2021 Penang Hokkien Storywriting Competition 3rd Prize

Wah1-eh3 Kor1su33 (My Story) is a story written by Ms Stephanie Chee for the 2021 Penang Hokkien Storywriting Competition. The 1,135-word story won 3rd prize in the competition.

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Cit1-leh1 kor1su33 si33 kong4 wah4-eh3 snaeh3uak1 ti1 Ka1 Lang3 Po1. Cit1-leh1 kor1su33 si33 cin1 eh2. Wah1 hi3bang33 lu1lang2 e33 beng3peik1 wah1 sia4-eh3 kor1su33. Wah1 pun1 hi3bang33 lu1lang2 thark1 liau4 e33 kam1kak3 wah1-eh3 kor1su33 ho1thark1.

Wah1 si33 chut1si3 ti1 Penang. Snar3-cap3 ni3 ceng2, kiet1hoon1 koay1 au33, wah4 tiok3 pnua1 khee3 Ka1 Lang3 Po1 in3ui33 wah1-eh3 ta3por3lang2 si33 tua3 heh1-peng2 co1kang1. Cin3 ce33 gua33pho1-eh3 lang2 khee1 Ka1 Lang3 Po1 co1kang1. Thau3-thau2 tua3 Ka1 Lang3 Po1 cin3 be33 kuan1si3.

Thau3 cit3-leh3 boon3tay2 si33 i1-eh3 kae33lor33, tua33lor33 kah1 tua33kae33lor33 cin3 luan33. Sin3-sin1 wah1 tiok3 kho3 wah1-eh3 ta3por3lang2 chua33 lor33 in3ui33 wah4 mm33bat3 heh1-peng2-eh3 lor33snua3. Wah1 boh3 kuan1si3 cit3 lang2 hnua33 chia1 ti1 heh1-peng2 in3ui33 wah4 knia3 phang1kni3.

Te33-it1 jit1 ai1 khee1 co1kang1-eh3 si2, wah4 cin3 knia1 ta3pi1 boh3 huat1tor3 pun1 tiok3 kho3 ka3ki33 hnua33 chia1 kau33ka1 pho3te4. Ku33ca4-eh3 si2 boh3 Waze boh3 Google Maps, ta33-ta33 tau4 choay3 boh3 lor33. Uh33 tang3si2 e33 phang1kni3 lor33. Uh33 cit3 tau4 wah4 ai1 khee3 Brickfields ta3pi1 hnua3 chia1 jip1 mm33 tiok3 tua33lor33, wah4 tiok3 knia1 pien1 kin1ceong1. Wah1 khah1 mae4 theng2 wah4-eh3 chia1 tua3 tua33lor33-eh3 pni1ya4. Ha1ku4 boh3 chiu1tien33wa33, be33 phak1 tien33wa33 hor33 wah1-eh3 ta3por3lang2.

Boh3 huat1tor3 wah4 tiok3 chut3 lai2 aet3 chiu4. Cit3-leh3 hnua33 chia1-eh3 lang2 theng2 ie1-eh3 chia1. Wah1 kong4 hor33 ie1 thnia1 wah4 boek1 khee3 Brickfields ta3pi1 phang1kni3 lor33. Heh1-leh1 hnua33 chia1-eh3 ta3por3 lang2 ka3 wah1 kong4, "Lu4 pang1sim1. Wah1 e33 chua33 lu4 khee3. Wah1 chua33thau2, lu4 toay3 wah1-eh3 chia1 au33bin33 knia2." Liau4 wah4 tok33 toay3 ie1-eh3 chia1 knia2 kau33ka1 Brickfields. Wah1 cin3 kam1siah33 tu4 tiok3 ho4-eh3 snaeh3hun33 lang2. Ho1ka3cai3 wah4 choay33 tiok3 ho1 lang2.

Kau3ka1 kin3jit1 wah4 sniau3 khi4 cit1-leh1 su33 wah4 kam1kak3 cin3 ho1chio3. Mm33cai1 uh33 pat3lang2 tu4 koay3 an1nae1 khuan4-eh3 ceng3heng2 boh2.

Ka1 Lang3 Po1 cit1-peng2 uh33 cin3cnia1 ce33 chia1. Cit3si1keh3 pun1 that1 chia1. Ai1 khee3 ta1lok1 pun1 boh3 hong3pien33. Wah1 boek1 khee1 co1kang1 tiok3 ca1-ca4 chut3 khee3 in3ui33 cin3 knia1 that1chia1. Seong3-seong2 am1-am3 ba3lu1 tnui4 kau1 chu3. Uh33tang3si2 uh33 long1chia1 a33si33 uh33 lok3 tua33 hor33-eh3 si2 cin3 chi3cham4. That1 chia1 kau3ka1 kui1 tiam1ceng1. Pa1sang3 Lor33 (Old Klang Road) ta33-ta33 tau4 lok3 tua33 hor33-eh3 si2, i1-eh3 lor33 tnia3tiok1 im3cui4. Ai1 than1ciak1 koay1jit1 boh3 pien3 tiok3 ai1 loon4. Wah1 pun1 hi3bang33 tua3 ku4 e33 pien3 kuan1si3 liau4.

Sin3-sin1 ti1 Ka1 Lang3pho1 ciak3 mi3knia1 be33 kuan1si3. Ta33-ta33 sio1huan3 pun1 cin3 kui3. Snar3-cap3 ni3 ceng2 hit1 si2, cit3 pnua2-eh3 wan33than1 mee33 si33 snar3 khor3 pnua3; Penang ba3lu1 a1gak3 nor33 khor3 jee33. Thai1 kui3 liau4.

Cit1-peng2 ko3pi3 tiam3-eh3 sio1huan1 uh33 cin3 ce33 hang3 ciak1 loh4. Cin3 ce33 uh33 Penang Char1 Koay1 Teow2, Penang A3sam3 Lak1sa4, Penang Lor1 Mee33, Hok1kien1 Mee33 ta3pi1 tui3 wah4 boh2 an1nae1 ho1ciak1. Wah1 kam1kak3 ti1 Penang khah1 ho1ciak1 ce33-ce33.

Uh33-leh3 sio1huan1-eh3 mia2 ka1 Penang siang33 ta3pi1 boh3 siang33 mi3knia1. Pi4 lu4 kong4 'Hok1kien1 Mee33' ti1 Ka1 Lang3pho1 si33 or1 mee33 a33si33 tua33 pui3 mee33. Penang Hok1kien1 Mee33 si33 kio33 'Har Mee33' (Prawn Mee) ti1 cit1-peng2.

I1-eh3 Ka3ri1 Mee3 (Curry Mee) pun1 boh3 siang33. Penang-eh2 kio33 Ka3ri1 Mee33, ta3pi1 ie1 kio33 Ka3ri1 Lak1sa4 (Curry Laksa). Cit1-peng2-eh3 Chee1 Cheong3 Fun2 si33 haeh33 ka3ri1 kah1 yong3tau33foo3. Wah1 su3kak1 ciak3 Penang A3sam3 Lak1sa4 ta3pi1 khan3khor1 choay33 tiok3 ho1ciak1-eh3 A3sam3 Lak1sa4 ti1 Ka1 Lang3pho1. I1-eh3 thng1 khah1 ce33 si33 cin3 snui1.

Ka1 Lang3pho1-eh3 Hu3 Thau3 Bee1hoon4 ho1ciak1. I1-eh3 thng1 haeh33 goo3leng3cui4. Ha1ku4 Penang boh3 beh33 an1nae1 khuan4-eh3 thng1. Wah1 tua3 ti1 Taman OUG cit1-peng2 uh33 Penang chut1mia2-eh3 Kuantan Road Ka3ri1 Mee33. Wah1 uh33 ta33-ta33 tau4 kau3kuan1 in3ui33 wah4 su3kak1 ciak3 Penang-eh3 Ka3ri1 Mee33. Ta3pi1 lau1sit1 kong1, Ka1 Lang3pho1-eh3 saiz1 ka1 tua33 pnua2, e33 ciak1 nor33 lang2-eh3 hoon33. Penang-eh3 sio1huan3 pan3gee2 tan33si33 i1-eh3 saiz1 cin3 se1 pnua2, ciak3 be33 pa4.

Wah1 kokh3 uh33 cit3-leh3 boon3tay2 si33 be33hiau1 kong4 Kng1tang1 wa33 (Cantonese). Khee3 ban3san1 kah1 pasar malam beh1 mi3knia3 tiok3 ai1 kong1 Kng1tang1 wa33. Wah1 boh3 beng3peik1 ie1lang2 ti1 kong1 ha1mik1. Wah1 e33hiau1 thnia1 tam33pok3-tam33pok1 ta3pi1 be33hiau1 kong4. Wah1 ka1 ie1lang2 kong1wa33 siang33ka1 kay1 kah1 ak3. Cin3 ho1chio3. Uh33si2 cin3 phnai1seh3 tiok3 kong1 Bahasa Melayu in3ui33 wah4 be33hiau1 kong1 Kng1tang1 wa33.

Tha1na1 kae3kiam4 e33hiau1 kong1 tam33pok3 phi1ya4 nia33. Ho1ka3cai4 wah4 tua3 ti1 Taman OUG. Uh33 cin3cnia1 ce33 Hok1kien1 lang2. Ta3pi1 ie1lang2 kong4-eh3 Hok1kien1 wa33 kah1 Penang kong4-eh3 boh3 siang33 khniau1. Cit1-peng2 pun1 si33 uh33 Penang lang2. Uh33tang3si2 wah1 mm33cai3 ie1 si33 Penang lang2 in3ui33 tua3 ku4 liau4 khah1 ce33 kong1 Kng1tang3 wa33.

Wah1lang2 tua3 ti1 Ka1 Lang3pho1 uh33 koay3 tiok1 ho4 kah1 boh3 ho4-eh3 keng3giam33.

Uh33 cit3 tau4 wah1-eh3 chia1 phnai4 ti1 Jalan Tun Razak. Pang1kang1-eh3 si2 cit1-tiau3 lor33 cin3 ce33 chia1. Wah1-eh3 chia1 'radiator' chut1 hoon1. Hit1 si2 uh33 kui1na3-leh2 paek3kha3te2 tua1 ti1 kor3 'traffic'. Uh33 nor33-leh3 paek3kha3te2 lai3 to3long2 wah4 sark3 wah4-eh3 chia1 khee1 kae33lor33pni1. Cit1-leh1 paek3kha3te2 to3 cui4 jip1 chia1-eh3 "radiator". Ie1lang2 cin3 ho4.

Kokh1 uh33 cit3 tau4 wah1-eh3 chia1 phnai4 ti1 Mahameru Highway. Cit3-leh3 lang2 hnua33 mo1to4 theng2 lai3 to3long2 siu3li4 wah1-eh3 chia1. Wah1 ai1 hor33 ie1 lui1 tan33si33 ie1 mai1 gia2. Wah1 cin3 kam1siah33 tu4 tiok3 ho1 lang2.

Uh33 cit3-leh3 boh3 ho4-eh3 su33 wah4 cit3si1lang2 e33ki3. Cit1-leh1 su33 si33 huat1seng1 jee33-cap3 ni3 ceng2. Wah1lang2 tua3 ti1 Taman OUG uh33 kui1na3-leh3 lang2-eh3 chu3 tiok3 jip3 chat1. Cit1-leh1 sor1cai3 boh3 ha1mik1 an3cuan2.

Uh33 cit3 meh2, wah1lang2-eh3 chu3 jip3 chat1. Wah1lang2 kah1 ca3bor1knia4 khoon3 tua1 pang3keng1 ti1 lau3teng4. Heh1-leh1 chat1 jip1 lai3 thau3thek3 mi3knia3 tan33si33 wah1lang2 mm33cai3 pnua1hang3 in3ui33 wah1lang2 khoon3 ka1 an1nae1 cin3 lok3 bin2. Ke1jit1 ca1khi4 wah1lang2 huat1hien33 tiok3 wah1-eh3 handbag tua3 ti1 lau3thui1 e3te4-eh3 thor3kha1. Wah4 huat1hien33 wah4-eh3 lui1 kae3kiam4 uh33 chit1-pak1 khor1 kah1 cit3-tiau3 kim3lien33 tua3 wah4-eh3 handbag hor33 chat1 thau3thek3 khee3 liau4. Ho1ka3cai4 wah1lang2 boh3 su33. Hit1si2 wah4-eh3 ca3bor1knia4 ba3lu1 snar3 hoay3.

Sui3jien2 cit1-leh1 si33 phnai1un33, ta3pi1 ho1ka3cai3 heh1-leh1 chat1 boh3 seong1 tiok3 wah1lang2. Cin3 kam1siah33 Seong3tay3 po1pi3 wah1lang2 e33 peng3aun1 boh3 su33. Cit1-leh1 mi3knia3 huat1seng1 koay1 au33, wah4 ta33-ta33 meh2 khoon1 be33 lok3bin2 in3ui33 sniau3 khi1 cit1-leh1 su33 cin3 knia1. Tiok3 ai3 ban33-ban33 ba3lu1 be33ki3 cit1-leh1 su33.

Wah1lang2 tua3 Ka1 Lang3pho1 an1nae1 ce33 ni2 pun1 kuan1si3 cit1-peng2-eh3 snaeh3uak1 liau4. Ta3pi1 boon3tay2 si33 wah1lang2 boh3 pnua1-leh3 kae3teng2 kah1 si3tua33lang2 tua3 cit1-peng2. Uh33 si2 uh33 su33-eh3 si2 boh3 lang3 tau1kha3chiu4 in3ui33 ka1liau4 tua3 ti1 Penang. Be33 tiam33-tiam33 kho3 peng3iu4. Wah1lang2 kho1lu33 cin3 ku4 ba3lu1 kuat1tnia33 boek1 pnua1 tnui4 khee3 Penang. Cit1-leh1 si33 eng3goay33 kae3teng2-eh3 su33, wah1lang2 sniau33 boek1 pnua3 tnui4 khee3 Penang.

An1cnua4 kong4, Penang pun1 si33 wah4 kah1 wah4-eh3 ta3por3 lang2 chut1si3-eh3 kam1pong1, sniau33 boek3 tnui4 khee3 Penang thei1hiu1. Au1boey4 wah1lang2 pnua1 tnui4 khee3 Penang liau4.

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