My convo with Dad.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Wasn feeling too good, Dad accompany me to the doctor.
After Doc, we went for breakfast. My favourite sliced fish beehoon @ teckwhye.
Met his friend, this uncle. Super Heavy smoker, puffing like a chimney.
Reached home, Sat dwn.... Asked Dad.....
Me: Papa... I ask you hor ?
Dad: What thing ?
Me: Most of your frens smoke, why you never ar ?
Dad: Quit liao lor...
Me: Why ?
Dad: Not good for health ma.
Me: Why ?
Dad: Not good for health ma.
Me: How long since you quit ?
Dad: Since 1993...... 11 years...
Me: 15 YEARS LA.... Why your maths so lousy? WAHAHAkaka....
Me: 15 YEARS LA.... Why your maths so lousy? WAHAHAkaka....
Dad: 15 meh?! Wah.. so long liao. Ya ya.... 15 years liao.
A short pause..... then...
Me: Then... at what age did you 1st start smoking ?
Dad: 19 years old lor...
Me: Waliao.. so young.
Dad: Young meh ? Nowadays ppl smoking, start even younger leh. Means I smoked for 20 over 30 years before I quit leh.
Me: Why you wanna smoke ar ? You join the "paikia" gang ar ?
Dad: Last time young ma. Try lor... Try for months then realised got addicted liao. Smoke means join "paikia" meh ?
Me: Then why you quit ?
Dad: Doctor advise me to quit lor. Last time your uncles all also smoke, now also quit liao.
Me: Wah... Doctor say quit, you quit ar ? How did you manage to quit ? Cold turkey? or Slowly cut down?
Dad: I told myself to stop smoking. I say stop means stop de. Then stopped altogether lor. Stopped for 2-3 weeks, then I saw got one pack on table. Thought wanna try again. Wah.... Buay Tahan, threw it away....
Me: HUH? Why ?
Me: HUH? Why ?
Dad: Smelly lor... so smelly.
Me: Wahaha... Papa you so stupid.
Me: Wahaha... Papa you so stupid.
Then... there was this paused again....
Me: Papa... Why you quit ar ?
Me: Papa... Why you quit ar ?
Dad: Haiya... No money la... one pack very ex leh.
Me: Heh heh... Thats the real reason right ?
Dad: Nowadays the uncles etc all trying to quit, but some young girls smoke. So ugly and so stupid. Dont know what they thinking.
Me: Last time you also smoke ma.... didn't know what were you thinking too. Then you quit drinking also la ?
Me: Last time you also smoke ma.... didn't know what were you thinking too. Then you quit drinking also la ?
Dad: Haiyer, dont wanna talk to you liao.