Last night, when I was about to go to bed, with my computer still on my lap, my daughter led me to one of her favorite blogsite, owned by a young guy about her age. His latest posting was about ‘Cinta Monyet’ Cinta (cheen-tuh) means love , while Monyet (mow-nyat) means monkey. Cinta Monyet is equivalent to Puppy Love.
Its not know why the term monkey is used in this part of the region, while in the other part of the world is using dog. Perhaps, over here, the monkeys are more loveable than the dogs.
That reminds me of the recent incident, when a tourist was killed by a dog. It wasn't a stray dog. A puppy will grow up to a dog, so, I will not agree to to the term ‘Puppy Love’.
On the other hand, why use monkey?. Children are not monkeys although both are under the same category of ‘cute’.
According to Wikipedia monkeys are sometimes eaten in parts of Africa, where they can be sold as "bushmeat", while Dog meat is consumed in some East Asian countries, including Korea, China, and Vietnam. (Oh please Malaysian…dont!)
In Malaysia they are several places where a troop of monkeys normally found. Among other places, at the Bird Park area (Tasik Perdana) and ‘Batu Caves’, a popular tourist attraction, where the largest Hindu Temple is located.
Monkeys seen at the Bird Park.
Monkeys are naughty animals and can be fatal too. Becareful with them, as they might snatch anything from your hand, including handbag. So, I wouldn't want to agree to the term ‘Cinta Monyet’ too.
Perhaps, these animals is referring to their young love as Human-Love.
‘Young Love’ would be nice to hear.
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