i am a chinese pirate!

cute incident of the month!

after having an italian lunch, our motley crew (consisting of myself, NGR, his sister and her manfriend) headed to a couple of chinese grocery stores on the prowl for.. - erm, correction: i was on the prowl for chilli sauce, specifically MAGGI chilli sauce.

note: it's not just some ordinary chilli sauce, i eat it with everything: ham & cheese sandwiches, salad, fried rice, mandi's hash browns/potato wedges.. etc. if i could carry it with me everywhere i go, you know i would *the look* mandili can vouch for me!

the first store was a disappointment, so we moved onto the second - bigger - selection. upon stepping into the store, i squealed and did a little hop skip and jump when i spotted the familiar maggi logo. somewhere mid-hop, my antics caught the eye of a little sandy haired english boy - no more than 6 or 7 - who stopped what he was doing and turned to give me a cheeky grin. seeing that he looked highly amused - probably secretly happy to see an 'adult' act just like a little kid - even i felt a tiny bit abashed (for all of 5 seconds) to have caused such a reaction. hee

it was maggi after all, but not the type of chilli sauce i wanted :(

later on, while browsing the instant noodles shelf, i turned around to see him running about, only to stop and hide behind a box when he noticed me looking right at him. i waved and grinned back. soon, he was playing hide and seek with me through the sacks of rice.

at the checkout, he clambered into his father's arms, pointed at me and exclaimed "chinese pirate!" why pirate? i asked (thinking more along the lines of the kid having watched too much "pirates of the carribean", no other plausible explanation coming to mind) i think he then gestured to my large hoop earrings in response. ahhh.. it slowly dawned on me.

his father was quite apologetic (perhaps afraid i might take offence. on the contrary, i was thoroughly tickled) and offered by way of explaining, "we just got back from beijing. besides, you're not chinese, are you?" i smiled and replied, "i am chinese." "mixed" i added, noticing the confusion on his face. more nodding. polite banter about my instant noodles. wiggling my fingers and poking fun at the boy. sooooo adorable. rarr. there i go again, god i'm clucky.

I AM A CHINESE PIRATE!
hee hee hee


a crazy chinese pirate.