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Now why she'd have to go and do that...
Now why she'd have to go and do that...
Has anyone seen this?
As much as I hate ill-informed xenophobes, I really hate ill-informed oblivious idiots that go and say stupid things at the wrong times to just stir up a lot of shit:
http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC12 ... e=timeline
This lady essentially wrote a letter to the newspaper complaining about how 2nd Gen PRs shouldn't have to do NS at all, and talk about their contributions... Sigh. SMS stirs this pot. This is basically p!ssing in it, and then giving everyone the finger.
And of course, the local xenophobe sites are eating it up, and making it worse:
http://temasektimes.wordpress.com/2012/ ... l-service/
(Note the title, and note she isn't Caucasian - She's Filipino)
As much as I hate ill-informed xenophobes, I really hate ill-informed oblivious idiots that go and say stupid things at the wrong times to just stir up a lot of shit:
http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC12 ... e=timeline
This lady essentially wrote a letter to the newspaper complaining about how 2nd Gen PRs shouldn't have to do NS at all, and talk about their contributions... Sigh. SMS stirs this pot. This is basically p!ssing in it, and then giving everyone the finger.
And of course, the local xenophobe sites are eating it up, and making it worse:
http://temasektimes.wordpress.com/2012/ ... l-service/
(Note the title, and note she isn't Caucasian - She's Filipino)
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She's well off I'm guessing. Her LinkedIn:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/cherieball
http://www.linkedin.com/in/cherieball
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Typical. Probably married a white man and now thinks she's white. She's like a coconut or an oreo cookie--brown on the outside, white on the inside.zzm9980 wrote:She's well off I'm guessing. Her LinkedIn:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/cherieball
DISCLAIMER: I'm a Filipino so I can say it.
"A quokka is what would happen if there was an anime about kangaroos."
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Now if you heard about the maid, who wrote Singaporeans are useless and lazy ..nakatago wrote:Typical. Probably married a white man and now thinks she's white. She's like a coconut or an oreo cookie--brown on the outside, white on the inside.zzm9980 wrote:She's well off I'm guessing. Her LinkedIn:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/cherieball
DISCLAIMER: I'm a Filipino so I can say it.
well, she appeared as a contact of a contact, in my volunteer group and then she disappeared .. turns out the contacts of hers all quit her Facebook page ..
@ecureilx,
U mean this lady (Eulenia Prudente)
http://temasektimes.wordpress.com/2012/ ... -are-lazy/
She not just scold Singaporean lady.
She even mention Singaporean more pig than pinoy.
She not just scold Singaporean, she also scolded her own people
U mean this lady (Eulenia Prudente)
http://temasektimes.wordpress.com/2012/ ... -are-lazy/
She not just scold Singaporean lady.
She even mention Singaporean more pig than pinoy.
She not just scold Singaporean, she also scolded her own people

Like most articles on that TemasekTimes blog, it is extremely inflammatory.
She doesn't call Singaporeans pigs, except the ones insulting her/her race. That is fair enough, since they 'started' it and the context of her insult is directly targeting those with specific ill thoughts. She does call Singaporeans lazy though. Well, I'll refrain from comment on that one
She doesn't call Singaporeans pigs, except the ones insulting her/her race. That is fair enough, since they 'started' it and the context of her insult is directly targeting those with specific ill thoughts. She does call Singaporeans lazy though. Well, I'll refrain from comment on that one

Sure, but the locals don't berate and treat foreigners like utter pieces of crap nearly so much as they do in Singapore.In other countries, foreigners are expected to respect locals and integrate with them.
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A whole lotta hypocrisy going on in those comments, regardless of the subject matter.
That, and a shocking amount of near-illiteracy for what is supposed to be the native tongue.
Every time I start to read that stuff on places like TT I give up early on because of the Manglish* and the vitriol, and lack of any semblance to an actual discourse.
I also gave up because, as I keep saying, I pretty much gave up on caring long ago and have no interest. It's entertainment value only holds me for a few minutes.
*recently learned that for some this refers to Malay-English, whereas I use it to describe Singapore English as Mangled English, so not sure which is correct
That, and a shocking amount of near-illiteracy for what is supposed to be the native tongue.
Every time I start to read that stuff on places like TT I give up early on because of the Manglish* and the vitriol, and lack of any semblance to an actual discourse.
I also gave up because, as I keep saying, I pretty much gave up on caring long ago and have no interest. It's entertainment value only holds me for a few minutes.
*recently learned that for some this refers to Malay-English, whereas I use it to describe Singapore English as Mangled English, so not sure which is correct
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Just to take short detour from the topic, Manglish refers to the Malaysian English. I think you are referring to Singlish here. But to be honest, both of them sound the same to my ear (although some with keen sense of accent swear that they can tell the difference).NorrinRadd wrote:*recently learned that for some this refers to Malay-English, whereas I use it to describe Singapore English as Mangled English, so not sure which is correct
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The last time Singlish was brought up, some people got so riled up and fought tooth, fang and claw.NorrinRadd wrote:Well, while I do marginally recognise Singlish in its own right, what people speak here most often is pidgin English.
They are so in need for culture that they cling to it, defend it, and confuse it with Singlish.
But you're right, this digression is a common one for this forum.
"A quokka is what would happen if there was an anime about kangaroos."
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