Yesterday as I was making my way along the LDP on my way back to Kajang from Kelana Jaya, I realized I didn’t know exactly which day of the week today would be, and therefore wasn’t sure what day of the week yesterday was. Was it Wednesday or Thursday? Would today be Thursday or Friday? My brain, deprived of food and water and sleep, and using its last remaining stores of energy to concentrate on driving, simply could not figure it out.
When I arrived home, Leen was resting on the sofa. “Hey,” I said to her. “I have a stupid question for you.”
“What is it?”
“What day is today? I don’t know if today’s Wednesday or Thursday. Silly, I know, but I…”
“Hah,” she said. “You forgot to go for prayers, did you?”
“Prayers?”
“Yeah,” she said. “Today’s Friday.”
Just for the record, it was in fact Thursday.
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Haha.
Was she quick-witted or didn’t know that herself?
LOL, obviosly Dr. is feeling the bite of Ramadhan too :p
Salam Jordan,
I only just recently chanced upon your site when I was doing some reading on the usage of personal pronouns in the modern Malay language.. Interesting stuff you have..very interesting.. (I refer to that blog entry you wrote few years ago[I think], where you actually wrote on the intricate nature of communicative competence in using Malay pronouns).
InshaAllah, I will be a regular visitor from now on.
Please do drop by mine as well :)
p.s: That was a fast one your wife pulled on you eh?
Huz got it right: Leen was serious!
hehe..u guys are perfect for each other!