Bobby & His Fairy God-makcik
Bus scenario (01:02):
Passenger: Hello uncle. This bus go where ah, got go Hougang interchange or not?
Uncle: This bus go where?
(‘Correct’ version)
Uncle: You were asking me where does this bus go? Yes it does go Hougang interchange.
Passenger: Wah this bus driver speaks very well. I think I must re... remember to ask this question properly next time. Where does this bus go? Thank you, uncle.
(taps his Ez-link card)
Hawker Centre scenario (01:38)
Hawker assistant: Eh got customer come already.
(walks over to customer)
Hawker assistant: Harlow, you want to eat what? We got Orh-lua, Cai Tao Kway, you want chili or not? Then you want a drink ah, we got what.. Kopi-O, got Teh Tarik.
(‘Correct’ version) (01:53)
Hawker assistant: Hello, what would you like to eat? Perhaps a plate of lightly salty oysters, with spicy condiments. Perhaps a plate of fried carrot cake. As for your beverage, how about a cup of local coffee? Or a tall glass of English tea sweetened with condensed milk.
(‘Re-corrected’ version) (02:18) [in Singapore's informal context, it would be more appropriate to use Colloquial English]
Hawker assistant: Hello what would you like to eat? Would you like Orh-lua, or Cai Tao Kway, with chili? Erm, would you like a cup of err Kopi or Teh Tarik?
Customer: Err err, Cai Tao Kway with chili please, and.. a Kopi. Thank you.
Mr. Brown Show - Bus Alert
(0:15)
Mr. Brown: Hi, this is Mr. Brown. Welcome to the Mr. Brown show.
Nina: Hello, I'm Nina.
Mr. Brown: Nina, you heard about the new electric err, bus panels a not? Very accurate one.
Nina: Oh You mean the one that's supposed to tell you the status of the bus arh?
Mr. Brown: Ya ya, that one that one.
Nina: So what's it gonna say? Like err 100 just left, 25 just left. 16 just left, izzit?
Mr. Brown: No lah, I heard quite accurate one leh. It will tell you arh, when exactly the bus is coming eh.
Nina: How accurate is accurate?
Mr. Brown: Very zhun eh I heard.
Nina: Really meh?
Mr. Brown: Very very zhun.
(01:24)
BOPIAN Automated Voice: Your bus will be late because the driver kena stomachache and had to stop his bus along Nicoll Highway to find a toilet to Pangsai.
(01:42)
BOPIAN Automated Voice: Wah lau eh! You bus will be very the crowded you will end up kena squeezed between a chao Ah Lian with body ordour and an Ah Pek with a bad breath...
(01:56)
BOPIAN Automated Voice: The driver of the next bus will anyhowly jam his brakes without reason and Kao Bei at you for not moving to the back of the bus.
BOPIAN Automated Voice: He will also not stop his bus unless you early early flag his bus. At least 5 minutes b4 hand.
(02:46)
BOPIAN Automated Voice: Thank you for using Bus Operation Panels Integrating Arrival News. BOPIAN, you will still be late for work, but you will now know why...
(03:25)
BOPIAN Automated Voice: And had to stop his bus along Nicoll Highway to find a toilet to Pang Pui. Sorry sorry. Again.
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