Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Only in Sabah - Funny words


You can see this along Jalan KK Bypass near Bulatan Capital. This road sign is still in use today and you can stop by to have a clearer view of the faded alphabets.

Old signboard still in use


"KERETA SABLLA KANAN JALAN DAHULU"


English: "GIVE WAY TO THE VEHICLES FROM THE IMMEDIATE RIGHT".
Catchy word: SABLLA KANAN (immediate right)
Wrongly spelt: Sablla (correct word: Sebelah)

It makes me wonder why it is still there after so many years of modernisation works in the city. Perhaps it has some historical value like the Atkinson Tower Clock which stands not far from it. LOL

4 comments:

Joanne Juend said...

i think that is an old signboard. it could be 30 years old or more.. because my late father used to spell in 'funny' words also but when I watch old malay film like P-Ramlee, they are still maintaining the spelling.

It is good if it is still be there, sign of history. :)

btw, it is funny tho'

tehr said...

sepatutnya dah boleh masuk muzium ni
buat kenangan ejaan zaman dulu2

de engineur said...

@Joanne Juend. Right. But in that case the signage needs to be tagged 'archive' or 'retired' or something rather than leaving it as 'working'.

@tehr. Betul tu bro.

Anonymous said...

betul tu! buat kenangan ejaan dulu dulu punya