMH in a rather loud voice! TMH couldn't believe his ears but was quick to respond "What is that? My mother is 65 already!"
You see, I had changed Khun Kanunawat to Khun Kanenaboo!
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