SimonTan 2nd Gear July 5, 2012 Share July 5, 2012 Learning Malay is a good suggestion by her. Non exam based. Purely conversational. This way, more will understand their indon maids, and go JB can mingle better with locals. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic July 5, 2012 Share July 5, 2012 Erm i'm against more people learning malay simply because our english is already so rojak. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingarm 1st Gear July 5, 2012 Share July 5, 2012 Wah if everytg she dont understand and need to change, there will be chaos... Hahahahha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator July 5, 2012 Share July 5, 2012 On 7/4/2012 at 11:42 PM, Turboflat4 said: All the same, it is rather strange to have a National Language that is not taught compulsorily in schools. I have no problem with Malay, and most of us (born and breds) pick up "Melayu Pasar" along the way, but if we're truly going to continue recognising Malay as THE National Language, it needs to be taught formally to everyone, at least to Primary 6 level. Make it a non-examinable subject, but compulsory all the same. Otherwise, it just becomes an exercise in lip service. many kids are singing 'blindly' with no proper pronunciation nor understanding the meaning Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmatt140 Neutral Newbie July 5, 2012 Share July 5, 2012 actually i agree with her. majority of us are chinese. and we dont understand malay so what is the point? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relagsingh 4th Gear July 5, 2012 Share July 5, 2012 On 7/4/2012 at 6:11 PM, Icedbs said: f the purpose of a national anthem is to forge national identity and rally citizens towards a common vision or goal, why choose a language that four-fifths of Singaporeans today neither speak nor understand? She needs some history lessons. The national anthem is in Malay because the national language is Malay. She needs her head to be kicked in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuan 6th Gear July 5, 2012 Share July 5, 2012 On 7/5/2012 at 12:18 AM, Tigerwoods said: Can someone teach her to copy and Paste the national anthem on google translate? Google translate not accurate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuan 6th Gear July 5, 2012 Share July 5, 2012 On 7/5/2012 at 12:09 AM, Watwheels said: LOL....in that case Ms Zhang should also do an update on her name so as to reflect her intelligence and call herself "Dumb Ass". Any country out there suka suka "update" their national anthem? An anthem is written only when a country gain independence. You do not change it to match your shoes or your branded bag. Later such morons will suggest change the national flag as it needs an update also. They will suggest to remove the cresent moon since we are not a muslim country, make the flag all red in colour and leave the five stars....wtf... isn't that the Chinese flag?! Ms Zhang should be hang for treason. The stars here and the stars there are different in colour. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator July 5, 2012 Share July 5, 2012 On 7/5/2012 at 12:49 AM, Yuan said: Google translate not accurate. but it can be funny and entertaining [laugh] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrvsport 2nd Gear July 5, 2012 Share July 5, 2012 May be a HARD GANG BANG will wake her up saying "aduh sakit bang"....that's more polite.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KARTer 2nd Gear July 5, 2012 Share July 5, 2012 On 7/4/2012 at 6:06 PM, Ah_tee said: be thankful the anthem is not changed to pu-dong-hua mixed with tagalog When more ahtiongs become citizens, very hard to say liao Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KARTer 2nd Gear July 5, 2012 Share July 5, 2012 On 7/5/2012 at 12:50 AM, Yuan said: The stars here and the stars there are different in colour. White vs Yellow? Maybe it's good to use transparent stars to reflect the state of things? Nothing wrong with update, as long as it reflect more closely what the people feel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryn Turbocharged July 5, 2012 Share July 5, 2012 For the benefit of Ms Zhang and others English Translation - Onward Singapore (Revised translation 2001) Come, fellow Singaporeans Let us progress towards happiness together May our noble aspiration bring Singapore success Come, let us unite In a new spirit Let our voices soar as one Onward Singapore Onward Singapore Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assaxefour 1st Gear July 5, 2012 Share July 5, 2012 On 7/5/2012 at 12:44 AM, Bigmatt140 said: actually i agree with her. majority of us are chinese. and we dont understand malay so what is the point? People say war will never come to singapore, so what's the point for NS? We all die, so what's the point of living? Please study history. Don't understand please make an "effort" to learn. Sadly.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryn Turbocharged July 5, 2012 Share July 5, 2012 Quoting from Wikipedia Quote Singer Taufik Batisah was criticized for incorrectly singing the word berseru (to proclaim) instead of bersatu (to unite) during his rendition of Majulah Singapura before the start of the 2009 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix on 27 September 2009. A Straits Times poll then found that out of 50 people only 10 were able to sing the national anthem perfectly. Most people got between 80 and 90% of the lyrics right, while six could only recite the first line or less. Although many correctly stated that the title of the anthem meant "Onward Singapore", a majority did not understand the meaning of the anthem. However, most of the persons surveyed disagreed that the anthem should be in English, one respondent saying: "It's better in Malay because there's a cultural history to it and [it] is more meaningful, and has traces to our roots."[8] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KARTer 2nd Gear July 5, 2012 Share July 5, 2012 On 7/5/2012 at 12:44 AM, Bigmatt140 said: actually i agree with her. majority of us are chinese. and we dont understand malay so what is the point? Using the language for only the national anthem is a token attempt to accord importance to it. If there is any commitment, there should be more practical ways to do it so that it can be appreciated and used as part of daily life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KARTer 2nd Gear July 5, 2012 Share July 5, 2012 On 7/5/2012 at 12:28 AM, Lala81 said: Erm i'm against more people learning malay simply because our english is already so rojak. This is the reason for me to learn Malay ------ to avoid rojak engerishhh... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KARTer 2nd Gear July 5, 2012 Share July 5, 2012 On 7/5/2012 at 12:21 AM, SimonTan said: Learning Malay is a good suggestion by her. Non exam based. Purely conversational. This way, more will understand their indon maids, and go JB can mingle better with locals. More choice of words to ;:/($&$@}#%+\< ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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