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Sunday, July 09, 2006
i am singaporean. (own version)My mother tongue was Mandarin, I didn't speak a word of English till I was in primary one. Now, I read and write only English stuffs and can't write a decent sentence in Mandarin. I try to speak good English, but I hate ang mo accent. I never did understand why I can't buy chewing gum.I take the MRT, when I can squeeze in. I'm told to study hard all my life for a better future, now I feel I should have played more. Everyone says study Poly good to find job, but after Poly still the same.I can also speak Singlish, along with street Hokkien and rusty Cantonese with pride because it is uniquely Singapore. And because some older folks can only understand their dialects.I went to a primary school with a big school bag. Throughout my 6 years of primary education, there would be 2 huge photographs of our president and his wife on top of the black board of the classroom.My results were average and I went to a local secondary school and then proceeded to a polytechnic. I never could distinguish between "neighbourhood schools" and the 'non-neighboourhood schools' cos all schools are located in neighbourhoods. The only thing that I can make sense of is that they are just politically correct terms for good and bad schools. Implying that I went to bad schools. I whined a lot during NS; but I never "gian" ok. I hate reservist, but I never defer. I'm a solider, but I have never fought in a war. I do not smoke, but even if I do, there are not many places where I can. I love my flag, although I seldom see it around.I survived my PSLE, O levels, graduated with a diploma in business computing and planning to further my studies after my national service. I am a true blue Singaporean, born and brought up with kopitiams, SBC/TCS chinese drama serials, HDB flats and the Singlish language. Tranportation fare increments are known as fare revision. Casinos are known as Integrated Resorts, a strong mandate is 66.6%, and a peanut here is worth $600,000.I have 2 names; Chinese name and English name. I am Adrian Neo.I am a Singaporean.So say we all.So say we all.
adventure: the pursuit of life.
water. beach. sea. sentosa. kayaking. dragon-boat. handball.