The Koby Machine

Early this morning, client-crush came into the showroom with a sheet of paper in his hand.

Client-crush: Hello.

Giddy me: (Big smile) Hi, sir!

Client-crush: Hi, good morning. How are you?

Giddy me: I’m fine, sir (blush).

Client-crush: Do you have a koby machine?

Giddy me: You mean coffee machine, sir?

Client-crush: No. Koby machine.

Giddy me: (What the hell is a koby machine) Sir, you mean coffee machine?

Client-crush: Koby.

Giddy me: Coffee?

Client-crush: KO-BEE.

Giffy me: Co-ffee?

Client-crush: No need coffee. I don’t need coffee.


Confused, I led him inside our accounts office and asked my officemate.

Giddy me: Ate Emily, may koby machine daw ba tayo?

Ate Emily: Coffee machine?


Client-crush stood behind me and raised the paper he was holding.

Client-crush: I need koby machine.

Ate Emily: Aaah, COPY machine.

Client-crush: (Very much relieved) Yes!


And giddy-me stood there like a foolish school girl. I had been ignoring the paper he was waving at me. I was staring at his eyes the entire time. Worst part was, I was standing right in front of our photocopy machine.

Client-crush, you had me at hello.


Mental note for future Arabic costumers: They pronounce “P” as “B”.
Mental note for client-crush: Do not stare at him.
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9 thoughts on “The Koby Machine

  1. haha! head over heels ka ata sa kanya… parang camel ba kamo? punta ka na lang sa desert. maraming camel dun di ka pa pagtatawanan. isasakay ka pa! hahaha

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    1. parang camel yung mata! sa sobrang haba pwedeng pang sweep ng floor. parang when they blink, slow motion ung pg sweep ng eyelashes. haay.

      gusto ko din sumakay ng camel 🙂

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