Malaysian | British / American |
Handphone (often abbreviated to HP) | Mobile phone or Cell phone |
Malaysian Chinese / Malaysian Indian | Malaysian Chinese or Chinese Malaysian / Indian Malaysian |
KIV (keep in view) | Kept on file, held for further consideration |
Slippers | Flip-flop (not to be confused with slip-on night-time footwear) |
Outstation | Means both 'at work out of town' or less frequently 'at work overseas/abroad'. |
MC (medical certificate). Often used in this context, e.g. 'He is on MC today' | Sick note |
Mee (from Malay word mi) | Noodles |
Remisier | Broker |
Gostan (colloq.)(From "go astern") | Reverse |
source taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_English
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