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1/16/12 11:14 pm - of people.
So much fuss over people who are of differences making up the crowd in the society and in almost all visible physical corners. I'm shameful to say, me too, do make noises at times.
However, I have been trying to shrug it off, and it's improving.
Why shrug it off?
Because, what are we trying to protect in this increasingly flat world?
Look at the big cities. NYC is always the first city that comes to my mind.
Isn't it a conglomerate of cultures and nationalities that the true culture of the city is no longer that of a typical American society but of no culture for too many have interwined and undermined each other.
Then I like to think of Hong Kong next, because I like to akin HK as Manhattan of Asia.
Old, seemingly dirty, unkempt, crowded. And more importantly, the islands, the ferries, the crossings, the mainland.
I can't help but think Singapore is not a city by HK standards. PERIOd.
And anyway, to cut the whole fucking story/ thought short, I simply mean to say, there's no city built without immigration, built without the dilution of the existed, built without the graciousness of acceptance.
Therefore, Singapore, WAY TO GO.
And why make so much noise when so many Malaysians have been flooding the society for decades? Just because we're seemingly similar doesn't mean we are the same. Just because Chinese from China speaks with a distinct accent, doesn't mean they are different.
Look at how I sometimes would at the slip of my tongue use words like "OMG, it's so geli!" or "The tiang".."long kang"..."hum sup"..."sup sup suey". So many words that are question marks to Singaporeans but of innate to us Malaysians.
Am I proud to be a Malaysian, hell yes.
And I'm sometimes so tired to keep reminding myself not to be so Singapore.
However, I have been trying to shrug it off, and it's improving.
Why shrug it off?
Because, what are we trying to protect in this increasingly flat world?
Look at the big cities. NYC is always the first city that comes to my mind.
Isn't it a conglomerate of cultures and nationalities that the true culture of the city is no longer that of a typical American society but of no culture for too many have interwined and undermined each other.
Then I like to think of Hong Kong next, because I like to akin HK as Manhattan of Asia.
Old, seemingly dirty, unkempt, crowded. And more importantly, the islands, the ferries, the crossings, the mainland.
I can't help but think Singapore is not a city by HK standards. PERIOd.
And anyway, to cut the whole fucking story/ thought short, I simply mean to say, there's no city built without immigration, built without the dilution of the existed, built without the graciousness of acceptance.
Therefore, Singapore, WAY TO GO.
And why make so much noise when so many Malaysians have been flooding the society for decades? Just because we're seemingly similar doesn't mean we are the same. Just because Chinese from China speaks with a distinct accent, doesn't mean they are different.
Look at how I sometimes would at the slip of my tongue use words like "OMG, it's so geli!" or "The tiang".."long kang"..."hum sup"..."sup sup suey". So many words that are question marks to Singaporeans but of innate to us Malaysians.
Am I proud to be a Malaysian, hell yes.
And I'm sometimes so tired to keep reminding myself not to be so Singapore.
