Spotted on BBC News. English is a rich and innovative language. However at times there are certain words and phrases from other countries with no English equivalent. Author Adam Jacot de Boinod has released a collection of words and phrases from around the world in a book called “The Meaning of Tingo”.
Some great examples include:
katahara [...]
Archive for September, 2005
Tingo and other Lingo
Posted in Lists on September 30, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Jim Henson and the Muppets get stamps
Posted in News & Oddities on September 29, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
This stamp pane commemorates director, producer, writer and puppeteer Jim Henson (1936-1990), beloved creator of the Muppets. The issuance of these stamps coincides with the 50th anniversary of the television debut of Henson’s famous alter ego, Kermit the Frog.
This stamp pane includes eleven stamps.
* One stamp features a photograph of Jim [...]
Talking trash cans keep Berlin clean
Posted in Inventions on September 28, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Spotted on CNN News. The city of Berlin has installed solar-powered trash cans that says “vielen danke” (many thanks) whenever an item is placed inside. With a reputation as one of Europe’s greenest cities, Berlin has more than 20,000 bins. The talking variety is designed to encourage people to throw their trash in the bins [...]
Kids to teach elderly net skills
Posted in Web Finds on September 25, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Young people are being encouraged to take on the role of internet trainer to help their grandparents get online. Telco giant BT is marking Grandparents Day on 24 September by asking children to become “internet rangers”. A special website has been launched with tools, advice and activities to assist children to help their grandparents to [...]
The Verdict is in
Posted in Personal on September 24, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Just finished watching the results show of Malaysian Idol 2. I actually gave up watching the series (in disgust) after the initial few weeks due to the appalling lack of talent. Guess it was made worse by the fact that I had earlier watched American Idol 4 with its abundance of talent this year. I [...]
More Seven answers
Posted in Lists on September 24, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Seven places I would like to visit in my lifetime:
1. Switzerland – any part will do!
2. USA – Yosemite National Park
3. Canada – Prince Edward Island
4. Egypt – the Valley of the Kings
5. Peru – Machu Picchu
6. New Zealand – Hobbiton
7. Holland – to see the tulips in bloom
Seven often repeated words:
1. It's
2. too
3. [...]
Seven celebrities I admire
Posted in Lists on September 23, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Sorry Yan but I don’t think I can answer all the five 7 questions nor find 7 bloggers to tag! And no I don’t have a “crush” on any celebrity but here is a list of Seven celebrities that I admire.
Itzhak Perlman – my most favourite classical musician
Stephen Hawking
Ray Charles
Stevie Wonder
Marlee Matlin
Christy Brown
Francesca Martinez
True courage [...]
More about the MyKad
Posted in Personal on September 21, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Further to my previous blogpost on MyKad, I would like to apologise for misinformation. Apparently the JPN DOES send you a notification that your MyKad is ready – well at least in hubby’s case. I had earlier checked the website and found it was ready but was waiting for mine (which was done 2 weeks’ [...]
Plumbing operation in progress
Posted in Home on September 20, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Symptoms & Signs: Low water pressure, water tank running low, yet water meter running top speed and mains tap outside house running fine
Diagnosis: Leaking water pipe
Investigation: Unable to determine location of leak
Treatment: Radical Bypass Surgery from water meter to water mains taps and water tank
Yup the operation has been ongoing since 0010 hours and hopefully [...]
Are you an EN blogger?
Posted in Thoughts on September 19, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Although I am not an avid blog reader, I do read a large variety of blogs from time to time and have come to the conclusion that there are 2 types of blogs. I call them either the EN blogs or the DIS blogs.
EN blogs are those that ENcourage, ENlighten, ENliven, ENrich, ENhance our lives [...]
