SG Speaker Corner

[Domination]

Is there actually anything exciting in Singapore? I suddenly feel pessimistic about Singapore. Dunno why, maybe I'm too emo. Especially since there is fcking Amaths today.

I got 1/40 for the test. Tch.

 

[Vidboy10]

I suddenly feel pessimistic about Singapore.

So what your saying you see a negitive value in Singapore?
Well to tell you the truth, I really think SG is more of a city then a country.

 

[Domination]

I suddenly feel pessimistic about Singapore.

So what your saying you see a negitive value in Singapore?
Well to tell you the truth, I really think SG is more of a city then a country.

Kinda. Since now, we are getting more and more "foreign talents". Which pretty much increases the heat of the competition for jobs. And the cost of living is increasing steadily. Plus, there is too much development going on now, what I was familliar with is slowly dissapearing. I feel Singapore is developing too much for me to handle.

And we are possibly what you will call a "city state"

 

[ZAFDeltaForce]

The man speaks the truth. The outlook for us locals in terms of university admissions and employment doesn't seem too good, unless you happen to be the cream of the crop of course... like CCH students

 

[Domination]

The man speaks the truth. The outlook for us locals in terms of university admissions and employment doesn't seem too good, unless you happen to be the cream of the crop of course... like CCH students

A lot of top students from our region are also coming to our schools. Making it harder. S'pore is actually getting extremely competitive now... though it may not be a bad thing as it can be a wake up call. But for someone like me, its hard you know!

And the Chung Cheng Main is awesome, but my school... not that much.

 

[Vidboy10]

And we are possibly what you will call a "city state"

You guys are WAY too small to be a state. =P
And don't worry, your country isn't milking tourism unlike Lebanon, Or spending alot of money for renevations and buildings like Vancouver.

 

[Cablephish]

You're all talking about tourism sites?

In that case, why don't you go visit Toronto's CN Tower? The rest of the city is a sh*thole because of the garbage strike, but once you see the BREATHTAKING view, you'll forget that the city smells bad.

 

[benjaminlibl]

Wa lao eh, no Singlish, how can liddat? Prease la!

No, seriously though, it seems most Singaporeans on Singaporean boards lack the mental facilities required to speak proper English.. I blame PCK. I didn't think a thread like this would have gotten so big.

There are exciting things in Singapore, Domination. Have you been down to City Link underpass on a friday night? It doesn't get more exciting than that.

Anyway, I didn't really get what you meant by "getting" competitve. Hasn't the Singaporean educational system always been extremely competitive? Wasn't the movie "I Not Stupid" by Jack Neo a big success?

I'm happy Singapore is independent and all, but I don't really understand how it can be labeled as what it is.. Singapore has 4 million people (or something like that?) and is a country. Shanghai alone has 12 million people, and is way bigger than Singapore, but it's only a city.

 

[Domination]

Wa lao eh, no Singlish, how can liddat? Prease la!

No, seriously though, it seems most Singaporeans on Singaporean boards lack the mental facilities required to speak proper English.. I blame PCK.

There are exciting things in Singapore, Domination. Have you been down to City Link underpass on a friday night? It doesn't get more exciting than that.

Yep... SG Club is just a medley of unpleasant Singlish discussions, unsightly.... and gives me headaches.

And how'd you know, you live in Singapore? And I don't go out that much, since everything seems the same.

 

[benjaminlibl]

No man, I'm Singaporean but currently located elsewhere.

On friday nights there are bboys(breakdancers to you), BMX riders, jugglers.. there are Para Para dancers, there are magicians, there are musicians. All happening at once, in one place.

 

[mrfatso]

The man speaks the truth. The outlook for us locals in terms of university admissions and employment doesn't seem too good, unless you happen to be the cream of the crop of course... like CCH students

A lot of top students from our region are also coming to our schools. Making it harder. S'pore is actually getting extremely competitive now... though it may not be a bad thing as it can be a wake up call. But for someone like me, its hard you know!

And the Chung Cheng Main is awesome, but my school... not that much.

true like my class, i have a friend from malaysia, he very pro at mathematics, but i still don really mind since he and i are good friend. I also have a friend from china who live just above me too. Just too bad after our O levels, we seldom meet each other.

and same here, i don go out much as well, since these few days, every week need to hand in assignments and project, too busy to go out and enjoy myself and plus thanks to stupid cell programming, my allowance has to be scratched to allowed me to eat 2 extra meal(dinner on monday and tuesdays), so not much savings as well

 

[iPikachu]

No man, I'm Singaporean but currently located elsewhere.

On friday nights there are bboys(breakdancers to you), BMX riders, jugglers.. there are Para Para dancers, there are magicians, there are musicians. All happening at once, in one place.

we get that too....






...once in a blue moon. >_>
i think its called a country because its independent? the british "did" give up sg to us afetr all o-o if i remember.

 

[Domination]

I would only see something like that, annually. The Chingay!

And..... tommorrow is listening comphre! LOL, guess I have to dig my ears a lttle tonight! IO thought I did pretty bad at oral last time, I better do better now or I'll have to drop HCL next year!

 

[mrfatso]

haha, good luck

And remeber to blast that heavy metal of yours to full blast, hopefully the vibration will loosen all those dirt in your ear

 

[Domination]

haha, good luck

And remeber to blast that heavy metal of yours to full blast, hopefully the vibration will loosen all those dirt in your ear

HEAVY METAL IS NOT ALL SCREAMING AND SHOUTING! YOU DOUCHEBAG! I LISTEN TO CLASSIC HEAVY METAL LIKE BLACK SABBATH, OZZY OSBOURNE AND IRON MAIDEN! THEY HAVE PLENTY OF VOCAL SKILLS AND GUITAR SKILLS! RAWWWWWWWWWWWWRRRRR I KILL YOU! ALL HAIL ANTONKAN!

joking.... but listening comphre can't be studied, so I guess I might as well just slack

 

[mrfatso]

haha, sure but provided u can find me

Just remember to stay away from youtube and internet once ur O level arrived, if not, u enter total blank haha just like my Geography O level, darn all those funny pokemon clips, in the end, i forgotten everything that i studied lol

 

[Vidboy10]

New Avi and Sig.
lulz.

 

[Ferrariman]

sweet a glorified shoutbox :|

 

[xoinx]

haha, i didn't visit this topic for a few days and it is already at pg 35 o.O

--start of social studies/patriotic talk--
actually i really like singapore and don't think it's that it is that depressing. i mean compare our country to what you see around the world and you realise that we actually are quite well governed and life is really comfortable here.

i know this always leads to the same argument about us being overly protected in this 'air-conditioned nation' etc, but if you sit down and think about things, you realise that we actually have a very strong and competent leadership with good foresight. not that i'm sucking up to the government or anything, but it's obvious things really get done in this country despite the usual bureaucracy and red tape. you have low crime rates here, low rates of blackouts, low rates of pollution, low rates of strikes etc etc etc, comparatively, we are really lucky for all the stability we see around us everyday.

it is true sad that the country(city) is always changing so fast that familiar places keep disappearing, i feel it too and its saddening, but in a way, it is a necessary evil as long as we aim for improvement. we are so small and insignificant that such actions is one of the easiest and most effective ways of signally to the world that we are always looking ahead and improving, in order to keep abreast of changing times. at the end of the day, this is one of the key strategies that keep our economy going... unfortunately, as the citizens, we have little choice but to adapt to the way our country adapts to the world.

i'll be going abroad really soon to further my studies and i'll definitely miss singapore, not just for the friends and family back here, but also for the peace and prosperity you see on the streets. thankfully there is skype, and msn... and of course, gbatemp too haha.

--end of social studies/patriotic talk--

@domination: good luck with your listening compre exam... haha it is the easiest paper so must score high high marks! i think usual average is like 18/20 anyway rite?? chinese listening is so easy compared to the jlpt listening exam... at least the tape repeats the passages and you don't really need to infer from the tone much :S jap listening is like the hardest thing :S
btw nice patriotic avatar... lol can i use it too? LOL!

 

[mrfatso]

and don forget the low corruption rate(but then again, that's what everyone says, so who can u believe?)

and I know what u mean, i can never get a decent score at jp, only 15/20

and that was by pure luck and not to mentioned that was for jp1.

Jp2 aka advanced jp, i only managed to score 5/20 haha -_-ll What i missed most are the good old quality of our tv drama, the recent drama from 2000 onwards, i just feel that it isn't on par, and instead of improving, it has degraded into a mess, although there are still some funny lines here and there and how cheap food was and how easy it was to find pirated games, turn a corner and what do u know, a person selling either a) Pirated games or b) adult films ~.~

By the way, is it true that the casino once it is open, will have a 100 dollars enterance fee?

Chinese on the other hand is a lot easier since the speakers usually speak at a more comfortable pace and with an more clearer tone

and welcome Ferrariman to our glorified chatbox