If a football team is rubbish, you indicate they’re so rubbish that they’re unheard of. For example, ‘Arsenal? Pekak team ah.’

If a football play takes bribe, he ‘keylong.’

When someone is lame, he is a slengek. Or kental (not kentel or poyo).

If someone is eksyen, dia ‘step.’

When men are chit chatting aimlessly not saying anything of significance, they ‘bebual konek.’

When a group of ppl wanna chill out, they ‘lek one corner.’ Sometimes ‘dekat bawah block. Void deck ah.’

Ah I got some tambahan for the Sgpore lingo tweets I did earlier. Bedek means tipu. Lincah w/c KL has but they actlly use it day to day.

Instead of ordering your drink w/ the mamak, it’s ‘mama.’ Without the ‘k’.

Instead of wtv or ‘aku tak kisah’ they say ‘sebarang’ or ‘sembarang.’

Other terms tht they use, KL also knows except they still use it. Old school. Like borak or temberang for lie, sepatu (shoe), kocek (pocket)

When telling their friend ‘call me if anything,’ they say ‘eh ape ape nanti picit eh.’ Picit bcz u picit the button of ur phone 2 call.

Bodek btw does not mean the same as KL, which is to suck up. Bodek in Sgpore means the mans thing. The tht one la. His tht one. U know? Pantat also does not mean the same in KL, where it means the womans thing. The tht one. U know? In Sgpore it means ass. Bontot. Unisex.

It’s not ‘aku cakap kau, aku tak mau’. It is ‘aku bilang kau, aku tak mau.’ Bilang is to say, not just count as in ‘bilangan’ in KL.

In KL we say sial. In Sgpore it is ‘siol’ or ‘sia.’ But due to slang, and also internet, some use ‘siak’ then ‘zark.’ Both rooted fr ‘sia.’

It is ‘anting-anting’ still. Not ‘subang’ for earrings (all types).

Some still say ‘motokar.’ Not kereta. Ranjang. Not katil.

This is 1 tht I often use w/c I blame granaunts for. That is, instead of mungkin, it is ‘barangkali.’

A muscle man, is an Abang Body. Also known sometimes as Abang Ketiak. Cause of how their arms are like, outward?

‘Etc etc’ is ‘gedebak gedebuk.’

Murtabak Singapore is Murtabak.

When u say ‘karipap’ in Sgpore, you’re referring to what KL knows as ‘karipap Sgpore.’ What KL knows as ‘karipap’, Sgpore says ‘epok-epok.’

In Sgpore, it’s not ‘syok’. It is ‘shiok.’ Or more aptly, ‘shiok seh.’

Pepatah tends to be quite popular among older folks when it comes to making jabs at one another. ..

Recently uncle playing cards complained, ‘tak shiok main ni terup,saiz kecik.’ Granaunt said ‘orang tak reti joget, salahkan lantai senget.’

To those following tweets re Sgpore BM slang/lingo. My familiarity comes fr d amount of time spent here since lama. Like..Zaman Jahiliyyah.

Scrambler motorbikes are popular in Sgpore. KTM the bike maker is a popular brand. If u own a KTM n go to a popular hangout joint, u …. Are certain to pick up a chick. Therefore, bikes by KTM, is also known as Kenderaan Tumpang Minah. (Minah is female for Mats)…Obviously. But more importantly, they’re jst Mats here. Not Mat Rempit.

Rabak, to mean drastic. Teruk, not necessarily in the negative sense of the word. Like ‘that’s just bad man.’

Some weeks ago, I put out many tweets on stupid people that others found amusing. Below is a compilation. Like some works of art, which I am not conclusively equating this with, I am not going to explain what I’ve done here. It is for you to make what you want of it.

You don’t call them stupid people. You call them friends.

Stupid people are made equal. They live in your world. That’s why you never notice them.

The reason why stupid people are allowed to exist, is because we need someone to be friends with you.

Stupid people are the reason why some people doubt democracy.

Stupid people actually mean well. Except they don’t know what that means.

If stupid people could string together a respectable sentence, it would begin with a full stop.

Stupid people do not change light bulbs. Because they know it’s not safe to touch the sun even when it’s asleep.

Best way to explain to stupid ppl the world is round, is to roll a marble downhill. When it is out sight, say, ‘now you see?’

Stupid people cannot think like other people because thinking requires a brain.

Asking stupid people to think, makes you one of them.

In a world where stupid people exist, exceptions should be made for gun control laws.

Ask stupid people to ‘see eye to eye’ and they’d ask you for a mirror.

In the land of the blind, they are happy to not see stupid people. The one eyed Jack, is the King in despair.

If a waiter offers stupid people ’100+’, they’d bring out a calculator, waiting for the following number. Excitedly.

Stupid people insist they cannot think straight, because someone told them the brain is shaped much like a hemisphere.

Stupid people do not believe about the end of the world because they heard Kanye’ Diamonds Are Forever.

Stupid people believe the best way to lose weight is to misplace it.

Newspapers are good but can be confusing. Don’t ask stupid people to read The Star during the day.

If stupid people could read the ‘STOP’ sign at a junction, it must also write what to do next.

I read this fascinating interview which most importantly deals a lot with perspective and paradigms. It’s a bit lengthy, but captivating nevertheless.

Is it important to veer away from the masters to develop one’s own style?

I once found a little excerpt from Balzac. He speaks about a young writer who stole some of his prose. The thing that almost made me weep,  he said, “I was so happy when this young person took from me.” Because that’s what we want. We want you to take from us. We want you, at first, to steal from us, because you can’t steal. You will take what we give you and you will put it in your own voice and that’s how you will find your voice.

And that’s how you begin. And then one day someone will steal from you. And Balzac said that in his book: It makes me so happy because it makes me immortal because I know that 200 years from now there will be people doing things that somehow I am part of. So the answer to your question is: Don’t worry about whether it’s appropriate to borrow or to take or do something like someone you admire because that’s only the first step and you have to take the first step.

Read the complete interview here.

- http://zainhd.com/2011/01/coppola-on-risk-money-craft-collaboration/

I am now in south Yemen, away from KL for 10 days. Mainly, I am in Tareem, Hadhramawt, a knowledge hub, among other things. Instead of writing of my experience here thus far, I’ll share the quote above that I came across on my first evening here while I was visiting the author of this book.

- http://zainhd.com/2010/12/salaf-on-action-intention/

Just came across this, and tonight the show opens. Curry has to be my favourite character by Jo. Briliant. Am making plans now to get tickets. Good stuff Jo and ICT.

Click here for event page on FB. Click here for Instant Cafe Theatre’s page on FB.

- http://zainhd.com/2010/11/curry-spice-tonight-till-28-november/

(Now) At Friday prayer sermon.Topic is on Merdeka.Khatib jst pointed out smtng intrstng tht nvr struck me b4 despite it being somewhat obvious. Khatib ws saying abt hw whn Islam 1st startd,it ws involvd in freeing slaves&endng slavery.Normally,on tht topic,I’d only thnk:Ab Lincoln.Point Im making is nt tht theres a conspiracy of selective history.Bt 2 note 2 self hw much of d past u choose2explore.

- What I wrote two days ago.

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There are quite a number of things on tv, theatre or film that are indeed entertaining. But not many are well written, and well conveyed. (Creatively appreciated art, one that explores the limited avenues and enhances it as oppose to being overly resourceful by creating more options thus not having much focus.) This is especially appreciated for the ones that have a significant focus for the story and characters versus, props, animation, graphic, cinematogrophy, action, etc. Extras – Christmas Special 2008 episode, is one of the few that hit home for me.

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“A Black American” by Smokey Robinson (Def Poetry) Season 3, Episode 7 (S03 E07) Original Air Date: 16 May 2003

Though I don’t agree with all that was said, but wow. Some brilliant perspective. Powerful. Remarkable.

Click on link to watch video.

- http://ZainHD.com/2010/06/video-poetry-a-black-american-by-smokey-robinson

One of the things I look forward to when travelling, which should also apply when at home, is buying second hand books. The one I purchased a few days ago, is sold old, that its scent is toxic like. I can’t help but presume it hazardous.