Warfare of the Brain

(the following poem is meant to be read in its respective Manglish accent)

Aiya…monsoon season a-GHEN ah? I got fever lah….

Ebri time got sunshower, bawdee heat up then fever lah.

Later, you better not get caught by mother ah—

She gonna scold you tek mehdeesen for fever lah!

Tell me, ah girhl – how old are you o-ready ah?

You how old o-ready and you still get fever lah.

Deez days I tell you, you must be careful one ah.

You kennot cincai, this and that, with fever lah!

Ay, Ah Pi Bi! you listening or not, jiang bu ting de girhl?

You better luhn how to tek care of your own fever lah.

cincai - Malaysian term meaning 'simply' or 'carelessly'

jiǎng bu tīng de - Chinese pinyin spelling for the shortened form of the English sentence 'I talk but you don't listen'