some english is more english than others

I don’t know who visits my blog, but will post this link anyway.

I think it’s a riot! Just too good not to share. =)

Ruby Pan’s “award winning” speech at the TalkingCock “We the citizens” thingy.
Link to the video on Mr Brown Show

Do check it out. Haha. Love the jibes at newscasters.

But Singapore is just so confused with itself.
Singapore being the “construct” of the higher power,
the one calling the shots and shaping its destiny.
Bring in more foreign talent…
But, haven’t we always been favouring foreign talent anyway?
From the very start, we have always marginalised ourselves and put others on a very high pedestal. One which has not been questioned, but should.
Inferiority complex.
Well, perception is reality.

At the end of the day, one of the few things that makes us singaporean…

singlish.

Something only true blue singaporeans would have mastered.
How? Why don’t want to speak? Shy ar? Coz gahmen say not good?

Some feelings just can’t be expressed better than with a few words.
And singlish does that job oh so so well.
Sian.
Wahlau.
Jialat.
Siao liao.
Why ar?
Don’t want.
Diam lah!
Shiok.
Power siah!
Don’t bluff lah.
Ons.
Siao.
Tua Kang.
Haolian.
Kopi, one.
Teh Tarik one. =)

Embrace? Cull? Suppress?
celebrate.

2 Comments so far

  1. Jas on August 31, 2006

    I think that all this words can expression our feeling better because we have been using it.For example, if you stay in Britain for a period of time.You will notice that you have the british accent.It’s the same.If you stay in singapore for a period of time,you’ll pick all the “LAHs” and “LORs”.Same logic.

  2. tania on September 3, 2006

    heyyy (:

    sorry i havent been picking up calls- been so so busy with stuff and everything going on. anyway, i just wanted to say that your phone pictures resolution is damn good lah. i bought my new phone some time back in june, and its supposed to be good and new but its TERRIBLE. the battery dies out like everyday. and the camera sucks. ;(

    anywayy i think im getting ever busier- mid term assignments pouring in already. but i’ll let you know when i have the time to meet up!!! *hugs*

    hope all else is fine otherwise (:

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