Sat 23 Aug 2008
I’ve been curious about the mailman/postman here.
I’ve never seen him before and I wonder what time does he come by with mail?
Does he walk? Does he ride a bicycle or a motorbike or a scooter?
Does he carry a sling bag over flowing with letters?
Has he got a uniform? Has he got a hat/cap?
Back home, mail comes around 11am-12pm and if you’re ever waiting for something, you’d know when to start waiting at your gate (not the whole day!).
What about here?
It’s as if one of their job clause is not to be seen by us, the receivers.
I got my answers in two parts.
Part 1 was when I was walking to work. I saw a motorbike left running outside WINZ beside BinInn and a man in neon-yellow vest walked into WINZ with a bunch of letters.
Ah! So they don’t really have a uniform (he was wearing bermudas! In winter!!!)
Part 2 was today.
He came by the house about 930am? I saw him because I was getting my laundry out of the machine and had the door opened – I was about to put them on the line outside mah.
Same attire.
Cannot-be-missed neon-yellow vest.
Ada uniform sikit boleh tak?
I went out about an hour later and got this from the mailbox.
When I saw that bit with plenty of stamps sticking out, I was hoping it was for me!
When I saw the writing, I instantly knew who it was (despite the other obvious clue – that it came from China).
Who else but you lor, Hoey!
I’ve still got the postcard you sent to me when you went on your Irish tour.
The whole postcard was filled with stamps – to ensure that it will be received by myself in NZ.
So funny!
Receive postcard with only stamps, my own address and three sentences.
You’re such a conversationalist!
Seeing “Nini” on the postcard makes it all okay lah.
Currently it’s the only “decoration” I have on my wall and I placed it right beside the light’s switch – so that I can see it everyday.
After all that excitement, back to my drama series…and ginger beer!
August 26th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
YAY!!!! so you received finally!!
Snail mails..
Hence the postcard full of stamps, no place to write(eh,did i remember to sign off on the postcard?).
so honoured it’s now on the wall!
But seriously,i was worried you may not get it, or may only get it after the Olympic is over,then no fun right? So *pheeww* you did receive it before the closing right?
See nowadays snail mails are not as popular, what more postcards, somemore all in English, was afraid the postoffice there couldn’t understand too well and sort it into the mails for some european countries or what and may get lost somewhere out there all over the world. That’s why i made sure to write the country’s name in chinese properly, somemore must write it the China’s way – as in, they call New Zealand as新西兰, instead of 纽西兰 like wat we do in Malaysia. As in, literal translation of “NEW”= 新, instead of using 纽 by pronunciation. (Wonder why they still call New York 纽约? or have they also changed already? :hmm: )
And ya, the stamps thing kindda backfired. Me too,love snail mails with pretty stamps, and i’ve always believe that if you’re paying the same amount for stamps anyway, why not make up the stamp fare with a few variety of pretty small value stamps rather than only 1 stamp with full value, right? Except i forgot to bring postcard & check space for stamps..
But hey, knew you’d love that!
p/s: thought that was a sarcasm calling me a “conversationalist” for a postcard full of stamps & 3sentences… now i realise…
August 26th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
*hoey*: *haha* but I didn’t get to watch closing…