Comments on: Siem Reap Food Day 1 http://www.meexia.com/hungry/2007/08/siem-reap-food-day-1/ hungry to eat. hungry to see. hungry to live. Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:23:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Tony http://www.meexia.com/hungry/2007/08/siem-reap-food-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Tony Sat, 25 Aug 2007 12:30:07 +0000 http://www.meexia.com/hungry/2007/08/siem-reap-food-day-1/#comment-41 think they were saying in hokkien.... starbucks.... "sar pak" = three hundred. botak.... "gor chup" = fifty.... probably for the auctions.... its actually open to the public.... dont worry, just watch the proceedings from the side.... my guests certainly do and most are not even asians.... think they were saying in hokkien….
starbucks…. “sar pak” = three hundred.
botak…. “gor chup” = fifty….
probably for the auctions….

its actually open to the public…. dont worry, just watch the proceedings from the side…. my guests certainly do and most are not even asians….

]]> By: mee http://www.meexia.com/hungry/2007/08/siem-reap-food-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-40 mee Sat, 25 Aug 2007 03:08:44 +0000 http://www.meexia.com/hungry/2007/08/siem-reap-food-day-1/#comment-40 Hey Tony, thanx for your explanation and some other ppl in my office, I know now that it's auction at Hungry Ghost festival. I still think that that night they have totally gone overboard. I live on the 16th floor, I even tried to turn up my music/movies loud, and still it didn't oppress down the loud voice down there. Interestingly though, I haven't heard it again since then. I passed an auction/festival near my flat yesterday night, but they were in humanly-level of noise, so it was all good. I don't think it's welcoming for me to just jump in and "mingle with the locals" though. Everything was very Chinese and I don't speak (nor understand) Chinese at all. Well, maybe at some public event if I happen to find one, when it's more friendly to English-speaking people :) eeleng: They didn't really say starbucks and botak. It's just how I heard it. Obviously it's some Chinese dialect that I don't understand =b Hey Tony, thanx for your explanation and some other ppl in my office, I know now that it’s auction at Hungry Ghost festival. I still think that that night they have totally gone overboard. I live on the 16th floor, I even tried to turn up my music/movies loud, and still it didn’t oppress down the loud voice down there. Interestingly though, I haven’t heard it again since then. I passed an auction/festival near my flat yesterday night, but they were in humanly-level of noise, so it was all good. I don’t think it’s welcoming for me to just jump in and “mingle with the locals” though. Everything was very Chinese and I don’t speak (nor understand) Chinese at all. Well, maybe at some public event if I happen to find one, when it’s more friendly to English-speaking people :)

eeleng: They didn’t really say starbucks and botak. It’s just how I heard it. Obviously it’s some Chinese dialect that I don’t understand =b

]]> By: eeleng http://www.meexia.com/hungry/2007/08/siem-reap-food-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-38 eeleng Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:10:30 +0000 http://www.meexia.com/hungry/2007/08/siem-reap-food-day-1/#comment-38 Hmm, I get the bit about the Hungry Ghost Festival and the loud noises...but why would he be shouting starbucks and botak? Lol...Bald starbucks? huh? Don't get it... Hmm, I get the bit about the Hungry Ghost Festival and the loud noises…but why would he be shouting starbucks and botak? Lol…Bald starbucks? huh? Don’t get it…

]]> By: Tony http://www.meexia.com/hungry/2007/08/siem-reap-food-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Tony Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:23:19 +0000 http://www.meexia.com/hungry/2007/08/siem-reap-food-day-1/#comment-37 Hi Dioni, just saw ur post. About the weird loudspeaker voice.... this time of the year is the Hungry Ghost Festival and part of the traditions are dinners/ auctions/ variety shows/ chinese operas performed usually in an open field in various residential areas in singapore. You probably have also noticed that theres more frequent than normal burning of incense paper and joss sticks, and food offerings left on the street. Heard about the new local movie 881 ? http://www.zhaowei.com/881/synopsis.html its actually about the Hungry Ghost Festival and the GeTai performances. The loud voice you hear is the Auctioneer doing his work at the auctions of "lucky" objects... the monies collected usually goes to a charity as well as the collective funds for organising the event next year. (yup, its going to happen again next year) usually the event dont go beyond 11pm for obvious reasons however it is understandable that the auctioneers and sound engineers get carried away in the festivities.... in singapore, this is one of the more colourful and heartfelt celebrations at the grassroots level. bear with it, it be over soon enuff.... and do visit it if you get the chance (881 movie is a gentle intro to whats it about)... mingle with the locals and perhaps learn abit more of this unique aspect of the chinese culture. incidentally, im next door to eunos... i heard them too.. :-) Hi Dioni,

just saw ur post. About the weird loudspeaker voice…. this time of the year is the Hungry Ghost Festival and part of the traditions are dinners/ auctions/ variety shows/ chinese operas performed usually in an open field in various residential areas in singapore. You probably have also noticed that theres more frequent than normal burning of incense paper and joss sticks, and food offerings left on the street.

Heard about the new local movie 881 ?
http://www.zhaowei.com/881/synopsis.html
its actually about the Hungry Ghost Festival and the GeTai performances.

The loud voice you hear is the Auctioneer doing his work at the auctions of “lucky” objects… the monies collected usually goes to a charity as well as the collective funds for organising the event next year. (yup, its going to happen again next year)

usually the event dont go beyond 11pm for obvious reasons however it is understandable that the auctioneers and sound engineers get carried away in the festivities….

in singapore, this is one of the more colourful and heartfelt celebrations at the grassroots level. bear with it, it be over soon enuff…. and do visit it if you get the chance (881 movie is a gentle intro to whats it about)… mingle with the locals and perhaps learn abit more of this unique aspect of the chinese culture. incidentally, im next door to eunos… i heard them too..
:-)

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