A friend came back from Kalimantan, Indonesia. His conglomerate was venturing big time there. With the kind of money they invested, they would be a lord of a kind. He now rubs shoulder with the Governor, Wali Kota and Bupati.
So we joke that he would be receiving titles soon. What would it be?
But Indonesia was not land of titles. There were no titles of Datuk, Datuk Seri, Tan Sri or Tun to give away.
On the subject, he related a banter with his Indonesian partner.
“Orang Malaysia memang beruntung, muda-muda lagi sudah digelar Datuk.”
“Orang Indonesia lagi untung sebenarnya, sudah tua pun masih dipanggil Bapak aja.”
You Malaysian are fortunate, you are titled Datuk (grandfather) while you are still young.”
You Indonesian are better, even when you are old, you remain only a Bapak (father).”
So we joke that he would be receiving titles soon. What would it be?
But Indonesia was not land of titles. There were no titles of Datuk, Datuk Seri, Tan Sri or Tun to give away.
On the subject, he related a banter with his Indonesian partner.
“Orang Malaysia memang beruntung, muda-muda lagi sudah digelar Datuk.”
“Orang Indonesia lagi untung sebenarnya, sudah tua pun masih dipanggil Bapak aja.”
You Malaysian are fortunate, you are titled Datuk (grandfather) while you are still young.”
You Indonesian are better, even when you are old, you remain only a Bapak (father).”
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