tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post7587546700435892330..comments2023-11-30T00:11:27.068+00:00Comments on Anak si Hamid: From the Magpie's Nest - Part 1anak si-hamidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01936071509364600235noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-91618943259547095312011-09-20T01:35:00.655+01:002011-09-20T01:35:00.655+01:00Thank you AG,
In Singapore, when we say 'kena...Thank you AG,<br /><br />In Singapore, when we say 'kena kelentong', it means you've been taken for a ride.<br /><br />No me duck, I don't have that image in my Look and Read.<br /><br />As for Old Lob I've been hunting for him too - but no luck, so far.<br /><br />It looks like our reunion with Mr Grumps (especially), Mr Dan and Percy the Chick will have to wait.anak si-hamidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936071509364600235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-21154165286775597122011-09-19T13:48:04.704+01:002011-09-19T13:48:04.704+01:00Dear Laundry Lady,
Is there a 'Kelentong Man&...Dear Laundry Lady,<br /><br />Is there a 'Kelentong Man' in that book from days of yore? I seem to be hearing him kelentong-ing in my head.<br /><br />But ah, Sunlight soap. The original was wrapped in waxed paper, and the picture was of the glorious sun, shining with rays as broad as the yellow brick road. I can't remember if there was a lady there too, in the bright sun, going rub-a-dub-dub. (Well, somewhere in the story, were three men in a tub too, for sure).<br /><br />PS I'm still hunting for Old Lob. O where, O where can he beeeee?Awang Gonenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893937987435850954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-4833589733505299272011-09-19T07:24:27.884+01:002011-09-19T07:24:27.884+01:00My dear Pootz in Boots,
Thank you and bless you f...My dear Pootz in Boots,<br /><br />Thank you and bless you for reminding me of the nila and starch.<br /><br />How could I ever forget it - as I was the family laundress for yonks.<br /><br />Your maktok was lucky to get her sabun cap kapak. In Singapore we could only get the very abrasive Fab and Breeze bars.<br /><br />You know I did not begin to use a washing machine until 2005. Prior to that I washed EVERYTHING by hand in Leicester. The best 'baldi' was the bath-tub!!anak si-hamidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936071509364600235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-12548021373104896332011-09-19T06:10:43.421+01:002011-09-19T06:10:43.421+01:00Sabun cap kapak Ma'Ngah!! The yellow and green...Sabun cap kapak Ma'Ngah!! The yellow and green ones... we buy a long bar and cut them to smaller pieces... my Maktok used them until year 1987. They are gentle to the hands too! And don't forget the "nila". and how people used to boil their clothes with starch!Pootz in Bootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06452238386808994046noreply@blogger.com