Today I attended my 3rd conference this year. Every time there is a conference, I bug my HOD to send me. Then as the date approaches, I regret signing up because conferences are, without fail, several days long and from 8am to 5pm or thereabouts. But I’ll attend it and then be quite pleased because… Continue reading »
Sep
07
May
30
A Strange Conversation
Colleague (upon finding out that I have a bf): So will you be having a Malay wedding? Me: Umm … probably not. He’s Chinese anyway. C: Oh! Really? I thought he would be Malay. If he’s Chinese, then how do you two communicate? Me: In English?
May
28
More ST Forum
However, when it comes to managing a family, Singaporean women simply cannot do without maids. They are likely to feel stressed out and sometimes helpless if they must handle the household chores alone. To me, a capable woman is a person who can handle both career and family well. What about a capable man then?… Continue reading »
May
15
Gender and Colour
Found this on the xkcd blog (linked to by When Fangirls Attack). In brief, the guy who does the xkcd comics did a colour survey in which people were asked to name colours they see on the screen. The findings are quite interesting, especially this part about the most popular colour names by gender. Also,… Continue reading »
Apr
28
Because foreign workers aren’t really human
Seriously. That’s why we can treat them like dirt. You see right, when I saw the “We overreacted” headline in TODAYonline, I thought that the residents of Serangoon, having been living with the foreign workers in their neighbourhood for some time, have come to see that they are no more dangerous/dirty/immoral/smelly/unhygienic than non-foreign workers. JK… Continue reading »
Apr
23
ST Forum
I wonder who came up with the headline for this letter. Paddling with Tiffany It’s just … I don’t know. I spend too much time online. Bad brain.
Apr
15
Yes, let’s annoy me (or not)
All taken from mini-Singlish debate on Mr Wang’s blog: Quotes are all under the fold.
Dec
03
Dude Watching with the Brontes
From Hark, a vagrant by Kate Beaton. When I was a kid, I loved Jane Eyre – thought it was so romantic and blah blah blah. I lost all love for it in JC. On a superficial level, Rochester / St John – they were all completely unattractive to me. In fact, I quite disliked… Continue reading »
Oct
24
Gerunds and Random Nonsense
Do you know what they are? Because Singlish guys from sixlives does. I had to look it up. So thank you sixlives for improving my English (not really). Yes, I’m reading the not-very-exciting sixlives blog again when I should really be doing work. Or having dinner. Or watching the much superior Law and Order. Heck,… Continue reading »
Oct
14
I’m sorry
that I cannot teach my students everything there is to know about the English Language that my own command of the English Language is not perfect that I cannot monitor my students 24/7 to ensure that they are using standard English all the time that I am not from the UK or the USA but… Continue reading »