Tigrrr...is afraid of 漏水

Today is the 3rd day of Chinese New Year. No red packets received because grandpapa passed away not long ago. So, First day of Chinese New Year...was a blast at my aunt's housing area. A time when people could not even hear each other talk even when they are just 1 meter away from one another? I told you, it was a blast.

All the kids are so happy, Blasting all night long.

Happily they lit the rocket! Shouting all night long.

and a blast blast here...blast blast there.

here blast there blast everywhere blast blast...

After that my eyes are sore...huha..huha..Loooh!

Oh...please think of the nursery rhyme Old McDonald's when you sing the song above. I think the Stanley Ipkiss would suddenly appear with his mask on saying: "Smokeeeyyynn!"

Oh...whatever with the smoke..I hate smoke..it's hard to breathe...I couldn't open my eyes wide enough to watch beautiful men on the tele. What a waste...

So, I have found out what tiger is afraid of...this is actually children's fable or story...or whatever. I heard this from my uncle this afternoon and it goes like this...

Once upon a time, there lived an old couple in an old cottage in the village. All they have was their goat. So, one windy night. the old lady said to the old man, "Let's bring the goat in. I heard a tiger has gobbled up Mr. XXX's sheep the other night." The old man replied, "Bahh! Tiger. What is there to be afraid of?" At that moment, Mr. Tiger is just outside preying on the goat when he heard the old man said that...

Tiger: (thinking) nothing to be afraid of?

Tiger continues eavesdropping.

OW: Oh...What are you saying?

OM: I'm saying, there's nothing to be afraid of.

OW: Why?

OM: Because tigers are afraid of...

It started to rain heavily, there were lightning and thunder and water started to leak from the roof...the lights went out. So it was very dark. So dark that the old couple could not see each other. The water drop on the old man's head.

OM: 漏水!

OW: (thinks) Oh...tigers are afraid of 漏水...

Tiger: 漏水? What is that? Is it scary? I'm supposed to be afraid of 漏水?

Apparently, the tiger was not the only one who was eyeing on the goat. There was a thief in a black raincoat with a hood over his head. The thief walked so quietly that neither the tiger nor the thief know that there was somebody else in the dark. The thief has a rope in his hands preparing to put it around the goat's neck As the tiger wonders what is 漏水, the thief puts the rope around its neck and drag it slowly in the dark...and the tiger...according to my uncle...misunderstood 漏水 with it being dragged in the dark (actually by the thief as it was dark) the tiger could not even see a thing, so the tiger was terrified.

漏水:water leaking.

But according to my mom, she says, tigers are afraid of "belian" wood because if tigers accidentally pricked by a "belian" wood, their wounds will worsen. That's why there is no tigers in Sarawak...except in the zoos of course. Hohoh..

Monologku: I know it's a crappy entry.