Tag Archives: Singlish

Snapshots of Toa Payoh: Singapore’s Oldest Housing Estate

I was instantly attracted by these sculptures at Toa Payoh, just next to the place where Singaporeans queue to book their HDB flats, called the Toa Payoh Hub. Toa Payoh central is one of Singapore’s earliest public housing projects. Tiong … Continue reading

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Singapore Slang: Do People say Cool Anymore?

In my last post I mentioned that my friends and I used to refer to Orchard Road as Town. A young blogger, Pleasure Monger, commented that she did too. It made me wonder if people in Singapore use these words, … Continue reading

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#72. We Really Truly are a Melting Pot of Cultures

You can see it in our food and the unique Singaporean accent, and of course Singlish.  Some of the Indian or Chinese food you see sold in Singapore, you won’t find in India or China and I think that is … Continue reading

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Hokkien and Singlish Expressions I Actually Use

By request of Kierstens of Suddenly in Asia, I am doing this post about Singlish words. This post is dedicated to you, Kierstens. Hope you like it. Singlish is a very easy going form of communication and highly economical. You … Continue reading

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The Noose Spoofs Ris Low

It’s great that channel 5 has put up an exclusive preview on youtube. I say, Michelle Chong just gets better and better. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2k_xNe7vW4] For anyone out there who doesn’t know who Ris Low is. She was our scandal ridden Ms … Continue reading

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