What's in a name?

A long time ago, Ah Beng found himself as a sailor on board an ang-mor explorer's ship.

One day, in the crow's nest, he spotted an uncharted island. He quickly scurried down, and knocked on the captain's door.

"Eh, Captain!" he said eagerly. "There got new island, leh! What should we call it?"

However, the Captain was at the time making love to a woman passenger, who was in the throes of passion.

Ah Beng heard the woman wail to the Captain, "Put it in, dear! In, dear! In, dear!"

And thus, India got its name.

Ah Beng later found himself serving on-board Christopher Columbus' ships.

One day, the crew spotted a new continent. Ah Beng was below decks, when Columbus summoned the crew on deck.

As Columbus asked, "What shall we name this new world?", Ah Beng scrambled up and said in Cantonese, "Hai mee-eh leh ka?" ("What's happening?")

And thus, America got its name.