Thursday, June 21, 2007
It was a hot day. I felt a hot sensation burning my cheeks and perspired profusely. I was on my way home after the New South Wale Trial Paper In school. I waas taking a bus home. A few mintues later, the bus arrived. The moment I stepped into the bus. I felt a cold sensation. It was so comfortable to be in a bus especially when the weather was so hot.I was listening to my MP3 player, relaxing myself.
There were an married couple, in their sixty.They were seating behind me. They talked so loudly that I could hear them even though I was listening to music. Therefore I overheard they conversation. They were discussing about the changes in Ang Mo kio. Suddenly, the lady tapped my shoulder and asked me," Excuse me, May I know where is the AMK Hub located?". They spoke to me in english. Without thinking, I immediately replied them in "singlish"." oh ! you can alight at the next bus stop, then hor, you cross the traffic light and you will reached the AMK Hub liao lor.". They smiled at me and said," Oh! Thank you!".
They continued telling me that they were also singaporeans but they migrated to another country. They were having their holidays in singapore.The lady was joking to me and told me that she had not speak "singlish' for years. I brust out into laughter when she said that. Before they alighted, The lady whispered to me," You could speak "Singlish" very well!". I smiled at her. Then, She said goodbye to me.
After this, I was overwhelm with happiness whenever I think of the lady.I am proud of myself when she said I speaks "singlish" very well and also because I am a singaporean. I got some thoughts and feelings after this incident. For me, I am satisfied in living in singapore. This is the place where I was born, I grew up and had my education here. Living in singapore for 14 over years, I saw how singapore was changing better and better.
Another thing was, I want to study hospitality and tourism management in a polytechnic after my o level.So, now, I have to study hard in order to achieve this goal.I am really interested in this course as it allowed us to interact with people from different countries and also I enjoyed interacting with people from different countries.
--Mary HAD a little lamb--
11:33 PM
