tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235244158483718.post4338004792881794296..comments2023-06-29T22:39:57.472+08:00Comments on rojak rendezvous: Getai in our backyardpetite fleurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11309182255968209795noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235244158483718.post-29085428764061795062011-09-03T08:03:26.286+08:002011-09-03T08:03:26.286+08:00Then theirs is really in the backyard !
There is ...Then theirs is really in the backyard !<br /><br />There is much more "flavour" in dialect - be it Hokkien or Cantonese. Which is why when translated, the humour is lost. Sadly they couldn't understand why the audience was happily laughing away. <br /><br />The crowd was really into it. Laughing & singing along with every song.petite fleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309182255968209795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235244158483718.post-87444006885152970502011-09-01T17:00:12.895+08:002011-09-01T17:00:12.895+08:00Just below my parents' HDB flat is a temple. S...Just below my parents' HDB flat is a temple. So they get the getai every year, they perform till 11pm and we just need to stay home with the windows open to catch everything. I like it better in Hokkien than in Mandarin. Unless you're from Beijing Mandarin is not a funny language at all.Beau Lotus 涟https://www.blogger.com/profile/07357356510646043072noreply@blogger.com