There are many Singaporeans who cannot pronounce the word ‘pumpkin’. But Naomi and I love a good pumpkin soup, and there are several restaurants here that serve a really good bowl, even if the waiting staff repeats your order, telling you that you’ve ordered two ‘Pungkim Shoop’
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iTunes is playing an illegal copy of Time I took a holiday from the album “Dig My Mood” by Nick Lowe of which I have the original CD.
Surf stop: Somewhere where they don’t call it Pungkim Shoop
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I cannot pronounce “parm-keen soop” too.
[…] I gave her the ‘no, don’t bother asking’ look, and later told her that it was a lost cause asking a waiter anything else right after he’s repeated your order as Fettucini Alololo and Pungkim Shoop. […]