my england powderful no more!

i figured that if i'm to stay here in HK for much longer, my standard of English is really going to degenerate.

i have to speak English really slowly or in a HK/Taiwanese accent in order for my colleagues to understand me. for example, i have to say "car-lar" so that my HK colleagues know that i'm referring to "colour". and i can't say "lift" (as in "elevator"), i have to say "lib". and most of the time, i can't speak in proper English sentences. gosh, i miss that!

however bad Singapore English is thought to be, i realised that at least for my peers & i, we can speak in proper English when the ocassion calls for it. it's just that we prefer to speak in Singlish because it can best express what we feel. try finding an English word to substitute "shiok", or "kena", or "sian"...

so, i have to return to Singapore, and soon... cos i don't want my English to degenerate (any further), and i miss speaking Singlish to folks who can actually understand it!