"Cliches remind and reassure us that we're not alone, that others have trod this ground long ago."
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One day, while out playing golf, poor Erning has a stroke. In the hospital, he is told by the doctor: "Mr. Isip, from now on you can only eat things that can swim." Several weeks pass and Erning doesn't show for his follow-up appointment. The doctor, worried, decides to pass by Erning's house, because, anyway, they are neighbors in Valle Verde. The doctor rings the doorbell and the maid opens the gate.
Maid: "Yes, sir?"
Doctor: "Where's Mr. Isip?"
Maid: "He's in the pool, sir."
Doctor: "Very good! What's he doing?"
Maid: "He's teaching the pig to swim."
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This book won the Man Asian Literary Prize in 2008 - a competition open to all writers of the English language of Asian descent. BUY THIS BOOK! Not only is it funny, it's an incisive look at today's politics and society.
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One day, while out playing golf, poor Erning has a stroke. In the hospital, he is told by the doctor: "Mr. Isip, from now on you can only eat things that can swim." Several weeks pass and Erning doesn't show for his follow-up appointment. The doctor, worried, decides to pass by Erning's house, because, anyway, they are neighbors in Valle Verde. The doctor rings the doorbell and the maid opens the gate.
Maid: "Yes, sir?"
Doctor: "Where's Mr. Isip?"
Maid: "He's in the pool, sir."
Doctor: "Very good! What's he doing?"
Maid: "He's teaching the pig to swim."
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This book won the Man Asian Literary Prize in 2008 - a competition open to all writers of the English language of Asian descent. BUY THIS BOOK! Not only is it funny, it's an incisive look at today's politics and society.
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