Singapore Lingo / Singapore Slangs (part 3)

Lay long

Meaning : To display, parade (especially something of little or no value)
Example: Aiyah, Ah Kow, why you lay-long your singlet and socks all over the shop! Please keep them in the cupboard. (see All Over The Shop)


Lem Bek

Meaning : To be laggi weak physically.. (Warning: Could be sexually offensive so pls be lem bek just this once - use with care !)
Origin : (probably) Malay

Example : Aiyoh ! Why he everything cannot do one..so lembek !


Lerf

Meaning : Love
Example : Darling ah.....I lerf you for-efer you kno w? Donch leaf me hor?

Singapore’s Nasi Lemak Recipe

Nasi Lemak is originally a Malay food.  It has been adapted by Singapore as one of its own.  In local hawker centers, you can have a Malay version or a Chinese version.  There is only a small difference though.

A complete Nasi Lemak consist of the Coconut Rice, Sambal Chili, Ikan Bilis, Fried Chicken Wings and sometimes with a Fried Fish and Fried Eggs as well.  Among these, the coconut rice and the sambla chili is the soul of this great dish.  Hence, here are the recipes for these two.

Singapore’s Nasi Lemak

COCONUT RICE


Ingredients :
370g rice, rinsed
625ml water
10tsp thick coconut milk
3g salt
4g ginger, sliced
3 pandan leave, knotted

Singapore Lingo / Singapore Slangs (part 2)

Jia Lat!

Means : Very serious; prefixed with see-peh; to make it even more serious.
Example : jia-lat man! Exam this time sure fail one.


Jheelo

Meaning : Zero
Example : Someone yelling into the phone to his bookie, "One hunnert, you idiert!!! One-jheelo-jheelo!"


Joffee

Literal meaning : Geography
Example : 'Ay, tomollow the JOFFEE tess you study liao not? Sure damn chiatlat one nah!'