ക WHYAskWHY¿ (02) Generation~Y

Any idea what is the new Generation called ~ X,Y or Z? Seems like "Generation-Y" alludes to a succession from "Generation X" with the exact date debatable. So when will "Generation-Z" begins? Buzz words surfaced for Generation-Y such as the Millennial Generation or Generation Next or Net Generation. Oh what a name! So are you convinced now and agreeable the latest is Generation "Y"¿ As a second part of Why*Ask*Why or rather Y*Ask*Y to see what is churning into the minds of "Generation-Y" which the BabyBoomers and before them did not bother or care to think about. The story goes like this... Daughter 'Q' asked mama why she must cut off a small...

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இ April FULL ~ tQ Caroline: tQ CH Voon: tQ Wenn: tQ FoongPC

In the month of April some of us got 'Fooled' on the very first day of April FoOl's Day by foongpc with his stunning sudden marriage in June after his Bali trip and giving up blogging altogether follow suit by Tekkaus being very emotional kicking up the dust with his 6 reasons of contemplating to throw in the towel and exit the blogosphere for good. Well I fell for it, got fooled twice anyway it is not that bad after all coz it's my lucky month too. An April FULL of nice lovely prizes and gifts and in total I received three, with a bonus as well which was received in March. Here you go in alphabetical order.. *Sorry the photos were...

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இ TRIANGLE OF LIFE ~ Earthquakes

Ever wonder what do you say 'Earthquake' in any of your local dialect other than Mandarin? As a Bananaz I just realised while posting this entry that I do not know what to say 'Earthquake' in any dialect much worst in my very own mother tongue. If there should be an earthquake in Malaysia how on earth am I going to warn the older folks who do not understand [dìzhèn]  as in Mandarin or "earthquake!" which only sounds like Greek to them. We should be grateful and thank our lucky stars we do not have any earthquake other than the minor tremors. Anyway we need to prepare for the worst and hope for the best just in case mother nature decides...

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ക WhyAskWhy¿ - (01) Your Head 你的頭 [nǐ de tóu]

"For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened" ~ King James version. This will be a start of a series of WhyAskethWhy asking all the Why's in our common colloquiality. Ever wonder most of the time whether its in Chinese (all dialects) or Bahasa Malaysia we converse colloquially and when we conveniently translate it literally to English or rather Manglish? Examples like 'switch of the lights' we directly translate into 'close the fire' as in Cantonese we say 'san for' or in Bahasa Malaysia 'tutup api' where the correct term should be "san tang or sik tang" & "padam lampu" respectively. Below...

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இ Who Let The DOGS Out? ~ [狗]

Dogs are man's best friend. You need full committment to own a dog which is a lifetime relationship. This world is a strange planet we have people sleeping with pet dogs on the same bed, we have people who go helter-skelter upon seeing a dog. Some countries would have dog meat on their menu while some animal lovers protested and campaigned for a ban on eating dogs. One man's meat is another man's poison so debating on this issue until the cows come home will never end. Why not let sleeping dogs lie and have some fun learning some Chinese idioms instead. The word below is DOG ~ 狗 [gǒu] and quite a number of idioms are derived from this word....

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