Parental Messages
I. The In-Laws
We received a voicemail from Chris’s parents not long ago. Chris had left his cell phone charger at work so during his vacation, he kept his cell phone off and called into it daily to check messages.
On New Year’s Day, I got a message on my cell phone from Chris’s father, which consisted of, “Hi, we’ve been trying to reach Chris all night but his phone keeps going straight to voicemail so I hope everything’s okay and nothing’s happened. Give us a call. Just wanted to wish you a happy new year’s day. We’re going to bed soon, so we’ll talk to you later.”
Translation:
- We are worried. Call us immediately.
- Nothing important, just saying Happy New Year’s.
- We are going to bed now. Don’t call us.
II. My parents
An email received from my father while he was on vacation:
hi JANE, wE stay one night in Taihiti; three nights in Moorea and now in Bora Bora. Weather does not complete coorporated. But still can survive. We see lots of fish? The famous so call bunglerow water house. We sleep over the glass window if we like see fish or snorking in back to se them. That is new. We are safe and will be back Taihiti tommorrow tostay couple more night before back to LA? We did see Santa last night in here ( party); To dark. I am going qick talk to you. Hope you have fun time. Please say hello to Chris. Dad
Translation:
- Hey, I think my caps lock is on.
- Man, I thought this weather was going to be better.
- Our bungalow has a glass bottomed floor, through which we can see many fish, or we can snorkel out back. This is pretty cool.
- I am not quite clear on where all the keyboard keys are located; thus I will sometimes end sentences with a question mark, giving my email an unintended uncertain tone.
- There was a Christmas party here last night. Someone dressed up as Santa.
- It’s too dark to see now, so I have to go. Please translate this message to Chris.
Posted by: ssjane | January 6, 2008 | 2:41 pm
Posted in: This Life