Raja Kumbang. My Theories, Thoughts and Practicalities…

Intelligence and character – that is true education.

Talking about character, did you know that the malay slang term “kerek” (which means stuck up) was actually derived from the term “character”?

Hmm… what other words are there?

Obit (pronounced awe-bit): defined as weird or not normal, out of the ordinary; I.e, a person wearing a black tuxedo with neon green shoes. Derived from the term “off-beat”

Gohed (pronounced go-head): to go forward especially when driving. From the english term “go ahead”.

Gostan (pronounced go-stun): to reverse especially when driving. From the engilsh term “go astern”.

Gerek (pronounced gay-rake): A bastardisation of the word “great”. Used in the same way as it holds the same meaning (i.e, Sarah’s dancing is gerek!) but it has connotations of wanting to participate and feeling enthused.

Shoik (pronounced shock): An equivalent of “gerek” but is usually used to express extreme satisfaction especially with regards to food and other pleasures. Derived from the word “shock”, but has no relative correlation with its actual definition.

Spoting (pronounced s-paw-TING): A bastardisation of the word “sporting”. Used in the same way as it holds the same meaning but it has connotations of open-mindedness and disregard to norms and authorities.

A recent addition to the malay slang repertoire is the term “kon”.

Kon (pronounced cawn): defined as cheating, to lie, but with good intentions; i.e. Telling mom that you’re at a friend’s place when you’re actually helping your girlfriend with her maths homework. Derived from the term “connive”.

Those are just a fe of the malay vernacular that I could write off the top of my head just this moment. There’s a lot more, but I’m too lazy to think about them.

Just finished practicing with my band just now. We’re getting pumped up for the 2nd round of Anugerah Band this Sunday.

Wish us luck.

Wish I was rich. Haha~

Oh, in case you don’t know, the “~” sign is called a “tilde” (Say TILL-DAY. Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilde to know what it is).

On your keyboard, it’s the key to the left of number 1.

No, not the one on the right, the left one. To the left.

To the left to the left. All your things in a box to the left…

Thought of the day:- It is each man’s life to rise or fall to his challenges