Up with 耕東蝦! Down with 煲冬瓜!!

Okay, we all know that Cantonese is a rich language, with all its rhymes and tones.

But would somebody please tell me the significance of the following ?

「87」「25」「MM」「HK2668」「HK8989」「HK69」「HK332」「HK1188」「HK608」「75」「63」

These are all vanity license plates in Hong Kong much sought after.  But I don’t have a clue why.

Any blogger who can explain in full will be crowned my second favorite blogpal. (Sorry, my favorite blogpal was determined years ago)

original source: http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20140224/18635857

Judging a Book by Its Cover

After a toastmasters meeting one night, I passed by Pacific Place on my way to the bus stop.  There came a 北姑 with her hands full of shopping bags.  She accosted me and started spewing 煲冬瓜....

豈有此理喺我地頭煲冬瓜，嫌命長乎, 誅你九族吖嗱 

My lightbulb lit up, so I said,"Sorry, can you speak English?"

死北姑， 哩次重大唔倒你...

點知，she flashes me a sweet smile, and said,"Of course, would you direct me to the nearby underground train station, please?'....IN PERFECT OXFORD ENGLISH. 

She even thanked me profusely after I gave her directions, told me I was very kind....

死死氣要講番聲 you're welcome....

There's nothing more humiliating for a die-hard Hong Konger like me to have to utter the word "welcome" to a 北姑.

Agreed?

Valentine's Day 2014

The day before V-Day, I had no idea where to take LC for dinner.  So I wrote a post on Facebook asking for recommendations.  There were some suggestions, but two people said the best dinner is home-made. 

My favorite blogpal said most good places will be packed, with reservations made weeks ago.

係噃，今年V-Day 係星期五，兼年初十五，邊道有得食吖

下午仆倒走去街市買啲 LC 鍾意嘅餸...

                                                                  龍蝦一隻, $168

                                                                  大蝦四隻, $110

                                                                     班仔一條, $120

蘆筍半磅, $30

 

鹽焗雞半隻, $45

 

 

結數：五百柴都唔使...

鹽焗雞熟買，其他我煮, 我慢手慢腳都搞成個鐘頭...

但係，喺屋企食舒服好多，冇人眼光光催你

Oh, by the way, the cost is all-time-low for a V-Day dinner.  Many of the nicer places are charging about $1,000 per person tonight, for a very 普通 dinner.  係咪"文本"呢