I am a Singaporean...

Everyone (i.e. XW and Kel) is doing this because of the series of podcasts from the Mr Brown show. So being a true blue Signaporean, I would not be normal if I did not jump on the bandwagon, and do the exact same thing. Copycat lor... So here goes...

I am a Singaporean.

I have two homes, one in Yishun, and one in Depot Road. I live with my grandparents (actually, grandparent, Popo passed away already) during school days, and go back to my own home in Yishun during the weekends. Because I live with my grandparents, I know how to speak my dialect, which is Hainanese. And I am damn proud that I can, cos' very few young people can speak their own dialect nowadays.

I am pure Hainanese (100%!), and my mother has always told me that Hainanese men have BAD TEMPERS. I guess I have been socialised to believe that, and I really do have a bad temper when I choose it to be so. And though I know the receipe for Hainanese chicken rice, I have not actually made any before. I do, however, bake excellent brownies (no, not the instant mix kind...)

I studied in a Christian/Catholic environment my entire life until university. That means, De La Salle School, St. Joseph's Instituition and St. Andrew's Junior College. I am comfortable in mass, and I totally enjoy Praise and Worship. However, I secretly hate all the over zealous ones who tell me 'I will go to hell', or 'I will not be saved' if I do not believe. I really resent them for that mindset.

I've always been lucky to live near my place of study/work, and I could always walk, cycle, or take a bus for the whole journey of only ONE BUS STOP, to get home. My friends hated me for that, and I loved to torment them.

I had two years of my life taken away from me, but I decided in BMT that the best way to get back (more or less) the most from them was to become an officer, and that I did. I enjoyed the monthly 'salary' and I have never regretted my decision. National Service did leave me with many happy memories, and I am glad for all the friends I have made there. I was the one who planned the duty roster for all my fellow officers, and it felt good having such power over them.

I used to say to them, "Whether you hate me, or love me, you have to LOVE me anyways! So...TOO BAD! ^_^"

I've made some interesting financial choices in my life, and not all of them are sound. But I have resolved to settle them by myself, and not ask my mother for help. I am proud of the fact that I pay my own bills (read: mobile, broadband, insurance premiums), though it can be tough sometimes. I realised that $150 per month as allowance is really low. I thought it was a reasonable amount to ask of my mother. I am glad that I have survived so far. The recent months of June and July have been trying times for me, as I have premiums to pay. As such, I have sacrificed time with my friends (cannot go out for movies, meals, coffee and clubbing), and though I feel a little lousy about it, I understand that it was my decision, and thus I have to be responsible for it.

One of my friends said this, "Wah, why you like 大人(adult) like that?" In my heart, I whispered to myself, "Then you want to be 小孩(child) for how long?"

I hope all my friends understand this too.

I enjoy eating fried bee hoon with porridge. I think it is shiok. And no, you are not allowed to think otherwise, cos' I think that you eating French fries with a MacDonald's sundae is just as disgusting. ^_^

I have very little general knowledge, and sometimes I feel silly next to my friends who have a CAP of more than 4.5. But I know that I have different things to offer, and I am glad that I do.

I am not concerned about the political state of affairs in my country at all (I really did not care about the GE), but I do love it for other reasons. Because this was where I played 'block catching' and also watched the bubbles I blew, swirl away out of the windows from my 11th floor in my cosy, windy HDB flat. This is where I met all my friends, and enemies, and they have made me who I am today.

No matter what I may say, think or do...I know that my heart will always be here in this sunny, island nation (maybe it's the NE talking, but I seriously doubt it.).

我的家, 收藏，
我的欢喜悲伤。。。