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