Desiderata googled Word Search in American Heritage Dictionary for "gostan" and was disAPpointed there was no entry found.
So I searched the next best
thesaurus.com, for "astern", and the "bonus" for Y&A mentees is that you also learn some antonyms (OPposites for the more than Ignorama!):
The last word is JUST coined by Desi to mean "more than Ignoramus"...Desispeak.comhoused at one IpohLang's pastry abode.
4 entries found for astern.
Main Entry: back
Part of Speech: adjective 1
Definition: end
Synonyms: aback, abaft, aft, after, astern, back of, backward, behind, final, following, hind, hindmost, posterior, rear, rearmost, rearward, tail
Antonyms: anterior, before, front, head
Main Entry: backward
Part of Speech: adjective 1
Definition: rearward
Synonyms: astern, behind, inverted, rearward, regressive, retrograde
Antonyms: ahead, forward, to the front
Main Entry: backward
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: rear
Synonyms: aback, abaft, about, astern, back, behind, in reverse, inverted, rearward, turned around
Antonyms: ahead, forward
Main Entry: rear
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: end
Synonyms: aft, after, astern, back, backward, behind, dorsal, following, hind, hinder, hindermost, hindmost, last, mizzen, posterior, postern, rearmost, rearward, retral, reverse, stern, tail
Antonyms: front
NOTE: Except for Ignorama, all the above extracts are Copyrighted to
Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.1.1)
Copyright © 2006 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
Sisdar helen who has just turned Pastry queen in Ipoh hoping to rival Fu Rong Siew Pau -- where I'm pitching 2B its PRO (no ass) so that it can go IPO-way. IPO stands for Initial Public Offering and such a listed company normally has an Unlimited Expense Account for its PRO to entertain kaypoh and EeeeKayPOHcikDANencik....ah, "cheong hei one..." I hear someONE whisper.
So my ER, see whether the nu's item that follows is "cheong" or knot...
From The Star frontpage:
Bridge called off
Malaysia has cancelled the bridge project to replace the Causeway. The Cabinet made this decision because of legal implications and the public’s negative reaction to Singapore's demand for sand and use of Malaysian airspace as a trade-off.
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(PLEASE drive slowly, Scenic Bridge is under CONtemplation...
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Pak Lah explains why bridge called off
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia decided to stop the construction of the “scenic bridge” meant to replace the Malaysian half of the Causeway because of legal implications and complications, said Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
The Prime Minister also stressed that the negative response of the people towards the conditions set by Singapore as a trade-off was another reason for cancelling the project.
He said the Cabinet deliberated on the project at its weekly meeting yesterday and felt that there would still be legal implications and complications to resolve later should Malaysia proceed with the project.
“Problems will arise when we cut the Causeway, the water pipes and railway track and connect them to the new bridge. The problems will continue,” Abdullah told Bernama when asked to explain why Malaysia did not just build the bridge on its own territory without negotiating with Singapore.
He stressed that the Government's decision to cancel the bridge project was a political decision for the sake of the people, and not due to pressure from Singapore.
"We are not pressured by anybody. We think of what our people want. If the people do not want, then we need not go through with it.
“We want to do things for the people’s convenience. If it causes problems and misunderstanding, it is not right to go ahead with it,” Abdullah said, adding that the people were not prepared to accept the terms.
“I have decided to listen to the people. This is a very serious matter and to ignore the feelings of the people is not good. This is the Government of the people, for the people, by the people.”
According to Singapore's Straits Times, the republic's Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo said Malaysia's decision came as “quite a surprise” as both sides were negotiating and making progress.
Yeo added that his Malaysian counterpart Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar called him at about 1pm yesterday to inform him about the decision by the Malaysian Cabinet.
Syed Hamid however told him they had taken into account domestic considerations.
“We respect this decision of the Malaysian Government and I’m sure our bilateral relations will continue to be very good.
“There are so many areas where we are cooperating and I have a very good relationship with Syed Hamid. I hope that between the two of us, we can continue to promote good relations between our two countries,” said Yeo.
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DESIDERATA: The emphasis (IN BOLD) is all Desi's.
To my mind, it's
The BEST GOSTAN move NegaraKu has made.
Thanks1 to Wise Man Pak Lah!
Which reminds Desi of the following stunts, Ooops, Go-Stans:
::Guess1 who?
"I am leaving UMNO for good. I'm burning the bridge behnd me ..." words to that effect, but the Speaker is now back as a Minister, in new attire butt at a lowered position.
::Guess2 who?
"I will resign as President. This is an irrevocable decision ... I won't change my mind..."then he took Malaysians for many more rides.
No thanks0 to a former PM!
::Guess3 who?
"The Mat Skodeng squad will raise the morals of our youths so that they won't indulge in the decadent ways of the west...", and he inspired a few Amore squads which also fell by the wayside.
Thanks2 to Wise Man Pak Lah!
Mayhaps my EsteemedReaders can recall more nu'es breaking GO-STAN stunts?
Butt observe some decorum and diplomacy, like the esteemed Foreign Ministers, rite! Desi too! Remember I served 12-1/2 years at the AH-See!
Then I Gostan to join the mainstream media.
A blessing OR night-mare to some people I know, and some I also dunno....
COMING GO-STUNT:
::Guess4 who?
"I'll abolish the ISA, OSA and the PPPA1984..."
Incoming PM from the Alternative Stunt Party...
No Thanks0000h to Wise Man Pak Lah and the former PMssss...
13 comments:
Desi:
You've inter-wresting words today. You're right, in the days of old, local people couldn't pronounce angmoh words, so they coined the the words "gostan, gohead" which stood for "go-astern, go-ahead".
But some people thought that "gostan" was "go-stunt" like the monkeys, apes, or even Tarzan; because in a stunt, the monkey could also swing forward and backward like the dance "cha cha", not "buboh Cha Cha" the delicacy or dessert, not the Sahara. So, these people knew they were wrong, trying to insert a round plug into a square hole, and some of them became stunt-men, taking risks to make a living; while the rest became Monkee-NUMBers of pariah-men who could stunt all-ways.
So much for the jest, here is Sir Cliff Richard's song called
SOME PEOPLE:
Some people they tease one another
Take pride in themselves keeping the other one down
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Well
I'm not like that at all!
Some people they hurt one another
They love to see hurt in the other one's eyes
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Well
I'm not like that at all.
Some people are born for each other
They love to walk holding the other one's hand
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They always understand!
Some people cry
some people know why.
Some people they use one another so aimlessly
Not like lovers do
- well
I'm not like that at all!
Some people they long for each other
They love to talk holding the other one's hand -
They always understand!
Some people cry
some people know why.
With a word unspoken
with a voice unheard
When a word is broken by a tender word.
When a heart is moved
when a heart is thrown
The silence tells you you're not alone.
Some people are born for each other
They love to walk holding the other one.
Some people are born for each other
They love to walk holding the other one.
Some people are born for each other
They love to walk holding the other one.
Holding the other one
holding each other!
So sad to hear about the bridge. Oh, we used to have this discussion about gostan, there's also an equally famous word called 'chinchai' which how Hongkies differentiate us and them because they say it 'choi pin'.
"Remember I served 12-1/2 years at the AH-See!"
**soft tapping on Desi's shoulders**
Errrr, excuse me sir, can tell me what is AH-See?
Wei, you served 12-1/2 yrs at this place... tell lar what place can hold your interest for more than a decade. I also want to know.... Psst, I'm new to ur blog, so, can i assume all ur ER knows what AH-See stands for?? Dang, if likedat hor, do I have to stand in the corner??:-P
Hi Desi, Greetings from the most expensive city in the world!
Just one day never checked the news already bad news! The Wise Man just asked us to be prudent in spending but see how the compensation for the bridge just goes like that!
That proves that the gomen in merely a 'jaguh kampung' who would have thought earlier the implications of a hastened decision! Why cancel now, takut Singapore sue us har? Sigh!
Dear ALL ER:
I'm turning UPSIDE down today, and will Gostan by tacking the Late Comers first.
Now it's 10.40AM, on GOoD Fridae, which is a time for Counting Our Blessings We'RE STILL a-l-i-v-e.
*HOWsy:
All alone, sane heads like Dr Bakri Musa and YLChong and many fellow citiznes Joe&Jane have urged that COMMON SENs(E) prevail.
And luckily for US, Pak Lah is a premier with lots of common sense. He might APpear weak, even in the matter of the infamous APs.
Remember, HOWSY, this current PM inherited a lot of rubbiosh, baggage, whatever terms you have want to use -- biologist that you are (WoW Y&A Theels beside(S) you to second thy Voice!) -- see those Pollutants of NegaraKU's environs?
Let's give credit where it's due -- and so on this GOoD Fridae, may the Almighty continue to guide our PM, DATUKK SERI ABBDULLAH AHMAD BADAWI, in making wisdom as befitting the Wise Man we both agree that he is.
I:
S:
A: men.
helen mui-mui:
COS you are the one I have a softer spot for, I shalll oblige:
A: ustralian
H: i!
See: CONmission,
Blardy hell, I dunno how the Ass came about!:)
Now can I ask thee a Q:
Do you have a straight bridge to Putrajaya so that Desi can get the Sext Diplomatic Posting? Timbukt3 also-cun.
Beggars cnt be choosers. No, you don't in KL or Fu Rong.
In eeeehPOH, does a beggar throw back a 50sen coin at you, and like Oliver, arsk for MORE?
If Helen jie-jie asks ONE more personal Q of Desi, I'll definAtely ask thee to satnd in the corner -- But today's GOoD FRidae, we musn't do that. Defer.
Here's to L'VING! --
to allofIPOHLANG...
JB, Singapore and Batam, Penang too.
twisted heels:
No need to be sad
I'm mighty glad
NegaraKu shows we still have sane minds
Lose a li'l to robber barons ne'er mind
Our PM is of Rakyat's kind...
Pray he lives long and lasting
Citizen Joe&Jane must count it
A-BLESSING.
PS to TH:
When cum to Fu Rong oh
Dun simply say 'ChinChai' loh
Sumtimes B'G B'd Wolf from KL prowl
Force a 'Yeah' to your 'Tak Mau'
You're then facing the Face
Of a Fu Rong hari-hari-mau!
joe.psc:
Aren't you GLAD that finally Sin-land and Malaysia-eh
Can do the JOget and Din&Dine-with-Me?
That's how it should be
Building a Bridge for you and me.
Salute to BG Lee Hsien Loong and Pak Lah.
I hope I've not left out Other VIP names
"Joe, did I?"
Or isIT "I did'.
i remember 1 Gostan act
"engrish no guud. y must kow-tow to angmor ppl use engrish...look at the yapunis,speako no englisho but economy high high up up...."
then they make us study maths and science and geography and physics...etc in BM.
then now??? math n science in english?? what the??? fickledeedoodah i say.
fashionistA:
they say Malaysian students very polite one
make good guinea pigs
they also ENJOY magic show wat!
So every Edu miniSTER experiments one
fickle-do-dadoo OR cocka-henna-do
half past 6 in Engrish
half past SE7EN in Bahasa
ken do, cunt do,
Merci, Arigato
PS: Now about that dress I ordered, the hemline is too hi,
can go hi-er ah?
sisdar helen says oldfesyened Desi
must put on see-tru, like the bridge
Then you saw It, now you don't.
Bolehland, Biggest-Everything-Land, Who-Is-Running-The-Country-Land, now Gostanland.
fishtail:
If some miniSTER has gotten fedUP with life, he might just jump off the Petronas Twin Towers, and after passing the 44th Floor, he remembered he forgot to bank in the RM1.7billion cheque, and changed his mind.
I guess he'd yell Gostan so loudly all his galfriends and mistresses will assembly quickly down below to form the most stunning mattress to break the fall.
The guy would pick himself UP, use the flying mattress to report back at Putrajaya to the MoI -- remember that Zam-Zam alikazam scene of the Flying Carpet of the Arabian nights?
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