Couldn't think of a suitable title for today's (this month's) post. Had thought of rojak or hodgepodge, but decided in the spirit of speak good English campaign, I'd leave it untitled. =)
Speaking of good English, I'm sure the first person that comes to mind is a Miss Ris Low, our newly crowned Miss Singapore World 2009. After hearing her speak, I thought the world must be coming to an end, and even it wasn't, she would have made it go "Boomz" anyway. *facepalm* There are some out there who are suggesting that we give her a chance to improve her diction, her phrasing, her choice of words and her incoherentness. That's like preparing to send out best table tennis player by selecting someone from the rugby team....don't worry, plenty of time to improve those ground strokes and top spin smashes. It must hurt the ears of English teachers everywhere to hear a massacre of those words tumbling from her mouth, much like the proverbial bull in a chinashop. Smashing!
An example of not so good English my yours truly. I was having lunch with a good friend at one of those cafes that sell pasta and 'western food', although the place was run by a chinese family and we were served by a thai waitress. They got our orders a little mixed up and we managed to amuse our fellow diners by saying to the waitress "eh, i didn't order this! This is mee pok (fettuccine), i ordered mee kia (spaghetti)!!"
Quip of the day: (at work)
z: Yo, heard about the new guy that just joined us? He's into collecting watches as well, just like his roommate.
m: Yeah, heard that he has an IWC, although that is nothing compared to his roommate.
z: Would that mean that an arms race is on? *snigger*
Ok, i couldn't resist another, this time with ww. In my defense, i was driving when we had this conversation.
ww: I've been thinking of getting a foot file.
z: Why? So that you can punch two holes in a broccoli and save it for later?
ww: Foot lah, F-O-O-T!
[and later along Scotts road]
ww: That's interesting, an adult novelty shopt just above a KFC.
z: Gives new meaning to the phrase "finger lickin' good eh?"
ww: *facepalm* impossible to talk to you today.
Moving along, came across this post on toilet urinal protocol from one of my favourite online comics, xkcd, which gave me a few chuckles. It may have been reiterated from somewhere but he did add some fresh perspective by formalizing the process in math (geek alert!).
