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WINK
WINK HANG LI POH
by
TV Smith
13/04/04
It was reported not too long ago that SMS,
chat and online jargons are creeping into essays
submitted for school examinations. This was cited
as a probable cause for the recent decline in
grades throughout the country. TV Smith
attempts a history essay in contemporary lingo
to test its efficiency…
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re:
mk history
mk in d c route btw in & cn. found
in 1400 by hindu pr param aka sul10
iskandar. dude turned ct in2 a gr8
com ctr w biz ppl visiting fr cn/in/me.
de sailor c ho arrived 1st time in
1409 w his m8s. btw - 50 yrs l8r babe
li poh bcame wf of sul10 ;-)
portuguese ppl captured d st8 in 1511.
local ppl 4ught back but h2 win w/o
weapons? ne1 can tell cos d 4n invaders
hv cannons. dun 4get tt they also
got a formosa 4ort :-(
1606: dutch ships attacked mk but
portuguese won. so d dutch sez they
will brb. true enuf in 1641 they came
back n ko portuguese ppl 4ever. <g>
no1 tot po$bl but for 3rd time mk
captured. brits took over app 1800
till ww2. gtg.
©
2004 TV SMITH
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History Of Malacca
Malacca lies in the sea route between
India and China. A Hindu prince named
Parameswara founded Malacca in 1400.
Also known as Sultan Iskandar Shah,
he transformed the city into a great
commercial center with traders visiting
from China, India and the Middle East.
Chinese naval commander Admiral Cheng
Ho and his fleet landed in Malacca for
the first time in 1409. About fifty
years later, Princess Hang Li Poh arrived
and became the wife of Sultan Mansur
Shah.
The Portuguese captured the state in
1511. The local people fought back but
found it difficult to defeat the invaders
as they were without proper weapons.
Anyone could tell that they didn't stand
a chance as the foreign invaders were
armed with cannons and even built a
fort called "A Formosa".
In 1606, Dutch vessels attacked Malacca
but the Portuguese successfully defended
the city. The Dutch was to return and
in 1641 came back to wrest Malacca from
the Portuguese for good.
No one would have thought it was
possible, but for the third time another
colonial power captured Malacca. This
time the British took over around
1800 and ruled it until the Second
World War.
©
2004 TV SMITH
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FWIW, both texts by TV Smith are for
illustrative purposes only and are by no means the
most accurate of account of history!
This
article appears as "History
SMS Style" in the print and online
edition of The
Star 25/04/04
©
2004 TV SMITH
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