Tuesday, January 27, 2004

Pantun Sili

SMS from Tan Chee Peng dd 26 Jan 2004 (5th day of CNY)

(Pantun Cina)
Hali busak sula mali
Beli nimau satu loli
Satu tawun satu kali
Wa mikin silap wa vely soli
GONG XI FA CAI
Itu ampau sini mali

The above 'pantun' was received sometime after I heard that Chee Peng had left Stratech (where I worked from Mar 2002 to May 2003) after a short stint as CEO. By then I also heard that Stratech had cut the pay of all management staff except the HR manager because of the weak state of its business. My 'pantun' response below had that back drop in mind:

Slamat pagi, Mari mari
Kami copi, Main sini
Pantun ini, Mana cali
Hebot skali. Akan tapi Sikit sili

Dengar stori, habis moni
potong gaji, semua ofis kurang happi
U pegi dari strategi
Ngapa lari, Mana pegi?
Lain kali, Kalau free
Boleh mari, beli kopi. Cakap stori
Harus pegi, ada busi. Veli sori

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