It has been a while now…

So well, it has been ages since I last updated.. I’ve been back in Sitiawan since last November after completing MUFY  ( thank god that is over…..) and have been lazing around since then… Life’s been relaxing and bored so far… Eat, sleep, play, eat, sleep, shiat, watch tv *cycle continues* …. Nothing good last forever and nothing bad either…I’m sure my life is gonna get a whole lot more interesting  torturous starting March when uni finally starts… Kinda have mixed feelings about going uni… A part of me can’t wait to defrost my brain, the lazier part of me wanna just lay down on my comfy bed and watch Monk and other series and wait for lunch/dinner…

Anyways, Happy Chinese New Year to my fellow yellow-skins… Wishing you a prosperous year and may all your dreams come true.. wtf, so corny…

Well, went back to Taiping Bandar Warisan on Sunday for the reunion dinner…  Arrived there about 5.30 pm and left around 12.50 am and reached home sweet home at 2 am… I drove, pretty quick I guess.. A little over an hour from Taiping back to Sitiawan…Some pics…..

My two nephews wtf…. They call me Se Chek (small uncle wtf)  man…

Playing with their RC car….Ah… RC cars…brings back memories of me spoiling those cars…

about the small kid who is standing in the pic… He is 3 or 4 years old and you know what? He somewhat mastered my  N95 in like 5 minutes.. He was playing my games and going through my photos.. Seriously, and he took a photo of his dad..

A bit blur I know, but was taken by a 4 year old… Impressive..I am pretty sure sachin doesn’t know how to use my N95… I thought my generation is quite techno fluent. Btw, the name of my gen is Gen Y and the gen of the small kid is Gen Z…  check it out in wikipedia.. Oh btw, this topic came out in MUFY Eng B ..

We usually give ang pow at the strike of midnight..Don’t ask why… The Goh’s  tradition? So what happened was, my mum was giving ang pow to the same kid.. And he replied so freaking innocently in hokkien, ” wa uh liao r… wa gia liao! mai liao…”

*tada* The latest addition of  the Goh family.. She was awed by my awesomeness N95…

In other news………………………….

I’m moving into Palmville Resort Condo with Princess Beh and Nicholas… Som scenic photos?

View of Sunway Lagoon from balcony…

Sunway Lagoon Club… Greats tennis courts there… hmmm….

Pyramid and sunway lagoon……zzzzzz…. My N95 is not too bad eh? Pretty decent night photos i guess…

Lagoon Club at night…

Some girl dancing to akon- na na na…view from my room…zzz…damn noisy lo…

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Overdue photos from MUFY ‘08…

group photo..

James the freaking smart arse who scored 391/410 and the 26 year old Iranian guy  (not sure, maybe 24) who has a wife already wtf…

Jessvin! and the freaking freak who scored 391/410 the smart guy, James…eh sachin, organic chem is a piece of cake la if you have a lecturer like her…hehe

Daksha feeling the love….

The biggest roll of toiler paper in Physics Lab,Sunway College…

Uncle Chan…My most favourite lecturer.. Bloody joker that is a hybrid of Pang Yat Huah(weirdness) and Tan Hack Sek (joker-ness)…

Ms. Helen…wtf ?

Classmates…Oh, the guy in orange will be moving in with me…* was having a bad hair month…  ccb weetak…)

Lost soul from Johor…taken last Dec

“Oi! Go look at the moon! Tonight full moon ler..Hehe”

Clouds!

That concludes today’s post…

p.s : happy cny once again…

Ancient Imperial Language of China – 2,000 Years Ago

How Did it Sound Like? (Mind you, it’s no way similar to Mandarin)
Has this Ancient Language Survived?
Who Speaks it Today?

You’ll be Surprised. You have heard it. You, your parents, or grandparents may still be speaking this ancient, archaic language!

Yes, it’s HOKKIEN (Fujian/Minnan Hua)

Hokkien is:

1. The surviving language of the

Tang Dynasty (618-907AD), China ’s Golden Age of Culture.
Note: The Hokkien we hear today may have “evolved” from its original form 2,000 years ago, but it still retains the main elements of the Tang Dynasty Language.2. Hokkiens are the surviving descendants of the Tang Dynasty — When the Tang Dynasty collapsed, the people of the Tang Dynasty fled South and sought refuge in the Hokkien ( Fujian ) province. Hence, Hokkien called themselves
Tng-lang (Tang Ren or People of the Tang Dynasty) instead of Hua Lang (Hua Ren).

3. Hokkien has 8 tones instead of Mandarin’s 4. Linguists claim that ancient languages tend to have more complex tones.

4. Hokkien retains the ancient Chinese pronunciation of “K-sounding” endings (for instance, Hak Seng (student),
Tua Ok (university), Thak Chek (read a book/study) — the “k” sounding ending is not found in Mandarin.

5. The collection of the famous “Three Hundred Tang Dynasty Poems” sound better when recited in Hokkien/Teochew if compared to Mandarin.

6. Consider this for a moment: Today, the Hokkien Nam Yim ochestral performance still has its roots in ancient Tang dynasty music. Here’s the proof: The formation of today Nam Yim ensemble is typically seen in ancient Tang dynasty paintings of musicians.

More Astonishingly:

Although not genetically-related, Hokkiens, Koreans and Japanese share many similar words (which are different from Mandarin).

That’s because Hokkien was the official language of the powerful Tang Dynasty whose influence and language spread to Japan and Korea (just like Latin – where many words were borrowed by the English, French, Italian, etc). Here are just a few words in Hokkien, Japanese & Korean for your comparison:

Hokkien	Korean	Japanese
Sin Boon (news)	Sin Mun	Shinbun – newspaper
Cheng Hu (government)	Chong Bu
Pang (room)	Pang
Chhia (car/vehicle)	Ch’a
Mui/M’ng (door)	Mun
P’hio (ticket)	P’yo
Eng Wan (eternal)	Yong Won
Chaek (book)	Ch’ae
Ki (flag)	Ki	Ki
Kang river)	Gang/kang
Poh Hiam (insurance)	Poh Ham
Sio Sim (caution)	Cho sim
Mo Kui (demon)	Ma gui
Cham (attend/join/mix)	Ch’am sok
Kantan (simple)	Gan Dan
Sin Sei Kai (new world)	Shin Sae Gae
Kok Ka (nation)	Kuk Kka
Hya (elder brother)	Hyaeng
Choon Pi (prepare)	Jun Bi
Si Kan (time)	Si Kan
Kam tong (emotion, feeling)	Kam Jong	Kanjoo
Kamsia (gratitude, thanks)	Kam Sa	Kansha
Keat Hoon (marriage)	Kyol Hon	Kekkon
Oon Tong (exercise)	Un Dong	Undoo
Tua Ok (university)	Tae Hak	Daigaku
Aun Chuan (safety)	An Jon	An Zen
Mua Chiok(satisfaction)	Man Jok	Manzoku
Ai Lang (lover)	Ae In	Aijin
Seng Kong (success)	Song Kong	Seikoo
Chhiu Sat (suicide)	Cha sal	Jisatsu
Pu Do (grapes)	P’o d’o	Budoo
Chin Por (progress)	Chin bo	Shinpo

To all 49 Million Hokkien Speakers:

Be Proud of Your Ancient Hokkien Heritage & Language! Speak it Loud and Clear. Teach Your Future Generation this Imperial Language, Less it Fades Away.
Be Proud Children of the Tang Emperors.

To all Mandarin-speaking friends out there — do not look down on your other Chinese friends who do not speak Mandarin – whom you guys fondly refer to as “Bananas”. In fact, they are speaking a language which is much more ancient & linguistically complicated than Mandarin.

Keep in mind that Mandarin is just:

1. A Northern Chinese dialect (heavily influenced by non Han Chinese) that was elevated to the status of National Language by Sun Yat Sen for the sake of China ’s national unity.

2. Mandarin was never spoken by your proud, imperial Tang Dynasty ancestors. It was probably spoken by the Northern (Non-Han) Jurchen, Mongols and Manchu minority. Start speaking the language of your ancestors today.

Me so proud of being a hokkien lang..

Other interesting links: http://www.famouschinese.com/virtual/Penang_Hokkien