two repairmen, one customer, no common language. But with mimes of thunderstorms I was able to ask "what do I do when there is thunder and lightening?"
They showed me what to unplug and how to disconnect the cable to the antenna - carefully.
And laughing all the way back to their truck, replying to my Terimah Kasih with many Sama Samas
Probably the best repair issue was yesterday. A nice Malay man arrived with the new mirror for my car, installed it and reset electrical items in the car. When I asked him if he would like a bottle of water for his return trip to JB, he replied with "whiskey, no no, I must drive". That kind of humour is not common. It was refreshing to see a Muslim be able to make me laugh. My response was "then how about a pulled pork sandwhich" And then we both had a giggle.
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