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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 11:53 am
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BlacksandBlues Tokioka Haha, funny. biggrin -pokes B&B- When I first started primary school I couldn't speak or understand english either. I didn't even know how to eat the english school dinners, so for the first few weeks my mum had to make instant ramen and bring it in for me at lunchtimes! rofl AW! *pat* I hated the meals back then. mad First day of school... *muses* I think I cried and yelled for mum not to go in Chinese, then stared at my classmates in dumbfoundedness.... xd
LOL... let's see.. my first day of school... can't really remember.. but I had to sit next to a boy who would always steal my pencils and erasers.. evil
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 11:53 am
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:01 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:59 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 2:16 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 2:24 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 2:26 pm
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Tokioka BlacksandBlues What language does Singapore speak anyway?? confused @Toki: Yesh, me want one! 4laugh heart I think it's mandarin, but there may be more languages. And no you cannot have a wowwipop. It's nearly bed-time for you, so go and brush your teeth. 3nodding
NUUUUU!! crying crying crying Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! Me want one, me want one! crying crying crying WAAAAAAAA! *starts thrashing about madly*
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 2:32 pm
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BlacksandBlues Tokioka BlacksandBlues What language does Singapore speak anyway?? confused @Toki: Yesh, me want one! 4laugh heart I think it's mandarin, but there may be more languages. And no you cannot have a wowwipop. It's nearly bed-time for you, so go and brush your teeth. 3nodding NUUUUU!! crying crying crying Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! Me want one, me want one! crying crying crying WAAAAAAAA! *starts thrashing about madly* I said no, and that means NO! scream
-sneaks her some wowwipop-
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 2:34 pm
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Tokioka BlacksandBlues Tokioka BlacksandBlues What language does Singapore speak anyway?? confused @Toki: Yesh, me want one! 4laugh heart I think it's mandarin, but there may be more languages. And no you cannot have a wowwipop. It's nearly bed-time for you, so go and brush your teeth. 3nodding NUUUUU!! crying crying crying Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! Me want one, me want one! crying crying crying WAAAAAAAA! *starts thrashing about madly* I said no, and that means NO! scream -sneaks her some wowwipop-
*sucks on wowwipop without parents looking* Ken: *puppy dog eyes* Me have ein lick, sissy dear?? NUU! *runs away and sucks wowwipop protectively* C'est mine!
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 2:39 pm
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BlacksandBlues Tokioka BlacksandBlues Tokioka BlacksandBlues What language does Singapore speak anyway?? confused @Toki: Yesh, me want one! 4laugh heart I think it's mandarin, but there may be more languages. And no you cannot have a wowwipop. It's nearly bed-time for you, so go and brush your teeth. 3nodding NUUUUU!! crying crying crying Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! Me want one, me want one! crying crying crying WAAAAAAAA! *starts thrashing about madly* I said no, and that means NO! scream -sneaks her some wowwipop- *sucks on wowwipop without parents looking* Ken: *puppy dog eyes* Me have ein lick, sissy dear?? NUU! *runs away and sucks wowwipop protectively* C'est mine! Yeh Ken! Get out! -throws ken into the snow- This is toki's Manchester now =D... -claps hands-
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 2:41 pm
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Tokioka BlacksandBlues Tokioka BlacksandBlues Tokioka BlacksandBlues What language does Singapore speak anyway?? confused @Toki: Yesh, me want one! 4laugh heart I think it's mandarin, but there may be more languages. And no you cannot have a wowwipop. It's nearly bed-time for you, so go and brush your teeth. 3nodding NUUUUU!! crying crying crying Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! Me want one, me want one! crying crying crying WAAAAAAAA! *starts thrashing about madly* I said no, and that means NO! scream -sneaks her some wowwipop- *sucks on wowwipop without parents looking* Ken: *puppy dog eyes* Me have ein lick, sissy dear?? NUU! *runs away and sucks wowwipop protectively* C'est mine! Yeh Ken! Get out! -throws ken into the snow- This is toki's Manchester now =D... -claps hands-
Yay! *runs around in Toki-land, aka Manchester*
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 3:40 pm
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BlacksandBlues 3nodding Niphy-neechan has given you ein very gut description, Mini-niikun, but just for you, I shall make a sort of table of info for tu! mrgreen Early September: school year starts September - late October: first half of first (Autumn) term Late October: half term (lasts a week) Start of November - mid-December: second half of first (Autumn) term Mid-December - early January: Christmas holidays (lasts for about two- three weeks) Early January - mid February: first half of second (Spring) term Late February - beginning of March: Half term (lasts for a week) Beginning of March - beginning/mid-April: Second half of second (Spring) term Beginning/mid April - late April: Easter holidays (lasts for about two - three weeks) Late April - end of May: First half of third (Summer) term End of May to beginning of June: Half term (lasts for a week ~ Usually people revising for end of year tests gonk ) Beginning of June - mid-July: Second half of third (Summer) term Mid July - beginning of September (through August): Summer holidays (lasts for about 1month and a half to 2 months... maybe more for some schools) So that's a summary (a kind of guess) of our school holiday system. However, the length and time of holidays always depends on what region you live in, what type of school you go to, and of course, which school you go to, lol. Our school years: Younger babiesPlaygroup: Little 2 - 3 year olds (optional) Nursery: 3 and half - 4 (optional) Reception: 4 - 5 yrs old (optional in some cases) Primary school (the juniors) Year 1: 5 - 6 yrs old Year 2: 6 - 7 yrs old Year 3: 7 - 8 yrs old Year 4: 8 - 9 yrs old Year 5: 9 - 10 yrs old Year 6: 10 - 11 yrs old Secondary school (AKA High school) (the seniors) Year 7: 11 - 12 yrs old Year 8: 12 - 13 yrs old Year 9: 13 - 14 yrs old Year 10: 14 - 15 yrs old (ME!) Year 11: 15 - 16 yrs oldYear 12 (also known as AS level): 16 - 17 yrs old Year 13 (also known as A level): 17 - 18 yrs oldViolet highlighted years are GCSE yearsRed highlighted years are also known as the Sixth Form. In many schools they can wear their own clothes instead of uniform and it is optional whether or not you do your A levels, but it is compulsory for uni. Many go to college in these years instead.Hope that helped! biggrin
Thanks for that very detailed explanation of the English School system B&B. The Victorian School system we have here is much simpler I reckon. Year 1 where you live is counted as Year 0, or prepatory year, years 1-6(2-7) is primary school. Years 7-9(8-10) is counted as Lower High School, Years 10-12(11-13) is Upper High School. Years 11 and 12 are marked as the VCE years.
Our school year starts around Janurary 27th, after Australia Day, and continues until one week before Christmas. mrgreen
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:06 pm
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BlacksandBlues Tokioka BlacksandBlues Tokioka BlacksandBlues NUUUUU!! crying crying crying Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! Me want one, me want one! crying crying crying WAAAAAAAA! *starts thrashing about madly* I said no, and that means NO! scream -sneaks her some wowwipop- *sucks on wowwipop without parents looking* Ken: *puppy dog eyes* Me have ein lick, sissy dear?? NUU! *runs away and sucks wowwipop protectively* C'est mine! Yeh Ken! Get out! -throws ken into the snow- This is toki's Manchester now =D... -claps hands- Yay! *runs around in Toki-land, aka Manchester*
wow... randomness hehe.. *puppy eyes* can i have a lollipop? me like lollipops mrgreen
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:48 pm
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Tokioka BlacksandBlues What language does Singapore speak anyway?? confused @Toki: Yesh, me want one! 4laugh heart I think it's mandarin, but there may be more languages. And no you cannot have a wowwipop. It's nearly bed-time for you, so go and brush your teeth. 3nodding
lol.. lots... mainly English + either Chinese, Malay or Indian.. well, basically there are 4 races... Chinese, Malay, Indians and some Eurasians... Most Singaporeans are Chinese...
Our first lang is actually English - British English, tho we tend to speak more Singlish (i.e a slang of Broken English, which at times is mixed with other languages in sentences.)
the chinese would learn chinese (mandarin) as their 2nd lang Malays would learn malay and the Indian would learn tamil... ^^
Mostly the older generation would speak their own dialects, like cantonese, hokkien, teo chiew... etc so we do picked some words from there...
here's a joke about it....
So for all of you new expats a short list of "what to expect when dealing with Singaporeans"
When going shopping... anywhere else: I'm sorry, Sir, but we don't seem to have the sweater you want in your size, but if you give me a moment, I can call the other outlets for you. S'poreans: No Stock! --- When returning a call... Anywhere else: Hello, this is Mr Bean. Did anyone page for me a few moments ago? S'poreans: Hello, who page? --- When someone is in the way... Anywhere else: Excuse me, I'd like to get by. Would you please make way? S'poreans: Lai, siam! or Siam, hor! or Skius! ('siam' is hokkien) --- When someone offers to pay... Anywhere else: Hey, put your wallet away, this drink is on me. S'poreans: no need lah --- When asking for permission... Anywhere else: Excuse me, but do you think it would be possible for me to enter through this door? S'poreans: (while pointing at door) Can pass or Not? --- When asking to be excused... Anywhere else: If you would excuse me for a moment, I have to go to the gents/ladies. Please carry on without me, it would only take a moment. S'poreans: Go toilet. Buay tahan ahh..... (Buay tahan - malay, which means, i can't take it anymore) --- When entertaining... Anywhere else: Please make yourself right at home. S'poreans: Don't shy shy lah..or Wah! How much you pay rent? --- When doubting someone... Anywhere else : I don't recall you giving me the money. S'poreans: Got meh? --- When declining an offer... Anywhere else: I'd prefer not to do that, if you don't mind. S'poreans: Doe-waaaan. --- When deciding on a plan of action... Anywhere else: What do you propose we do now that the movie's sold out & all the restaurants are closed? S'poreans: So how? --- When disagreeing on a topic of discussion... Anywhere else : Err. Tom, I have to stop you there. I understand where you're coming from, but I really have to disagree with what you said about the policy. S'poreans: Talk c**k lah you! --- When asking someone to lower their voice... Anywhere else : Excuse me, but could you please lower your voice, I'm trying to concentrate over here. S'poreans: Eh, Tiam leh!
and more.....
rofl
Not all of us talk like that... but we do tend to cut sentences short and use "lahs" "lor" "meh" at the end of the sentence... xD
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:09 pm
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