Terminology in the Beng-e-logy World

Below are some of the great lingistic evolution of the "common tongue" in our very own backyard. It shows how the great expressive language of Bengs and Lians had grown silently over the years without even a challenger from the likes of Quenya.

Anyway someday, I'm going to do a common tongue for us all... and you bet, I'm going to create a "Lord of the Lui" (a.k.a. Lord of the $$) using this language.

Anyway some of the highly expressive terms.

Steady Pom Pi Pi
Meaning a person, being so steady, or so cool when under fire, or in difficult circumstances, such that either :
- the person still whistle as if everything is alright.
- the guys and girls around him/her blew whistles or simply whistles in awe or in encouragement

Swee Swee Bo Chao Cui
Meaning everything is so perfect, so ok, that it looks like gliding or skimming on the clear, calm, waveless, water surface.

Song Song Kao Jurong
Everything is so bliss, so bless, so comfortable, and so smooth sailing with no incident or hicups in between that the travel proceeds in one smooth bound, all the way to Jurong. Jurong being one of the extreme endpoint (right in the west) for many on this island. (Doesn't applies to me, cause I live in Jurong actually.)

Siong Siong Buay Leen Chu
Meaning so trouble-prone, so many hicups had happened, basically anything that can go wrong, goes wrong. It cause the stress level of one to go up, such that the person is so perturb till he/she fails to recognise his/her house.

Zhun Zhun Ca Beehoon
Meaning so accurate, so correct, that it looks like frying beehoon. Beehoon is a thinner version of the noodle, and typically made of flour or rice. To fry a plate of tasty beehoon well, one must be highly skilled. Able to gauge the amount of oil, water, to disseminate throughout the wok at the correct timing, and at the same time, able to predict and extrapolate the delta time from when the beehoon, turning soft from its hard dry state, will burned and overcooked.

Pattern Cuay Kay Badminton
It means so many different patterns, so many different strokes, or methods of engagement, so many variant of concepts, so many different versions, so much more than the infinite strokes used when playing the game of badminton.


Ok. That's the lot for today. Please learned by heart, ok? In case someone from the street utters something like that suddenly, at least you will be able to impress your spouse/friend/colleague/boss/classmate/teacher with the explaination.

I'll continue with more in part 2 soon.