Saturday, January 07, 2006
Singaporeans, what can u say that is really a national treasure that every Singaporean can be proud of and can have pride in it?...
is it being kiasu?... (nope to ungracious)
its SINGLISH for goodness sake...
SINGLISH is something that can't be found in any english textbook nor tought in any language class, yet every singaporean seem as familiar with it as almost like twitching of the eye...
passed down to us from our forefathers, Singlish can really bond together all people of all races, bestowing racial harmony... word like la, leh, lor, eh, ah, makan, chiat pa buay are understandable by every singaporean regardless of race...
everybody loves using SINGLISH, no matter what race you are, even tourist who been here in singapore for a short period of time are able to pick some SINGLISH, I ever talk to a caucasian guy and he replied me a sentence with a pinch of Singlish in it...
when you go to the market, you would probably see the vocab of SINGLISH in action, like an aunty bargaining with a butcher, "ah chek ah, give me cheaper price la!"
so put your SINGLISH to good use and don't lose it, if not a vital part of Singapore's culture and heritage will be lost forever...
so happy using your command of SINGLISH, the singapore slang...
=)