Thursday, October 18, 2007
Ah Beng's English
Here is a big of Maglish or Singlish for all.
> Ah Beng was asked to make a sentence using
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 10 . Not only did he do it 1 to 10, he did it again back to 1.
This was what he came up with...
1 day I go 2 climb up a 3 outside a house to peep. But the couple saw me, so I panic and 4 down. The man rush out and wanted to 5 with me. I run so fast until I felt 6 and throw up. So I go into 7 eleven and grab some 8 to throw at him. Then I took a 9 and try to stab him. 10 God he run away. So, I put the 9 back and pay for the 8 and left 7 eleven. Next day, I call my boss and say I am 6 . He said 5 , tomorrow also no need to come back 4 work. He also asks me to climb a 3 and jump down. I don't understand, I so nice 2 him but I don't know what he 1 .
P/S: Contributed by LCL
> Ah Beng was asked to make a sentence using
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 10 . Not only did he do it 1 to 10, he did it again back to 1.
This was what he came up with...
1 day I go 2 climb up a 3 outside a house to peep. But the couple saw me, so I panic and 4 down. The man rush out and wanted to 5 with me. I run so fast until I felt 6 and throw up. So I go into 7 eleven and grab some 8 to throw at him. Then I took a 9 and try to stab him. 10 God he run away. So, I put the 9 back and pay for the 8 and left 7 eleven. Next day, I call my boss and say I am 6 . He said 5 , tomorrow also no need to come back 4 work. He also asks me to climb a 3 and jump down. I don't understand, I so nice 2 him but I don't know what he 1 .
P/S: Contributed by LCL
61% of 33 U.S. lipsticks test positive for lead
Safety group studied reds nationwide
October 12, 2007
By PAUL WALSH
STAR TRIBUNE
MINNEAPOLIS — American-made lipstick contains “surprisingly high levels of lead,” according to new product test results released Friday by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics.
The lead tests were conducted by an independent laboratory over the month of September on red lipsticks bought in Minneapolis, Boston, Hartford and San Francisco.
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Its findings include:
•Sixty-one percent of the 33 brand-name lipsticks tested contained detectable levels of lead, with levels ranging from 0.03 to 0.65 parts per million (ppm). None of these lipsticks listed lead as an ingredient.
•One-third exceeded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s 0.1 ppm limit for lead in candy.
•Thirty-nine percent of the lipsticks tested had no detectable levels of lead.
October 12, 2007
By PAUL WALSH
STAR TRIBUNE
MINNEAPOLIS — American-made lipstick contains “surprisingly high levels of lead,” according to new product test results released Friday by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics.
The lead tests were conducted by an independent laboratory over the month of September on red lipsticks bought in Minneapolis, Boston, Hartford and San Francisco.
Advertisement
Its findings include:
•Sixty-one percent of the 33 brand-name lipsticks tested contained detectable levels of lead, with levels ranging from 0.03 to 0.65 parts per million (ppm). None of these lipsticks listed lead as an ingredient.
•One-third exceeded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s 0.1 ppm limit for lead in candy.
•Thirty-nine percent of the lipsticks tested had no detectable levels of lead.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Why Chinese Shouldn't have Christian names
Anne Chang
==> (Mandarin) - Dirty
Anne Chin
==>(Mandarin) - Keep quiet
Faye Chen
==>(Mandarin) - Dusty
Carl Cheng
==>(Hokkien) - Buttock
Monica Cheng
==>(Hokkien) - Touching your buttocks
Lucy Leow
==>(Hokkien) - You are dead
Jane Tan
==>(Mandarin) - Frying eggs
Suzie Leow
==>(Hokkien) - Lost till death
Henry Mah
==>(Mandarin) - Hate your mum
Corrine Tai
==>(Hokkien) - Poor fellow
Paul Chan
==>(Mandarin) - Bankrupt
Nelson Tan
==>(Mandarin) - Bird laying eggs
Leslie Tong
==>(Mandarin) - Rubbish bin
Carmen Teng
==>(Hokkien) - Leg hair long
Connie Mah
==>(Cantonese) - Call your mother
Danny See
==>(Hokkien) - Squeeze you to death
Rosie Teng
==>(Hokkien) - Screws and nails
Pete Tsai
==>(Hokkien) - Nose droppings
Macy Koh
==>(Cantonese) - Never die before
==> (Mandarin) - Dirty
Anne Chin
==>(Mandarin) - Keep quiet
Faye Chen
==>(Mandarin) - Dusty
Carl Cheng
==>(Hokkien) - Buttock
Monica Cheng
==>(Hokkien) - Touching your buttocks
Lucy Leow
==>(Hokkien) - You are dead
Jane Tan
==>(Mandarin) - Frying eggs
Suzie Leow
==>(Hokkien) - Lost till death
Henry Mah
==>(Mandarin) - Hate your mum
Corrine Tai
==>(Hokkien) - Poor fellow
Paul Chan
==>(Mandarin) - Bankrupt
Nelson Tan
==>(Mandarin) - Bird laying eggs
Leslie Tong
==>(Mandarin) - Rubbish bin
Carmen Teng
==>(Hokkien) - Leg hair long
Connie Mah
==>(Cantonese) - Call your mother
Danny See
==>(Hokkien) - Squeeze you to death
Rosie Teng
==>(Hokkien) - Screws and nails
Pete Tsai
==>(Hokkien) - Nose droppings
Macy Koh
==>(Cantonese) - Never die before
Monday, October 8, 2007
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Never translate IT terms to the Malay Language
Why Dr. Mahathir insists on using English for math and science. Because globally people use the language as information and/or technology language at this moment. How dangerous it is if we were to use these words in Bahasa, especially in schools. See example below.
hardware = barangkeras
software = baranglembut
joystick = batang gembira
plug and play = cucuk dan main
port = lubang
server = pelayan
client = pelanggan
Try to translate this:
ENGLISH :
"That server gives a plug and play service to the clients using either hardware or software joystick. The joystick goes into the port of the client."
email me if you want the translation
hardware = barangkeras
software = baranglembut
joystick = batang gembira
plug and play = cucuk dan main
port = lubang
server = pelayan
client = pelanggan
Try to translate this:
ENGLISH :
"That server gives a plug and play service to the clients using either hardware or software joystick. The joystick goes into the port of the client."
email me if you want the translation
Flight Information- A true account
This is a true account of what was heard on a recent flight from Shenzhen to Qingtao by XYZ airline (airline name not mentioned)
:
"Good afternoon, Ladies and the German. This is your cheap purser Wang Lui
speaking. On behalf of China
Sudden Airlines, I would like to welcome you
on board our Bowling 737 from Shenzhen to Qingtao.
Members of my crew speak Chinese and other languages that
you do not know.
It is a great pressure serving you to-die. Should you need any resistance
during the fright, peace do pest the call button. I and my gals are
available to make you feel comfortable.
Meanwhile, the airkwaft is going to fry. Peace sit upright and keep your
belt tightly fastened until dinner is served at five dirty p.m. Hope you
would enjoy your fright with us. Funk kill."
:
"Good afternoon, Ladies and the German. This is your cheap purser Wang Lui
speaking. On behalf of China
Sudden Airlines, I would like to welcome you
on board our Bowling 737 from Shenzhen to Qingtao.
Members of my crew speak Chinese and other languages that
you do not know.
It is a great pressure serving you to-die. Should you need any resistance
during the fright, peace do pest the call button. I and my gals are
available to make you feel comfortable.
Meanwhile, the airkwaft is going to fry. Peace sit upright and keep your
belt tightly fastened until dinner is served at five dirty p.m. Hope you
would enjoy your fright with us. Funk kill."
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