The meaning of tingo is the title of a book I found recently at a book sale.
Its full of words from around the world that have funny meanings or funny names or both.
For example : ''Nakhur '' is a Persian words which means a ''camel that won't give milk until her nostrils have been tickled'' .
Zechpreller , the German description of 'someone who leaves without paying the bill'
We have a term for this too, in Cantonese... 'Sek pa wong chan'
Murr-ma ( Wagiman,Australia) to walk along in the water searching for something with you feet.
and I thought orang minyak was funny.
It is a beautiful world.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
My first blog entry

Ah, my first blog entry. A sweet feeling that didn't last long.
I created this blog to post pictures taken during a recent trip.
A trip that I planned from scratch.
A plan which I have had since some time back.
A time, ahh a good, perhaps lucky time, as it ended just before the Influenza A outbreak.
This is a teaser entry with more pictures to come...
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