Singlish is what happens when English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil and Hokkien walk into a hawker centre and never leave. Every sentence ends with "lah", everything "can" or "cannot", and if something is good it is "shiok". The government tried to stamp it out. The people said no lah.
Yaar
"Yaar, I told you not to eat the canteen biryani on a Monday. Now look at you, holding your stomach like you swallowed a grenade, and the meeting starts soon."
Achha
"Achha, so you are telling me you studied all night but somehow slept through the exam? Achha achha, very interesting story, let me just check your Netflix history real quick."
Paiseh
"Paiseh, can I squeeze past you to grab that last piece of chicken rice? The auntie behind the counter already gave me the look because I took too long deciding."
Sian
"Three hours of training on new software nobody asked for. Everyone in the room was sian to the max, just staring at the clock praying for lunch."
Bakwaas
"Arre yaar, what bakwaas excuse is this? You were online the whole time, just say you did not want to come"