Anyone who took primary school Mandarin in Singapore!

[silverfyshxin]

Okay, I need help; I remember reading this story in Chinese about how the prawn took its beautiful eyes from some other animal and never returned it. I need to know what this animal is

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[streussal]

I know nothing about the story, but prawns have beautiful eyes? What?

[silverfyshxin]

UHH, they are big and shiny! And taken off some other animal, so obviously they don't match up properly. They are ttly prettier than you think.

Anyway, the point is I need to name a pair of characters who are locked in COMPETITION, and who chase each other up and down some pseudo-Asian continent.

[streussal]

...huh. Okay.

The competition sounds neat though!

[silverfyshxin]

Sob, it doesn't need to make sense.

It's for the Imaginary Beasts story! I have ideas. They are not all good ideas. I mean. I am naming the story A Thousand and One Fights, so my judgement should be questioned for always.

[sprachvoll]

Hi silverfyshxin,

Thanks very much for your interesting blog. It's always nice to see how people on the other side of the globe live, how they share the same joys and sorrows, what they do in their free time, etc.

I actually have a question about your blog. Would you mind helping us with a linguistic research project? We're compiling data from various Singaporean weblogs. All it requires is checking a few boxes. If you want to take part and/or have more questions, drop me a note ( hack2301@uni-trier.de RE: Question ) so that I can then send you the 'official' project eMail. We'd really appreciate your help.

Thanks very much in advance!
Best regards,
- Fran

PS: http://www.uni-trier.de/index.php?id=9661

[silverfyshxin]

I'm not entirely sure that my LJ what you're looking for, as I'm actually Malaysian, though I grew up in Singapore, and as the majority of my posts are friendslocked and thus not open to public reading, which may or may not have an impact on your research project.

[sprachvoll]

Hey, thanks for pointing that out! Can I ask you when you moved to Singapore? If it was before the age of 2 or 3, then you would still qualify for the project. If it was later, then you're sadly right, then we couldn't use your blog for this project.

[silverfyshxin]

I'm afraid I definitely don't qualify then, sorry.