blog
American-born Chinese?
I just came back this morning from Singapore. I've managed to meet up with a few friends who are working there now. In between appointments (all busy working people now) I'd do a bit of shopping, not that I bought much. Just a pair of pants and a Logitech Cordless MX Duo keyboard and mouse set.
One of the unusual things that's happened to me this trip was that I've been asked a few times where I'm from, and people would be surprised to hear I'm Malaysian. The girl at Starbucks even said I looked like an ABC -- American-born Chinese. I don't know if that was a compliment or an insult, but it doesn't bother me. Perhaps I looked just a bit too tourist-y with my colourful Crumpler bag.
Other than that, Singapore was all hustle and bustle with their school holidays on, as well as an IT conference going on during the week. The annual Great Singapore Sale runs until end of July. Trains were packed no matter what time it was.
Comments
She was hitting on you, jon! :)
June 20, 2004 11:15 PM | RaYz said:
Indeed. You were just too blur to realise it. Tsk!
June 21, 2004 7:00 AM | jamie said:
what did you say to her????
June 21, 2004 9:39 AM | SY said:
So,so,so was she cute? :)
June 21, 2004 11:00 AM | jonathanpoh said:
i'm too dense to notice when people are hitting on me unless they do it with a baseball bat.
I told her I was mixed lor, and that was that.. she took my order for my coffee. In my books, so-so only lar, not the 'small-girl-with-high-pitched-voice-and loves-hello-kitty' cute but she was a quite tall and stocky, but not fat.
June 21, 2004 6:21 PM | SY said:
Having known you for so long (not that long, actually), have no idea what is your idea of a cool/cute chick. Wanna shed some light? :D
June 22, 2004 7:30 PM | Jaime said:
Yeah Jon, details please?
kekekeke...
;)
June 23, 2004 10:21 AM | dannyFoo said:
Well, to make you feel better, ABC chics are super hotties. LoL! :P Was she an ABC?
June 23, 2004 5:24 PM | RaYz said:
Hrmn.. perhaps she be pining for your "court jester" Crumpler instead? ;)
June 23, 2004 5:25 PM | RaYz said:
Ugh.. be = was.
I type Powderful England!
June 23, 2004 5:51 PM | jonathanpoh said:
i don't think she was ABC.. SBC most probably... though i don't think she was 100% chinese either... *shrugs*
arrr... yarrr she be eyeing me crumpler bag full o' gold bars and I be giving her me evil eye.. arrrr..
June 24, 2004 11:44 AM | Z said:
Hehe..don't know whether you remember this situation. Both of us went for a haircut in SS2, the girls mistaken us for what race we were.
I think Jon prefer a mix of japanese,chinese and portugal type of person. Just an opinion thou.
June 25, 2004 5:24 AM | meewuargh said:
yes, yes.. chinese portugal might sound familiar.. :P
June 25, 2004 9:16 AM | SY said:
it sure does! ;)
June 25, 2004 1:26 PM | AP said:
No portugese in him. only dutch, chinese and anglo indian. Exotic or what.
June 25, 2004 2:18 PM | Viceice said:
Portugese Eurasians have tanned skin. My gf is 1.
June 26, 2004 11:49 PM | SY said:
Oops,inadvertently got everyone bugging Jon to find out his dream girl :)
June 28, 2004 11:53 PM | RaYz said:
arrr… yarrr she be eyeing me crumpler bag full o’ gold bars and I be giving her me evil eye.. arrrr..
Posted by: jonathanpoh on 23 June 2004, 5:51 PM
Ermn, doing the Long Jon Silver impression? Arrr me matey!
June 29, 2004 11:23 PM | SY said:
Time to blog a new entry, jon! :)
June 20, 2004 5:57 PM | SY said: