the mrbrown show 5 July 2006: I am Singaporean by Mr Miyagi
National Day is coming soon, so I thought it would be nice to record a message for the occasion.
We were inspired by the Molson beer "I am Canadian" commercial, and for Miyagi, we borrowed the music from the Superman II soundtrack, a track called "Fanfare".
If you like, you can record your own version of "I am Singaporean" and post it on your blog, and leave a link in the comments in there. You can also tag it iamsingaporean and entitle it "I am Singaporean".
(MP3, File size: 2.3mb, Time: 00:01:38)
posted by Unknown | 4:10 AM
2 Comments:
Tear jerker? T'was alright. No tears, but had goose bumps... in a pleasant way. Largely due to the soundtrack.
Singlish version of Little Led Liding Hood
During a recent Spoken English workshop, a friend of mine (Lay Cheng) was chosen to read aloud the story of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’. However, it was no ordinary version; it was the Singlish version of Little Led Liding Hood. It was so funny that the whole class burst out laughing and I was so tickled that I laughed till I cried.
I thought since I enjoyed it so much, why not I share it with others? So I began typing. As I typed, I started to edit the language, thinking it was not Singlish enough. When I was done, I got my husband to read it out loud. This time, the edited version.
Then we got into an argument, er… I mean discussion, on how to further improve it. Then all of a sudden, we both realized in our surprise that we do have a unique language! Singlish is not ‘just’ broken English!
In order to speak and write proper Singlish, we have to make sure that we follow certain Singlish language rules: the sentence structure, spelling, vocabulary, intonation, word stress, rhythm, pause, punctuation etc. There IS a fixed formula.
Singlish cannot anyhow write one… Or rather, not anybody is able to speak and write standard Singlish. Some just try too hard. Of course one must be able to switch between proper Singlish and English depending on the situation etc etc etc (I’m sure you know what I mean…). So do feel proud if you are one of the lucky ones who can speak proper standard Singlish. I do.
Hope you will enjoy the story and perhaps edit it further (advance Singlish maybe?). With that, have a wonderful National Day!
Singlish version of Little Led Liding Hood
(edited by Sandy & Weekee)
Vely long long time ago, got one girl call Little Led Liding Hood. She one day wan to go Ah Mah house.
Morning come then she early early go out liao. She got take one basket to put flower. She doh wan to walk far far so she go take shot cut.
But then huh, she dunno got one animal follow her. She happy happy walk until she come to Ah Mah house.
“Ah Mah! Ah Mah! I come aledi, quick come and open the door!” she talk. Then Ah Mah talk back, “Come in lah, I oso never close zit…”
Little Led Liding Hoot open the house and go inside the door….
Oh, solly solly…shood be open the door and go inside the house then collect. She see her Ah Mah sleep on top of the bed.
Then she go ask Ah Mah. “ Ah Mah, how come your eyes so big one huh?”
“Like dat I can see you better mahhh…” Ah Mah say back.
“Ah Mah, how come your ear so long one huh?”
“Then can hear you more easy lahhh…”
“Ah Mah, how come huh…”
“Aiyahhh! How come, how come. How come you so many questian one huh? Never die before is zit?”
“Ah Mah, soly lah. I dunno so I ask lor…. No nid be so angry...”
“What soly soly? Now I vely hungry, I wan to eat you! I not Ah Mah, I am the Bic Bac Olf!
Wah, Little Led Liding Hoot vely scared. She scleam vely loud but then hor, too late liao. The Olf aledi eat her up. She now inside the stomach.
Sullenly, got one people, cut wood one, he hear got people scleam so he go inside the house. He wan to save Little Led Liding Hoot so he go and cut the Olf stomach and take out everything to find for Little Led Liding Hoot.
But then too late aledi, Little Led Liding Hoot become ‘put put’ liao…
Finish aledi. Tank kyu you for leading.
Cheers,
Sandy ;D
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