Got kena rotan ah?

When i was in primary school back in the early 2000, this phrase was very widely used and it brings back memories of the good old mischevious days. We would do so many nonsense and then end up getting in trouble with our teachers.

When someone was caught doing something, the rest of us would run away from the crime scene and seek shelter as fast as possible. The friend which was caught usually gets court marshall by our discipline teacher.

The rest would wait impatiently for the hearing to be over. Was one of the hardest moments for us students to know that your friend is fighting a battle with the higher authority and there is nothing we could do about it. The one famous and without fail, the first question that will always be asked irrespective of all other factors is:

Dei/wei/bro/macha, got kena rotan ah??

Followed by : Where kena?? How many?? Pain ah??

The last caining which i remember receiving was during my form 2. 😛

Thank you all teachers for those unforgettable years in school 😀

To Offer or Not to Offer O.o

The LRT is a place where i get to see a diverse group of people. I use it on a daily basis. It is rather convenient.

Out of all the diverse people i see on the LRT, the most mind flushing type of people are the ladies with belly fat and the pregnant. I know that there is a difference between pregnant ladies and belly fat ladies but then at times the line between the two is quite blur. I am not making fun of this because it is actually true. There is an article on this in BBC News website.

I am often in a dilemma whether to offer that person a seat because she may not be pregnant but just big. So by offering her a seat, i would not like to offend her you see. That is when i freeze in time and start to go in deep thoughts. I do not want to be a bad person by not offering the pregnant lady a seat, and at the same time i would not like to offend her if she happen to be just having excessive belly fat.

Its just hard laa. It is very stressful at times as well.

I even went online to actually check whether such a situation exist and boy was i glad that there was an article by BBC News regarding it. It proved that i am not the only one with such a problem. That article is in more detail about this situation that people experience on commuters.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8730106.stm

Outcomes :

1) Offer the lady a place and get her blessings if she is pregnant.

2) Offer the lady a place, and if she does not happen to be pregnant , she may or may not be offended.

3) Stand, so you won’t have to encounter this type of situation.

 

Peace!

Foreigners using ‘Lah’

I study in a university where there are a lot of foreign students. These students happen to try to use the word ‘lah ‘. Maybe they are trying to fit in i guess or tryin to achieve something. I don’t know. But they better do something about it.

The thing which i find weird is that they do not use lah in a proper context. They have not mastered the art of lah. They are playing with a word beyond their understanding.

Analogy : You are hearing a musical composition and suddenly you hear an off note. Potong stim kottt.

Lah has become an identity for Malaysians and not using it correctly it is not a good thing man. Not cool.

Advice : Try to properly understand the usage and intonations of lah before attempting to include it in your sentence. Tq. We appreciate your effort. 😉

For your reference:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manglish

Malaysians and Traffic Lights

 

In Malaysia, traffic lights have come a long was since it’s humble begining many years ago.

Fun Fact : The first traffic light was invented by John Peake Knight in the year 1868.

Nowadays, traffic lights  in Malaysia have seen an evolution in its definition and function of every respective light. The new traffic light definition is more subjective and personal. It is like they have somewhat adapted the HP 2006 campaign of ‘The Computer is Personal Again’ and made it into ‘The Traffic Light is Personal Again’.  Motorcyclist are the majority early adopters of this new definition of the traffic light.

 

Traditional definition
Red : Stop
Amber : Prepare to stop
Green : Go

 

Evolved definition
Red : If there are no vehicles visible, might as well larrr.
Amber : Still can macha. Still can make it.
Green : Ensure there are no other users beating the other red lights. Proceed if clear.
On a serious note : Please comply to the rules. You may save yourself and someone else from a whole lot of unnecessary injuries and problems. TQ.