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#91 Multilingualism

Posted September 17th, 2008 by Shaun · 22 Comments

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‘It’s tough being an Asian male growing up in a Western country. You’re often subjected to Asian stereotypes, and white guys tend to steal your girls a whole lot. However, you wanna know one great upside to being a Gen Y Asian in a Western country? If you keep your mouth shut and say nothing, […]

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#88 Numbers (8-8-08)

Posted August 8th, 2008 by Shaun · 16 Comments

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Just in time for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Shaun’s much anticipated “Numbers” post is finally unveiled. If you’ve ever had a thought about why the Olympics this year are starting on August 8th, 2008 (8-8-08) at 8.08.08 pm, this post is just what you needed.
For over 4 thousand years, Asians have had a love […]

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#87 “Lah”

Posted August 6th, 2008 by Shaun · 15 Comments

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After quite a long time away, Shaun’s back with a vengeance! In the vein of Peter’s Aiya! (#80) post comes another Asian colloquialism ““ known as the ‘Lah” particle.

This term ‘Lah” can most commonly be heard in South-East Asia, especially by (but not totally restricted to) Singaporeans, Malaysians and Indonesians. Having said that, people in […]

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