dime [dahym]
- noun
a coin of the United States or Canada worth ten cents.(source)
so our pretty-face orthopaedic surgeon got his datukship today for his "outstanding feat" as the 1st malaysian space participant....er...i mean, angkasawan. well, he should because the other jaguh kampung who was the 1st malaysian to swim across the english channel also got his just reward. (read here)
& i've always thought you needed to be a world champion, ie. the best in the world, like in badminton or squash , before due recognition is accorded.
so, how easy is it to be a datuk these days?
a dime a dozen?
12 comments:
Nowadays tourist also got datukship... Malaysia boleh!... I never recognized our pretty face orthopaedic surgeon as angkasawan... he just a normal space tourist which his trip was paid by all of us... :@
How much does a datuk worth these day? not even a dime... hahahaha ...
You'll be a datuk one day when your kids start having kids of their own. :p
Sadly, we live in a world where everything is possible, with enough dimes.
TZ,
i am still waiting for the results of his so-called "space experiments" to be published, i doubt if all these are going to improve our lives.
a dime a dozen makes each worth only 2.7sen at 1USD = MYR3.25.
Jems,
that title is worth more than any honorific money can buy!! i look forward to that day with great anticipation.
Anastasia,
sad maybe, but we rejoice at the coming of the King.
Then again, we do have a Sir Elton, Sir Cliff and a Sir Paul. Knighthood I believe for writing great songs and selling millions?
When my late FIL got his datukship some years back, Chris (he was then 5 years old) said, "What so great about it, gong-gong is already a datuk!" He is probably the honest boy in the Emperor's new clothes!
Yes, as Jemima said, you will be a datuk one day!
Iml,
those three deserved their knighthoods, don't you think? seriously, how many of our so-called datuks really contributed to society?
yan,
that's one honorific that no one can take away from, but mine...ha ha...won't be due for at least another 15yrs!!
You are so accurate about a dozen of dime ... hehehe ;-)
tz,
think about it - can the title be worth more?
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