Scenario in a clinic in Kuala Lumpur, a bustling metropolitan city where LMFAO (by fluke a band with such a baffling name got approval to perform as the censors were not not to SMS language savvy) performed and its citizen carry around their latest digital accessory, latest being Samsung Galaxy 3 as i-Phone is so passe.....
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| Spinach, Bayam (Spinacia oleracea) |
A doctor trying to explain to a patient who had starved herself to keep herself slim to mimic her favourite Hong Kong and Taiwan stars and had become anaemic with low iron stores in the body....
(translated from colloquial Malay, bahasa pasar)...
Doc: Your blood level are low, 9.9 g/dl, I'll give your some iron tablets to take regularly.
Patient: Will I feel 'heaty'?
Doc: Sometimes you'll feel constipated maybe you can take on alternate days. Also take a balanced meal with things like red meat and green leafy vegetables like spinach.
Patient: What is that?
Doc: Bayam. It has small leaves and it looks this (draws with his limited drawing skills)
Patient: kangkung, ah? (Ipomoea aquatica, water spinach, river spinach)
Doc: No, bayam is cooked with garlic and oyster sauce in Chinese restaurant. Bayam also has a red variety.
Patient: Kai Lan, ah? (Chinese brocolli)
Doc: No.
Patient: I'll Google it!
Doc: Great!
A few seconds later, the doctor thought, maybe I should have told her about Popeye and how he becomes strong after consuming spinach, but then..... (Different generation, Popeye has not been on local TV for more than 3 decades!)
Yet another use of Google - to communicate between species!
Doc: Sometimes you'll feel constipated maybe you can take on alternate days. Also take a balanced meal with things like red meat and green leafy vegetables like spinach.
Patient: What is that?
Doc: Bayam. It has small leaves and it looks this (draws with his limited drawing skills)
Patient: kangkung, ah? (Ipomoea aquatica, water spinach, river spinach)
Doc: No, bayam is cooked with garlic and oyster sauce in Chinese restaurant. Bayam also has a red variety.
Patient: Kai Lan, ah? (Chinese brocolli)
Doc: No.
Patient: I'll Google it!
Doc: Great!
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| Google: Inter-species communication? |
A few seconds later, the doctor thought, maybe I should have told her about Popeye and how he becomes strong after consuming spinach, but then..... (Different generation, Popeye has not been on local TV for more than 3 decades!)
Yet another use of Google - to communicate between species!
She will say apa itu Popeye? Oh Papaya!
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