I drove past Upper Seletar Reservoir one evening after work. The rain had just stopped and a light mist hovering over the surface of the water.
Category: Made in Singapore
The Made in Singapore Drawer is an archive of posts on Singapore. My home, my country, warts and all.
I am a true-blue Singaporean, born and bred here. Some people do not believe me and think I hail from China because I can speak Chinese fairly well. It is true that many Singaporeans do not read, speak and understand Chinese, but there are still those who do. We grew up listening to Chinese music, reading Chinese books and newspapers, and watching Chinese drama.
Born and bred Singaporeans may or may not speak Chinese properly, but most understand Chinese perfectly.
Most important of all, all of us can speak perfect Singlish.
Do you know that…
Can + lah = Yes
Can + leh = Yes. Of course.
Can + lor = Yes. I think so.
Can + hah? = Are you sure?
Can + hor = Are you sure then?
Can + meh? = Are you certain?
Can + bo? = Can or not?
Can + can = Confirm
Can + gua = Should be okay
Can + liao = Already done
Can + wor = Yea
Can + liao lah! = Ok, enough!
Singapore is truly kiasu (afraid to lose), uniquely rojak (mix up), always efficient
There are many famous orchids at the Singapore Botanic Gardens as it is the heart of orchid hybridisation and Singapore has a tradition of naming new hybrids after important guests.
Do you know how to change a tire? In Singapore?
Thinking about the benefits of the gym for an outdoor person.
Run for weight loss with these common sense techniques.
Grew up listening to this Singapore song, 水的话 . Water Tales. It makes my growing up years so memorable and unique.
Singapore friend song, 我的朋友我的同学我最爱的一切 appears in 郑展伦’s new album/extended play. It is called 同学会 (translated roughly class gathering).
