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Loh Keng Fatt
News Editor, Sunday Times
National pride is at stake
October 07, 2009 Wednesday, 03:10 PM
Loh Keng Fatt says pageants should drop 'Singapore' from their names.
MISS Singapore World. Miss Singapore Universe. Read Joanne Lee's blog on why Ris Low's story is still news: Why Ris is still a news story Read Nicholas Yong's blogs on the on-going saga of former Miss Singapore World, Ris Low: Read more about Ris Low: Ris has a boyfriend Tags: boomz, miss singapore world, ris low, singapore 
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when pride is at stake, it's very easy to dismiss one's shortcomings.
@ akoi
eh. You know, you're really not making a lot of sense there.
This reminds me of the dodo and the chicken.
So there was this chicken who complained to the dodo, "You dodos are a disgrace because you don't fly".
The dodo never replied because he is extinct.
And the chicken kept babbling about, "As birds, there are so many things different between chickens and dodos".
And there were the doves, eagles, ducks and geese who chuckled at the conversation.
Did I hear that chickens fly? Maybe a little bit, but to the rest of the English speaking world, "barely" and a "little bit" does not make any difference.
good LORD!
STOP. just STOP. STOP SAYING 60% OF US SPEAK LIKE RIS LOW, AND NONSENSE LIKE THAT.
Thats utter RUBBISH! geez. That is not the IN way of speaking. I call that the epitome of embarrassment. Goodness. Have you actually heard someone on the streets slurring and speaking at such queer pacing, while using interesting words such as 'BOOOMZ' to describe her own style? NO WAY! That is not singlish accented english. Thats just really bad english. I think her english is just soooo bad, that she has to 'think it through' before stringing a sentence together. Thats why there was all that weird pausing. That, in itself, is an embarrassment, because our first language is English! Not chinese, not hokkien, but English!
He's absolutely right. They shouldn't include 'Singapore' into the title. Look at what the commentators are saying! Supporters of Ris Low are claiming that all the rest of us speak the same way. EWW! That is so demeaning. We absolutely do NOT speak like this.
IF WE HAVE TO DIG, LET'S DIG THIS -
At least Ms. Ris Low was not AWOL, and didn't had to write an embarassing email to the entire Singapore Army and Parliament to justify her wrong-doing.
What is wrong....is wrong....she apologized....she claim responsibility....she bore the consequences....and in her own words "I have to go down with it".
There's too much politics involved....and MOE was quick to ignore that 60% of our youths speak like Ms. Low.
HELLO!!!! her diction and grammer (or lack of) is the IN slang in Singapore these days.
She was caught off-guard in that Razor thing, but in formal interviews, she showed that she is capable of good English.
But of course, there were "ump" favors (or should I say favors that were declined). Then BOOMZ.....politics.
To be frank with you, when Ms. Low speaks formally, I comprehend her diction more than Minister George Yeo's. I'm just saying - it's not that bad.
35% of Singaporeans (namely your parents) don't even speak proper English....so SHUT UP!
But there's the fix - if it's not bad, let's dig something to make it so.
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