tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post7395589846454742078..comments2023-10-31T19:57:34.988+08:00Comments on As Zewt As It Gets: Joseph, the unfortunate bananazewthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-91605706012946237042010-01-26T20:50:40.428+08:002010-01-26T20:50:40.428+08:00bleedingsperm - hello... what a nick! it's ok ...<b>bleedingsperm</b> - hello... what a nick! it's ok to be a banana, just dont be a proud one. i just cannot picture who speak english and go around robbing.zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-62859362612062950882010-01-21T11:43:34.305+08:002010-01-21T11:43:34.305+08:00At times you can't blame the person for being ...At times you can't blame the person for being a 'banana'. Being one myself who grew up with a English speaking background and going to a Malay school with all Malay friends. There was no chances of speaking or learning Mandarin or other dialects. It's not that I don't want to, but it's not as easy to catch the language. It takes time. I'm not boastful about being to b|eedingspermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203265105760634342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-65888528398675252002009-10-20T21:42:56.302+08:002009-10-20T21:42:56.302+08:00me - if luck is in the picture, then explanation w...<b>me</b> - if luck is in the picture, then explanation will not be needed.zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-60118036696754932672009-10-12T10:29:17.023+08:002009-10-12T10:29:17.023+08:00inability to comprehend tamil may also get u kille...inability to comprehend tamil may also get u killed in the same way, wouldn't it? unfair to expect uneducated indians to learn english before they rob ppl. or other races for that matter, since we are in a multi-cultural country. now with the intrusion of bangla, myanmar, cambodia and so many other races, there is no possible way we can master all the languages in the world. it just boils mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533948223583280991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-27703090192819035542009-10-11T21:56:32.345+08:002009-10-11T21:56:32.345+08:00narrowband - i think what we all need to accept is...<b>narrowband</b> - i think what we all need to accept is that we all should be able to converse in both mandarin and english in this very flat world. and i always believe an additional language is always good. your friend in singapore is certainly not strange.<br /><br /><b>charlemagne</b> - well, i can tell that it's true :)zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-56412221561959268382009-10-09T21:08:33.776+08:002009-10-09T21:08:33.776+08:00hahaha! cheers 2 u zewt. no matter this story is t...hahaha! cheers 2 u zewt. no matter this story is true or fake,it does happen whether we know or we don't know rite?? U r such a great person,man!!! hope 2 meet u one day.charlemagnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-58725171611786668932009-10-09T19:58:25.549+08:002009-10-09T19:58:25.549+08:00I've a friend, who's a Singaporean, actual...I've a friend, who's a Singaporean, actually told me he wished he knew how to speak Malay. Strange right. And also there're even more Singaporeans who wished they knew Canto.<br /><br />To a certain extent I think Malaysians a very lucky lot. Save for the few bananas who had little or no opportunity to learn Chinese, the rest of them should be grateful. And at least improve their narrowbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009041766643053027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-20377545936916776002009-10-09T13:14:45.780+08:002009-10-09T13:14:45.780+08:00Amanda Christine Wong - me too...
neno - damn rig...<b>Amanda Christine Wong</b> - me too...<br /><br /><b>neno</b> - damn right... shouldnt berlagak that you only know english...zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-22811372961555701792009-10-08T21:43:20.442+08:002009-10-08T21:43:20.442+08:00sigh..i think generally ppl shud learn more langua...sigh..i think generally ppl shud learn more languages..at least learn how to speak malay in malaysia unless u r a foreigner..if u really dunno jus say so..dun berlagak jus bcos u noe how to speak english onli..ish..geram betul..nenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00164799153690560693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-79824144967453191042009-10-07T20:11:52.449+08:002009-10-07T20:11:52.449+08:00But i'm a banana :(But i'm a banana :(Amanda Christine Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08427559562537727580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-50814140028173028032009-10-07T13:43:06.287+08:002009-10-07T13:43:06.287+08:00neno - that's why... he didnt do that... sigh....<b>neno</b> - that's why... he didnt do that... sigh...zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-4678452317759113352009-10-06T21:51:27.898+08:002009-10-06T21:51:27.898+08:00hmmm..cakap melayu la..lol..better still..next tim...hmmm..cakap melayu la..lol..better still..next time jus throw everything to them..see wat they take..nenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00164799153690560693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-69850089926056164102009-10-06T16:47:11.148+08:002009-10-06T16:47:11.148+08:00MKL - bie dan xin, bu zong yau :P
mun - russians?...<b>MKL</b> - bie dan xin, bu zong yau :P<br /><br /><b>mun</b> - russians? highly unlikely. afrikaans, maybe...<br /><br /><b>ZACL</b> - true though.<br /><br /><b>seokthong</b> - hahaha, calm down... :)<br /><br /><b>tagskie</b> - ok.<br /><br /><b>anon @ 4/10 4.00am</b> - what has this post gotta do with that?<br /><br /><b>Shaun</b> - wahh... i think the current richest breed speak arabic leh.zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-16641991202201686782009-10-06T16:47:02.646+08:002009-10-06T16:47:02.646+08:00j_yenn - for fun... changed back already :P
huei ...<b>j_yenn</b> - for fun... changed back already :P<br /><br /><b>huei</b> - can speak canto... good enough lah.<br /><br /><b>Sharon</b> - hahahahaha.... but do you know key though?<br /><br /><b>Mcmercedez</b> - probably... and probably said... "shem me? hua ren bu hui shuo hua yu!!!?" *whack whack whack*<br /><br /><b>anon @ 2/10 5.13pm</b> - sigh... why do ppl always fail to zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-35381282693146770172009-10-06T16:46:46.755+08:002009-10-06T16:46:46.755+08:00pinknpurplelizard - coconuts? hmmm... that's a...<b>pinknpurplelizard</b> - coconuts? hmmm... that's a new term... <br /><br /><b>missironic</b> - that's good!<br /><br /><b>Lifong</b> - i read somewhere that hokkien was actually the national language of china before pu-tong-hua was introduced... i guess we should all learn hokkien :P<br /><br /><b>eiling lim</b> - no one know what they said... perhaps they were also annoyed that josephzewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-22448213416676705112009-10-04T13:57:28.663+08:002009-10-04T13:57:28.663+08:00Seems from the blog, only the uneducated speaks ma...Seems from the blog, only the uneducated speaks mandarin? hmmm<br /><br />Instead of learning the language, try to learn maths. Most of the richest man in the world speak only English, so maybe it is a good idea to follow that.Shaunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02320614415225580035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-81961671945333791562009-10-04T04:00:31.883+08:002009-10-04T04:00:31.883+08:00zewt,
it seems that you despise your country....t...zewt,<br /><br />it seems that you despise your country....true?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-63022884420487097662009-10-02T23:36:06.471+08:002009-10-02T23:36:06.471+08:00anon: Bla..bla..bla..
zéwt, you just email me aft...anon: Bla..bla..bla..<br /><br />zéwt, you just email me after the anon has finished farting with his "9 5 dap 8" thing, ok? so that i can come to your nice blog again.<br /><br />“I will not feel proud if I don't know the Chinese language”--> Seriously, what's wrong with my answer? So, should i feel proud of it or not, if i know/don't know the language/certain things? <seokthongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-85501488274567089922009-10-02T22:24:43.928+08:002009-10-02T22:24:43.928+08:00This all sounds rather theatrical and off key, tho...This all sounds rather theatrical and off key, though it is a nasty story. <br /><br />Mandarin, we are told, is the language of diplomats, the well educated.ZACLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289333819869440699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-78052480863804609292009-10-02T22:08:29.602+08:002009-10-02T22:08:29.602+08:00Why bother to kick, punch and slash? One man can j...Why bother to kick, punch and slash? One man can just pin Joseph down while the other search his whole body for the car keys. Anyway, the two men could be speaking to Joseph in Russian for all he knows. We can't be expected to know all the languages that criminals may be using, can we?munhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11449093706822850017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-82114161361922683972009-10-02T18:49:49.763+08:002009-10-02T18:49:49.763+08:00我不明白 O_o 你说什么?我不明白 O_o 你说什么?TGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15796150972580581810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-48010827762891861992009-10-02T18:01:28.825+08:002009-10-02T18:01:28.825+08:00wait, i'm a banana myself, but able to communi...wait, i'm a banana myself, but able to communicate in basic mandarin, after rigorous training in penang.<br />yet this story may NOT be happening in real life. imagine them pointing at your car, and you surrender your wallet. hmmm ......J2Kfmhttp://www.j2kfm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-64345107222318540612009-10-02T17:13:58.401+08:002009-10-02T17:13:58.401+08:00Regret that there are a lot of of Chinese with a ...Regret that there are a lot of of Chinese with a Sinocentrism mindset that still fail to realize,a lot of Malaysian Chinese that cannot speak English.<br /><br />Many assume the robbers spoke Mandarin. What if they were Malaysian Chinese and spoke some dialect, because they could not communicate in English?<br /><br />Not everyone speaks all the major dialect? <br /><br />Does that make JosephAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-72002214575314169512009-10-02T15:48:07.249+08:002009-10-02T15:48:07.249+08:00Hm.. If he know some Mandarin will not end up kena...Hm.. If he know some Mandarin will not end up kena for no reason.. Pure bad luck..<br /><br />But normally in this circumstances, why would they want to hit him?? Unless those criminals doesn't understand English also.. Probably from the Republic of Mainland..Mcmercedezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09808085533411088971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-15164515705475625702009-10-02T15:09:40.435+08:002009-10-02T15:09:40.435+08:00oh wow, thats crazy :S
i'm glad at least i kno...oh wow, thats crazy :S<br />i'm glad at least i know how to listen to the basic Mandarin conversations. most importantly, i know what "car" is called in mandarin!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024808441628819505noreply@blogger.com