just like this person, who is not as astonishingly well versed as shanice thinks, (see below),
i would like to comment on Ms Thiang Jie Ting's letter to the straits times.



ok here's a link to the letter first ah.
otherwise u all blur.

http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_200304.html

the rampant advertising in singapore is indeed astonishing. however, i find that this is so in a totally different manner.
advertising in the media is a double edged sword.
personally, i find it disturbing that media is so pervasive.
is it healthy for us to be confronted with ads every step of our lives?
true, advertising is helpful as it provides us with information on what goods and services are available.
it thus gives us more choice.

however, there comes a point where the blade turns against us.
yes, sometimes i indeed feel world weary at the constant onslaught of advertisements.
i think "oh its yet another annoying ad."
advertising is indeed beneficial, but only in small amounts.

and about the reply?
yes, i greatly agree that the prevalence of sms lingo is a major contributing factor towards the declining standards of english in singapore.
but it is not the only factor, as we must not consider each factor separately.
i feel that it's because people are now learning sms lingo at a younger age, even before they can form proper sentences.
i sms a lot too, yet i can still speak proper english. sad to say, this does not go for many of my compadres (i sound like a fucking commie lol.)

speaking of english...
it's quite obvious where i got my sense of grammar. my mum duh. my father was a cunt who couldn't speak a lick of english.
i'd knife him if i got the chance, actually.

but as for vocabulary...
initially it was from reading, i suppose.
i read like fuck as a kid.
i was reading books so heavy i couldnt carry them.
this bloody thesaurus i still have lol.

nowadays i'd attribute my vocab to heavy metal, to be honest.
and NO heavy metal isnt always Rape-your-mother-sacrifice-your-dog crap, k?

lemme give an example.

Chelsea smile, by 8 foot sativa

Economy the American dream
Deceiving the world it's vanity seen
Democratic? a crook of shit
Bush is a cunt a puss filled cyst

Power. greed. corrupt and sick
There's nothing but lies, scandal and shit
Western bliss the illusion persists
Political whores in betrayal exist

A fucking clown a limp dick bitch
Propaganda the subtle twist
A Chelsea smile's what you need
A megalomanic on power you feed
Manipulate. desecrate. devoid of peace
There's too much hate
Putrid sewage is what you talk
You don't fool me with your media walk

Taken away. submit don't flinch
Your bones will break and you'll
Suffer the pain
Suffocating. dominating
Scream. choke. bleed and die

USA a convict state
An internal prison full of hate
Emasculate every race
Unaware they're all still slaves
Bureaucracy controls your fate
Subterfuge assassinates
Obvious it's a fucking lie
Crawl out of my ass and get a life

Faceless. hatred. no shame
Blood stains. no hope remains
Kill me

"Intelligence" Its what you preach
Nothing solved. its too out of reach
Desperate to catch your prey
But he'll live to kill again

maybe i'll move my blog to screamchokebleedanddie.blogspot.com
its open.