Who says our English is teruk? Just see below:

Ours is simple, short, concise, straight-to-point, effective, etc…

WHEN GIVING A CUSTOMER BAD NEWS

Britons: I’m sorry, Sir, but we don’t seem to have the sweater you want in your size, but if you give me a moment, I can call the other outlets for you.
Malaysians: No Stock.

RETURNING A CALL

Britons: Hello, this is John Smith. Did anyone page for me a few moments ago?
Malaysians: Hello, who call?

ASKING SOMEONE TO MAKE WAY

Britons: Excuse me, I’d like to get by. Would you please make way?
Malaysians: Skews

WHEN SOMEONE OFFERS TO PAY

Britons: Hey, put your wallet away, this drink is on me.
Malaysians: No-need, lah.

WHEN ASKING FOR PERMISSION

Britons: Excuse me, but do you think it would be possible for me to enter through this door?
Malaysians: (pointing the door) can ar?

WHEN ENTERTAINING

Britons: Please make yourself right at home.
Malaysians: Don’t be shy, lah!

WHEN DOUBTING SOMEONE

Britons: I don’t recall you giving me the money.
Malaysians: Where got?

WHEN DECLINING AN OFFER

Britons: I’d prefer not to do that, if you don’t mind.
Malaysians: Don’t want la…

IN DISAGREEING ON A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION

Britons: Err. Tom, I have to stop you there. I understand where you’re coming from, but I really have to disagree with what you said about the issue.
Malaysians: You mad, ah?

WHEN ASKING SOMEONE TO LOWER THEIR VOICE

Britons: Excuse me, but could you please lower your voice? I’m trying to concentrate over here.
Malaysians: Shaddap lah!

WHEN ASKING SOMEONE IF HE/SHE KNOWS YOU

Britons: Excuse me, but I noticed you staring at me for some time.. Do I know you?
Malaysians: See what, see what?

WHEN ASSESSING A TIGHT SITUATION

Britons: We seem to be in a bit of a predicament at the moment.
Malaysians: Die-lah!!

WHEN TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED

Britons: Will someone tell me what has just happened?
Malaysians: What happen? Why like that?

WHEN SOME ONE DID SOMETHING WRONG

Britons: This isn’t the way to do it here let me show you,
Malaysians: Lke that also don’t know how to do!!!!

WHEN ONE IS ANGRY

Britons: Would you mind not disturbing me
Malaysians: Celaka u

IN PARLIAMENT, THE QUESTION ON “BOCOR”

Briton: Where is the leak? I shall ask the Works Minister to look into it.
Malaysian: STUPID, STUPID, STUPID question. Where got “bocor”?

Recently there has been numerous reports of international scams cheating greedy people on getting rich quick but end up they lose hundreds of thousands to these fraudsters. They purportedly make phone calls from countries such as Hong Kong to their victims in Malaysia to reveal their personal information as well as bank in their money as security deposits in order to win prizes. However, after making the deposit, the fraudsters were never heard of anymore.

A man by the name of Mr. Tee managed to record the following telephone conversations (in Mandarin) of such scams and published them in YouTube.

Many parents bring their kids to the cinema to catch the animated movies such as Happy Feet, Shrek, etc. While these animated movies are fun and attracted children, many teenagers and adults also watch them, myself included. The cinema is a place where one relaxes and enjoy the show, however, certain irresponsible parents would spoil the excitement when they fail to control their kids while the movie is on.

Yesterday, while I was watching Surf’s Up at GSC 1 Utama, Hall 7, 12pm screening, there is a couple with a bunch of kids who sit scaterred around as they fail to get seats in a row. The annoying thing is, the parents allow their kids to run around the auditorium, pushing my seat as well as other customers, sitting on the floor, etc. During the near 2 hour show, i was so annoyed by the kicking of the seat by the children. Many times I turned to the back, twice I scolded, but the parents just ignored and still allow their kids to do that. Damn annoying!

These people should be taught to be civic-minded and to discipline their kids while in the cinema. Otherwise, I won’t be surprise to see in future when these kids grow up, they will be trouble makers in the cinema like the Tai Ko featured in the DiGi PSA who talks so loudly over the phone while the movie is on.

The new 4-lane flyover across the former Dato’ Abu Bakar roundabout has just been opened to traffic some 2 weeks ago. The roundabout is no longer exists, it has been replaced with traffic lights intersection under the flyover. Traffic at this intersection has improved a lot.

However, much more actions are needed for the entire stretch of Jalan Universiti from the Rothmans roundabout to the interchange at Federal Highway Route 2. Traffic heading towards the Federal Highway is still very much congested due to the traffic lights into Universiti Malaya (UM), Section 11 and Universiti Malaya Medical Center (UMMC). The situation is made worst by irresponsible drivers who park beside the road outside UMMC instead of the parking facilities available in the hospital.

One way to solve the problem is to build more flyovers across these junctions, however that may be costly. Alternatively, there should be no right turn along this stretch, but to be replaced with dedicated U-turn lanes at strategic locations along the road, allowing traffic to turn in and out of UM, UMMC and Section 11.

At the other end, the Rothmans roundabout connecting Jalan Universiti, Jalan Semangat, Jalan Harapan and Jalan 19/1, traffic can be very bad during peak hours, especially on Tuesday evenings due to the pasar malam in Section 17. There has been plan to build a flyover connecting Jalan Semangat to Jalan Harapan, but, as long as Jalan Harapan remains a short stretch till Jalan 17/21B, there is no point building the flyover. The city council should build the 20-year-delayed Jalan Harapan project while at the same time build the proposed flyover to better disperse traffic around this area, given that new residential and commercial developments are coming up in Section 19, adjacent to Section SS2.

Each time, traffic slows down on the North-South Expressway (NSE) as well as other expressways, either due to lane closure, vehicles changing lanes due to heavy vehicles crawling up a slope, many irresponsible drivers use the emergency lane only to cut into the main traffic lanes later, causing traffic to be severely congested.

Just last Sunday evening, while traveling back from Melaka to Petaling Jaya for a weekend trip, I spotted many vehicles, heavy ones included using the emergency lane along the stretch between Pedas-Linggi and Senawang on the NSE. It is due to the closure of one of the two lanes at one point, and impatient drivers started to use the emergency lane and the yet-to-be-opened third lane, resulting in vehicles from 4 lanes squeezing into one lane which caused a traffic congestion of several kilometres.

Here are some photographs of the culprits.