These days there has been a few cases of politicians fling mud at each other, using ethnically sensitive words. I dunno, back when I was a kid, referring to someone of a different race was quite easy. Everybody used it and anybody understood it. For example, if you wanted to call a Malay guy (but do not know him), you just say, ”Oi, Mat!” or “eh, Ahmad”. Similar, if a Malay dude wants to get the attention of a Chinese guy, he’ll probably say, “Eh, Ah Chong!” And so it goes. I’ve made a table for the major races and for male and female: Race Guy Girl Malay ”Mat”, “Ahmad”…

It’s going to the fasting month again, in a day or two. First off, I’m not fasting, but I just completed (about) 40 days of partial fast leading up to the National Day in July-August as part of the nationwide campaign by NECF. Heheh, I didn’t complete the 40 days, neither was a total fast, so it can’t compare to Ramadan… Back when I was a kid, the first day of fasting was always a big thing. We would wait patiently after the 8pm news for the announcement by this old man named Zainal (he wore the standard black and white government name-tag) who was the Penyimpan Mohor Besar Raja-raja…

I don’t really know how to introduce off this post. Here’s some words and phrases that I used to hear when I was a kid, and don’t hear them much nowadays. “Camel Adventure” – The origin of this term comes from a series of advertisements in the 80’s by Camel clothes, showing these tough men in khaki Camel gear driving off road vehicles through muddy, challenging jungle / river treks. So every time we need to drive through treacherous ground (like I do in construction sites), we always call it “Camel Adventure“. “Tipp-Ex” – It came in a bottle, with a screw-on cap with a brush attached to it. You…