Chicken Wings Anyone?

Hey there! Just this past week, two of our students participated in a chicken wing eating contest that was held here on the college campus. Itsuki and Ji Hun were nominated by the student body to represent MLI, and to go after the coveted iPod Nano (first prize!). What they neglected to tell us is that the chicken wings would be spiced with el scorcho buffalo sauce (‘ho dat bugga is hot!’). Itsuki ‘wen go fo broke’ but got hot lips, and Ji Hun thought he could eat slowly… but still came out in second place. No surprise that a culinary student won. “Ho, he wen win!” They did a great job and made MLI proud. Pictures speak louder than words, so check it out.

Here is another quick Pidgin English lesson. I think that this word is easy to use (because you can use it in so many situations), but can be quite difficult to understand at first. If you ever come to Hawaii, I am sure that you will hear this word at least once or twice while you are here. Da kine - This can be used in lieu of a noun, verb, adjective, pronoun...pretty much anything. It can also be used in place of "umm" or "hmm" in casual conversations. Because you can use da kine in place of virtually any word (especially nouns), you must understand the context of the conversation in order to understand what da kine is referencing.

Sounds confusing? Let’s go to some examples to help clear things up.



Situation: Jake was invited to birthday party by Karen last night, but he told his friend Mike that he wasn't sure if he would go or not.


Mike: Ho Jake, you when go to da kine (the party) last night?
Jake: Oh yea yea, I went
Mike: Was da kine's (Karen’s) party ah?
Jake: Yea yea, Karen.
Mike: What kind of party was?
Jake: Was one da kine (birthday) party.

It seems confusing at first, but it's easy to understand once you hear it a few times. It's very commonly used, so keep your ears open!

That brings me the end of this blog. Take care and I'll see you all again soon!