Comments on: Deepavali: Awareness of the Inner Light

By: DISQUS | James Chia

DISQUS | James Chia — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:04:14 +0000

[...] year ago in Deepavali: Awareness of the Inner Light on miyagi.sg | My Very Own Glob {Curiosa Felicitas} My niece’s a mixed between Chinese and Indian. [...]

By: Mr Miyagi

Mr Miyagi — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:23:25 +0000

OK. So clever, you.

By: NAna

NAna — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:10:42 +0000

hey.. but deepavalli is nt the tamil new year.. neither is hari raya a malay new year. get ur facts right the next time okay?

By: Mr Miyagi

Mr Miyagi — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 07:23:25 +0000

OK. So clever, you.

By: NAna

NAna — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 07:10:42 +0000

hey.. but deepavalli is nt the tamil new year.. neither is hari raya a malay new year. get ur facts right the next time okay?

By: Zurien

Zurien — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:55:33 +0000

Hey! There’s something else you got wrong as a “smart” kid – Hari Raya is NOT the Malay New Year, and I doubt Deepavali is the Hindu’s New Year, either. If I’m not mistaken, there’s another celebration for that. And FYI, the Muslim New Year is called Awal Muharram.

By: holyhunk

holyhunk — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 02:36:59 +0000

I utterly enjoy the cheebye motherfucker part. It reminds me of my Indian compatriots during the doggone NSF and ongoing NS times. They are farking more well versed in profanities than us Chinese, spouting lanjiaos, ganninas, nabuayjibais like flowing tap water. Of course I do try joining in, but I somehow fall short in terms of volume and fluency. Haha…so much for the depravity of vulgarity.

By: Global Voices Online » Singapore: Diwali or Deepawali

Global Voices Online » Singapore: Diwali or Deepawali — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:48:30 +0000

[...] Miyagi demystifies the difference between the Indian festival of Diwali and Deepawali that fall on the same day. Share [...]

By: chiaty

chiaty — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:58:40 +0000

Thanks for the clarifications… Deepawali and Diwali…. dang… so one has gotto know if their indian colleague is from North or South India before saying anyhting. Sigh… Happy Chinese New Year is better…. not China region specific.

I have to disagree that calling someone “Ang Moh” is akin to calling someone “Bangkalee” and “Keling kia”.
“Ang Moh” is not region specific, just like saying Black, White, Asian,… etc… so it not the same as ….

By: James Chia

James Chia — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:20:08 +0000

My niece’s a mixed between Chinese and Indian. She once told me that the older generations i.e. her paternal grandparents etc are extremely offended if we call them “keklengs”. The younger generations are quite fine with it.