MALAYSIAN ASTRONAUTS

American Spaceman is called Astronaut
Russian Spaceman is called Cosmonaut
Chinese Spaceman is called Taikonaut
Malaysian Spaceman??? - Can-or-naut

Dr. was thinking about sending somebody into space.
Three potential can-or-nauts were called for an interview - one Indian, one Malay and one
Chinese.

Dr. interviews the Indian first: "So, Muthu, this is a dangerous mission.
How much do you think you should be paid?"
Muthu replied: "One million ringgit.*” (*Malaysian $)
"Why so much?" asks Dr.
"Very dangerous mission, Datuk.** Maybe no come back!" replied Muthu.
(**’Sir’ in Malay language) "That's understandable, " says Dr. ?. "Thank you.”

“Please ask the Malay guy to come here,"
So the Malay walks up, and is asked the same question.
"Alamak!***...2 million, Datuk," replied the Malay candidate. (***local expression ie “OH My!)
"Two million? That's twice as much! Even the "aneh", before you, asked for only one million." "You see, Datuk," explains Mat, "I have 4 wives and 15 children ... With 20 of us, it is a big family to support when I am gone...!"
"I see," says Dr.

"Okay, can you ask that Chinese guy to come then?"
The Chinese guy comes in and Dr. ? asks, "Ah Chong, given this is a very
risky mission, how much do you want?"
Ah Chong thinks for a while, and says, "3 million."
Dr. appears shocked. "What?!? 3 million! Why so much?"
Ah Chong beckons Dr. to come closer. He quietly whispers into his ear,
"Datuk, one million you keep, one million I keep, and then one more million
to send that "aneh" into space lah!"
And...so,...the Muthu was finally sent out to space.....