In slightly more than a week from now, I'll be 26. I guess I'll only freak out when I hit 40. For now, I'm cool being almost 26. What's interesting though, is that salespeople tend to call me "kak" now. Somehow within the past 1 year, I've graduated from a "dik" to a kak. This is a little bit depressing when I think about it, because obviously, I look older than I used to. Must start using anti-ageing. Anyway, everytime someone calls me Kak, I fight the urge to turn around and look behind me. I'm so used to people thinking I'm still studying, possibly in my early twenties. In Melbourne, someone actually thought I was fifteen. No joke. Of course at the time she was trying to sell something and me looking fifteen is complete utter bullshit, but I was pretty pleased.
Today, while I was out loaning, I think a total of 3 people called me "Kak". Honestly, i'm having mixed feelings to this newfound status. On one hand, I'm glad salespeople take me seriously now and think I have money to buy that Tiffany & Co necklace I'm drooling over in the glass display(even when I don't), but on the other hand, reality is hitting me hard in the ass and I realise by the beard of Zeus, I AM older than most salespeople now! I'm going to be in my Mid-twenties! It's like how Angelina Jolie was the hottest thing in Hollywood then, but now she's just.....old. Okay, maybe not such a good example, but you know what I mean.
So I vow to myself, as I turn 26 and hit my mid-twenties, that I will accept my newfound 'Kak' status with grace. Next time a salesgirl calls me Kak, I'm going to let it wash over me and embrace it. I, 'Aainaa, am officially a Kak, and proud of it. If I'm feeling especially 'Kak'-ish, I'll call the salesperson "Dik" too, might be fun.
If anything, it could be worse - at least I'm not a 'Makcik' yet. Now THAT'S a whole different story.
Monday, July 27, 2009
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8 comments:
if someone makciks you, punch that person.
love you kak.
hahaha,, aainaa for org malaysia, kak mean respect not because you old. even the person calling u look like mid 40. hahahah love your blog too akak...(sound goodlah)..
funny post sayang... how come no one calls me bang yet??
yes, i setuju dengan myazarith, sumtime plp panggil kita kak because of respect... u look young aainaa.. dun worry,
OMG the horrors of being called a makcik!! I know we're decades away from THAT but I swear I will kill anyone who calls me that!, even if I AM a makcik at 50 nanti..!!!
hahahaha wonder if this blog will still be around when I'm a 'makcik'.
mya: but before this they called me dik, now kak? :/ doesnt that mean i look older? haha
sayang: you HATE it when I call you bang!!! hahaha
in january i'll be 27 ..hows dat..OMG ..3yrs time i will be.......deeymmn!
ive graduated to makcik now....arrrrrrggggggghhhhhhh...u dont want to go there...would prefer to be called aunty even though it means the same thing...it is just makcik sounds OLD!!!
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