Monday, May 30, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Happy Bday ML!!! (in advance)
Great food and company as JA and I celebrated ML's bday in advance at Ember restaurant. Special mention must be made for the exceptional level of service given while we were there. Had rump of lamb myself done still pink inside with cous cous while JA and ML both had Confit of duck as their main course. Have to say that this was one of the better duck confit I've tried with the flavours well balanced and not overly salty. Excellent! ML also loved his appetizer of pork knuckle terrine. A very pricey place though, going to have to go back to eating grass in June. Hahahaha!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Saturday, May 07, 2011
Friday, May 06, 2011
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
SDP Loves Singapore Video
Sent from my iPhone
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Advice
Sent from my iPhone
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Dear...
Dear Noah,
We could have sworn you said the ark wasn't leaving till 5.
Sincerely, UnicornsDear Twilight fans,
Please realize that because vampires are dead and have no blood pumping through them, they can never get an erection.
Enjoy fantasizing about that.
Sincerely, LogicDear Icebergs,
Sorry to hear about the global warming. Karma's a bitch.
Sincerely, The TitanicDear J.K. Rowling,
Your books are entirely unrealistic. I mean, a ginger kid with two friends?
Sincerely, AnonymousDear America,
You produced Miley Cyrus. Bieber is your punishment.
Sincerely, CanadaDear Boyfriend,
I can make your girlfriend scream louder than you can.
Sincerely, SpidersDear Voldemort,
So they screwed up your nose too?
Sincerely, Michael JacksonDear Yahoo,
I've never heard anyone say, "I don't know, let's Yahoo! it..." just saying...
Sincerely, GoogleDear girls who have been dumped,
There are plenty of fish in the sea... Just kidding! They're all dead.
Sincerely, BPDear 2010,
So I hear the best rapper is white and the president is black? WTF happened?!
Sincerely, 1985Dear Justin Bieber,
Ariel would really love her voice back.
Sincerely, King TritonDear Rose,
There was definitely room on that raft for the both of us.
Sincerely, JackDear Windshield Wipers,
Can't touch this.
Sincerely, That Little TriangleDear Taylor Swift,
If it is of any interest to you, Romeo and Juliet both kill themselves in the end.
Sincerely, ShakespeareDear Soccer Fans,
B B B B B B Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z
Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z!
Sincerely, VuvuzelasDear Saturn,
I liked it, so I put a ring on it.
Sincerely, GodDear Rubik's Cube,
Done!
Sincerely, ColorblindDear Santa,
Please tell me how you managed to stop at three Ho's.
Sincerely, Tiger WoodsDear Boys Wearing Skinny Jeans,
I. Can't. Breathe.
Sincerely, Your BallsDear Martin Luther King Jr.,
I have a dream within a dream within a dream within another dream... What now?
Sincerely, Leonardo DiCaprioDear Sleeping Beauty,
I had to join the army, dress up like a man, defeat the hun army and totally save China for my man.
All you had to do was wake up.
Sincerely, MulanDear Romeo,
My death isn't the only thing I've been faking...
Sincerely, JulietDear Fox News,
So far, no news about foxes.
Sincerely, UnimpressedDear Sex Educators,
Abstinence is only 99.99% effective.
Sincerely, The Virgin MaryDear Toaster,
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn?
Sincerely, Toast
Dear Prince Charming,
You've got some explaining to do!
Sincerely, Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel, and Sleeping Beauty
The one about Google and Yahoo! made me LOL
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
mrbrown revives bygone Singapore slang
It all started with “Tebaboom."
Someone in my twitter feed used this word and immediately, nostalgia kicked in and brought me back to my childhood where we used this word to describe an explosion.
As in: “Pewpewpewpew! Tebaboom!”
It can also be used like this:
“I ate so many chicken nuggets, I was going to tebaboom.”You won't be able to grasp Singlish in a day so make sure you jot it down.In some circles it is also pronounced “Chibaboom.”
Singapore Colloquial English or Singlish is full of these words and phrases, and the slang comes and goes.
After the buzz of hearing “Tebaboom” being used, I decided that we needed a revival. A revival to bring some well-loved Singlish phrases and words back into our daily conversations.
- More on CNNGo: 'Winglish', or White Boy Singlish and how to speak it
So in the dead of night, I sent out the word "Tebaboom" under the hashtag #wordstorevive into my Twitterverse, and my Twitter friends joined in with contributions. Here are some of the words we want revived:
1. 'Talk cock sing song, play ping pong'
“Talk cock” means to speak rubbish. It has no relation to any body parts, I assure you. The “sing song” is for rhyme and emphasis.
Over time, people added to the phrase and it became “Talk cock sing song, play ping pong” or “Talk cock sing song, play mahjong.” It can also mean engaging in small talk or banter.
2. 'Kukubird'
This is used by parents with very young kids to refer to the penis. Needless to say, when we were kids, calling each other a little penis was our introduction to bad words and we used it with delight, out of our parents’ earshot, of course.
It also has the added meaning of “clueless person.”
As in “Don’t be such a kukubird! Her birthday is next week!”
3. 'Steady bom pee pee'
This is used to refer to someone who is able to flourish under pressure, or is very good at something.
Alternative spellings are “Steady pom pipi.”
4. 'Cheemalogy'
Something that is profound, deep, or overly difficult. “Cheem” is a hokkien word that means deep and intellectual. We Singaporeans added the English suffix “-alogy” to complete the word.
For a long time in school, the subject of mathematics was “cheemalogy” to me.
5. 'Stylo Milo'
Even my mother used this term in her time, I think. Milo is a popular chocolate malted drink powder, and when paired with Stylo, refers to someone or something stylish.
One of our Members of Parliament is known for wearing white leather shoes with his ruling party white shirt and pants, and would qualify as someone stylo milo.
6. 'Outside settle' or in Hokkien dialect, 'Ow Buey Gong!'
Used by gangsters and wayward youths in the past to mean settle this with a fight outside.
The literal translation of the Hokkien phrase is “let’s talk at the back (usually alley).”
These days, milder folk use this to mean "let’s settle the bill outside the restaurant."
7. 'Steam, man!'
While it can mean “get an erection” it usually means something that excites you and makes you happy. As in, “The Battlestar Galactica ride at Universal Studios was steam, man!”
To some gamers like me, "Steam" may also refer to the online game platform on the PC. But in the old days, before computers, "erection" was probably what came to mind when someone said “steam.”
It IS possible to draw out "lah."8. 'Don’t action action!' or 'Don't action, okay?'
Action is to show off. Used when telling someone not be too pleased with himself.
9. 'Goblok'
This is slang for a stupid person. It seems Malaysians and Indonesians also use this word in the same way. I wish ASEAN would use it more often when talking to the generals running member state, Myanmar (or Burma, if you like).
10. 'Chop Chop Curry Pok'
This means to do something quickly or hurry up.
“Chop-chop” had its origins as far back as early 19th century in Canton. We Singaporeans added “curry pok” for some rhyming goodness (it is another name for curry puff, a spicy pastry).
We like our food a lot, and food seems to find its way into our phrases often.
11. 'Confirm, guarantee, plus chop' or 'Confirm, stamp, chop.'
This means you are very sure of something. In Singapore, we use the word “chop” for stamp, like when a customs officer stamps our passport. Getting a “chop” is like getting a stamp of approval or authority.
In the army, where getting written approval is a way of life, this phrase gets used a lot when a soldier wants to know if something is indeed approved by the higher-ups.
On the upcoming general elections, this is something you can say is “confirm, guarantee, plus chop.”
12. 'Copycat, chase a rat, go home let your marder slap'
A little rhyme we used to chant as kids, when we wanted to taunt someone who copied either homework or a trend (like wearing friendship bands).
“Marder” is our favorite way of saying “mother,” in case you’re wondering.
13. 'Stead'
A steady girlfriend or boyfriend. Pronounced like "steady" without the "y."
If you wanted to take the relationship to the next level, the thing to ask your lady friend would have been “Hey, want to be my stead?”
14. 'Sorry no cure'
I love this oldie but goodie.
It means an apology does not suffice. So succinct, so direct. Should be used when celebrities or politicians apologize for their transgressions and mistakes. The public should collectively shout “Sorry no cure!”
Sure, it’s childish but it’s the truth, man.
15. 'Yaya papaya'
This means to be proud and arrogant. I have no idea why the humble papaya is considered a proud fruit. Perhaps its only crime was rhyming with "yaya."
That’s my list so far. There are many more words but I didn’t want to overload you, gentle international reader, with our crazy brand of English.
Or else your brains might “tebaboom.”
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I use the "Chi-ba-boom" version. Hahahaha
