My “Japanese” Mum
10 Aug 2009
The cab driver gave my mum a Japanese name – 英英美代子 (Ying Ying Mei Dai Zi)
I was befuddled. Why? I asked him.
He laughed heartily, and said, “Because she ‘eng eng bo dai ji’ ma!”
I immediately understood, and laughed so hard tears almost rolled down my cheeks.
Did you get it now?
“Eng Eng Bo Dai Ji” is Hokkien, that means “Too free with nothing to do”!
Happy National Day holiday dear friends 
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