tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post3540821905119732852..comments2024-03-28T15:13:45.925+08:00Comments on Good Morning Yesterday: Breaking NewsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-38724256883390435822006-12-09T13:37:00.000+08:002006-12-09T13:37:00.000+08:00Wow blogging becomes a daily fix, incureable unles...Wow blogging becomes a daily fix, incureable unless we go cold-turkey. One day it will become the first thing we go for when the PC is turned on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-58718070322261509402006-12-08T22:07:00.000+08:002006-12-08T22:07:00.000+08:00This is what I call a diehard blogger. On holiday ...This is what I call a diehard blogger. On holiday still must get daily 'fix'. Lucky it's not honeymoon.<br /><br />Chris, wasn't you who said that internet is dangerous place becos people get to know so many personal details about you.<br /><br />On a more serious note, spending - even giving away money is not easy. That why, <a href="http://badnewsonthedoorstep.blogspot.com/2006/06/words-of-wisdom-from-rich-man.html">Warren Buffet</a> decided to leave his billions to Gate Foundations because he knows they can do a better job.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-55605371370074884892006-12-08T19:35:00.000+08:002006-12-08T19:35:00.000+08:00The internet is not free here. I'm rushing my comm...The internet is not free here. I'm rushing my comment. Will comment morewhen I return!Chris Simhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760501651748435844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-81514040139358624342006-12-08T19:34:00.000+08:002006-12-08T19:34:00.000+08:00Woa Chun See, you know me too well. The rich and t...Woa Chun See, you know me too well. The rich and the famous really dunno how to spend their money hor. And fancy fighting for custody of the pig. Sigh. <br /><br />For me, I also love "te kah". Ha.Chris Simhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760501651748435844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-90386190788451505982006-12-08T10:45:00.000+08:002006-12-08T10:45:00.000+08:00Thanks Victor for helping us with the correct Chin...Thanks Victor for helping us with the correct Chinese idiom. As you can see, my Chinese is very 烂 or rotten.<br /><br />My reasoning went like this. Part 2 of the idiom ended with 天下知 meaning, the whole world knows。 <br /><br />So I guessed that Part 1 should say something to the opposite; like, nobody has heard of (无人闻 or 没人闻 ).Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-91781540551612358752006-12-08T10:27:00.000+08:002006-12-08T10:27:00.000+08:00There is also a Chinese expression on the rich and...There is also a Chinese expression on the rich and famous. It explains this way. If a person is rich, even if he lives in a forest, his far-away relatives still visit him. On the other hand, if pauper dies by the road-side no-one would enquire. Here is my script:<br /><br />Servant to boss: "Boss someone dies near our shop !"<br /><br />Boss: " Don't be kaypoh. Go and work. Wait a minute! The dead body may affect my shop. Call the police"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-55178088411836529562006-12-07T16:08:00.000+08:002006-12-07T16:08:00.000+08:00Zen is right. Just need to do some research. (Inci...Zen is right. Just need to do some research. (Incidentally, if you don't already know, you can google in Chinese too.) The answer is <a href="http://www.ourlib.cn/dict/A/%E5%8D%81%E5%B9%B4%E7%AA%97%E4%B8%8B%E6%97%A0%E4%BA%BA%E9%97%AE.html">here</a>.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-16223814418064945642006-12-07T14:06:00.000+08:002006-12-07T14:06:00.000+08:00Chun See- you should know my standard of Chinese. ...Chun See- you should know my standard of Chinese. Furthermore there is a lapse of so many years after seeing the above passage in a Chinese Almanac!, also not much research done unlike most of you. From my own common sense, it should be the first verse, because if someone walks pass a window (in the ancient China context), rightfully he would ask: "How are you Mr Scholar? study hard for the imperial exam ?" The key word should be ASKED not AWARED as in the second verse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-81589643155072416622006-12-07T11:51:00.000+08:002006-12-07T11:51:00.000+08:00Zen, is it:
十年窗下无人问,
一举成名天下知。
Or is it:
十年窗下无人...Zen, is it:<br /><br />十年窗下无人问,<br />一举成名天下知。 <br /><br />Or is it:<br /><br />十年窗下无人闻,<br />一举成名天下知Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-17733609115129516902006-12-07T10:47:00.000+08:002006-12-07T10:47:00.000+08:00Victor,
If I recall correctly, the kid initially ...Victor,<br /><br />If I recall correctly, the kid initially sounded a little nervous and said "My mother say I cannot tell ... " But apparently the lure of the Fanta drinks grand prize was too difficult to resist!<br /><br />But then again with a quiz question like that, I think the producers were asking for it!Seraphimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243489255887380204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-40395097579707110832006-12-07T10:25:00.001+08:002006-12-07T10:25:00.001+08:00Ten years of studying under the window, no pass-by...Ten years of studying under the window, no pass-by asks, but should a person (even an animal) attains fame overnight, the whole world knows. This is a famous Chinese saying. Sorry unable to put up the saying in Chinese writing, not PC savvy enough. The bottom line is that, if a person wants fame, he should work for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-18700074541741385182006-12-07T10:25:00.000+08:002006-12-07T10:25:00.000+08:00Hi Seraphim, I am Victor Koo while he is Victor Kh...Hi Seraphim, I am Victor Koo while he is Victor Khoo.<br /><br />Yes, I am referring to that show. I wonder whether that kid really didn't know or he was pulling a fast one. I won't be surprised if he really didn't know because many kids nowadays don't know what a real cock looks like. That's why we have Chun See here to educate them - there is a photo in this post. LOL.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-12892079782462969362006-12-07T10:02:00.000+08:002006-12-07T10:02:00.000+08:00Victor, are you referring to the infamous episode ...Victor, are you referring to the infamous episode of the 'Victor & Charlee' show??? I was a kid then and that episode will forever be etched in my mind, LOL!<br /><br />Are you THE Victor in the show?Seraphimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243489255887380204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-49433277254715217682006-12-07T09:07:00.000+08:002006-12-07T09:07:00.000+08:00Chris is happily holidaying Down Under in Gold Coa...Chris is happily holidaying Down Under in Gold Coast and won't be around for a few days to love this post. However I can always stand in for him.<br /><br />Isn't it ironical that even when a celebrity's pig dies, there is a news article on it but if that eventuality should happen to us commoners, no one cares a hoot?<br /><br />Also, it is a harsh reality that sometimes a pig can provide a longer lasting and more satisfying relationship than a wife could. (And I am <b>not</b> referring to your love of <i>bak kut teh</i> here.)<br /><br />Oh by the way, have you ever asked your children whether they know what 'the female of a cock' is? (I shared this joke with Wee Kiat last weekend.) Wait till our next FOYers meet if you don't know the answer.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.com