It's quite funny how a foreign language can be twisted and used differently from what one wants to convey. Maybe that's why I get such a kick out of the Swedish chef. But then again, I guess that's how english is to some people. At any rate, just in case no one has visited the site yet, there's a site called engrish.com that posts hilarious pictures of things that exemplify just what I meant. It is not a new site. In fact, it has been going on since the mid-nineties...I think. Anyway, the site basically is a collection of pictures either taken by the webmaster or sent in by travellers/tourists in countries where english is not widely spoken. Had a bad day? Did too many stuff at work? Problems creeping up? Well, the more I invite everyone to go and visit the site. Go ahead and have yourself a good laugh. The pictures really are funny. They are the kind that elicits a fuzzy feeling where you ask yourself - WTH??? Case in point:

Would you send your child to learn from a teacher using this?

umm...don't buy for the wife...but may have some use for daughters...

How should you respond to this? Thanks?

What? It never occurred to me that it was in Taiwan.

Well, anyway,at least they have such toilets there.

Hahahaha. The site's hilarious! Oh boy! It has been so long since I've gone to the site. I had such a fun time revisiting this site and it sure made my day. Have a go too!

There is a website out there that is unlike any other. It is a site that is dedicated to the alleviation of world hunger. But what's so different about it is not that. It is in the way of how it does that. So how does it do it? Well, basically it is not through the usual way of asking for solicitations through the web. Rather, it lets you play a game. A vocabulary game, to be exact. So let me put that down again. You play a game.

Yes, that's right. In freerice.com, you play a vocabulary game in their website and your winning streak dictates how much rice will be donated. Oh, don't worry if you are thinking that the game is easy. It just starts out that way and it increases in difficulty as you keep on getting the right answers. It was, how do I put it... entertaining... challenging... ummm, ultimately, it was addicting. Oh, well.

At any rate, how much more cooler can it be? You're just clicking and enjoying, and all the while you are helping in the donation of rice to impoverished people. Ingenious idea, indeed. It makes me wonder what can the makers of the site think of next. Now only if I can do the same where I will be the beneficiary of the game... Hmmm...

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