My Longkang

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ABC – a desert made of ice shavings, syrup and cut fruits

Alamak – a phrase used like the English term, ‘oh dear’or ‘oh my God’

Ang tow peng – ice shavings with crushed red beans

Borak-borak – chit chat

Belacan – shrimps or small fish which has been pounded, salted and formed into cakes to be used for flavouring food

Cempedak -a tropical fruit sometimes covered with flour to make fried cempedak. pulp is orange-yellow in color

Cha koay teow – deep fried flat noodles

Dabai – a small black fruit usually warmed in hot water then eaten with salt or black bean sauce

Duku – a small sweet fruit

Durian – the king of tropical fruits. it emits a pungent smell and very popular fruit.

Emparau -a fresh water fish from Kapit : usually very expensive

Dusun – fruit orchard

Goh Teow Lor – fifth street or a slang name for a particular street in Penang.

Haiya or aiya – a swear word

Hakka – one of the Chinese dialects or Khek.

Kopi – coffee

Kopitiam – coffee shop

Laku – can sell well

Langsat – a small sweet fruit which is sweet and has a golden yellow skin

Mamak – Indian Muslim

Mat Rempit – a general term given to a man/woman who loves to ride fast on a motorcycle, often in groups and love to race on the streets.

Menteri Besar – chief minister

Midin/bidin – a type of local vegetable

Nangka – a tropical fruit. very sweet and the pulp is yellow in colour

Neslo – a local drink using nescafe and milo

Parang – a sharp knife which can be used to chop down trees or to clear the jungle

Pau – a dumpling or bun with a choice of fillings according to taste

Paku – a type of local vegetable

Pokai – broke or no more money

Rambutan – a tropical fruit with red skin and hairs all over the skin. inside the pulp is white covering a seed

Roti canai – a type of bread that is dipped in curry sauce

Semah – a type of fresh water fish from kapit, very expensive

Sibu – a town in Sarawak, a part of Borneo Island

SOCSO – an organization in Malaysia to which employees contribute monthly and in case of accidents etc..SOCSO will pay a certain sum as compensation..like a group insurance scheme

Syabas – a phrase akin to congratulations

SYT – sweet young thing

Tebaloi – a type of biscuit made of sago flour loved by the Melanau community

Teh- c – tea with ideal milk

Teh – 0 – tea without sugar

Tongkang – A type of riverine vessel