tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post7746569275310493084..comments2024-03-29T15:10:48.844+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: Lower standard of Chinese for easy learningChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-81196312492734696172010-03-05T08:46:29.041+08:002010-03-05T08:46:29.041+08:00To a small section of the people, they think so an...To a small section of the people, they think so and acted so.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-23482177129260137142010-03-04T11:12:43.160+08:002010-03-04T11:12:43.160+08:00Huh? Chinese is a "low class" language?
...Huh? Chinese is a "low class" language?<br /><br />Maybe I agree when it's spoken by the street walkers of Geylang but most certainly not by scholarly Chinese mandarins.Wally Buffethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310530661689310446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-17744332544626151192010-03-04T10:58:10.624+08:002010-03-04T10:58:10.624+08:00With more usage it should not be a problem. But fi...With more usage it should not be a problem. But first they must remove the mindset that Chinese is a low class language, uncool.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-85974861280565579492010-03-04T00:52:54.906+08:002010-03-04T00:52:54.906+08:00Pardon me should anyone finds me out of the subjec...Pardon me should anyone finds me out of the subject. A leopard without spots or an elephant without trunk must be have been adulterated.<br /><br />A language that has been and being in use for more than 5000 years by over 20% of the World human has been a problem to a few in SIN who make a lot of noises about their own inabilities to learn their mother tongue.<br /><br />And worse, they blame Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-9293200949131892832010-03-03T13:40:43.542+08:002010-03-03T13:40:43.542+08:00Thanks guys. I don't want to corrupt the young...Thanks guys. I don't want to corrupt the young from the relax way of spelling if I can help. Don't want to set bad examples. But some errors inevitable and sometimes intentional in terms of expression. Yak!<br /><br />Hope everyone understands: )Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-73659059182884768362010-03-03T13:37:00.578+08:002010-03-03T13:37:00.578+08:00Thanks Willy - just wanted to be safe, lest Redbea...Thanks Willy - just wanted to be safe, lest Redbean becomes unhappy that I lower the standard in his blog.....:)Robert Tannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-3346790846877853972010-03-03T13:35:24.335+08:002010-03-03T13:35:24.335+08:00I am sure seeing lots of pussies here. The four le...I am sure seeing lots of pussies here. The four legged variety I mean...........<br /><br />Here, no worries, you can have any kind of pets you want, except Panda bears.Wally Buffethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310530661689310446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-65250174263598626682010-03-03T13:32:52.573+08:002010-03-03T13:32:52.573+08:00Hey Robert, relac willya.
We don't speak Quee...Hey Robert, relac willya.<br /><br />We don't speak Queen's English here. No one is going to fault you as we know what you meant whether it's "inate" or "inert"Wally Buffethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310530661689310446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-49917399742055399812010-03-03T13:27:13.843+08:002010-03-03T13:27:13.843+08:00Double oops - I meant "innate", not &quo...Double oops - I meant "innate", not "inert".<br /><br />Jeez, must be getting quite caught up with this language standard "thingy" - better not get too carried away.Robert Tannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-28629162697188506182010-03-03T13:16:54.828+08:002010-03-03T13:16:54.828+08:00Oh yeah... - sure brings to mind an old nursery r...Oh yeah... - sure brings to mind an old nursery rhyme(paraphrased-don't want to get into copyright issues):<br /><br />Pussy cat pussy cat where have you been<br /><br />I've been to Lijiang to visit the queens<br /><br />Pussy cat pussy cat what did you do there<br /><br />I was brushing up on my chinese under tender loving care...<br /><br />Tsk! Tsk!Robert Tannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-41065154371332282282010-03-03T11:34:26.844+08:002010-03-03T11:34:26.844+08:00Hehe.
You bet. When I draw the curtains into my h...Hehe.<br /><br />You bet. When I draw the curtains into my harem, I can't use sign language, can I?Wally Buffethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310530661689310446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-30654481645089990232010-03-03T11:11:32.859+08:002010-03-03T11:11:32.859+08:00Robert, Please go and make yourself an emperor in ...Robert, Please go and make yourself an emperor in Lijiang. Your Chinese will definitely improved. Our little emperors in Batam and Bintang also polished up their Bahasa Indonesia.<br /><br />Language is a useful tool in times of need.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-10258532078789979212010-03-03T10:20:30.001+08:002010-03-03T10:20:30.001+08:00My chinese is hopeless .... anyone listening to me...My chinese is hopeless .... anyone listening to me speaking the language may mistake it for some gibberish instead of chinese.<br /><br />Maybe I should go to Lijiang and brush up on my chinese..... Tsk! Tsk!Robert Tannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-53922305446138363122010-03-03T10:10:47.023+08:002010-03-03T10:10:47.023+08:00I love Chinese. I love learning the language. It i...I love Chinese. I love learning the language. It is easy for me to be fluent in the language. <br /><br />Why? <br /><br />Firstly, my summer palace is in Lijiang, secondly, I need it to communicate with the natives. Thirdly, I need it to let my harem know what I need.<br /><br />When you have the interest, learning a language is a piece of cake.<br /><br />Hehe.Wally Buffethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310530661689310446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-13664014874664332652010-03-03T09:39:49.774+08:002010-03-03T09:39:49.774+08:00There are many factors to learning a language. The...There are many factors to learning a language. There is nature, nurture, interest and environment and many other things, like govt policies.<br /><br />Many of the older folks were uneducated but could pick up some languages when they chose to. The contributing factor to the disiike in learning Chinese is its uncool nature, nothing like hollywood, nothing like angmoh language. Added to the fact Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-8483564155678716372010-03-03T09:30:01.560+08:002010-03-03T09:30:01.560+08:00I wonder whether a person being good in languages ...I wonder whether a person being good in languages is more of an in-born thing, like being good in a musical instrument or in drawings/painting whereby learning and working hard on it helps but having a talent for it makes a big difference.<br /><br />I suppose this issue of inert talent being an "advantage" in language, music, arts etc will apply to other areas like maths, sports etc asRobert Tannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-79060149092202421292010-03-03T09:20:46.159+08:002010-03-03T09:20:46.159+08:00I understand that in Europe, students only start o...I understand that in Europe, students only start on their 2nd language in their Sec sch. This ensures that they master their mother tongue and that the teaching of 2nd language do not corrupt their first language. MM Lee even acknowledged the difficulty of teach 2 fundamentally different languages at a very young age. I suppose that is why some foreign students can ace our exams even with a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-70153770722922996572010-03-03T09:09:51.183+08:002010-03-03T09:09:51.183+08:00OK. Thanks. Will go see later after checking the m...OK. Thanks. Will go see later after checking the markets.Wally Buffethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310530661689310446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-82596715968294361202010-03-03T09:06:57.279+08:002010-03-03T09:06:57.279+08:00Hi Wally, you can find it in redbeanforum.com unde...Hi Wally, you can find it in redbeanforum.com under Singapore Current Affairs, The Myth.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-3122901345101158622010-03-03T08:57:47.057+08:002010-03-03T08:57:47.057+08:00Interesting. Where is this "myth" column...Interesting. Where is this "myth" column? I like myths and conspiracy theories. The latter explains all the crap that is going on nowadays.<br /><br />If you are interested in a subject, you can learn anything well. Here, the problem is, we have really really third rate chinese teachers. They just drill the students in the subject without exploring its beauty. All they care about are Wally Buffethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310530661689310446noreply@blogger.com