The Day I Met Jimmy Choo

Yes, it's true

I met Jimmy Choo

Sitting there at Uncle Lim

I wondered, What do I say to him?

Eating his assam laksa

Me, my roti bakar

He, the great shoemaker

Me, a mere homemaker?

I wanted to say "Hi!"

And hoped he wouldn't just say "Bye!"

So I apologised for interrupting

(I mean, it's not like he was wining and dining)

And asked, Are you Jimmy Choo?

He laughed and said, Do I look like him too?

I said, Yes you do

You look like Jimmy Choo!

Then he confessed, Yes, I'm Jimmy Choo

I shook his hand and said, It's very nice to meet you

I asked, Are you back for good?

Or just for the food?

He said, No, I'm just back to celebrate MERDEKA

After all, finding a job here "a bit susah"

I said, That can't be true

After all, you are Jimmy Choo!

Then I asked about his collaboration with UiTM

He misheard me and mumbled something about RTM

Do you work with them, he asked

No, I said, being a full-time mom is my task

Then he said, You look much too young

To be a full-time mom

I blushed away

And said, I'm not that young anyway

So then I said goodbye

Didn't want his assam laksa to go dry

And I walked off feeling very pleased with myself

For having chatted with the Datuk himself.

Ok, a few things to note: Firstly, he didn't exactly say finding a job "is a bit susah" but I had to find something that rhymed. He actually very modestly said that nobody here would take him on.

And then, at the end after I shook his hand again, before I left I said, "All the best" which in retrospect sounds a bit stupid. But he was very nice, and he even replied with, "Give my best to your family."

Such a cute man!