That One Time I Met a Korean Guy Who Can Speak Bahasa Melayu
Friday, January 29, 2021
I wrote this post few months ago but just felt like posting it right now :)
I didn't usually make a lot of small talks with our guests during check in process because I had to complete the entire check in process in 7 minutes. However, I did make exceptions sometimes depending on the lines, the crowd and the guests themselves.
Anyway, back in November 2019 I believe, I checked in this one Korean guy. He was so friendly and talkative during the entire check in process. I was busy keying in his details in our system when he suddenly and randomly started to talk in Malay.
"Saya orang Korea. Saya suka dan cinta Malaysia."
I replied, while chuckling, "Oh ya ke? Terima kasih."
"Malaysia negara kedua saya. Saya rindu Malaysia. Saya datang ke sini selepas 6 tahun. Bahasa Melayu saya okay tak?"
"Okay je. Bolehlah faham. Where did you learn Malay language?"
"Saya kerja di sini dulu. Saya juga belajar melalui YouTube. Saya datang sini selepas 6 tahun sebab saya rindu. Malaysia masih macam dulu. Ada perubahan tapi tak banyak sangat. Saya sedih sebab ada barang yang sudah mahal. Macam bilik awak. Mahal. Duit saya habis."
I lol'd so hard when he said that our rate is expensive because I kinda agreed with him. Especially if you're buying the 3 hours or 6 hours package.
"Saya suka durian. Saya suka Terengganu. Banyak pulau cantik. Saya tak nak balik Korea. Saya mahu duduk sini ã… ã… ."
I didn't know how to respond to his antics, so I just smiled.
"Saya qwertyuuiop."
"Pardon?"
"Saya qwertyuuiop."
"Sorry, tak faham."
"Saya abang sado!"
Again, I lol'd so hard that my colleagues were giving me an eyes. According to them, they have never seen me laughing like a crazy person, Thankfully, there was no people around. Otherwise, they might think that I'm crazy as well.
"Saya sado tak?"
I just smiled and asked him, "Mana belajar perkataan sado ni?"
"Kawan saya ajar."
Anyway, that was a gist of things that happened at the time. I thoroughly enjoyed our short encounter and conversation because honestly, it was crazy amusing and funny.
May I also add that at one point, he shyly shared with me on what's he doing as a passion project. He runs a YouTube channel on anything Malaysia.
As per what he said, "Saya ada YouTube channel tapi saya tak famous. Orang tak tahu pasal channel saya."
I honestly, have never heard of his channel before but I did go to his channel once in a while after that. I think his subscribers has increased more than 10k than before.
Tak famous konon! 😛
"Saya orang Korea. Saya suka dan cinta Malaysia."
I replied, while chuckling, "Oh ya ke? Terima kasih."
"Malaysia negara kedua saya. Saya rindu Malaysia. Saya datang ke sini selepas 6 tahun. Bahasa Melayu saya okay tak?"
"Okay je. Bolehlah faham. Where did you learn Malay language?"
"Saya kerja di sini dulu. Saya juga belajar melalui YouTube. Saya datang sini selepas 6 tahun sebab saya rindu. Malaysia masih macam dulu. Ada perubahan tapi tak banyak sangat. Saya sedih sebab ada barang yang sudah mahal. Macam bilik awak. Mahal. Duit saya habis."
I lol'd so hard when he said that our rate is expensive because I kinda agreed with him. Especially if you're buying the 3 hours or 6 hours package.
"Saya suka durian. Saya suka Terengganu. Banyak pulau cantik. Saya tak nak balik Korea. Saya mahu duduk sini ã… ã… ."
I didn't know how to respond to his antics, so I just smiled.
"Saya qwertyuuiop."
"Pardon?"
"Saya qwertyuuiop."
"Sorry, tak faham."
"Saya abang sado!"
Again, I lol'd so hard that my colleagues were giving me an eyes. According to them, they have never seen me laughing like a crazy person, Thankfully, there was no people around. Otherwise, they might think that I'm crazy as well.
"Saya sado tak?"
I just smiled and asked him, "Mana belajar perkataan sado ni?"
"Kawan saya ajar."
Anyway, that was a gist of things that happened at the time. I thoroughly enjoyed our short encounter and conversation because honestly, it was crazy amusing and funny.
May I also add that at one point, he shyly shared with me on what's he doing as a passion project. He runs a YouTube channel on anything Malaysia.
As per what he said, "Saya ada YouTube channel tapi saya tak famous. Orang tak tahu pasal channel saya."
I honestly, have never heard of his channel before but I did go to his channel once in a while after that. I think his subscribers has increased more than 10k than before.
Tak famous konon! 😛
