laurence82 SG For eg, your elder brother, do you call them da ge, ah hia, or whichever suits u, or you call them by name? Your younger siblings also, let say ur younger bro, do you call them di, or do u call them by their name?
littlestream SG Hee hee........double standard in my family. All the girls addressed each other by name but our younger brothers addressed us as jie jie.
BabyLover SG elder ones will call the yger ones by names... yger ones will call the elders one by jiejie gorgor
Camellias4me SG Nicknames. If my sibs calls me "Jie Jie"... bound to gimme goosebumps. And normally, it spells "TROUBLE".
Camellias4me SG Hokkien 1. U noe how it works la.. the older generation like to call with the "Ah" followed by name. Eg. Ah Leng, Ah Zhui, Ah Hock. Mine? "Ah Sum"
littlestream SG Aiyak, aiyak.....ai tio lai siong liao. Aiyoh, Cam....you so cruel. You made me burst out. My skirts quite tight already know? Wait, the seams pecak. I thought "Ah Sum" means kang lang (maid).
Camellias4me SG Correct. Ah Sum = Maria. (kiddin' la, my nickname is related to chinese name) Anyway, my eldest sis often calls me "Ah Bui".
coffeeortea SG i have a younger sister and brother.. i call my sister “mei” and my brother by his name.. i dunno why lol
Camellias4me SG Coz u juz can't bring urself to be mushy towards males. However, most younger bros will have no prob addressing their "Gors" as a sign of respect.
littlestream SG You bluff me one. I don't believe you are Ah Bui. If I ever visit Sg, we must meet up. If you sui sui one, you blanja. Deal? But then hor, I really don't know when I will visit leh.
jOhO SG he calls me "kor" i call him "ben" but if he calls me "jon" now.. i'm cool.. actually he can call me watever the f he wants, i'm ok too.. *shrug*
Camellias4me SG Sure thing.. but bui also can b swee.. dats y they call it "bui swee bui swee". Aiya, dun care bui bui or swee swee, blanja confirm mei wen ti! Will b waiting for u to come back & visit.
laurence82 SG woah, so next time i meet u and call u jie jie, would u turn over the table and break the bottle on moi head?
