"Ya lo lucky no jail" ... This is SINGLISH - Singapore English!

As a follow-up of my blog dated 24 May 2009, with regards to that lady who committed the criminal offence, the sentence was recently passed and she was fined. However, she was spared the jail term much to her delight. The above message together with a couple of other messages, was sent to me soon after her court session. I am happy for her. I am sure she has learnt her lessons.

By the way, the English used in the message is what we typically call SINGLISH - the Singapore brand of English. In some sense, it is a literal translation from the Chinese Language. Hence, it does not make much grammatical sense in English. It is not commonly understood by people outside of Singapore.