My Neighbour ..Oh God!

This is about my neighbour, a 40 something "up-to-date" former bar captain lady divorcee who currently works for a wealthy non-resident Aussie in Kuala Lumpur as a maid / helper / domestic worker...god knows what.

SCENE : MASJID JAMEK LRT station.

Me, waiting to catch the LRT train home.

Neighbour : (Ah! she sees me), Ohh you also going home!

I was reluctant to say yes but before I could even muster to utter...she continued.

I also going home. You know I also just finish my work. I work at you know near KLCC, the penthouse. Very big. My boss bought it. 

I was about to say ok but she wasn't finished.

My boss is a Aussie/Chinese you know. He always wear chinchai chinchai clothing. He is rich but he is always like that la. You know la rich people sometimes don't like to show. (me wondering why you telling me all this).

I also now chinchai-chinchai wear. (me thinking - then don't wear anything lor). No need to be so modern...after all we all working everyday ma.

I look after his apartment. I work from morning to evening that one also only when my boss is in Kuala Lumpur.

I actually cook for him also. Bodek bodek a bit. He like nasi lemak heheheh.

I also cook there for myself and eat and sometimes if I am tired I don't go home. If my boss not in, I stay there. You know big apartment, got swimming pool sommore...

You know he leave so much money in the house. Everywhere. I always kutip kutip and put in the cash box. I ... ( the rantings went on ...)

Yesterday, I took all my clothes and went over there to wash in the washing machine. I also dry there. So big the washing machine. Free water sommore... (goodness!)

Me - still listening to her (no choice) and waiting for the god-damn train to arrive. This is the time the train will move at tortoise pace.

Neighbour : You know now my daughter work in Sabah sometime Sarawak. (a big fat lie). So most time she not in. So I stay here if my boss not in. Go home also no one to TALK to. (she giggled)

Sometimes my boss go away on business trips and he don't come back for 10 days. You know this people got so much money always go holiday.

The train comes in and we board. I quickly find a spot by the end of the seat hoping she will go find a seat elsewhere but NO. She follows and sits beside me...Ohh!  dear...

(she continues)...I like the apartment. So very modern and all the you know the pinggan mangguk all come from Italy.

I actually like to work here. So much freedom. Everybody think I am Philipino. The security guard say I look Philipino. 

At this moment I really wanted to correct her - it's Phlipina and NOT Phlipino but ... 

Neighbour : The other day my former boss, his name Devan call me. He ask about my work la. He ask me if I am happy or not...I say ok la. I ...

Now my water bill RM130. I also don't know how. So expensive.

Heheheh..you know I went to Pavilion the other day and bought dress for me la....always wear the same dress sure my boss will ask one day. Don't know if my daughter like or not...

You know the other day the security guard ask me .......

Since now I am not working full time, my daughter....

I now take care of all his petty cash. He put his money all over the apartment. I use the money and buy some food. Sometimes I buy grocery. I always give my boss all the receipts when he is come back. I don't want to be like the Philipino. They always steal money and go jalan-jalan. My boss don't like them. The previous one he chase away.

I think he like my cooking and always ask me to cook. So I cook sometimes ikan ....(aiyoo...I really don't wana know la..PLEASE LA)

The train arrives at our station and we both alight.

Actually I want to buy car, but you know car must pay petrol, service. So better take train, no jam easy sommore. My boss also like the train.

2 minutes before reaching our apartment.

Now I am also doing business. Food business with the Malay lady married to a Chinese guy selling nasi lemak at the corner. Ok la cari makan sikit...

Sometimes I also like the happy go lucky la...if got income I don't mind as long as I can keep moving la. Got bills to pay. My daughter also earning a lot but I don't want to disturb her. Dat one her problem. (daughter works!! greatest lie ever told)

We both reached the front doors of our apartment and she hasn't finished yet.

You know, yesterday my friends from the other apartment told me about the business she open in the new food court in Boustead. I...

This went on for a few more minutes and I'm still standing in front of our apartment listening. ( don't know how to excuse my self..............)


From the time she met me at the LRT station and till I got home to open my front door...SHE NEVER GAVE ME A CHANCE TO OPEN MY MOUTH EVEN TO SAY A HI.

It was all about I this, I that, I this, I that, I... I... I.... and the never ending I.

The only thing on my mind was : What was God thinking when He created women to torture us men.

Ohh! God, don't you have any mercy at all on us men.