27th April 2006

Me: Cheaaat...
Socheat: Yes?
Me: Go and dig up the previous CVs collected last time for your position

(15 minutes later)

Socheat: Here's the CVs... I selected the girls only, the guys CVs put aside...

(Bopha, my cashier comes in to open the safe)

Me: Huh? Why? Guy or girl also can! I not looking for girlfren or wife rite?!!?! Can work hard and willing to learn can already!
Socheat: Xiao!
Me: Huh? Why must be girl?

(Socheat & Bopha talk very fast in Khmer, giggling)

Me: Ei-Kei? Ei-Kei? (Khmer for WHAT) Say leh....
Socheat: Girl always better... unless u ka-touey (Khmer for GAY, similar to Thai)
Me: Xiao! Ka-touey ur head lah... I not ka-touey! I just think the work attitude is more important than the sex of the person!
Bopha: Nonono, when the boss is angry, the girl can handle the boss, change her way of talking to make the boss less angry...
Socheat: But the guy will just see the boss angry and don't dare to talk to the boss...
Me: Hmmmm......true, true....ok lor, put an ad and make sure it says FEMALE ONLY....
Socheat: Ok
Me: And, and...make sure your replacement is hired before you leave, otherwise you can't go!
Socheat & Bopha: Nyu-ap huai!!!
Socheat: Remind so many times already...like my mother!
(Both girls left my room giggling)

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I think the above conversation basically answered most questions my flatunatics have:
Yup, Socheat is leaving...
Yup, I'm looking for a replacement...
Yup, it's gonna be a FEMALE...
And NO, there's nothing going on between me and Socheat.....

Her last day is

27th April 2006