KuaSimi?

I'm suddenly feel very patriotic right now. Why? I have been listening to alot of Singlish songs. *Smirks* For me, the Singlish language makes Singapore that edge over other countries. Let's see. We have the Merlion, which really is a freak of nature: a lion that has a fish tail for legs & constantly vomiting water. I mean, whose sick, twisted mind could have come up with that, seriously!!

We have Hossan Leong, PM Lee, MM Lee(conicidence?), famous drag queen Kumar, that Mr. Brown dude, the delicious Muttons from 98.7fm, ERP, laksa wars, our annual National Day songs, SG Superhero VR Man, our gangsters Ah Bengs, NEWater (haiz) & not forgetting Phua Chu Kang. Not sure who i missed.

From the very day this little country was named, a lot of weird, unique crap had happened to us. How Japan invaded us very easily & stupidly. I cringe at the fact when historians read our history. Also our fiasco about the merger, separation & the breakdown of the now MM Lee. But i want to focus on our unofficial language.

Singlish seeped into our daily lives without warning until we can't break the habit. Ending our sentences with 'lah' or 'loh'. It's our way of identifying who is the true-blooded Singaporean. Foreigners can learn German, or French or even Spanish. But they could never go to a school & ask for a lesson on Singlish. Not officially though. That's the beauty of it. You can only learn it on the streets, naturally. Sitting at a coffee-shop, overhearing the uncles talking loudly in hokkien.

If you really think about it, it's natural to have Singlish in our veins. You see, we don't have our own style in the fashion sense, music sense or any other senses. We even smell like them. Thankfully we don't talk like them. We can't boast about our own creation of culinary delicacies. Nor can we cheer for our talents posted in other countries. But we can flaunt our way of speaking. We are rojak. And proud of it. We steal from other people & make it our own. Even though it's obvious it's theirs, we 'die die' also won't confess the truth.

The Government orders us not to use Singlish to speak as it's an 'embarrassment'. They banned all use of Singlish in the television shows or any forms of broadcasting. I don't know about you but television became boring when PCK had to stop talking cock & Singlish. Too bad for them foreigners spend more time outside than inside their homes watching tv. As soon as they step foot on this clean & green earth, they better be prepared to be influenced by us if they really wanna experience the Singapore life. Govt says Singlish no ok but i say what's wrong with it! We must embrace all the 'Lahs' out there. Lift the Ban on Singlish on Tv!!

Ok, i admit. I'm getting too 'high' over this.

If you've noticed, i didn't really use Singlish that much on this post, but right now i'm going to over-use it. Cannot meh? You see ah, Life is more colorful if we speak with slang leh. It's just our way of life, you know. Understand or not? All you blur sotongs sure dunno one la, haiyo. Neber mind i end this with my own quote.

Being just unique doesn't mean you are useful. But doing something unique could make the difference.

Wah, Chim-ology. Viva La Singapura!!