"Lembek" - My New Vocabulary!

I came by church on Saturday afternoon to meet Rebecca after her volunteer tuition class for 'at risk' primary school kids from Mainland China. After her tuition, we had a good chat with Pastor Abel, followed by another good chat with Pastor Enoch before we left.

During our chat with Pastor Enoch, he mentioned this Malay word which rocked some laughter inside my heart! This is the word as defined in this Singlish dictionary that I found online...

LEMBEK (lurm-be'h) - A Malay term meaning limp, flaccid or physically weak.

We were talking about politics at the workplace & even in churches (as long as there are people, there is bound to be differences), when Pastor Enoch used this term "Lembek" to refer to missionaries who live in 3rd world countries. Paraphrasing, Pastor Enoch said, "People who are sent to these places are not those "lembek" kind... they are strong..."

I found this Malay term is funny & laughed with Rebecca, after we had walked out of the church! Rebecca even guessed that this would be my new vocabulary that I will start using on people! She is quite right... & I remembered her words, saying... "I can read you like a book..." =)

Oh btw, that online Singlish dictionary had this REALLY hilarious logo! *Clap Clap* Must give credit to them mah. I was so amused by this logo that I copied & pasted it into this Blog entry! Here it is...

Isn't it hilarious? Hahahaha... =)