Boy, am I outdated! If another Hakka read my posting, I'll surely get a whack on my Hakka head. Luckily it didn't happen yet. I was just being curious today & so typed 'Hakka People' in Googles. I found the Hakka Jackpot, so to speak. There's 27,000websites about the Hakka Clan.
I thought I better changed the description in my heading...but then I thought, never mind. I was lost, but now am found. This sentence sure has a profound meaning for me! I just wished that I had found it earlier, so that I could share this knowledge with my dad before he "chorn tong sarn". At least we would have a great time learning about our roots. I could've brought him to one of the Hakka Conference too. Oh well, it's all water under the bridge now.
But all is not lost. I'm going to start speaking Hakka to my nephew (like most Malaysian Chinese, the rest of his family members are trying to train him to breathe, eat & sleep Mandarin...why?) from now on, besides English. That way we can retain our nomadic "everyone's guest" life, and live globally yet retain our language roots. Heck, I've got to learn Chinese Characters next!
So, it may take a while to post more sites as I'll be busy reclaiming my roots. Good timing as well, since I have plan to trek the Silk Road soon. This knowledge will help to re-adjust my usually jaundice sight!
I thought I better changed the description in my heading...but then I thought, never mind. I was lost, but now am found. This sentence sure has a profound meaning for me! I just wished that I had found it earlier, so that I could share this knowledge with my dad before he "chorn tong sarn". At least we would have a great time learning about our roots. I could've brought him to one of the Hakka Conference too. Oh well, it's all water under the bridge now.
But all is not lost. I'm going to start speaking Hakka to my nephew (like most Malaysian Chinese, the rest of his family members are trying to train him to breathe, eat & sleep Mandarin...why?) from now on, besides English. That way we can retain our nomadic "everyone's guest" life, and live globally yet retain our language roots. Heck, I've got to learn Chinese Characters next!
So, it may take a while to post more sites as I'll be busy reclaiming my roots. Good timing as well, since I have plan to trek the Silk Road soon. This knowledge will help to re-adjust my usually jaundice sight!
