As a Filipino in a Chinese-Indian-Malay dominated country, communication is one of the first things to adjust to. You have to HEAR right to RESPOND right. For a person who loves her language so much, IT IS A STRUGGLE.
I guess I just have to change my perspective again; that I cannot achieve great progress at work, without learning how to express well in my second language – English.
I am still learning, and I WILL learn.
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Sing-lish
(On the way to church on a taxi, Ferdie was talking to the driver…)
Driver: Oh you should try church in Serangoon road, were the archi-bishop holds mass
Ferdie (the ever moderator): Oh really, the archi-bishop e
(When we eat)
Singaporean: You see chicken rice is finish.
Ferdie/Cia: Oh its finish, what else do you have?
Singaporean: We have veggie and pok (pork), can?
Ferdie/Cia: Oh okay, we’ll have veggie and pork, with rice
Singaporean: Can?
Ferdie/Cia: Yes, can.
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4 comments:
what the? ?!?!
maloloka ako! hay naku, you better be my tour guide when i visit singapore ha.
haha oo ba! anytimesz! =) hehe
Ano 'yung "can"? :)
Ang ibig sabihin ng 'can' - 'is that okay?' Pero since literal translation from Chinese, ang 'okay' nila is 'can'. And ang hindi okay is 'cannot'.
=)
It could also mean, 'Yes I can' when answering a question =)
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