really. i do. i heard an interview online where royston tan described people's views of us as a disneyland with punishment (caning etc...), a cold and unfeeling place. but i think that's totally untrue. there's so much more to our country than there seems on the surface.
i think that's something ive learnt so far. when i come back. for real. i know im going to become a workaholic. i already was during ohseeass days. but i really need to try to find some balance in my life. which is going to be difficult.. but i do wanna get involved in many more things going on in sg.. like the arts scene.. the film scene.. check out plays... sg film fest.. etc.. i think singapore's just such a damn cool place with the great variety of culture. and people who dont think so can go migrate or something.
no. i am not being a good singaporean who listens to the gov. i have my own opinions on that. but i know i should not voice such opinions in a place like this now.
something someone said a while back pissed the shit out of me. actually ok not that bad. we were talking about lah and lor and singlish. and person said that person hates it. yet person still uses it. that infuriated me. coz person looks down on singaporeans. on our culture. im not saying we should lah and lor like crazy.. like if i go to a cafe here or something.. like eh.. i want a hot chocolate... huh? no la. no salt. only sugar lor. or something like that. as long as we know when to speak 'proper' english.. when to use it.. it's part of who we are man.. why should we deny our identity HAH?!?!?!!!
so. like that lor. hohoho.
this a dilemma that people face overseas. sometimes the locals find it difficult to understand us. i think brits understand much better than americans actually.. coz for example.. when we say wa-Ter.. or bet-Ter.. they're like HUH... americans are kinda like waaadderrrrrr... bedderrrrrrrr.. you know that kinda thing.. and i think it's coz we were a brit colony last time.. queen's english man.. different. hahaa but i mean i dont even know if im right.
so people here.. most tend to try to slang when speaking to americans.. or just talk very abnormally.. that annoys me.. coz it comes out sounding just so damn ridiculous.. and it's not who you are. just speak slower and clearer. i get you. they get you. a while ago i was with person. and i was speaking normally. american in picture answered me. person started slanging ridiculously. american went huh.
face it! you are NOT gonna speak like an american. coz u're not one!!! sure sometimes i have to speak slightly more slangyish like some words or they really dont get you.. but please! please please!!! ridiculous.
o yea. and those high up officials who are telling little scholar kids not to study international relations coz it's rubbish?
l-i-a-r-s.
anyway. check this out.
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