Smile & Laugh 01 (May 08 - Oct 08)

[pepper]

i can tell from your romanised hokkien that you are a hokkien...and a pretty good one at it...

No, i'm Teochew.

Don't u think that it will be hilarious to write a book using hokkien (w. english alphabet)?

[kennynah]

oh yes....it can be a best seller....but not to the disgust of powderful england spiakers.. but then...who cares about them, tio bo?

if u publish one...i buy...

[pepper]

here is a joke for u - boh how siao, true story:

My brother used to be a hairstylist. Sometimes he gets customers who r not sure abt changing their hair styles, so they asks my brother "u think this hairstyle SHOOT me or not". Some ppl just have problems pronouncing the word "suit" properly.......

[pepper]

another one (also boh how siao one):

I used to work in a korean company. One day, my s'porean colleague was really busy, running about in the office getting work done. A korean guy asked this colleague, "why, today you r very BUSYBODY huh?'

[kennynah]

hahaha....hahaha...

maybe becos influenced by word SUGAR, which is the only word, without "H" but is still pronounced with "SH" infront...so most people think as long as got "s" means pronounce "sh"....u think?

[winston]

SING TAO DAILY

-- Undercover police information and reports were freely available online as an internet user found the files using Foxy file-sharing software while looking for music in MP3 files.

[blid2def]

i can tell from your romanised hokkien that you are a hokkien...and a pretty good one at it...

No, i'm Teochew.
Don't u think that it will be hilarious to write a book using hokkien (w. english alphabet)?

That's an interesting idea. The problem is that you'll have to call out explicitly (or use a non-English alphabet character) to show how certain consonants should sound like (English vs HanYu PinYin sounding). Example:
- letter "b": Sometimes it's the normal "b" ("bua", 磨, grind), while sometimes it's a soft "b" ("bua", 盘, plate).
- letter "g": Sometimes it's the normal "g" ("gor", 鹅, goose), while sometimes it's a soft "g" ("gua", 歌, song).

Take a look at this page from Gaginang.org:
- http://www.gaginang.org/content/index.php?p=16#alphabet

It's rather complex, unfortunately. It's quite interesting though, to see my father/aunt read the Chinese papers out in Teochew. I keep saying I want to go to the Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan (http://www.teochew.org.sg/index.html) to take up the advanced classes in Teochew, but never get around to doing it.

[pepper]

i can tell from your romanised hokkien that you are a hokkien...and a pretty good one at it...

No, i'm Teochew.
Don't u think that it will be hilarious to write a book using hokkien (w. english alphabet)?

That's an interesting idea. The problem is that you'll have to call out explicitly (or use a non-English alphabet character) to show how certain consonants should sound like (English vs HanYu PinYin sounding). Example:
- letter "b": Sometimes it's the normal "b" ("bua", 磨, grind), while sometimes it's a soft "b" ("bua", 盘, plate).
- letter "g": Sometimes it's the normal "g" ("gor", 鹅, goose), while sometimes it's a soft "g" ("gua", 歌, song).

Take a look at this page from Gaginang.org:
- http://www.gaginang.org/content/index.php?p=16#alphabet

It's rather complex, unfortunately. It's quite interesting though, to see my father/aunt read the Chinese papers out in Teochew. I keep saying I want to go to the Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan (http://www.teochew.org.sg/index.html) to take up the advanced classes in Teochew, but never get around to doing it.

ar hiar (brother),
wa si lor ta chio nia (i was only joking)
wang lai jing sik kai wu ji gai gaginang peng'im (so, there is really a gaginang peng'im)

[kennynah]

very good man....P and GR...

u both can start a teochewish thread....both kar ch'ng ang ang ones... hahaha...joke only...this is the only joke i have for teochews...beautiful womenfolk and friendly men...

[millionairemind]

First Cut is the Deepest

Once upon a time, two little boys, Sammy and Tim, were sharing a room in the hospital. As they were getting to know each other a little bit, Sammy eventually asked Tim, "Hey, what're you in for?"

"I'm getting my tonsils out. I'm a little worried," said Tim.

"Oh, don't worry about it," Sammy said. "I had my tonsils out and it was a blast! I got to eat all the ice cream and Jell-O I wanted for two weeks!"

"Oh yeah?'' replied Tim. "That's not half-bad. So, Sammy, how about you? What're you here for?"

"I'm getting a circumcision, whatever that is," Sammy answered.

"Oh my god, circumcision? I got one of those when I was a baby and I couldn't walk for two years!"