Sekali tu ipar aku enggau aku beurut ba Thai Massage and Spa, endur aku beurut kutai. "Nyamai asai iya?" ko aku nanya ipar aku. "Nyamai agi ari urut Malang?"
"Nyamai, ah," ko iya ga. Endang ari suba aku madah diri enggai diurut Malang. Malang tu tukang urut ti buta. Kumbai enda meda iya, taja iya buta?! Jari iya meh nyadi mata iya!
Sekali tu aku diurut tukei neo nya empu, indu Thai. Enti dibanding enggau urut indu Melayu ti ngurut aku kutai, kering agi jari indu Melayu nya. Taja pia, nyamai ga asai diurut tukei neo nya empu.
Aku nanya ipar aku enti iya ka enggau aku baru minggu nyin ila. Udah nyepi penyamai isi, sapa ka madah diri enggai!
The only time I get a good back massage was when I get off the rig after every 2 months and hop on the first massage chair I see in the airport. Believe me, it's a nice homecoming break. Wait a minute - I can read Bahasa Iban now. :-)
ReplyDeleteBahasa Iban is not all that hard to understand if you already know BM!
ReplyDeleteI love those massage chairs at the airport too! I haven't seen that many of those chairs any more though.
Two months away from home is a long time. :-(