new words

Learned this new phrase from my good friend, Darrell. She's my Singaporean Cantonese pal. She taught me this phrase called "Sai-Meng" (literally 'sun life' in cantonese). You know, like "sai-sarm", in which you hang your clothes out to sun. "Sai-Meng" literally means hanging out your life for all to see, in other words, bragging about yourself unashamedly for all to hear. Or "how-lian" in Hokkien. E.g. "Waaah, gor gor Alvin hou zong-yi sai-meng!" (meaning "wow, that Alvin sure loves to brag about his life!"). Brilliant.