Friday, February 17, 2006

the name game...

so my grandma arrived today from muar for a 3 day visit...she called and i picked up the phone
*the following is the conversation....in teochew*
grandma:hallo?
me: uh...ah-ma.
grandma: oei...eh-bing ah?
me: eh-jhen...eh-jhen...
grandma: orh...eh-jhen...mama leh?
me: mama ke ah-yi gai lai liao...(meaning my mum went to my aunt's place already)
grandma: orh...ah nei ah...hor lor...byebye...(meaning liddat ah...good lor...byebye)
me: byebye
eh-bing=edwin(my brother) and eh-jhen=adrian...in teochew pronunciation...
so 泽权, zequan, adrian, adrain, check kuang, eh-jhen, eh-jong...take your pick...

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