Fry me a fish ( a Senryū)
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Get the shield ready!
Careful; sizzle, hiss, pop, pop!
Fry fish, not your skin!
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I love fried fish. But I hate frying fish!
This Haiku tells of many young girls’ war in the kitchen, learning how to fry food in hot oil, I would arm myself with a kuali’s cover to avoid the crackling oil!
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Kuching ( meaning cat) is Malaysia’s cat city.
I just read Dr. Martha’s post about cats on a ‘Caturday’. It reminds me about Malaysia’s cat city, Kuching!
I used to conduct training in Kuching. One can see many iconic cat statues in the city. There is even a cat muzeum! I love the sea food there!
Historically, the first ruler (a white Rajah) was an Englishman, James Brooke (1841 to 1946).
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Quote:-
People who don’t like cats were probably mice in an earlier life. – Unknown
“Kittens are angels with whiskers.” – ISABEL ABDAI
Of all God’s creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat.- Mark Twain
Can you find my temper? (A Senryū)
Step on her again?
Watch out, her temper’s brewing!
don’t let her lose it!
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Note this aunt’s advice
“When she is angry with you
Don’t fan the fire!”
… least it explode!
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‘Don’t fan the fire’ means don’t argue, go hide in your room, or go out for a walk. Talk when things cool down!
Quote:
“When I lose my temper, honey, you can’t find it any place.”
― Ava Gardner
“When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, one hundred.”
― Thomas Jefferson
“When anger rises, think of the consequences.” — Confucius
Love and Kisses
Caring tenderly
doting with such endearment
adoringly...smooch!
I have seen varied families upbringings. For some, saying ” I love you” and ‘smooches’ are alien, non-existent and an embarrassment.
Perhaps only when one was a baby: a time when one cannot remember being kissed! This poém envied the many kids and families who express words of love freely.
Warm hugs are plentiful, with the exception in this COVID-19 period, of course!
Quotes:-
1. “A kiss is a secret which takes the lips for (Sic:?to) the ear.” ― Edmond Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac
Terjemahan google ke Bahasa Melayu – Sayang dan ciuman
Merawat dengan lembut
bermain dengan penuh kasih sayang
memuja … smooch!
Saya telah melihat perkembangan keluarga yang pelbagai. Bagi sebilangan orang, mengatakan “I love you” dan ‘smooches’ mungkin tidak wujud dan memalukan. Mungkin hanya semasa bayi. Masa di mana seseorang tidak ingat dicium! Haiku ini mencemburui ramai kanak-kanak dan keluarga yang meluahkan kata-kata cinta dengan bebas. Pelukan hangat banyak, kecuali dalam tempoh COVID-19 ini, tentu saja!
谷歌翻译成马来语 – 爱和吻
温柔地关怀
如此喜爱
热情地……s！
我见过各种各样的家庭成长经历。对于某些人来说，说“我爱你”和“ s谐”可能是不存在的，而且是一种尴尬。也许只有在一个婴儿的时候。一个不记得被亲吻的时代！这句Hai句使许多自由表达爱心之词的孩子和家庭羡慕不已。当然，除了这个COVID-19时期以外，还有很多温暖的拥抱！
Oh, my kids’ English! – my nose is running!
I grew up in a family where all my siblings were Chinese-educated. But my children grew up speaking English, Malay and Chinese dialect (Hokkien). I started reading the “Peter and Jane” series to them when they were about the age of two. Oh, my kids’ English is about some of the amusing words they used as kids!
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I came back from work. As I entered the house, my second son greeted me.
“Mum, mum! My nose is running!” he ran on the spot to demonstrate his point! Then he removed the tissue papers, flashing a cute grin and displaying the missing two front teeth!
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Learning English is like duck takes to water for them. They usually scored distinction, even my youngest and special child!
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Does a woman need her spouse’s permission…
I remember interviewing about 40 couples during a social gathering for breast cancer women about two decades ago. ( I wonder if the answers would still be the same)
One of the questions was: Does a woman need her spouse’s permission or consent to undergo mastectomy to remove her cancerous breast(s).
All Muslim ladies (n=4) said: Yes, we need.
All Chinese women (n=34)said: No, we don’t need.
2 Indian women were unsure: Yes / no
ALL husbands said that they would support their wife to undergo mastectomy. They don’t mind a wife minus a breast or two, but they all want their wife to live longer.
WHAT SAY YOU?
“Leisure” by William Henry Davies (3 July 1871– 26 September 1940 – a Welsh poet and writer.)
Toh H L: In my twenties, thirties, forties and fifties, I was busy rushing from one activity to the next. Retirement and especially MCO ( lock down) have slowed my life. Watching the sunset regularly is now a hobby and I am finally appreciating the ever changing beauty of nature and the remaining bit of my life. I want to live life like what the poem Davies wrote:
"What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand beneath the boughs And stare as long as sheep or cows. No time to see, when woods we pass, Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass. No time to see, in broad daylight, Streams full of stars, like skies at night. No time to turn at Beauty's glance, And watch her feet, how they can dance. No time to wait till her mouth can, Enrich that smile her eyes began. A poor life this if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare."
(Google translated from English to Chinese)
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“爷爷，你怎么不戴胸罩？”
“因为我是男人。 男人不戴胸罩“
“为什么男人不戴胸罩？”
“因为社会如此定义。”
”这就是为什么女人得乳腺癌而男人不戴胸罩的原因。“
” ………..男人也是如此， 但是很少。”
“如果是这样，女人就不应该戴胸罩！”
“… !!!”
据估计，2018年，全球有627,000名妇女死于乳腺癌，约占妇女所有癌症死亡人数的15％…而且这个数字还在继续增加。 它在男性中很少见，仅约1％。
Ref.
Breast Cancer Worldwide.
https://www.abcglobalalliance.org/articles/breast-cancer-worldwide accessed on the 26, Sep, 2020
WHO Breast cancer.
https://www.who.int/cancer/prevention/diagnosis-screening/breast-cancer/en/
accessed on the 26, Sep, 2020
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When a non- Japanese got lost in Yokohama
Ravethy and I couldn't find the way back to our hotel. The road signs then were all in Japanese. Even the road map brochure was of no help. And, it was getting darker. We were delighted when we saw a man in uniform. He was very happy to help; rattling away to me (in Japanese) both palms together pointing forwards, then his right hand directing to the right... brushing aside my attempts with crossed hands and shaking headSigh! We stood byto say I did not understand!the road side again!The baseball game was over at a nearby stadium. We were lucky to find a fellow Singaporean to explain the route to us. It was only a ten minutes walk away! That was in the 1990s. *******
Four years ago, I went back again to Japan. I found that more Japanese people could speak English. The signs and maps seem easier to read. I learned to speak some simple Japanese, too!
The uniformed man had mistaken me for a Japanese. Last week a fellow blogger addressed me as a Korean! Not long ago another thought I was a Taiwanese!
A face and a name can be misleading!
I am from Malaysia! My ancestors were from Hainan island, China.
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Oh, my kids’ English! – I borrow him my toy…
I grew up in a family where all my siblings were Chinese-educated. But my children grew up speaking English, Malay and Chinese dialect (Hokkien). I started reading the “Peter and Jane” series to them when they were about the age of two. Oh, my kids’ English is about some of the amusing words they used as kids!
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Both boys were screaming and having a tug-of-war over a toy car!
“I borrow him my toy car. Now he doesn’t want to give back!“
“If you lend your toy to your younger brother, I am sure you would want him to return it to you, right?”
I have heard this ‘borrowing and lending mixed-ups’ even with adults at work place!
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Learning English is like duck takes to water for them. They usually scored distinction, even my youngest and special child!
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Chen Song Ping 