Coffee shop snippet....an irony

Reeling from yesterday’s shocking exposure, I went to work early and stopped at a coffee shop to have my cup of kopi-o and some bread. Then I noticed that there were 3 ladies next to my table and they were clearly concerned mothers. I was minding my own business when one of the ladies started the conversation with the rest while I was an earshot away. I couldn't really not help listening in to the conversation.
“Yesterday-ah, I was so kek seam when I went to take my son’s report card. Aiyoo, see pek char! Kek seam , kek seam, I tell you!“ This is said in the most dramatic fashion you can think of. Then another lady remarked, “ Yah-lor, I also see pek kek seam with my son’s result. I give him everything. I don’t know what to do already!” Another drama queen in action, really!
Sigh! It sounded like me yesterday and I said to myself pathetically , “ Welcome to the club, ladies! Now only you know-kah! “ I then sipped my coffee and then I realized , “ Gosh! I am eavesdropping on people’s conversation and that’s bad!” Anyway, I switched off my ears for a while and then continued munching on the kaya filled bread. That’s the best solace I can relate to for the time being.
Then I heard one of the ladies said, “ Comparing with the both of your sons, my son also did not do well. I am very disappointed with him.” Well, I guess , this lady was more refined than the other two. She then continued, “ Sometimes, it is hard to understand boys. You tell them right and they’ll just go left. We have just got to guide them, I guess.” Then one of the crudies [ that’s what I’ll call the other two ] said, “ I know-lar but I tell you-ah, we give the best-ah including the best tuition every where in town and sometimes, I feel like a siao char bor running here and there. But with his results like this , I paiseh-oh!” The other crudies jammed in, “Ya-lor, I also feel like that. So char-lar, my boy. Feel like scolding him until he turned blue in colour! I tell you, I want to go siao already with this boy! Aiyoo, how ah? “ Yup, you heard me right on this! The frantic cries from concerned mothers!
Then the crudies continued, “ I tell my son that I no study well when young so he must do well but he don’t listen. I only want him to do good in life later. Aiyoo, so kek seam, you don’t know lar”. The other crudie remarked ,” Yah-lor, I also the same. Promise, promise but never do one. Who don’t want their son to do well in life, right? No become doctor, lawyer never mind-mah. Most important, study hard ,make money-mah. Correct or not? ” The refined one said,” I know how you both feel. I also feel the same way. Sometimes, it so hard.” Then she further asked, “ So, what’s your boys results? “ The crudies and the refined one told each other of their son’s results. The gist of it is that their sons got marks mostly above the 80- 85 marks margin line and they are LAMENTING over it! Boy! I wanted to shout out loud, “SHUT UP, Ladies! You should have seen my son’s marks and you’ll all be probably have a multiple cardiac arrest and proceed on the glorious path to meet God faster than you think you can!” Then, I completely shut myself off from their ridiculous conversation! That serves me right for eavesdropping from three overly concerned mothers! I guess, I am made more stupidified by such conversations!
As I sipped the last bit of my coffee from the bottom of the cup and swallowed the last piece of my bread, I left the coffee shop feeling much better than I first walked into it. The really bright spot was that the coffee tasted good while the bread was superb even on a gloomy rainy day. As rain pelted me as I walked to my car, I was slightly wet but I didn’t care. I then reflected what had happened this morning. I take heart that I have done my best for my family and I will certainly stand by my son but it's gonna take a lot of hard work from him though. The rest, I will leave it in the hands of my Father in heaven and fight another battle in another day.