Beautiful Amnesia

E-mail No. 1

From: Dad
To: Me
Cc: Mum
Subject: Taking Bus in Guangzhou

At Guangzhou Liuhua Station on Jan 15.

Took the bus ( 1 1/2 hour) to the furniture factory at a town in the suburb in Guangzhou.

Dad

E-mail No. 2

From: Me
To: Dad
Cc: Mum
Subject: RE: Taking Bus in Guangzhou

Hahaha now I know why your furniture is so much cheaper! Well done guys!

E-mail No. 3

From: Dad
To: Me
Subject: Re: Taking Bus in Guangzhou

We are your parents not “Guys”

E-mail No. 4

From: Me
To: Dad
Subject: RE: Taking Bus in Guangzhou

Hmmm … where’s your sense of chillax ?

E-mail No. 5

From: Dad
To: Me
Subject: Re: Taking Bus in Guangzhou

What is the meaning of chillax ? Cannot find it in my dictionary. Very “Cheam” leh ! As far as I know, guys means [][] , isn’t ?

E-mail No. 6

From: Me
To: Dad
Subject: RE: Taking Bus in Guangzhou

Chillax = chill and relax.

What is square square? All I can see is two squares?

Me

E-mail No. 7

From: Dad
To: Me
Subject: Re: Taking Bus in Guangzhou

guys means [][]

E-mail No. 8

From: Me
To: Dad
Subject: RE: Taking Bus in Guangzhou

I still can’t see what you’re writing I only see two squares.

E-mail No. 9

From: Dad
To: Me
Subject: Re: Taking Bus in Guangzhou

Guys mean [][]

E-mail No. 10

From: Me
To: Dad
Subject: RE: Taking Bus in Guangzhou

I still can’t see it are you writing in Chinese?

E-mail No. 11

From: Dad
To: Me
Subject: Fw: Taking Bus in Guangzhou

It is [][]

E-mail No. 12

From: Me
To: Dad
Subject: RE: Taking Bus in Guangzhou

DAD stop it! I can’t read it because my system doesn’t read chinese characters, stop sending me squares!

E-mail No. 13

From: Dad
To: Me
Subject: Fw: Taking Bus in Guangzhou

Can you see the 2 Chinese words pronounced as Jia Huo if not, have your eyesight checked.

E-mail No. 14

From: Dad
To: Me
Subject: Fw: Taking Bus in Guangzhou

Can you see now ? Now I typed it in the Words program , copy and paste it in the email.

[][]

… and this is why I love my dad.