Weekends

Thoughts and comments on things Malaysian mostly, and on the English Premier League and the World occasionally.

Sunday, October 12, 2003

My English not best but theirs more terok

My English not best one. But I don’t mind. Becos why? Becos people all can understand what I say or write, even foreigners like Singaporeans. Only last month I met Phua Choo Kang and he said, “Wah lau, your English not bad one. Don’t pray pray.” So I ackshun a bit lah and spoke like a mat salleh. “Of course, I am speaking Manglish!,” I said.

And so I cannot understand those fellas at MEDIFACE. They all one kind one-lah. Why can’t they just use Manglish? Then-ah, everybody can understand them. Instead they use….. what to call it ah?. Never main-lah, afturds use wrong term can kena sue. But, if I give you a few examples, you sure can know one.

"Mr. Dinesh Nair must be ranked as one of the out standing intellectual Dignity of Malaysia, and Malaysian must be thankful to God Almighty for having such a grand treasure of intellect, wit and truthfulness in form of Mr. Dinesh Nair, I am personally very much impressed from Mr. Dinesh Nair and infect it's his love, kindness and candour which provoke and then finally motivates me to write this article." From here

“Sometimes, when we want to have an ultimate satisfaction in life, a person will published it even it is no more with you. You see, that's for and to self actualize one self. That statement of mine is just a statement like many others who did the same in their biography when talking about experience.” From here

“Our Prime Minister, Yang Amat Berhormat Dato Seri Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamed urged the masses to take up the incentives provided in gearing to accommodate, to integrate, and to immerse ourselves into the national computerization system.”
From here


Aiyo, see what I mean. My head pusing man when I try to read. Some more blur only when I try to understand.

If only the Mediface people would use Manglish. But they dowan, Malaysia things awways no good. So must go America to study English. “I took up special class in American slang and English in Administration of Office Management, that is, AOM 320.” said their Chairman.

This is the trouble with some Malaysians. When Malaysia tak boleh, they want to boleh and when Malaysia boleh, they tak boleh.

Goodnight ah.

(Academic Note: Manglish spelling from MANGLISH by Lee Su Kim, Times Books International, 1998)