Thursday, January 17, 2008

Adaptation

Adaptation.
Kere I am in Canada. (Here I am in Canada) Hi leftu my family back kome, I wantu be good boy and makeu money so I can kelp my family in Colombo, Sri-lanka. (I left my family back home, I want to be a good boy and make money, so I can help my family) But, I dontu like country Canada. (I don’t like this country) Vut is with stores here? So much storesu. (What is with the stores here, so many stores?) The damn weather is so coldu. Vut is the vite shitu falling from Vinayaga? (The damn weather is so cold. What is the white shit falling from God?) But, ittu doesn’t seem to brother the vomen in this country. (But, it doesn’t seem to bother the women in this country) No clothes on vomen ya? Vearin’ panties and bra. (No clothing on the women here, they are only wearing panties and bra’s.)Ohh, only my vifeu vear that to me on nuptial night. She looku liku, how do u say? Uhmm looku liku. Jackson sister, Janet! (Ohh, only my wife wore that on nuptial night. She looked like, how do you say? Janet Jackson!) Vear are these vomen kusband? Someone shouldu tell them to vear sari. Elegant and beautiful. Bra. NO. Panty. NO. Sari. YA. (Where are their husbands? Someone should tell them to wear sari. Elegant and beautiful. Bra? NO. Panty? NO. Sari? Yes.) I liveu in a small broom, my cousin said I couldu stay withu kim until I findu fork. (I live in a small room, my cousin said I could stay with him until I find work). I vantu go back to kome, but I cannot. I calve to work kard and makeu money, like all these rich people in Canada. I vantu to sponsor my family. (I want to go back home, but I cannot. I have to work hard and sponsor my family.) I vill get used to this lifefu. The vonly thingu I miss is my mommys tasty chicken buriyani. (The only thing I miss is my mother’s tasty chicken buriyani). Kere I have to eat macaroni and cheese. The only dish I can afford ya? (Here I have to eat macaroni and cheese. The only dish I can afford). I calvetu learn to like the foodu, speak the language (I think I speak Canada very vell), follow the rules, earn money, buy a cows and bring my family kere in Canada. (I have to learn to like the food, speak the language( I think I speak English very well), follow the rules, earn money, buy a house and bring my family here in Canada.) Adaptation.
Sincerely yours: Kathirgamanathan Suthakaaran -Uthaykumaransomasunduram

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