Amboi, Diving in Malaysia!

An orang putih was diving somewhere around Tioman Malaysia, enjoying the aquatic world 20 feet below sea level. The price he paid for the dive, if this orang putih speaks Bahasa Malaysia:

"Wah, murahnya!"

Whereas we ordinary Malaysians will politely say:

"Amboi, murahnya!"

The orang putih noticed a Malaysian guy at the same depth he was, with no scuba gear on whatsoever.

"Wah, hebatnya!"

The orang putih went below another 10 feet, but the Malaysian guy joined him a minute later.

Penyu: "Amboi, rajin ikut orang!"

The orang putih went below 15 more feet, a minute later, the same Malaysian guy joined him.

Ikan: "Wah, bukan main hebat!"

This confused the orang putih, so he took out a waterproof chalkboard, and wrote,

"How the heck are you able to stay under this deep without equipment?"

The Malaysian guy took the board and chalk, erased what the orang putih had written, and wrote,

"Encik, they didn't have an extra life jacket for me."

Ah, "amboi" is an unbeatable diplomatic word. A Malaysian guy diving in the Poor Knights Island, New Zealand can sincerely exclaim,

"Amboi, indahnya!" or

"Wah, indahnya!"

Whereas a Kiwi guy who frowns upon plastic bags he meets while diving in Malaysia can still say,

"Amboi, indahnya!" but not

"Wah, indahnya!"

Meditation Corner

What should a girl say about her diving date in his body clinging wet suit?

" Wah, bergayanya abang ini!"

" Amboi, bergayanya abang ini!"

Conclusion

Master this lesson and all will go very well with you in Malaysia.

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