I was savouring my morning breakfast at a 'kopitiam' the other day when I overheard the most
interesting piece of conversation.
Two elderly ladies were talking quite loudly as they compared how much each other had prepared
for the coming 'All Souls' Day', a Chinese festivity whereby the Chinese go to the graveyards and pay respects to their dead relatives.
One boasted about the numerous items she had bought for her dead mother. It seemed her mother had told her in one of her dreams that she needed a communication device to connect with other relatives in Hell City-a few names were mentioned whom the other lady was familiar with. She was contemplating of getting a handphone but the other lady suggested that that was out of date. How about getting her a laptop, her friend asked, but that was rejected because the dead mother was not educated and did not know how to read nor write.
Finally, it was settled that she should get an I-phone which cost RM4 because it is the most 'in' thing to buy.
Sure or not, I heard her asking.
