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Well, personally, I'm tempted to do that to the rude foreigners. Don't see why I need to give in to the demands of rude foreigners coming to my country, earning SG $ and still demanding that I speak English in a way that they understand so that they can fit in. Wanga wanga wanga . Warning warning! ...

Meanwhile, since no one correctly translated what I wrote in the other language I speak, it was to say to the person who presumptuously and arrogantly claimed without prior knowledge that they knew the language capabilities of someone they never met, that they were arrogant and presumptuous. How ab...

..... are tearing anything SG holds sacred - such as decent manners to pieces? "decent manners" LOL! that comment made my mornings :D read my threads on getting short changed, ripped off, locals jumping the queue, the weather (ok that isnt your fault, but it feels like it).... lovely. you are the O...

Strong Eagle wrote:Did it ever occur to you that those "SG $" wouldn't be in Singapore at all if not for the person earning them?

Did it ever occur to you that Singapore had the money to pay to attract foreigners in the first place? Now, all they have to do is see who deserves the pay.

Absolutely no racism, it's all jolly harmony. Up til this point, when did anyone on this forum mention that there is no racism among the citizens in Singapore. There is no 100% anywhere. What's your issue with people coming to SG and earning money Leona? Why am I not surprised that you took sentenc...

anneteoh wrote: Leona, you haven't missed much except in the defence of Singlish. Would you consider a one liner, or a one word slang of substance in any discussion?

LOL. I think everyone knows the answer to that!

I guess hardly anybody demands it from Singaporeans. Frankly, myself as a non-native speaker have less troubles to understand Singaporeans than for example British. x9200, if you look through this thread, you could actually see that they do. Anyway, I used the word, 'tempted'. Most foreigners I kno...

Ok, I see that I've been missing out on a lot... Congratulations, Ms. Teoh, you're the first one to actually piss me off on the internet. What??!! I thought I had the honour of doing that? I just don’t understand what gives Singaporeans so much confidence about their pronunciation. sometimes when yo...

It is truly amazing that there are so many buffoons here who think making ONLY snide remarks actually constitutes an intelligent contribution. Well, you guys should really continue with the snide remarks. I completely love to see some of you make yourself come across as completely immature. Keep it ...

EADG wrote:Maybe that's why those two are easy on the ears, whereas Singlish grates, and worse so with a faux-British accent.

I had to laugh out loud when I heard this. Singlish does NOT have a British accent. Have you even heard Singlish before?! Anyway, anneteoh has already pointed that out.

ksl wrote:Love after all is stronger than any religion, but people are born with identities and it is not right to ask people to change identity, for love or marriage.

Would be wonderful if everyone felt the same way.

Not interested in participating in only name-callings.

Anneteoh,
OCA is outstanding contribution award. Yeah, I would prob be seeing them on 1st sept (next year, that will be the eve of Teachers' Day.)
Thanks for the wonderful comments about Singapore and its teaching fraternity. Guess there are no 100% in anything though.

I really enjoyed myself and did outstandingly well , er, excuse the immodesty. I won 3 awards . I should have stuck it out. Why am I not surprised 8-) Ahh...sweet camaraderie. You're doing amazingly well to be so dedicated , and have time for the forum. I'm sorry I don't remember much regarding the...

Do you also call people from Pakistan 'Pakis'? Until now, YES! But after a brief reading on the internet, no. Good grief! So much to learn eh teach? Are you very young... And to think Anne was going 'all funny' at me for saying cina, which is of course simply the Malay word for a Chinese person :) ...