unforseen ‘danger’

Chinese girls are especially nosy. Emily is no exception. 2 days ago, she spent some of her time checking out a Chinese zodiac program that purportedly be able to predict the luck & fortune of a person. Of course for a typical nosy Chinese girl like her, she would cross check her own zodiac… and almost naturally, her lover’s (which is your’s truly).

While we were on our way home from work on that day, she reported her findings to me inside the car:

Emily : “Dear… I checked your zodiac with a program today… guess what it said?”

Me : “What did it say?”

Emily : “It said that in the coming new year, you will have plenty of ‘tou-fah-wan‘.”

Alright man, that was in Cantonese, and I do not know exactly how to translate ‘tou-fah-wan‘. Basically, it means plenty of luck with love/affairs/romance/girls. Of course, I don’t really believe it, because I’ve been having that luck all my life… and no shit that it’s a load of bullshit. But then, not for Emily. That was why, I decided to be very careful with my response to that matter,

Me : “Oh… that means… it wasn’t really that inaccurate ler… as I’m already with you… it would be impossible for me to meet another…”

Emily : “Hmmmm…”

Me : “You see, I have to wake up early in the morning to go to work… and by the time I reaches home, I would be too lazy to even lift my head. There’s simply not enough time left for girls.” [shakes head]

Emily : “You probably have that kind of exposure at your workplace maa…”

Me : “Dear… I work inside a lab… Even if I really have the luck, it would be only with spiders or mosquitoes… that’s because there aren’t any girls inside my lab.”

Emily : “How about your office?”

Me : “My office? They’re full of old aunties… it’s simply not possible at all…”

Emily : “Lunch time?”

Me : “My lunch members are all guys… dear.”

Emily : “Hmmm… maybe you’re right. That Chinese zodiac program couldn’t have been accurate.”

Phew. What a close call.