Hetalia Chapter 3
A Japanese man is asked to a potluck and he brings along some of his sweets. The potluck is full of Asians and he puts it aside to talk to a Turk.
The Chinese man takes one good look at the sweets on the table and walks away, muttering about the not being as cute as a certain character.
The Thai smiles and tastes one sweet, before taking one to pass it to a Cambodian. However, the Cambodian does not like the taste, and gives the half-bitten sweet back to the Thai. The Thai frowns.
The Malaysian takes one sweet, and complains that it is not spicy enough. The Indonesian agrees with him as he takes one sweet as well.
The Filipino enjoys the sweet and passes it to several of her friends. She plans to take some home later, but is stopped by a disapproving Vietnamese. She tells him to leave some for the others, before taking two and replacing it with two sweets of her own specialty, green bean cakes.
The Bruneian tastes a sweet and thinks that it is sweet and asks the Japanese how to make it.
The Singaporean, on the other hand, takes a good look and ensures that all of the members of the potluck are not looking at the table before taking out all of the hidden plastic bags in his pocket and stuffing the sweets into the bags.
The Vietnamese caught sight on him and complains to the Laotian. The Laotian tells it to the Turk who stares at the Singaporean angrily. The Singaporean mutters an apology before putting the contents back on the plate, making sure to secret a plastic bag into his shirt sleeve such that the Turk would not notice. The Japanese is too polite to complain.
Note: Singaporeans have a sense of Kiasuism or "I want everything." Vietnamese green bean cakes are delicious. Indonesians and Malaysians like spicy things while Filipinos tend to share with their friends what they have.
"Brunei?"
"Yeah, Singapore?"
"Would you like to come to Marina South Pier? I would like to go fishing with you."
"Oi, Singapore, invite me as well." Malaysia rose up his hand. They were all at a Asean Meeting.
"I would like to eat some sea bass as well." Indonesia gave a high-five to Malaysia.
"What's with you two. Fishing at Marina South Pier doesn't mean that you will definitely catch sea bass." Singapore wondered. Both Malaysia and Indonesia chuckled.
"You haven't read the latest post going about, have you?" Brunei asked.
"Huh?"
"They say that some sea bass has been spotted lurking about St. John's Island."
"Did you just say St. John's?" Singapore dramatically paled.
"Yeah, what about it?" Singapore rapidly dialed on his hand phone, glaring back at Vietnam. This was urgent enough to interrupt a meeting!
"Hello, can you check the fishing nets? It's really urgent." He spoke to the manager of the fish farm.
"What! More than 200 fish escaped!" Malaysia and Indonesia had already left the room, fishing rods in tow. Singapore hung up on the frantic manager and excused himself from the meeting.
"Indonesia! Malaysia! Don't you dare eat those fish; it's my private supply of sea bass!" He yelled after the two laughing Malay nations.
Singapore: Anlers reel in free bumper catch. Sea bass that escaped from government fish farm likely ended up on dinner tables (Strait Times June 24, pg A20)
"My fish, those poor fish, all gone." Singapore moaned as he sobbed in his hands. Next to him, Indonesia and Malaysia were busy barbequing five freshly caught sea bass right in front of Singapore.
"Singapura, do you want one?" Malaysia waved one dipped in chilli sauce right in front of Singapore's face.
"Shut up, Malaysia. I haven't fined you yet for that last parking charge."