tempted to post this on Facebook. but the thought of getting bash by 20++ penangites (those on my friends list) and not forgetting the fact that i am in Penang......errrr... i reckoned it's safer to just post it here! ^_^ V

"Deputy executive editor Soo Ewe Jin is glad that Guan Eng in addressing the Penang diaspora in Singapore back in June 2009 declared that, “Penang people are not kiam [stingy]. They are just khiam [thrifty].” Of course, you have to be a Penangite to understand the nuances between these two words."