Thursday, November 09, 2006
Script
(literal translation provided,
in case my hanyu pinyin screws up)
in case my hanyu pinyin screws up)
Act 1 Scene 1
(with yi. flags cab and gets on. cabbie in leopard print shirt, round specs.)
Me: Uncle, (address) please.
Cabbie (C): Ni yao zhe me qu? ah wo zi dao, wo u turn, xian zai nan de ke yi zai ze li u turn. suo yi yao u turn. (how do u wanna go? ah i know, i'll u-turn. rarely get a chance to make a u turn here so must make the u turn)
Me: orh ok.
C: ni de bao biao mei you gen ni yi qi ah? (ur bodyguard didnt come along with u?)
Me: eh? she me bao biao? (eh? wat bodyguard?)
C: qi shi ying gai shi ni shi bao biao. ying wei ni bi jiao gao da. (you shld be the bodyguard cos u're bigger sized)
Me: orhhhh. ni suo wo de peng you ah. (orh u mean my fren)
Act 1 Scene 2
after this, he launches into a whole dialogue on girls.
C: nu de gao bi jiao hao kan. wo xi huan kan xiang ni zhe yang de. gao gao shou shou de. (tall girls look better. i like girls of ur type. tall tall skinny skinny one)
Me: eh? uncle wo yao jian fei leh. (uncle i need to lose weight)
C : ni bu yong la. xiang ni zhe yang cai hao. wo xi huan kan xiang ni zhe yang. tui chang chang de hen hao kan. (u no need la. u're good like tat. i like looking at ur type. long legs v nice to see) (proceeds to turn ard and look at my legs.)
Me: er.. (internally : KAOZ WAT THE.. -_-)
C: yao shou gen gao cai hao. bu ran xiang elephant. (need to be tall n skinny. otherwise like elephant)
Me: uncle ni hen bad leh, jiang bie ren. (so mean to talk bad abt others)
C: shi ma, (gestures a tree trunk) zhe yang na li hao kan? ni shi zhe yang wo cai bu gen ni jiang ah. (really wat. tat sort nice to see meh? if u look like tat i wont talk to u abt it)
C: nu de gao bi jiao hao kan. wo xi huan kan xiang ni zhe yang de. gao gao shou shou de. (tall girls look better. i like girls of ur type. tall tall skinny skinny one)
Me: eh? uncle wo yao jian fei leh. (uncle i need to lose weight)
C : ni bu yong la. xiang ni zhe yang cai hao. wo xi huan kan xiang ni zhe yang. tui chang chang de hen hao kan. (u no need la. u're good like tat. i like looking at ur type. long legs v nice to see) (proceeds to turn ard and look at my legs.)
Me: er.. (internally : KAOZ WAT THE.. -_-)
C: yao shou gen gao cai hao. bu ran xiang elephant. (need to be tall n skinny. otherwise like elephant)
Me: uncle ni hen bad leh, jiang bie ren. (so mean to talk bad abt others)
C: shi ma, (gestures a tree trunk) zhe yang na li hao kan? ni shi zhe yang wo cai bu gen ni jiang ah. (really wat. tat sort nice to see meh? if u look like tat i wont talk to u abt it)
Act 2 Scene 2
somehow..the conversation turns to hair.
C: nu hai zi yao liu chang fa. wo bu xi huan duan de. (girls mus have long hair. i dont like short hair) (look of disgust)
C: then yao yong vo5 (then must use vo5) (flicks hair action)
C: xiang qian4 nu3 you1 hun2. rong zhu er. ta shi xi bai fen de. (like this character in a movie. joey wong (not sure). she took drugs)
Me: orh.. na zhong shen bing shen bing de yang zi ah (oh the sickly pasty sort?)
C: ah dui! ni xing rong de hen dui! (ya! u're description is spot on!)
Me: you dian xiang na ge jia bao yu de look. (abit of the jia bao yu look.)
C (turns around in surprise): wah! ni ye dong jia bao yu ah! kan bu chu ni zhe me you qi zi de ah!! (u also noe jia bao yu? cant tell u've
Me: eh? wah uncle ni jiu shi jiang wo kan qi lai mei you qi zi ah (uncle tat means u cant tell i have qi zhi!)
C (oblivious to me): wah! bu chuo leh, ni you du hong lou mong, hen nan de. ni zui xi huan shui? lin dai yu? du wen xue de nu hai zi hen you qi zhi de! (not bad! u read the red chambers, very rare. who do u like best? girls who study chinese literature have qi zhi)
C: xiang zhong guo lai de. you hen duo zhong. bu yao jiang na xie zai geylang de la. qi ta de you du wen xue de hen you qi zhi de. xiang lin qing xia. wo de meng zhong qing ren leh. (like those from china. got many types. dont talk abt the geylang types. the rest who study chinese lit have qi zhi (breaks into song.)
C: ni you ting guo zhe shou ge ma? (noe this song?)
Me (trying not to snigger): eh mei you leh. wo zhi you ting guo shang hai tan na zhong. (nope, i only heard Shang hai tan before)
C proceeds to sing it ala francis yip? is tat the correct woman? bah.
C (in the same fei yu qing singing tone): yao zi zi zhou ma? (going straight?)
Me: ah dui, then qian mian yao turn left. (yep, turn left in front)
C (in the same fei yu qing singing tone): yao yong chang de gen wo jiang! (u need to sing the instructions to me!)
Me: er, bu yao la. (er no la) (thanks god cos we've reached)
C: nu hai zi yao liu chang fa. wo bu xi huan duan de. (girls mus have long hair. i dont like short hair) (look of disgust)
C: then yao yong vo5 (then must use vo5) (flicks hair action)
C: xiang qian4 nu3 you1 hun2. rong zhu er. ta shi xi bai fen de. (like this character in a movie. joey wong (not sure). she took drugs)
Me: orh.. na zhong shen bing shen bing de yang zi ah (oh the sickly pasty sort?)
C: ah dui! ni xing rong de hen dui! (ya! u're description is spot on!)
Me: you dian xiang na ge jia bao yu de look. (abit of the jia bao yu look.)
C (turns around in surprise): wah! ni ye dong jia bao yu ah! kan bu chu ni zhe me you qi zi de ah!! (u also noe jia bao yu? cant tell u've
Me: eh? wah uncle ni jiu shi jiang wo kan qi lai mei you qi zi ah (uncle tat means u cant tell i have qi zhi!)
C (oblivious to me): wah! bu chuo leh, ni you du hong lou mong, hen nan de. ni zui xi huan shui? lin dai yu? du wen xue de nu hai zi hen you qi zhi de! (not bad! u read the red chambers, very rare. who do u like best? girls who study chinese literature have qi zhi)
C: xiang zhong guo lai de. you hen duo zhong. bu yao jiang na xie zai geylang de la. qi ta de you du wen xue de hen you qi zhi de. xiang lin qing xia. wo de meng zhong qing ren leh. (like those from china. got many types. dont talk abt the geylang types. the rest who study chinese lit have qi zhi (breaks into song.)
C: ni you ting guo zhe shou ge ma? (noe this song?)
Me (trying not to snigger): eh mei you leh. wo zhi you ting guo shang hai tan na zhong. (nope, i only heard Shang hai tan before)
C proceeds to sing it ala francis yip? is tat the correct woman? bah.
C (in the same fei yu qing singing tone): yao zi zi zhou ma? (going straight?)
Me: ah dui, then qian mian yao turn left. (yep, turn left in front)
C (in the same fei yu qing singing tone): yao yong chang de gen wo jiang! (u need to sing the instructions to me!)
Me: er, bu yao la. (er no la) (thanks god cos we've reached)
- End -
thinking out loud at 9:53 AM
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