Hai Ki Xin Lor: Acknowledging Penang Hokkien
By Julia Tan
July 2014 FEATURE
This August, the George Town Festival will close with an original play that celebrates the Penang tongue.“Penangites are an eccentric and distinctive bunch,” says Saw Teong Hin with a grin. He’s talking in regards to his own play. At its launch in June, Saw revealed that he believes “Hai Ki Xin Lor”, or in English, “You Mean the World to Me”, is relatable to everyone, but would resound especially with Penangites. His creation will be the closing event of the...
Julia Tan
went to primary and secondary school at Convent Pulau Tikus before continuing sixth form at St. Xavier’s Institution; any other school was out of the question. She misses the fried rice at the school canteen, and laments the passing of the wan tan mee lady.
