Rich People Problems-Kwan 2017 (WWT)

“Well, call him, or call whoever the on-duty supervisor is.”
“That would be Sergeant Gurung,” the guard said, getting out his walkie-talkie. He
began talking in Nepali into the device, and a few minutes later, an officer emerged from
the darkness, having come from the main guardhouse up the road.
Nick recognized him immediately. “Hey, Joey, it’s me, Nick! Will you tell your friend
here to let us through?”
The burly guard in the starched olive fatigues walked up to the passenger-side window
with a big smile. “Nicky Young! It’s so good to see you! What has it been? Four, five years
now?”
“I was last back in 2010. That’s why your compadre over here doesn’t know me.”
Sergeant Gurung leaned against the car window. “Listen, we are under specific orders
here. I don’t quite know how to put this, but we’re not allowed to let you enter.”
*1 Malay for “bald-headed.” For some reason, the word has also become popular as a nickname for little boys with crew
cuts.
*2 Singapore Chinese Girls’ School, which we ACS boys used to call Sucking Co—uh, never mind.
*3 Hokkien for “I couldn’t give a damn.”