[h=1]DEAR TRS, SINGAPORE RED CROSS FEATURES VIDEOS IN TAGALOG BUT NOT HOKKIEN[/h]
Post date:
16 Jan 2015 - 11:48am
Dear The Real Singapore,
I am a true blue Singaporean and my parents and grandparents are both born in Singapore. I recently saw an advertisement by the Singapore Red Cross on their new release of app which include Tagalog as a language in their videos but not Hokkien.
My mother and grandmother are lowly educated and they can't even speak Mandarin, and uses only Hokkien as their main form of communication. They have been living in Singapore their entire lives and has also been donating blood regularly to help those in need of blood.
I am disgusted that Tagalog which is a foreign language is included in the app but not Hokkien which is a language widely spoken in Singapore and some Indians and Malay can even speak it.
Why discriminate against us Hokkien people? I called and complained to the Singapore Red Cross but a Pinoy handling the call hung up on me and sounded very rude.
I do not understand why Singaporeans like my mother and grandmother is being discriminated by the Singapore Red Cross. Hope you can share this with your readers.
Here are some of the angry comments from some other Singaporeans on Facebook:
Tan Kok Jing
TRS reader
I luv Pinoy FT pets more than you Stinkee lesser mortals. Cannot ah? Vote me out and let God punish you lah! *chey*
Post date:
16 Jan 2015 - 11:48am
Dear The Real Singapore,
I am a true blue Singaporean and my parents and grandparents are both born in Singapore. I recently saw an advertisement by the Singapore Red Cross on their new release of app which include Tagalog as a language in their videos but not Hokkien.
My mother and grandmother are lowly educated and they can't even speak Mandarin, and uses only Hokkien as their main form of communication. They have been living in Singapore their entire lives and has also been donating blood regularly to help those in need of blood.
I am disgusted that Tagalog which is a foreign language is included in the app but not Hokkien which is a language widely spoken in Singapore and some Indians and Malay can even speak it.
Why discriminate against us Hokkien people? I called and complained to the Singapore Red Cross but a Pinoy handling the call hung up on me and sounded very rude.
I do not understand why Singaporeans like my mother and grandmother is being discriminated by the Singapore Red Cross. Hope you can share this with your readers.
Here are some of the angry comments from some other Singaporeans on Facebook:
Tan Kok Jing
TRS reader
I luv Pinoy FT pets more than you Stinkee lesser mortals. Cannot ah? Vote me out and let God punish you lah! *chey*
