we didn't start the fire

[swatkat]

I watched a horrible play yesterday. Do you realise how hard it is to giggle without actually making any noise? I want two and half hours of my life BACK.

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If you follow metafandom, you have probably already seen this, but if you don't, read deepad's post now: I Didn't Dream of Dragons. I found myself nodding along and simultaneously feel very grateful about my cultural background and think of my own bilingual angst, about which I will probably post something soon (when I have time to sit down and write).

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[jaybee65.livejournal.com]

Learning about this phenomenon was a revelation to me!

Now, my friend's situation is also complicated because he was an ethnic minority (Chinese in Malaysia), but that only highlights the complications of the colonial legacy even more.

The whole subject fascinates me.

[swatkat24.livejournal.com]

Learning about this phenomenon was a revelation to me!

One of my favourite ways of teasing my friend A. is asking her the meaning of a random Bengali word. She often claims that we make them up (we do, at times, but not always).

It's not very funny when you think about it, though.