Just a quick note to let all of you know that I am planning to kick off our anniversary month with the first set of recording on Saturday, August 2, 2008. Starting at 9PM.
I will post topics later.
PGHK #155 Kaeh Loh Pni Bae Tape
Guests: Xiao Kia, Lau Sai, Motoleng, WIwiwawa & Ong Boh Neoh Neoh
Welcome to all the Star readers and Hua Hee Dai viewers.
This week we are going down memory lane and talk about the good old days where we used to buy cassette tapes on the streets. Techniques on fixing your broken tapes. And all sorts of fun old times cassettes. I don’t even know if the younger generations have much experience with the good old days of cassettes, pre-CDs.
Whether you were one of us or too young to know about cassettes, you’ll certainly enjoy our crazy and fun chats.
If you want to be a guest of the show, you just have to come here to PenangHokkien.com every day to check. I will post the next recording date in the next two weeks. Come back and check on the details.
Embracing our own heritage and culture
Since the first episode until this week’s 154th show, I only have one goal in mind. That’s having fun while we use our beloved Penang Hokkien dialect. When I started this website, there were no other media at all that utilize Penang Hokkien dialect as the main communication language/dialect. The closest are the southern Malaysian style Hokkien or Taiwanese. I have always dreamt of doing radio or TV shows in my very own dialect that I use every single day. Not a “proper” Hokkien used elsewhere. It is “proper” to me if it is what I use since childhood.
The author Tan Choon Hoe (also a listener) recently released a new book that touched on this very topic. I agree with him that if we don’t do something now, we may actually lose our own dialect. We tend to not appreciate the goodness that is right in front of our eyes. Gems that glitter day in and day out next to us are treated as road side rocks.
My role as a web savvy thirty something year old, plus a bit of a joker since I was a child, is to take the dialect and put it to use in a very unique and high tech way so that I’m attracting not only those who appreciate the dialect, but those who are rediscovering the dialect through the marvel of technology and internet. In addition, I find humor to be a good way of encouraging the usage of Penang Hokkien without any extra effort. I guarantee you, after listening to several of the shows here and especially if you have been on Penang Hokkien Podcast as a special guest, we call it “tet pet keh pin”, you will surely have a different appreciation of our witty and rich dialect of Penang Hokkien. Not just any other Hokkien, but one that is uniquely formed here in Penang and the northern region of Malaysia.
Below is the article that the Star published today, and I chimed in my two cents when the Star reporter, Christina Chin asked me about my opinion regarding Penang Hokkien dialect and its possibly dwindling popularity.
Read the article from the Stare here.
(Thanks to Bekembak for the link)
Thanks to listener Loo K.C. for the scan.
PGHK #154 Na Si Bo Lang Cai
Guests: Jepun Lau Ee, Lau Sai & Xiao Kia
Do you ever wonder what other people do when they are alone? Do you ever suspect that someone is watching you pick your nose when nobody is around? What do you do when you know there’s no one around you? That’s exactly what we’re talking about. As you can imagine, the honest and straight forward discussions is going to cause some big laughs. I hope you’ll enjoy. Tell us your own secrets that you do when you’re alone in the comment area.
Penang Hokkien Top 10 nomination
As we are gearing up for our 3rd anniversary on August 18, actually, the whole month of August is Penang Hokkien month, I’d like to invite you to suggest some show titles for me.
I ask that you suggest 2 shows of your likings in the forum. I will compile a list of those shows and put it on a special Penang Hokkien Top 10 Shows page. I think it would be great to use those 10 shows to promote Penang Hokkien Podcast.
And as we welcome Hua Hee Dai’s audience to our site, that might be a good guide for those who are interested in checking out the older shows.
Click here to nominate for 2 of your favorite shows.
If you have not registered at the forum, or choose not to do so, you can leave your nominations here in the comments area. Thanks.
PGHK #153 Gin-a Kui Chiu (囡仔鬼手)
A big special welcome to all the Hua Hee Dai 欢喜台 audience who saw our listeners Shua Huan and Taugeh promoting our website. Enjoy our craziness!
Guests: Kacang Puteh, Kampui, Bo Bo Knia, Jepun Knia & Lelong.
This is the scariest ghost episode for me. Many of our listeners form Japan joined us in this part of the show. One of the stories actually got on to the famous supernatural TV shows in Hong Kong. You can check that out on YouTube.
Jipun Knia’s adventure. Click on the photo to check out more on Flickr:
Recording This Saturday Night
Date: July 5, 2008 (Saturday)
Time: Starting at 9PM to midnight
Topics:
Register to be on the show CLICK HERE at Penang Hokkien Forum
Don’t forget to give me your Skype ID in the forum.
PGHK 152 Chu Lai Kui (厝里鬼)
Guests: Kacang Puteh, Kampui & Bo Bo Knia
After a long break for ghost stories, we are back with more. This time we talk about ghost in your house! And of course there’re more than just that. You have to listen to the show to find out more. There is a second episode that follows this one, you have to come back next week.
If you have Hua Hee Dai on Astro Channel 333, make sure you tune in. On the 5th of July a new game/variety show will start airing. Our listeners Shua Huan and Taugeh appears on the show promoting our https://PenangHokkien.com website on Hua Hee Dai on episode 10! Thanks HHD for the opportunity.
PGHK #151 Mah Sas
Guests: Ah Tox, Shua Hu, Ah Chew & Hainan Kia
We have a bunch of men talking about massage. We talked about all kinds of massage from the one you go with your mom to the one you probably wouldn’t want your mom o find out! I bet you’ll learn something new from our guests. I certainly did. Enjoy laughing with us.
PGHK #150 Pang Pui (放屁)
Guests: Kacang Puteh, Motoleng, Kampui & Ban Chang Koay
This week we have a topic that doesn’t sound or smell that good to discuss. Thanks to my brave lady guests Kacang Puteh and Kampui, and our two gentleman guests Motoleng and Ban Chang Koay, we dove into the discussion of farting. We all do it, but most of us deny it. How about some techniques shared by yours truly, Miku John. Only your own fart smells good, is that true? Discuss in the comment area.
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