Tuesday, February 12, 2008

That's the tree RIGHT in front of our door.

It's bad feng shui to have a tree right in front of your door. So, we asked to have it removed last year. But now, when we visited it yesterday, it was still there.

This was the family conversation in the car:

"Eh, still got tree in front of the door wan."
"Eh, ya hor..."
"I thought they chop down last year edi?"
"Ya! They said they did.."
"Should we call the agent?"
"Wait, maybe town council put there wan. I think they have a law about chopping down trees."
"But you see, the tree like gonna die edi."
"Yea hor..this tree ai si liao (hokkien for gonna die soon)"
"Then, why town council still wan put this stupid tree?"
"Yala! The tree ai si liao, ma ho ee si la! (hokkien for gonna die soon, so let it die la)"
"Yea lor! See, they know its gonna die soon, so they put string and sticks to support it!"
"But still, we cannot get rid of the tree meh?"
"Wait! I got idea! Why don't tonight we come back with an axe, then we chop the tree!"
"Or, why don't we just use a shovel and dig the tree out! It's not that big also..."
"Cannot la. Le lang si bei gong (hokkien for you guys are really stupid). We damage the tree, then town council come after us. We should just put poision around the tree and poison it to death."
"But then if it dies, after town council come and plant a bigger, healthier tree how?
"Aiya, town council si bei mafan (hokkien for damn troublesome)"
"Seriously, we could just come back tonight with an axe.."
"No la! Cannot la!"

[Conversation continues for another 5 minutes]

"OK, fine. We just talk to the agent and see whether they can relocate the tree."
"Good idea, but it's better to just kill the tree."

[Conversation goes on]

"OK, OK, we talk to the agent la"

I SWEAR I DID NOT MAKE THIS UP.

Oh, and did I mention? This place is next to a psychiatric ward and opposite to a juvenile rehab center.

Great. We're now surrounded by crazy people and evil children.

monkeyatschul

just posted the above
at 7:19 PM ;