Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Kiao Kar


I think student life in Europe is really good. Readings are sparse, everyone just tries to out-smoke each other (well actually, learning is centered around discussion and debate) and the pace is nice and relax. Look! They even have Kiao Kar areas on campus. At the end of the day are lawyers from these countries less qualified than us? I really don't think so. (Judging by the salaries and the number of FTs in Singapore. FTs = Fallen Talent or was it Foreign Talents) If this was NUS, the sign would not be of a person kiao kar on a chair but rather a student buried in books.
Anyway, for those not of Singaporean origin, here's the meaning of Kiao Kar, from the Singlish Dictionary.
kiao kar /kiow kah, kIaU kA/ v. phr. [Hk. kiao shake + kar leg; Mand. 摇脚 yáo jiăo] Be idle, while away the time. Also shake legs.



1 Comments:

Blogger Molly Coddle said...

OMG! I loved that.

4:18 pm  

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