when you hear about a religious person who steals, you wonder what the hell religion teaches. And mind you, it’s not a out of desperation – this person can afford $90 slippers. “Thou shalt not steal” and “thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s property” clearly wasn’t taught in that church. Time was obviously spent on…
I’m pretty sure there is a threshold to what’s Singlish and what’s Simple English and one day you’d find the variety you and your upper friends speak is perceived as Singlish after all.
it’s so profoundly embarrassing that we’re not even regarded as the feeder major for NIE because people can’t even pass a diagnostic test. (Sure sure, we didn’t go to grammar school. But that test ain’t completely grammar either.)
I’m afraid one day activism will be synonymous with open-mindedness. Or, people no longer say they support a particular cause because they are afraid they can’t live up to expectations in championing rights.
it’s such a sin to grow up at your own pace in today’s would you would think the adults certainly know exactly where they are going. They don’t.
it’s always a good sign to have leftovers and dirty dishes, because that means we’ve got enough to eat. (Oddly positive of me, but sometimes you’ve just got to admit that.)
with all the talk about scrapping exams and stop focusing on academic results, I fear it will never mean a thing until they stop giving scholarships and the accompanied prestige.
if idealism was such a dirty word, what would you call a person who is idealistic about combating the negative connotations of idealism?
I suddenly feel so fortunate that Singapore’s official official language at all important agencies is English, so I can easily filter calls from China Chinese fucktards trying to fleece me and waste my time.
when people say a woman looks her best on her wedding day, the implication is that everything goes downhill from that day.
