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As promised, here are some photos I took at the convocation I attended the other day. As usual, there was a large crowd of people. Some of the juniors were holding banners while calling out to their seniors.

If I didn’t tell you these photos were convocation photos and if you couldn’t read Chinese, you might even think it’s a pre-riot gathering or something. Don’t believe me? Below are photos with their “twisted” explanation at the bottom of each photo.

A large group of people holding banners.

A closer look at one of the crowds. Angry mobs from the crowd staring at a passerby (who was strangely dressed in a funny looking outfit). Just look at them. They look so angry they might just start a fight right then.

The crowd gets larger causing a traffic jam. The people look like they are shouting while holding up a banner with a dragon. You can see the fear in the uncle’s face (bottom left) as he walks away from the place.

Massive traffic jam, again with a strange person wearing a silly outfit in the photo.

Two groups of really angry looking people — orange vs. black.

Things started to heat up. One guy from the black team holding a stick wanting to beat up some guy.

They started tossing people up into the air out of frustration. Strangely, a group of people is happily taking photos at the foreground.

Damn brutal — even girls were not spared.

A few more photos and maybe a video coming up.

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I used to laugh at some of my friends when I know that they couldn’t differentiate between left and right. How tough can it be, right? Your right hand is right and your left hand is left. Oh yeah, they couldn’t differentiate.

I have no trouble identifying left, right, kanan and kiri (bahasa Malaysia). However, I have to admit that I used to have difficulty identifying them in Mandarin and Cantonese. Hey, my Chinese language used to suck big time. Anyway, I found a solution to my problem simply by remembering “what right is called”. In this case, they are you or yao in Mandarin and Cantonese. That is how I got control of my left and right in Chinese.

You can try the trick I mentioned above. If that’s not enough, below are a few other ways you can try to differentiate between left and right:

• Your dominant hand (the one you use mainly for tasks such as writing) is your right hand. According to studies, 85-90% of a population is right handed. Therefore, your chances of getting it wrong is only 10-15%
• When you greet someone, you shake their hand with your right hand.
• When a soldier salutes an officer, he salutes with his right hand.
• When you make an oath, you raise your right hand.

Hopefully these few tips can help you differentiate between left and right. Start practicing

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