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Welcome to Su’s Podcast.

In Taiwanese, there’s a saying that goes, “??????????” It means that even a chicken knows to make good use of its claws to scratch at the ground for bugs; we human beings should work harder for living, shouldn’t we? We’re in this real world, trying to make a living, trying to make a name for ourselves. Sometimes we get luck, sometimes we don’t. Recently, I got a letter from Alan of Xinhua. Himself, a veteran, yet was bullied by a newbie, he didn’t know what to do. Let’s hear out his story….


Alan:
Bro, I work as a salesman at a tech company. I’ve been here for three years. I am not that ambitious about work. Work is just fine like always. However, half a year ago, we had this new colleague, Wang. He’s pretty okay at first, yet we found this guy slippery. You know, when we were out for business meetings, with the receipts, the company would reimburse us later. Somehow, he managed to let the company think that he’s trying to save money for the company. As a result, we won’t be able to do anything at the company’s expense. On top of that, he became sarcastic sometimes, especially around me. He thought he’s better than others as he'd studied abroad. There’s this one time, he’s so over the top.

At a company meeting…
Boss: We’d like to promote this new product, IQ987... In order to make this project go smoothly, we’ve funded a lot of money for this…. Let’s welcome our specialist, Wang, to show you the details!
Wang: ...that’s the brief introduction for today. Thank you. Any questions?
Alan: Yes, I am not clear about the product specifications you…
Wang: If you don’t even get that, how do you call yourself a salesman?
Alan: ...Okay..? I guess I’ll look for more information myself…?

After that meeting, Xiao-mei told me that she once worked with Wang on a case. She thought it’d be nice if I could sign it off and close the deal. Wang said to Xiao-mei,

“if you want Alan to sign off the deal, I won’t bother to care about all the responsibilities that come after. This case cost me enough time to credit myself.”

Bro, you see… I’ve been here for three years, yet, being teased by a rookie. I want to quit every day, you know. They say, “All lay loads on a willing horse.” You tell me, bro! What am I supposed to do? Some of our products are just not that great, I can’t bullshit like we’ve got this perfect product for the clients.

Su:
Bro, listen, I’ve never done any office job myself before, but I know this; when you give him an inch, he’ll take you a yard. You gotta toughen up! “???????? N?g-thôo pha?k kú iâ ê t?ng!” Don’t let others look down on you! You know, farm soil is usually soft and mushy. But, if the farm soil gets no water, it becomes very dry and hard.

I believe that getting along with others works like this: it’s when our body and the cholesterols are having each other’s back. Having too much cholesterol makes our blood vessels harden; yet, we can’t fix our cell wall when we’re not having enough cholesterol.

I understand that an institutional company will promote healthy competition for better profits. However, there’s someone always better than you. Don’t get arrogant. Don’t let it go to your head.

In Alan's story, what do you guys think? Newbie Wang did something wrong? Alan is too upset? Is this all about rightness? I invite you guys to leave a comment or thoughts below.



It’s a long day. Let’s go get some drinks. (They visit a jiudian.)

At a jiudian....
(Jiudian is a place where you can “order” some “girls.” You buy their time; they’ll stay in the booth with you and drink with you. Some businessmen like to bring their business partners there as they negotiate the deals.)

Girl Xiuxiu: Su-dong, it’s been a long time since you last visited! You promised me a building last time, yes?

Su-dong: Alright, ok, if i got this deal tonight, I’d let my wife get you one.

Girl Ah-zhu: You get your wife…, fuck you! Forget it, Xiuxiu, let’s not take his case anymore.

Su-dong: Sassy, huh? Stanley, let’s play the hand game.

Girl Xiuxiu: ohh, stop that, Ah-zhu, you don’t understand. Look at Su, look at his eyes, look at his beard, look at how he plays the hand game, look at the glass of the Martini that he’s having… He just can’t hide how outstanding he is. I'm so attracted to him. He’s like the firefly in the dark nights. He's so exceptional.


Friends, in the early 60s of Taiwan, this Taiwan hand game is a way for people to interact with others, to get along with others, and even to develop a good relationship with others, especially when two groups of people are not close at all. However, as there are less and less people speaking Taiwanese, this Taiwan hand game is not that popular in recent days. This old Taiwan hand game is fading. You can barely hear the exchange of “the shouting” anymore.

Whether it’s a casual gathering, a formal dinner, a business occasion, this Taiwan hand game boosts up the mood and delivers passion as the event goes. This is something very Taiwanese. I have many joyful memories with this hand game. So today, I'd like to share this Taiwan hand game with you guys.

Here’s how to play the game:
First, you start with “Pa la Can,” which is the Rock Paper Scissors. (“Pa la Can” is the Japanese.) The winner goes first.

While both players give out the numbers by their fingers, at the same moment, the winner will say the number that he thinks the total of their fingers would be, from 0 to 10. However, they are not gonna say the number like “yi, er, san… (one, two, three…).” They say phrases that indicate the numbers that they want. For example, if they want “one,” they don’t say “one.” They say “??”or”??”or”??”or”??”or”??” to indicate the number one. If they want to say “two,” they say “???”or”??”or”??.”

If it's your turn to say the number and you get the sum of the fingers right, you win.

Here are some of the phrases that you can use when you’re playing the game.
You can say:
??(bia?n), ??(tan tsho), ??(tong tiau), ??, ??(bo? la?i) to indicate one. (??, ?? are homophones.)
???(lio?ng siong-ho?), ??(nn?g e?), ??(siang siang) to indicate two.
??(san san), ??(la?u san) to indicate three.
??(su? hong), ??(su su?) to indicate the number four.
(There’s no phrase for five. Explanation below.)
??(la?k lia?n ), ??(la?k ha?h) to indicate six. (?? means the universe.)
??(tshi?t kha?), ??(ta?h), ??(khit-tsia?h) to indicate the number seven. (??, ?? are the homophones.)
??(pat sian), ??(pat phi?t), ??(pa pa), ??(pa ta?ng) to indicate eight.
??(ka?u kue?), ??(khua?i ta?u), ??(kue? ta?u), ??(ka?u kue?), ??(ka?u ka?u) to indicate nine. (?? means someone’s weird.)
??(sip tsua?n), ??(tso?ng la?i), ??(tso?ng pho?ng) to indicate ten. (?? is a name of Chinese medicine.)

Players avoid saying five.
Because there’s a good chance of meeting five. They don’t want the game to end short. They want the game to last longer.

Some people might raise questions about how to know what phrase to use. It’s all about the mutual agreement between two players. And most importantly, the rhythm of Taiwanese. As the game goes, they raise their voice. They might eventually shout out phrases at each other. They choose phrases that work with the flow, work with exchange tempo. This is when the vibe is building up. The game is all about that. And, again, this is why they avoid saying “five” as the high possibility of meeting five might kill the good mood.



Thank you for listening. This is Su’s Podcast.

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