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Showing posts with label Singlish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Singlish. Show all posts

19 June 2012

Just a thought.

Blogger's new user format seems a bit buggy and I have trouble writing up new posts. I threw a single word "test" (because I am polite), published the "test" post, and then reverted to draft so that I can edit and write. So if you checked in earlier and found no new post, it's Blogger's fault and not mine.

I am behaving like I have PMS. Oh right, I do. No wonder I have an urge to write.

And why Blogger change my ".com" to ".sg"??? Why must insist the whole world know I am from Singapore? WHY??? I am a Second Life avatar afterall mah, I want pretend to be more international, can?

Which, brings us irrelevantly to my topic today. A Singaporean acquaintance in SL told my not-so-new-by-now Singaporean friend that Singaporeans are so "straight" in SL and talking to them is like returning to RL. Therefore, he prefers not to mingle as much with our bunch.

He was just stating an observation and not being horrid. But dude, where do you want to escape to?

And why you think Singaporeans so "straight" that we are limited to RL har?

Hellooo, I am a vampire-lycan-hybrid and I breed prims that eat up all my lindens! I build houses and furniture! Or at least, I texture prims and link them together. Do you think I can ever be a carpenter in RL?

And...
Debbie is a glam-glam high-fashion model!
Redice is in my clan and have you seen how whacky her AV looks?
Derek builds cable cars and trains! (So jealous.)
Feng has his own bloodlines like me!
Thomaas roleplays Gor!

Whew~

I can't think of anything "straight" (other than sexual orientation but that is another story) or RL-like in our SLifes, thank you very much. Not scolding you hor, just pointing out that we have what you are looking for. If you simply don't like Singlish, I can recite the Tibetan alphabet. I am only not willing to be your Gorean slave though you can be mine.

"Strip and dance, you whore!" :D

At the end of the day, we can't run from who we are. Roleplay or not, our RL personalities and burdens seep in and determine what we choose to be in SL. I am not pointing fingers, just stating an observation too.

Posted by Tashi Core

22 November 2011

Gorean? Me? Are you sure?

An aspect of SL that has always fascinated me is the Gorean RP. However, I didn't mention it because I decided to let other things distract me. I didn't do Gor for a few reasons.

1. I don't do SLex. I know I know, Gorean RP is not all SLex. I am just answering the stereotype. I can still RP as a free woman, but free women sounds about as interesting as the statistics I generate monthly on a deadline at work.

2. The limited research I've been able to do on Gorean RP makes it sound like an intensive commitment that I cannot afford.

3. I suck at RP. (I joined a bloodlines horde and turned into a vampire-lycan hybrid only to end up breeding a farm of KittyCatS in their SIM.) (Between Karen and I, we have about 100 of those Linden-eating monsters but we just can't quit. If you think that bloodlines is the horror story of SL, try breedables.) (Sashia still loves me, cats and all.) (I've digressed.)

4. At one point, I got interested enough to create an alt to "test waters" in Gor. I got as far as dressing her up. After that, I didn't know where to start. *ahem*

And then... fast forward to about 2 weeks ago.

Thomaas is a Singaporean (yes, the rare creature!) Gorean RP-er. He approached and invited me to RP with him as a free woman. But while I watched him attempt to persuade more Singaporeans to start a Gorean RP group with him, questions started forming in my mind. What do we say to each other for our lines?

As everyone (SL Singapore group) bantered easily with each other, I tried out the first few lines that came to mind.

Tashi Core throws up both hands and cry father cry mother, "O, Tee-gong! Please help me! My life berry bitter! I need to strike toto!"

I managed to shut everyone up for a few seconds. Then the conversation continued like I had never interrupted. And I continued like I had never interrupted.

("4D also can. Please, Tee-gong?")

I'll just say that I was able to exit that conversation without getting hammered, because SL Singaporeans are mostly awesome. And I won't tell you how cheesy those lines really are, because SL Singaporeans are mostly awesome and they won't give me away. :D

It struck me then that I should not be making up my lines on the spot until I am familiar with the Gorean environment, so I went googling for Gorean scripts. I am not one to be deterred. You are welcome.

And I found this website. Unfortunately, I didn't get past the first 2 quotes about slaves because I had to clean up the coffee I spat over my keyboard.

Now that I'm done with the cleaning, let's take a look at what I found:

1. "It is strange," he said, "I have faced sleen and the steel of fierce enemies. I am a warrior, and am high among warriors. Yet you, a mere girl, would conquer me with a smile and a tear." ~ (Slave Girl of GOR , page 424)

2. The Goreans have a saying, "There are only two kinds of women, slaves, and slaves." ~ {Kajira of Gor - 137}

And you want to know what made me spit my kopicoffee? If this were done in the Singaporean way, it would be:

1. "Funny," he said, "I see b4 the sleen and steel of enemies, sibeh powderful one ok. I am a warrior, berry high somemore. But you, a meer zabor, can conker me wif just 1 chio smile and... please can dun cry?"

2. The Singaporeans got a saying, "There are only 2 types of zabor, ahlians, and chow ahlians."

I am sure Thomaas would find me the most talented RP-er in his RP group.

Either that, or I best stick to breeding KittyCatS.

Posted by Tashi Core

24 June 2011

I talk a lot in RL too. Actually, it wasn't me.

R: Our spontaneous action is always the best. You cannot, with your best deliberation and heed, come so close to any question as your spontaneous glance shall bring you.

D: 请用诗翻译。。。哈哈哈哈
"Please use poetry to translate... hahahaha"

R is known in our circuscircles for speaking poor Chinese but she can apparently memorise Chinese poetry better than all of us put together.

R: xxxxxx.....yyyyyyy...zzzz...1111...2222...3333...lalalalala....

D: 什么星球的语言???!!!???
"What planet's language is that???!!!???"

R: D-ism (The language of spontaneity and irrelevancy aka rubbism)...hahaha
R: rubbish-ism..oops.... =P

D: Thats the R i know mah!!

R: Auntie! Can you at least try to be more *ahem* "profound" for me?? If I can type chinese on my keyboard, I can create better "poetry" for you! =D
R: Apparently, my translation "skills" are superb!

D: Have u download the chi application? Then "shift+alt" can create the "poetry". I miss ur "poetry" esp the above mentioned, if u can translate!

R: Which application to d/l?? *blur* Pls enlighten me, Sifu!
"Shifu" means "Master/Teacher".

D: Google "搜狗" then download? hahaha i got it from another sifu one!
"搜狗" means "search dog" when translated literally. Pronounced as "sou gou", but it is spelled as "sogou" in the recommended site.

R: ok...hang on..I'll go "search dog" now.... heh..

D: 哈哈哈哈哈!
"Hahahahaha!"

R: Why is the webpage all about dogs???

D: hahahaha..cos u type search dog? http://www.sogou.com/docs/more.htm
D: 桌面工具 搜狗拼音输入法 下载最流行的中文输入法,超大词库,超炫皮肤,超强功能
"Desktop tool, Sogou Pinyin input method, download the most popular Chinese input method, super-large vocabulary, super-cool interface, super-strong functions"

R: Errr. where did that come from? I was led to some website... there's some green button and I'm d/l something but it's mighty sloooowwww...I'll d/l again tomorrow cos I'm gg Zzz now...you just wait and I'll give you my poetry tomorrow!! =D

D: Hahaha ok! Nitez Nitez

R: Nitez!!! (I'll be back....) =D

J: simi - is my instant reaction
simi = what

R: J: kns pls drink more ink
kns = kanna sai = like shit. Using the word "ink" on a person symbolises high-education, knowledge, and/or profoundness.

S: what a load of rubbism ;D

R: S: pls contribute some S-ism then! Better be some "profound" Chinese poetry ok? Need to cater to "D-ism"....:p btw check your inbox tomorrow. Hint: NYC!

Q: wa lau eh... so chim?!
chim=deep/profound

R: Q: give it a shot! Q-ism.....

R: 试用,试用 (testing...Testing)....

R: D, here goes the poem: 我们的XXX动作是最好的。你不可以,XXX 和XXX????, 靠近???什么问题做为???,看着里,看那里,带XXX給你........Beautiful poetry right????
"Our xxx action is the best. You cannot, xxx and xxx????, near to ??? what question become ???, look here, look there, bring xxx to you..."
R: Singlish: One look means confirm!!

D: 我们的自发行动总是最好。您不能,当您的最佳的研讨和注意,来,很接近任何问题作为您的自发扫视将带来您。
"Our spontaneous action is always the best. You cannot, at you best analysis and observation, come very close to any question as your spontaneous sweep(glance) is going to bring here you."
This translation sounds like it makes sense when translated back to English, but the Chinese grammar is really weird.


Q: Erm gers, direction of the conversation hor... Like off from the original course leh... -_-'''

R: Q: We are not off-course..we are trying to translate the phrase into mandarin. But as you can see, my translation is "excellent" compared to D's. Pls contribute your translation too!
R: D: "自发扫视"....*tsk*tsk...hats off...from now on...you can speak to me in 7-word chinese poetry...haha..
"spontaneous sweep"

Me: chuang qian ming yue guang guang guang... (7 words)
A mod version of the most well-known Chinese poem in the Chinese-speaking world, 静夜思 - Thoughts on a Still Night by 李白 - Li Bai. Everyone who speaks Chinese will know this poem. Except that it was originally a 5-word poem.

R: Tashi: Yi shi di shang shuang shuang shuang ...kns. totally off course!

Me: you asked for 7 words and for poetry mah! i am completely and absolutely focused lor!

If I missed out any explanation, please check the Singlish Dictionary.

Yeah, this bunch of people are my best friends. :/

Posted by Tashi Core

26 May 2011

Crack me up a year late.

My brother broke a foot in March last year. Being a... guy, he posted a disgusting photo of his dirty bandaged foot on fb immediately, which I will spare you from. Ok ok, because I am lazy.

The subsequent story went something like this:

Me: wa kao! only few hours never see you you become like that.

Bro: many things can happen within dat few hours u know??

Me: ya, can tell.

Friend 1: bro.. Wat happened to u?

Bro: Kicked my leg against the sofa real hard.. =p

Friend 1: i noe how it feel like... last time i accidentally kicked my leg against the divider in the carpark, toe nail split.. pain for few days.. ouch

...
Epilogue - One Year Later (yesterday)


Friend 2 (who apparently lives in Australia and goes by the nickname of panda): how the hell did you kick it so hard it broke?!?!

Bro: Dear panda, u responded more than a year late.. Australia lagging or u lagging?? =D

Friend 2: pssh i only just saw the photo! still! it's something curious, how come you kick so hard one wah lau

Friend 3: wah lao..brother, next time i buy a football for u if u wanna kick something. haha...:) hope u have recovered le ya.

Bro: ‎@panda: i tot my leg was harder than the sofa..
‎@Friend 3: I've fully recovered.. thanks! =D

Friend 4: kor, wat happen to u? @@

Bro: how come my leg suddenly become hot topic??

Friend 4: ehh i juz saw ur pics nia

Friend 5: U ok?

Moral of the Story - Karma catches up pretty late sometimes. Either that, or some of his friends are really sllooowwww.

*If you are lost, do refer to the Singlish Dictionary.

Posted by Tashi Core

17 February 2011

Life in Singapore...

Today is the last day of the Chinese New Year, which is also the Chinese Valentine's day. I am having a date with my best bud R after work, but we didn't realise what the day is when we planned it. :)

Yes, R is single. And very available. And prettier than me. No joke. Any interested guys? :D We are trying so hard to "market" her but she's shy. :p

I work in an all-female dept, so one would think that it gets all girly and romantic in here for our cultural Valentine's day.

But it seems my girls prefer lottery. :p

SO: Dear Everyone, here's the number L has drawn for us : X, X, X, X, X, X, X. Going to buy System 7, ie, 7 numbers - $3.50. Wish everyone the best of luck!!!

R: Huat ah!!!

SM: Huat Ah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =)

SO: HAHA!!!! The "Huat ah" is getting bigger....
HUAT AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Me: need to like that or not?
HUAT AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SO: Hahahahaha!!! Tashi, very funny.

L: Hahahaha...

Me: *muttering to myself* If I can't beat them, I join them...

R: How about colouring it in red?

* "Huat" is Hokkien (a Chinese dialect) for getting rich.
* "Need to like that or not" is the Singlish way of saying "Are you sure you/we want to be like that?"
* Red is the standard auspicious colour in the Chinese culture.
* The lottery we are buying is called "Toto". "System 7" is a erm, system of 7 sets of numbers. Nope, I am not telling you what numbers we are buying. I am superstitious. :p

Posted by Tashi Core

29 July 2010

Xylia's Portrait, and more RL Distraction

She was really designed with a lycan in mind, and the name "Xylia" means "of the forest". :/ Oh well, vampires can be of the forest too, right? :D

Xylia looks a little like Tashi but her facial features are slightly rounder and she is much smaller in size. The idea was to make her look cute but dress up a little wild. And I had better success in planning her appearance than Vivienne's, though Vivienne turned out really pretty.

Ok, I'll stop rambling.



...

Meanwhile, this was happening in RL.

Me: Dear all, I sent this on Monday to (dept's common email) but it seemed nobody received it, including myself. I am testing it again with a cc to everyone's individual email. Kindly note that (message to be noted).

R: hahahahahaah...nobody received it, including myself......hahahahaah

Me: eh, i really got send ok. but no proof... except for my super duper memory. :(

R: ...............

Me: ...?

Y: Eh, but I got receive on Monday leh...

Me: Really? Yay, now I have real proof! :D

A: Noted.

Posted by Tashi Core

06 July 2010

I cannot help putting my SL on hold and posting this instead.

Prologue
The Email (sent by my boss):
"R, please rectify your medical leave records. (Our IT system for leave records) indicates that you are taking two half-day medical leave on 29 and 30 December 2010."


The Dialogue

Me: wa! you can predict your future mcs sia!

R: ya lor..very powderfool lor!

Me: must be xmas hangovers...

R: No la..I took MCs on those two days cos I can predict I will have a hang-over for the 2011 New Year

Me: you mean a hang-before 2011 NY right??

R: ya lor..I predicted that I can predict the hangover. So I took MC from the predicted prediction...

*skips over boring stuff*

Me: ...

R: I'm brain fried today la...need a holiday..

Me: me too, i've just told (another colleague) that i will go watch eclipse if jacob takes off his clothes.

R: i watched liao..ya...he took it off a lot and Edward asked Bella "doesn't he have any clothes?"

Me: hmmm... its against the rules but i think bella should just tell edward that jacob can afford to do so and edward should just go to the gym more often.

R: hahaha..ya lor..got one scene Jacob told Edward "Let's face it. I'm hotter (literally) than you." muahahahaha...
*censored so that she will not get beaten up by a certain group of Twilight fans*
I think the hottest guy in this show is the new bad-boy, kick-ass vampire. But then he died before the show ended..sianz....

Me: did he take off his clothes too? :p~~~

R: errmmm..no lei...
*censored so that she will not get beaten up by another group of Twilight fans*
.....the guy has a better bad-boy face..but too skinny...if he bulks up in the next episode, it'll be perfect...

Me: err, he died right? next episode come back as ghost? you gotta write your own script.

R: errm..he died died...means he was already dead when he died..dunno la..he was dragged away by jacob's group...neber show how he died. ..anyway, since the new guy is so popular now, they may just come up with an excuse and bring him back the next episode..

Me: erm, i think they started the filming for the next episode last yr. no hope liao.

R: Sianz...maybe they can make a mini series starring him...a spin-off or something from his *censored* character...
Or maybe they can have "flashbacks!"...so he can come back!

Me: i donno abt that...
*censored so that I will not get beaten up*
hey, what am i talking about?

R: lameeeeeeeee..............
oh ya..got one scene which showed Edward fighting...like a piece of sparkling toufu fighting neh...

Me: ...
toufu???

R: ya lor..white white, soft soft mah...and somemore he sparkling...
can't think of anything more appropriate at the moment..you know FB got one pet application ...he looks like the toufu pet..

Me: ...

The End

Please refer to the Singlish Dictionary for better understanding. But I suggest you don't try too hard. :p

You are very welcome.

Posted by Tashi Core

04 June 2010

I want more stuff, and more stuff!

Cyrenia Snow (L$400) from Kouse's Sanctum is the next dress I am coveting. Yep, I am a sucker (and a totally outdated one) for non-wedding whites. *sniffs*

I also have a fetish for symmetrical long black hair. Thanks to Yovsweetbabe, I've already gotten my hands on a couple of hair that are still my favourites.

Now I am eyeing thick updos. I found Sky Everett's Designs for Kiera (L$495) and Sovereign (L$600) very appealing. (I couldn't find Kiera in Sky Everett's photostream so I used Mui Mukerji's pic instead.) I am especially considering Kiera as it is cheapermore versatile for use.

I think I am going to bust my budget again. *sniffs sniffs*

...

For a RL distraction, this is an email conversation between my colleague R (who is also a best bud) and me during an out-of-point-due-to-stress episode.

Me: Walao 2nd time she come to you (for the wrong thing) liao. she likes you a lot sia...

R: ya lor...i damn "popular" mah... Last night i dreamt that someone called me instead of security for a bomb hoax....siao liao

Me: ...

R: ya lor...the call went like this "hello? (my dept) issit? Got bomb hoax lei. How ah??" wa lau...*sweats*

Me: *go for lunch*

Yes, Singaporeans are a colourful bunch and it is not your fault when you don't understand them.

You may want to refer to the Singlish Dictionary for better understanding.

Posted by Tashi Core
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