My Longkang

I woke up this morning and saw a familiar face on theStar:Tan Choon Hoe. Tan is of one the country’s foremost experts on his mother tongue, Hokkien. He has come up with a new book on how to speak the dialect.

It is a must buy for all Hockkien dialect enthusiasts. He explains it this way:“I wanted to preserve my mother tongue and see it used by as many people as possible. In these days of the Internet, I see parents everywhere speaking to their children in ‘international’ languages. I don’t dispute the value of this, but we should still try to keep our dialect alive.”

The books are available from most good book shops. From now till Oct, 30% of all sales will go to the Penang Adventist Hospital’s Fund for Needy Patients. If you would like to sponsor a certain number of books, PAH will re-sell the books and donate everything to the fund. For details, contact Tan at 012-482 0038.

Personally, I am hoping his book will be available online soon. I haven’t seen a copy of his book in the local book shops.

The 20-year-old student and part-time model representing Terengganu will be representing Malaysia in Nha Thrang, Vietnam for the Miss Universe 2008 Pageant in mid-June. First runner up was Jean Thor Jean Nee, and 23, from Federal Territory, second runner-up was Valerie Chan Hsueh Yi, 23.
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Long time asthmatic, Teng died from a severe asthma attack while on holiday in Chiang Mai, Thailand at the age of 42 (43 by Chinese reckoning) on May 8, 1995. She was given a state funeral at home in Taiwan, with the Republic of China flag draped over her coffin and the ROC President Lee Teng-hui, Taipei Mayor Chen Shui-bien, and many other notable politicians in attendance.
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Neil Diamond’s new album, Home Before Dark, is an intimate portrait of Neil Diamond, A portrait of every single thought that runs through Neil Diamond’s head while he just happens to have a pen handy. This album is so depressing and self-indulgent at times that it should be titled Songs to Slit Your Wrists By.
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I have been googling around for the latest developments in the Miss Malaysia Universe 2008. So far i have not been able to find anything up-to-date relevant on the net. I am so excited. I like Miss Sarawak

I hope Miss Sarawak wins.
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Senseless. Insensitive. Artistes are humans and shouldn’t be idolized. I couldn’t believe Sharon Stone could actually say such an outrageous remark.

Pearlycia Brooke won the Miss Fair and Lovely World Harvest Festival 2008 crown at Sarawak Cultural Village in Santubong on Saturday night. Brooke, 25, is a master’s student of environmental biotechnology at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas). Her prizes include RM3,000, sash, trophy, scholarship from Segi College and other complementary gifts.

The other titles she won were Miss SMS Voters 2008 and Miss Best Traditional Costume 2008. The first runner-up was Cassandra Daniel Manja, 22, an AirAsia flight attendant. Beautician Ramdaniza Hasbi, 23, was in third place.

Hello darkness, my old friend
I’ve come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence
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I enjoyed this. Hope like this too

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