NONYA LIFE: Prelude to the Melody of Water

Our favourite Hokkien ditty: "Chiak Tor Tau, Chiak Lau Lau" (Eat groundnuts and live to a ripe old age)

Saturday, September 23, 2023

Prelude to the Melody of Water

A poem to make a graceful Mid-Autumn Festival....

(Courtesy of CTGN.com)

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If you happen to choke on a fish bone, get someone to hold a plate above your head and beat it with a spoon. Ask him at the same time to shout at the top of his voice:"Meow, Meow, come and take away the fish bone." If you can say this in Hokkien, it works like magic!

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Lemon grass is good for getting rid of 'wind'. Boil a few stalks with chicken bones and drink the soup while it is still hot.

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Don't put two brooms together in your house. This will spark off quarrels among members of the household.

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