Yes Boss I Understand!

“Really? That’s good. That’s very good. Yes, you’re the boss and I work for you. I get paid and I will listen to you! And do I get to enjoy any fringe benefits?”
“Well, yes, you muddle-headed halfwit (mhh). Remember once upon a time we rewarded some of you mhh with a “study tour” of the Arabian culture. Remember the belly dancing? Oh yes, you do remember that!”
“But that was very, very expensive, don’t you think so?”
“No problem-lah, we used the rakyat’s money. We’re the powers that be and who is to tell us how to use the rakyat’s money?”
“We not only send you mhh to learn the Eastern culture, we even send some deserving ones to the west to see how they managed their traffic systems there.”
“But we still see massive traffic jams almost every day in the city! Why is that?”
“You mhh still got a lot to learn. Maybe we sent you guys to Japan this time. Look East-lah! Let’s not be ungrateful. Now we have many friends in the West and also in Africa but we must not forget our Eastern friend.”
“Please boss, now not the correct time. Got tsunami. Got earthquake. Land and sea contaminated with nuclear.
“Correct! Correct! Correct! Now is not the right time. But help is already there mah!
“What about Thailand or even Indonesia boss?
“Thailand ah? Thailand still unstable. That that Thaksin sister, Yingluck, hardluck, still not the Prime Minister. Anything can happen.
“Then Indonesia ok boss? Kita serumpun (same same), surely no problem!”
“But we still have many of our friends and neighbours mistreating the maids from Indonesia. Some were tortured and some even killed. I don’t want to take chances.”
“Enough said! Go work your butt now and show me what you’re capable of!”
“Yes boss, and one more thing boss, if ever I get the opportunity, I would like to learn how to “Raise the Titanic”. See, there are lots of sunken ships with untold treasures in our waters and its time we get our hands on them before some other countries put a claim on them. We can get Alladin and his Genie to help.”
“Stop your day-dreaming or else you’ll never get that opportunity any more!”
“Yes, boss, I understand.”