it’s funny come to think of it…
i have moved in to our flat for 2.5 years now.. we have 4 neighbbours on our floor and from the nearest to the furthest, they alternate chinese, malay chinese, malay..
the funny thing is, i think we are friendly and perhaps closer to our chinese neighbours than the malay neighbours.. maybe it’s because they are working in the day so my malay neighbours’ doors are always closed but my chinese neighbours’ doors are always open day & night.. and my house door too is often open..
the further malay neighbour, we think they are probably a young family with 1 or 2 kids? we know which is their car but we’ve almost never met them..
the nearer malay neighbour, we bump into them once in a while on the way to the lift, they are a young family with a boy in primary school.. we know their names, their car & his work transport but that’s probably as far as we know..
we’ve celebrated Aidilfitri 3 times now in this home but we’ve never been to visit their homes and vice versa..
my chinese neighbours are different.. the nearer one, which our doors are facing each other, the elder couple is probably my parents’ age.. both still working.. they are vegetarians.. they have 3 children (i think).. all in their twenties.. and his sister stays with them too.. they have another family living one or two floors above us..
the other chinese family, we pass by their house everyday to go to the lift, they have 2 young children, 1 girl, 1 boy and they have a maid.. the girl will call us whenever we pass by.. and the kids love to call out to Nardyne when she’s walking by.. and Nardyne gets excited to see them too.. the wife has been very generous ever since Nardyne arrived.. she works in the infant garment industry and she gave me lots, lots, lots of nice clothes for Nardyne..
we gave both families a hamper of sorts for Chinese New Year and they have also given us hampers for Aidilfitri..
it’s funny that we know the Chinese neighbours better than the Malay neighbours.. i’ve thought of how to get to know the Malay neighbours better but i always come to a blank.. is this normal??? hehe
