Miscellaneous
This is the second part of the blog post “Funny Chinglish that makes you laugh”. Chinglish example #6 Chinglish: Have to hurry, was also chong chong to. Suggested proper English: It is very difficult to give an accurate translation. However the meaning is “You come here in a hurry, but make sure you flush it […]
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Hey Teh Tarik Kakis: it has been more than a month since I last posted here. Recently I had the opportunity to visit China on leisure and came across some very funny English wordings used by the local Chinese in their signage and printed literature. What is Chinglish? From Wikipedia: Chinglish refers to spoken or […]
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One week ago I blogged about “Life is like a cup of coffee”. Go and read it before you read further….. Why this title? So why this blog is titled “Life is a like a box of chocolates”? Here is how the story goes. Last Monday, I posted the following in my Facebook wall: TehTarikKaki […]
Do you like to drink coffee? Personally I have been drinking coffee for years. My morning black coffee (with some sugar) is my morning fix, without which I would feel very uncomfortable. I asked around and people said it is addiction. I agree totally. Motivational video I came across a motivational video with the same […]
In the first blog post of “How to reinvent life after 40, 50, 60? Part 1”, I touched on why we should reinvent our life after 40, 50 or 60. In the second blog post of “How to reinvent life after 40, 50, 60? Part 2”, physical health and relationship were discussed. In the third […]
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Have you ever received a SMS like “I’m on the way”, “OTW” or “Coming….” while waiting for someone to turn up for an appointment or teh tarik session? What are your reactions and what would you do in response to such SMSes? Different connotations for different people In Malaysia, “on the way” could mean different […]
In the first blog post of “How to reinvent life after 40, 50, 60? Part 1”, I touched on why we should reinvent our life after 40, 50 or 60. In the second blog post of “How to reinvent life after 40, 50, 60? Part 2”, physical health and relationship were discussed. In this blog, […]
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In the last blog post, I touched on why we should reinvent our life after 40, 50 or 60. Today I would go into the nitty-gritty on various ways to reinvent life after 40, 50 or 60. How to reinvent life? In my opinion, you have to divide your life into four accounts, i.e. Account […]
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Introduction Why this topic? Let me begin with the following incident. My daughter was once teased by her classmates,”That man with white hair is your daddy or your grandfather?” Maybe her friends’ parents are much younger than I or do not have gray hair as I do. Grandfather? OMB (Oh My Buddha; equivalent to OMG)! […]
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The blog title should sound very familiar to Malaysians especially the Chinese. Yeah, it would be a near miracle if Chinese wedding dinners are starting on time as stipulated on the wedding invitation card. Why Chinese wedding dinners always start late in Malaysia? If you are invited to a Chinese wedding dinner in Malaysia and […]
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