以下这段对话是在马来西亚咖啡店无意间听到的闲聊。就如我们一般的认知——代表各族的四个“闲人”（阿里、阿南、阿明和阿德里安）——正在闲聊。
阿里：嘿，阿德里安。欢迎你从古晋回来。为何这么久不见，老兄？
阿德里安：哎呀，飞机票又涨价了。我告诉你们－我已被生活压力压得透不过气了
阿南：很高兴你回来，兄弟。是的。机票价格狂飙。所有东西的价格也是如此。不知道大家有没有看到，国家幸福指数排名下降了。坦白说，我不相信那些白人的民调。但是，不能否认的是，我们曾经是一个更幸福的国家。
听说你们沙巴和砂拉越的土著更不开心，可能很快就会被称为达雅人！我记得不久前你们的一些领导人也呼吁以“Momogun”来称呼沙巴土著！（因在许多官方表格选项中，只有马来人、华人、印裔和其他）
阿德里安：Momogun！什么鬼东西！无论我们如何称呼自己，都没有任何差别。正是你们半岛人所做的一切才害死我们。
阿明：喂阿德里安。我们都在同一个国家，这里也不好过。
阿德里安：对，同意，但不要给我们太大压力。那种原谅——宽恕和忘记的心态——必须改变，否则我们永远不会得到正义
阿里：谈正义。您有关注最新的森林城市精彩故事吗？彭博社独家报导了森林城市可能获得赌场牌照的消息。
阿明：是的。我也读到了。我听说新加坡人和印尼人对此感到非常兴奋。我告诉你，如果此事成真，新山将成为一个繁荣的城市！消息告诉我，这个新闻之所以出街，是在试水温。
阿南：不可能，老兄。首相已经否认有关报导，不要再散播不实报导。无论谁在推动设立赌场，都会遇到大麻烦。
阿里：嗯。他们可试图堵住批评者的嘴，但这全都上了社交媒体。难道要把所有人提控上法庭？有些官方单位的做法过头了
阿德里安：同意。我们的监狱也没有足够的空间
阿明：没错。这就是纳吉要求居家服刑的原因！
一片笑声
阿南：其实我们是个充满赌徒国家。不需要赌场。我们已有4D、3D，甚至2D。
阿明：T……是我妻子的首选。你知道几年前有人赢得了9500万令吉
阿德里安：哇，这对我来说是个大新闻。可是，赌博是一种罪过，朋友！对我来说这是不被允许的。只要sock（袜子），我是说stock（股市） ，这股市就犹如赌场了！
阿里：哈哈哈，我也是：不赌博。虽然这不是一个大罪行，只是小罪行，但在伊斯兰教中仍然是不被允许的。
阿明：为何？你可以讲解一下吗。
阿里：嗯-根据当局的说法，赌博被定义“maysir”。意思是投机或赌博。 Maisir在伊斯兰金融中是被禁止的，因为这是透过机遇而不是生产活动来创造财富。
阿南：对，我认为所有或大多数宗教都不赞成赌博，这包括了印度教也是禁赌的。
阿明：是的，好的。但对我而言，每个人都可有不同观点。
阿德里安：阿门。或许你们不知道，不久前，在马哈迪的时代，我们国家银行的金融奇才也在外汇交易上豪赌，而且输了一大笔，几乎让国家破产。
阿里：哎呀！这对我来说是新闻。这是什么时候发生的？谁涉及其中？
阿南：我现在想起来了。但不是很清楚。好像有成立了一个皇家调查委员会。
阿明：是的。我现在记得了，阿南。尽管外汇豪赌发生在马哈迪时代，并且是有史以来最大的金融丑闻，但马哈迪成功把事件压下来。但纳吉在任首相期间，曾成立皇家调查委员会展开调查
阿里：那么皇家调查委员会报告后续如何？
阿明：我认为报告发现马哈迪应对超过300亿令吉的损失负有部分责任。
阿里：哇，这是非常大损失，我不知道他是个“大赌徒”。
阿德里安：他赌的是国家的钱。众所周知，他非常节俭。我记得马哈迪说过，他不需要致富自己，因为他当部长后已经很富有了。有人说他很吝啬。不管怎样，有趣的是皇家调查委员会报告的总结建议是“NFA ”。你相信吗─“NFA ”！纳吉最近在其挪用SRC国际公司4200万令吉案件被定罪时，也提出了这一点。
阿明：NFA-这代表什么？
阿里：没有进一步的行动了。这不就是搞屁！
周围一片笑声
阿南：搞屁？我告诉－我们有些领导人所为更恶心！真的是令人一次又一次的失望
阿里：同意。嘿，下一次就把这个当作我们聊天主题怎么样？如谁是大马最糟糕的首相——纳吉或马哈迪？或者谁在国家财务管理失当上更严重？
阿明：安华呢？
阿德里安：哎呀。还不能包括他。得给他一些时间！对了，谁会在新古毛补选中获胜？
阿明：这是一场伯仲之间选战。告诉你，我们押注了谁是赢家和胜出的多数票，输者请客咖哩面。
阿里：算我一份！我喜欢咖哩面，尤其是免费的。
其他人：同意。
林德宜《咖啡店闲聊：森林城市和新古毛补选》原文：Kopitiam Malaysia Chat on Forest City and KKB
This conversation was overheard at Kopitiam Malaysia. Our usual suspects - the Four As (Ali, Anand, Ah Beng and Adrian) - were having their regular chat
Ali: Hey Adrian. Selamat kembali from Kuching. Why such a long time no see, man?
Adrian: Aiyah. Fares gone up again. I tell you - we are getting fed up being screwed left and right
Anand: Good to have you back, bro. Yeah. Airfares have gone crazy. So also prices of everything. Don’t know if you guys have read that the country’s happiness ranking has dropped. Frankly I don’t trust these orang putih polls. But yeah, we used to be a much happier country
Heard that you Bumis in Sabah and Sarawak are even more unhappy and may soon call yourselves Dayaks! I remember not so long ago some of your leaders called for your communities there to be called “Momogun”!
Adrian: Momogun! Son of a gun! Whatever we call ourselves doesn't make any difference. It’s all your Semenanjung doing which is killing us.
Ah Beng: Come on lah Adrian. We are really one nation. Suffering here also, okay
Adrian: Alright. Agree but don’t push us too much. This maaf - forgive and forget mindset -has to change or we will never get justice
Ali: Talking of justice. Have you been following the latest Forest City juicy story. Bloomberg leaked the news that FC may get a casino licence.
Ah Beng: Yeah. I read too. I heard that the Singaporeans and Indonesians got very excited over this. I tell you if that happens, JB will be a boom city! A little bird told me that this story has been put out as a trial balloon
Anand: No way man. PMX has already denied and don’t play play on this. Whoever is pushing the casino story is going to get into big trouble
Ali: Well. They may try to gag the critics but it’s all over social media. How to charge everyone in court? Some of the authorities are just too much
Adrian: Agree. And there’s also not enough space in our jails
Ah Beng: Exactly. That’s why Najib is being put under house arrest!
Lots of laughter
Anand: Actually we are a country of gamblers. No need for casinos. We have 4D, 3D, even 2D.
Ah Beng: T… is my wife’s preferred. You know someone won RM95 million some years ago
Adrian: Wow, news to me. But sorry lah, gambling is a sin, my friend! No way for me. Just the sock, I mean stock, market is good enough for gambling!
Ali: Hahaha. Me too: No gambling. Although not a major sin, as a minor one, it’s still not permissible in Islam.
Ah Beng: Why Li? Can you explain
Ali: Well - according to legal authorities it is characterised as ” maysir”. This means speculation or gambling. Maisir is prohibited in Islamic finance because it creates wealth from chance instead of productive activity.
Anand: Okay. I think all or perhaps most religions frown on gambling. Includes Hinduism in case you are not aware.
Ah Beng: Yeah, okay. To each his own I say.
Adrian: Amen. But you know, not so long ago, during Dr. M’s time, our financial wizards in Bank Negara gambled on the forex exchange and lost so much it nearly bankrupted the country.
Ali: Aiyah! That’s news to me. When did this happen? Who was involved?
Anand: I remember now. But not so well. There was a Royal Commission of Inquiry held.
Ah Beng: Yes. I remember better now, Anand. Although the forex gambling took place during his time and was the largest financial scandal ever, Dr. M managed to keep it secret. But Najib as PM got an RCI going on it during his time
Ali: So what happened with the RCI report, Beng?
Ah Beng: I think the report found that Dr. M was in part responsible for the loss of over RM30 billion.
Ali: Wow. So much. I didn’t know that he was a big time gambler.
Adrian: Only with the country’s money lah. He is reputed to be very frugal. I think he said that he doesn’t need to enrich himself as he is already rich after he became Minister. Some people say that he is very kedukut. Anyway, the funny thing is that the RCI concluded with the recommendation of NFA. Can
you believe it - NFA! That was recently brought up by Najib when he complained against the conviction over the RM42 million SRC International case. .
Ah Beng: NFA - what does that stand for?
Ali: No further action man. Not no farting around!
Laughter all round
Anand: No farting again? I tell you - some of our leadership stink! We really have been let down again and again
Ali: Agree. Hey, how about this as our chat subject when we next meet? Who is a worse PM for Malaysia - Najib or Mahathir? Or who mismanaged our nation’s money worse?
Ah Beng: How about Anwar?
Adrian: Aiyah. Cannot yet include him. Got to give him some time! But hey, who’s going to win in KKB?
Ah Beng: Close fight man. Tell you what. We place our bet on who will be the winner and the margin. And the loser belanja the rest with curry laksa
Ali: Boleh! Count me in. I like my curry laksa especially if free.
The rest: Setuju!
