okay im freaked out,
@ some internet cafe which charges 15 ringgit/hour
speed super slow, kns. open messenger also lag.
so im on the 2nd floor,
and there is this boat thing that is something like sky rider,
its traveling infront of me,
and some malay idiot had to scream out to me and make kissing noises to get my attention
then another malay in another "boat" pointed his camera at me
hope they don't go another round :\

omg i left 8 mins and i gotta go
kbaiifn

TO CLARIFY THINGS,
THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS ARE DEDICATED TO THE CHINA MAN/WOMAN WHO USED THE NAMES: CHINALOVES, PREJUDISMISBAD, DAMNI
THIS IS NOT BY ME

Hi there damni, I'd just like to add my two cents since you have already decided to do so (albeit uninvited). Firstly, here is some information about myself. I am about sixteen years old, and though I was born in Singapore, I lived there for less than three years, and spent the rest of my life in different parts of China. I am actually posting this in China, though I have no way of proving this - you could check my IP, I suppose. But whether or not I am posting from China is irrelevant.

What has stricken me as completely ridiculous was the speed at which you jumped to the conclusion that my friend here was trying to make a political comment about China as a country. Please try to use an iota of brainpower when reading if you can muster it; it simply wouldn't do for a precious diplomat from China (trying to flaunt his/her prowess over the English language) to fail in basic reading comprehension. Perhaps it is you that should be going to first-year English classes to brush up on this before going online and trying to fill random 15 year-old girls' blogs with political snark.

Clearly, Jess is referring to the standard of English in China when she says that Singapore is better - something that you have already admitted. It would simply be redundant to compare Ris Low's standard of English to that of an American's in this context: "Her English is worse than an American's" would not serve as much of an insult (except perhaps in Britain).

It is no secret that China is a major superpower. So it is superior to Singapore in terms of military power. Big deal. Nobody here mentioned military power and clearly nobody cares about it.

There is also a great deal of hypocrisy in your statements - if China is just better overall without context, then what are you doing in Singapore, and why did you just spend the last ten years there? Why are you calling yourself "pretty much Singaporean" if it's such a shameful title?

Also, last I heard, "Queen's English" was another name for Received Pronunciation, a very posh English accent that even most people in Britain are unable to use. You could be referring to Standard English, which could actually refer to any type of English - the fact that you keep bringing this up is incredibly laughable. Even if you were trying to refer to British english through your poor communication skills, that would be a completely irrelevant statement as British english -is- the variant of English taught all over Singapore.

Lastly, you keep claiming that your standard of English is leaps and bounds ahead of everybody's here. However, this is obviously not the case judging from your posts. They would not even be excusable if you had only been learning for one year, and you say here that you've been learning for ten… God help you. I'll give you some pointers to start you off. Firstly, you need to learn the importance of spacing. You can insert a blank space in your text with the big bar on the bottom of your keyboard. Most English speakers accept that you need to put spaces after your punctuation for it to be half-legible.

Oh, who am I kidding, trying to take an organized approach to improving your English? There are errors in every aspect of it. I recommend tackling your grammar first, then moving on to your vocabulary. At your rate of learning, perhaps in 50 more years you'll get the spacing down! :D

That's all I have to say to you for now - perhaps you should take notes and keep my messages for reference, both for content and as an example of proper use of the English language, as your Lorna Whiston school is ostensibly depriving you of such examples. Maybe you'd like to find a school with a less haphazard curriculum.

Have a happy life! :)

Jess 15
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