It is normal in Malaysia to speak Malaysian-English. (only those who are in the serious-journalism-line-kinda-people [SJLKP]) who later goes twiddle-dee twiddle-dum whenever they encounterd wrong english usages, do not find it normal). Si senor. Actually, I used to go nuts for english too. I was growing into becoming a Hezbollah of ‘Correct-English-All-The-Time’ fighter. It started after for quite some time, I was ‘institutionalized’ or being commanded to ADHERE to the correct usage of english, until I deprived myself of the true needs of communicating.. At my previous working place, you really need to be a ‘super-fantastic-perfect-english-smart-pants-kinda-guy’. To the extent, the comrades there do not matter if you don’t bother to close your mouth when its full but as long as you could write well (correctly) and know where to put your asterisk or bullets… you will be crowned as celestial….. haha.. but later thar to part-lah. If you dont… you will deter to the cold-bottomless pit of being put aside.. Heh.. But now i am done with that-lah.
Now that i found it out that nobody really cares, it strenghten me more. Logically a language is only an other way to communicate. Frantically, if you want to eat, you want to drink, you want to take a bath, you wanted a job.. or whatever ..you may say it through any languages that is understandable… Two ways? One Way? Monologing? Bloggin? Pfft… up to you lah.. right..? It is a free world.
It is also not a basic needs to be as good as Shakespeare or Rudyard Kipling or Ernest Hemingway or Paulo Coelho or Adrian Mole to tell the world about what you think. (Adrian Mole is a character created by Sue Townsend). As an example if you wanted to eat, simply make your hand in a manner of holding something and bring it up to the mouth. There you go. Universally, people will definitely understand that you want to eat (it). I believe it so. And that is the true foundation of communication. Even chimpanzies understands it too. Trust me!
The reality check is actually there. I found cases through my diminutive-experiences (compared to other’s-lah) at foreign countries, where the trivial numbers on a calculator could be used as a successful bargaining tool. There are also friends who don’t really ‘converse’ well (again correctly) in English, went well in the US and Europe, mind you! and bought the nicest thing ever at a very good price-lah! What else do you need? Still, Not Enough Ah?
This write-up of mine is intentionally presented this way and i agree that it does not really flow well.. at all. Ideas are flying here and there and does not make any sense (to some of you-lah). This value may not be recognized at some part of this wonderful world as well. Where? I mentioned it up there. Any readers who stumbled upon this rambling should go no further. I am afraid that it would spoil your sporadic renewals of enthusiasm. haha Big words dude! (I also found out that sporadic is a word used by the Greeks to describe their sperm..no offense though!)Therefore, avoid using it if you try to say something with me later! haha..
Nevermind-lah.. If you asked me, frankly i would say that I am feeling so freaking awesome now, that I almost could say anything… Nobody would dare to cross my writings with strikethroughs, red coloured fonts or all kind of demotivating wordings anymore… There are always other better methods to learn or to teach-lah… I mean it guys.. it is just as good as creating another rebel there! Oh shush now.. there is no more big words lah.. at this point of time… i dont really care.. and trust me i know you dont too… ahahaha.. im a changed man now.. i shall write what ever i want to.. I also must have good smells too.. Do not bother correcting although I dont mind being criticized. Screw all the strikethroughs and multicolored fonts to tell it to be your way… I am wayyy past over that.. ! Thank you!
p/s: i remembered vividly when i was at 14.. I Already have become obsessed over ‘Penn and Teller’ .. and they really said.. “We are really happy now like AliBongo From HELL!”.. Who re them? Google lah .. see how.. its magic too..
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