Narong, Zeddy, Drifter, QXD, Halsey and many others

[zhihau]

i believe very it is because malay was the national language - and it was an easy language to master - so we have a common denominator when communicating to each other - almost everyone can speak malay

last noted that civil servants must pass Bahasa Melayu in the past :p:p:p

 

[whoami]

last noted that civil servants must pass Bahasa Melayu in the past :p:p:p

And my dad told me during the 60s Non-Malay primary school pupils took Malay as their 3rd language.

And those days communication no problem ya. Simple Teochew, Hokkien, Malay, English....semau can dialogue among all races. Then come compulsory mandarin (for economic reason$$).....

 

[Thick Face Black Heart]

Thanks everyone for sharing. We were certainly a nation then. Great details. Bantering using obvious racial stereotypes were part and parcel of life. People took it in their stride.

If it worked then why can't it work now?

We have lost the capacity to be human.

 

[wMulew]

TS have the most fucking ridiculous logic in the history of man kind. Kampong spirit disappearing has nothing to do with whatever you mentioned. Kampong spirit disappeared because there are no more kampongs

 

[neddy]

Just my thoughts.

In the past, the Chinese and Malays are more equal under the colonial master.
Then the Chinese took over and the Malays were kind of promised that they will not be left behind. But LKY betrayed the Malays and they lost their way when Singapore changed into its current unrecognised form.

Did anyone asked how do the Malays feel about all the Ah nehs and Ah Tiongs?

Back in the Campong (sic) days, there were more trust & friendships among the races. As Singapore progress economically, these human bonds retreat.

We missed the togetherness, Chinese, Indians and Malays celebrating each other festivals. Eg. During Hari Raya, Malay neighbours will give some of their kuih kuih and food over to Chinese neighbours and the Chinese in return will wash the plates, load them with fruit and return to them, at the same time, slip some angpows to show appreciation.

I remembered being surprised when Malay kids dropped by a Chinese family flat that left their main door open, went straight for the family fridge that also contain soft drinks for sale. That kind of casualness and bond? Have we lost them forever?

 

[zhihau]

We missed the togetherness, Chinese, Indians and Malays celebrating each other festivals. Eg. During Hari Raya, Malay neighbours will give some of their kuih kuih and food over to Chinese neighbours and the Chinese in return will wash the plates, load them with fruit and return to them, at the same time, slip some angpows to show appreciation.

me remembered clearly my South Korean neighbors making kimchi and sushi for my family in the past, of course treat them with local char been hoon in return... and that was when me noticed that Koreans are very open minded folks, saw my neighbor butt naked in her house without curtains drawn :p:p:p

 

[Fook Seng]

Thanks bro ....

The National Pledge is:

We, the citizens of Singapore,
pledge ourselves as one united people,
regardless of race, language or religion,
to build a democratic society
based on justice and equality
so as to achieve happiness, prosperity and
progress for our nation.

The rulers have changed our society so much that it is now actually awkward to recite the Pledge. I think all PAP MPs feel it that way.

 

[halsey02]

And my dad told me during the 60s Non-Malay primary school pupils took Malay as their 3rd language.

And those days communication no problem ya. Simple Teochew, Hokkien, Malay, English....semau can dialogue among all races. Then come compulsory mandarin (for economic reason$$).....

I took Malay as a Third, non examination subject, in addition to English & Chinese.

 

[kopiuncle]

i had no regrets taking malay...but now my malay really terok.....even my chinese also terok....everything terok and falling apart...my english lagi terok!!!....everything damned terok liao...even my hokkien is terok....

 

[gatehousethetinkertailor]

last noted that civil servants must pass Bahasa Melayu in the past :p:p:p

The bridges crossed with language immersion seems to have been bulldozed to chase the Greater Red - looking around us, our immediate neighbours are Bahasa speakers and yet we have cultivated a generation that cannot connect linguistically - the ability to converse in another language is a valuable and admirable skill that does not dilute or diminish one's ethnic identity - as romanticised as it may seem, the shift in relationships through conversations and dialogue in a counterparts native tongue opens up opportunities on all fronts.

 

[halsey02]

i had no regrets taking malay...but now my malay really terok.....even my chinese also terok....everything terok and falling apart...my english lagi terok!!!....everything damned terok liao...even my hokkien is terok....

Nowadays 'terok' very expensive one you know...$2.20 for ten, big ones..

 

[chilakak]

And my dad told me during the 60s Non-Malay primary school pupils took Malay as their 3rd language.

When I was in primary school, we all had to take Malay and the subject was called National Language in the time-table. I enjoyed it and found it a breeze and wanted to switch my compulsory second language to Malay but was told that MOE policy required students to take the second language in accordance with their race. That policy, till today, remains one of the stupidest and illogical ones in our education system. And furthermore, from the 80s onwards (if I recall correctly), they changed the terminology from second language to mother tongue, which brought its own attendant negative issues.

 

[kopiuncle]

Nowadays 'terok' very expensive one you know...$2.20 for ten, big ones..

yes sir! haha!!! good one !!!

 

[jw5]

Hahaha, no wonder Narong Wongwan is such a big fan of scroobal, So easily Manipulated. Pathetic.

 

[GoldenDragon]

Hahaha, no wonder Narong Wongwan is such a big fan of scroobal, So easily Manipulated. Pathetic.

hello knnbccb! jealous ur big name was left out? hurt? now go fuck your ah ma..

 

[jw5]

Only an Easily Impressionable and Manipulated sinkie will feel happy to be mentioned in a thread title started by a Manipulative Yet Needy Gay Bitch like you.

hello knnbccb! jealous ur big name was left out? hurt? now go fuck your ah ma..

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Old thread with my name
Must support

 

[GoldenDragon]

Only an Easily Impressionable and Manipulated sinkie will feel happy to be mentioned in a thread title started by a Manipulative Yet Needy Gay Bitch like you.

yes gay boy?

 

[jw5]

Bump this good thread for those who are Easily Manipulated when they are praised.

 

[GoldenDragon]

Bump this good thread for those who are Easily Manipulated when they are praised.

yes mr knnbccb?