tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13453877.post116007267009444746..comments2024-01-24T11:45:48.266+08:00Comments on Thinking aloud: Languages and what it means to be MalaysianMin Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15045703242210355727noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13453877.post-1164150962226126292006-11-22T07:16:00.000+08:002006-11-22T07:16:00.000+08:00Hijackqueen's "jiak loti" reminds me of the two Ho...Hijackqueen's "jiak loti" reminds me of the two Hokkien speaking guys in a Penang nightclub requesting the DJ to play the song, "Ah Cheng buay loti". Of course there's was lots of "where got"? and "ou laaa"! "Mana ou 'Ah Cheng buay loti' song"?<BR/> The manager then got involved and after some head scratching said,"ahh you want that song 'unchained Melody',right"? "Si la"..replied the two Hokkien guys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13453877.post-1161155909793378282006-10-18T15:18:00.000+08:002006-10-18T15:18:00.000+08:00Oh yea, my 91 y/o grandma still eat with her hands...Oh yea, my 91 y/o grandma still eat with her hands and wore sarong the whole dayyyyyyyyyy! Oh, you forgot the "jiak loti" (eat bread). lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13453877.post-1160113756769505032006-10-06T13:49:00.000+08:002006-10-06T13:49:00.000+08:00Ya, mott. That must be most Malaysian of all. Wh...Ya, mott. That must be most Malaysian of all. Where else you can get a term like "gostan"? And anyone ever wondered how "going outstation" came about for going out of town?Min Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045703242210355727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13453877.post-1160109544753882972006-10-06T12:39:00.000+08:002006-10-06T12:39:00.000+08:00i like this best.."gostan"my paternal g-ma said th...i like this best..<BR/><BR/>"gostan"<BR/><BR/>my paternal g-ma said that a many time to my g-pa..(penang-mari also, but foochow!!)<BR/><BR/>hee hee!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13453877.post-1160099568668117402006-10-06T09:52:00.000+08:002006-10-06T09:52:00.000+08:00haha, it was really turning into a ramble. but poi...haha, it was really turning into a ramble. but point well made. especially the part 'i don't want to tolerate, i want to embrace'. well said! being exposed to so may different culture right here, without having to travel all over, we should take the opportunity and embrace it all.mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533948223583280991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13453877.post-1160096928121693602006-10-06T09:08:00.000+08:002006-10-06T09:08:00.000+08:00I know exactly what u mean..I know exactly what u mean..Cuddly Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03971741494801319495noreply@blogger.com