The 7 Ringgit Balloon

Posted by Jeffrey on June 5, 2009

Last weekend Jordan and I went to KDCA with thousands of others, including my brother, my sister-in-law and my nephews. It was the usual “walk” just like the last 2 years, visiting the “district houses”, seeing all the traditional dances and all that yadda.

My wife and little Jewel decided to stay at home so they were spared from the hot sun.

Anyway, Jordan noticed a lot of kids were holding these cartoon characters balloon and one that caught his eyes was SpongeBob Squarepants. They looked so cute.

When we came across the people who were selling the balloons, I was surprised it costed RM7 per piece. And I saw a few balloons went up to the sky just like that, presumably the children didn’t hold them properly.

But I was even more surprised to his reaction when I told him about the price of the balloon. These were his reply:

What? 7 ringgit? I don’t want lah!

Then he turned around and started to walk away. Then he turned again and said:

I will only buy if it’s 1 ringgit!

Then continued his angry walk.

The little episode left all of us laughing. Looks like Jordan has been properly raised in a “middle income family” and are very prudent.

Hopefully his attitude stays even when he’s already in his teens. God knows what gadgets and toys will be available in the shops 10 years from now!

Here’s a picture of our little prudent boy taken on that day with a coconut man costume – of course with the man missing.

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