When I said that there is more information in questions than in answers, I meant it. And I was ready to churn out some good examples to demonstrate what I meant. But in no time at all, I found them on Facebook! I personally and professionally think that Facebook is the social network platform best for social studies. Anyway, here we go:
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Mr. Hansamu : Ooooh I am starving!
Ms. Bakana Ona: Oh have you had lunch yet?
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And it was two o’clock in the afternoon.
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Seriously! How can one ask a question like so in response to a statement like so? What is not obvious? Am I missing something? Is it just me? Now I have a lot of questions!
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There is a saying in Bahasa Malaysia, “Malu bertanya sesat jalan.” (If you are too shy to ask – for direction – you will lose your way.) But I think we should be more ashamed of asking silly questions than anything. It is as though you were looking at a green apple and asking the seller, “Is this a green apple?” But of course, it is a fair question if you are color blind.
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And there is this belief that those who ask questions are smart. Wellllllllll! (Please take note of the length of my ‘well’ here okay?) Asking questions is one thing. And asking questions when you can find the answer yourself is another. That’s why I rolled my eyes like my eyes were the last eyes to roll when I saw this:
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Mr. Notsohansamu: Sedap nasi gurih ni.
Ms. Kawansibakana Ona: Nasi gurih tu apa?
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Uh? Search engine, people! Search engine! Yeah, not everyone knows what nasi gurih is. In fact, I don’t expect many Malaysians to know the term. I didn’t know what buah gandaria was until just a few years back. But that’s beside the point. It is simply beyond me when one is just not triggered to put effort in finding information by oneself. Afterall, if one can Facebook, can’t one Google? Haihhhh!
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By the way, I miss Nasi Gudeg on Williams Street, Northbridge that I used to mentedarah after bertandak when bergadang with my rodong. This Enida is so berlagu!
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Questa è Enida 
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