WHAT'S YOUR HANDICAP?

Just the other night; papa saw a slightly paunched man, pretty much like him;middle aged and greying. The only difference was; he had a jelitawan beside him. He does looked prosperous; dressed well and so does the girl. From first glance alone; people would know that they were not near relations. They had to be a couple. This chap must have tried for the better and got the girl. On top of that; he seemed to have the ‘dough’.However that formula alone wouldn’t have worked unless and until an extra element is added-the finesse part! Papa for one lacked this all important appendage. He knows this; except that he’s being apathetic and just doesn’t care. For the truth of the matter is: he’s not chasing. He only wants to show bravado by just talking rather than actually pursuing. He saw no purpose in pursuing anymore. Papa’s happy basking in his little niche in life.
The ‘golf’ albeit the world’s worst swing henceforth playing the public nine hole golf courses with friends of his golf standing- ‘homeless and hopeless’. The fortnightly visits to Bukit Tengkorak with Wak Mus- the toothless tiger from Sengkang. Traversing the length and breadth of Muar and Batu Pahat searching for delectable cuisines-the beriyani, asam pedas and early morning satay among the few and disparate.The very much mundaned activities of an ordinary man. Mediocrity at its unmoving best! Perhaps if he could squeeze just a few ringgit more at the end of the month whence the incomes and expenditures are balanced out; then and only then can papa go jelitawan chasing but what good would it be if only a few hundred be managed!