MaCe 3 Report post Posted December 13, 2007 Muahahaha.....thank you Mace.....i jus curious..."To" seems like from malaysia, "king" seems like from hong kong, "View" (?!?!) seems like from outer space....I so bad....but couldn't resist... :P tried pronouncing it in cantonese....surname - don have leh...name doesnt rhythms...but when trying it in teochew/hokkien...it matches.you try. all i know is - in sg, the NRD wont give such combi of alphabets even back in the 50s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gumbokins 5 Report post Posted December 13, 2007 (edited) ms to king view put too much faith is msword's spellcheck function, me thinks. and the forum editor probably put it up for a good laugh.edit: went to stforum to check out the replies..her name is 'Teo Ming Siew'edit-edit: one of the comments left there..Night market - It should be Fengjia Night Market not FANJET night marketShopping Area - It should be Xi Meng Ding not CEMENTING(funny isn't)Taiwan Capital - It is TAIPEI not Taupe Edited December 13, 2007 by gumbokins Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Air 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2007 tried pronouncing it in cantonese....surname - don have leh...name doesnt rhythms...but when trying it in teochew/hokkien...it matches.you try. all i know is - in sg, the NRD wont give such combi of alphabets even back in the 50s.Ya tried liao...cannot match....king and To maybe can match hokkien/teochew....but "view" takes the cake....sounds ang moh but i suppose no ang moh calls themselves view?!?! or surname is View one?!?That's why I said seems like from outer space....cos planet earth where got such location as Taupe...and cementing....and where in the world is Fanjet?!?Hmm...the more I think abt it, the more I am certain this letter is sent from outer space cos there is definitely no such organisation called NOTES on planet earth...The name makes me feel like asking....To King View....where to next?!?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaCe 3 Report post Posted December 13, 2007 ms to king view put too much faith is msword's spellcheck function, me thinks. and the forum editor probably put it up for a good laugh.edit: went to stforum to check out the replies..her name is 'Teo Ming Siew'edit-edit: one of the comments left there..Night market - It should be Fengjia Night Market not FANJET night marketShopping Area - It should be Xi Meng Ding not CEMENTING(funny isn't)Taiwan Capital - It is TAIPEI not Taupe i made a direct copy and paste from ST FORUM... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gumbokins 5 Report post Posted December 13, 2007 i made a direct copy and paste from ST FORUM...they prolly corrected the name...but not the locations tho. cementing. lol. how apt for our forum! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Air 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2007 they prolly corrected the name...but not the locations tho. cementing. lol. how apt for our forum!Hmm...Teo Ming Siew can become To King View...that's something! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaCe 3 Report post Posted December 13, 2007 they prolly corrected the name...but not the locations tho. cementing. lol. how apt for our forum!sounds like the works of fallentalents in sph.....Hmm...Teo Ming Siew can become To King View...that's something! ya...like wat gumbokins said...they edited the name..it;s was TO king View this morning..http://comment.straitstimes.com/showthread.php?t=7880 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gumbokins 5 Report post Posted December 13, 2007 i thought they don't edit the letters? or do they? who do i laugh at? ms teo or sph? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Air 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2007 i thought they don't edit the letters? or do they? who do i laugh at? ms teo or sph?Haha...laugh at both lah....ya, i think they do edit the letters....usually for length...but this one so long i duno how come they nvr edit....maybe they also thought it's entertaining?? Actually, we should empathise with what she's gone through but we're just making fun of her name and her spelling.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaCe 3 Report post Posted December 13, 2007 Haha...laugh at both lah....ya, i think they do edit the letters....usually for length...but this one so long i duno how come they nvr edit....maybe they also thought it's entertaining?? Actually, we should empathise with what she's gone through but we're just making fun of her name and her spelling....maybe Cementing is somewhere inside or beside Clementi.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Air 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2007 maybe Cementing is somewhere inside or beside Clementi.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gumbokins 5 Report post Posted December 13, 2007 imho, i find this kind of complain letters to be quite biased..it's a personal thing and it's all relative. if anything, shouldnt she hv addressed her grieveances to chan brothers instead of natas?i take perverse pleasure in reading the st forum, it can get quite entertaining and is good fun on slow news days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaCe 3 Report post Posted December 13, 2007 imho, i find this kind of complain letters to be quite biased..it's a personal thing and it's all relative. if anything, shouldnt she hv addressed her grieveances to chan brothers instead of natas?i take perverse pleasure in reading the st forum, it can get quite entertaining and is good fun on slow news days.haiz make me and air go on a wild geese chase... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raincole 0 Report post Posted December 14, 2007 All in the name for entertainment, so not really wild geese chase lor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites