Thursday, April 24, 2008

Longkang

Longkang (saliran is the nicer name for it.). Drain, in English.

"Drain - The whole system devised to remove surface or subsurface water from the limits of a road."

"Drain - A conduit below the surface of the ground ; pipe of burnt clay, concrete, etc. , in short lengths, used as a conduit in subsurface drainage."

These are among a few definitions of the word "Drain". It is not a significant word. Not a word that is frequently used in conversations. Yet some of us, do use it. In my case, I came across a lot of these during my internship. Drains are somewhat the unsung heroes of structures. You cannot see it, but it's there. And when it's not there, well...it will flood. *trieshardnottogettootechnical*

But what if somebody used the word on you?

Today somebody called me longkang. Yeah. How very intellectual. This somebody seems to have forgotten that he is a smelly, dirty longkang himself. (If that is what you call people who design drainage systems.)

So, yes. I am a longkang. It is amazing how an educated person can blurt out something so mind-bogglingly stupid.

4 comments:

moroka said...

ingatkan orang sebut longkang bila bola bowling keluar dari line dia je. hehehehe. siapakah yg memanggil anda longkang? *curious*

Anonymous said...

ngaaa..
rosli cuba nk bgtau dia terror main bolingkah?

owh.. panggil longkang ke, panggil saliran ke, panggil tali air ke ape nak buat. mereka boleh berkata. cuma perkataan mereka itu kurang pertimbangan. well, for me it's not what they said, it's about how we react on what they said.. emo? :p

moroka said...

cess..aalim. aku mmg slalu longkang pun main bowling. so aku x kisah sgt orang sebut longkang. hehehe :p

iLLy said...

rosli daku ratu longkang!!!. serious tak tipu. tak caye tanye khal... heheh.. tapi kan, kenape nak kene panggil org longkang??

mangkuk selalu la dengau