Tag Archives: Singlish

Singapore Campaigns of the 70s/80s

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Remember Singapore

With intensive usage of media, campaigns are launched to achieve certain particular goals, usually in a political, social or commercial sense. Sometimes, a campaign represents an era, and some of its posters go on to become iconic representations that are … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural | Tagged Better Food For Better Health, Chinese Dialects, Clean And Green Singapore, Eat Frozen Pork, Family Planning And Population Board, Graduate Mothers' Scheme, Hanyu Pinyin, Keep Our Water Clean, Keep Singapore Clean, Keep Singapore Crime Free, Lee Kuan Yew, Long Hair Will be Attended Last, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Health, National Courtesy, National Heart Week, Road Safety, Seat Belts Save Lives, Singa the Courtesy Lion, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Campaigns, Singapore Kindness Movement, Singapore River, Singapore Tourism Promotion Board, Singlish, Speak Good English Movement, Speak Mandarin, Stop At Two, Wash Your Hands | 36 Comments

Best of Singlish Words and Phrases

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Remember Singapore

Why do our older generations address nurses as “bee see“? Why do we call someone without roles or assignments “lobo“? Find out more… Arrow Original Meaning: A type of shooting weapon (English) Local Meaning: To order someone to do a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural | Tagged Bao Toh, Calefare, Cantonese Dialect, Catch No Ball, Di Gu, Eat Snake, Fly Aeroplane, Go-Stun, Hokkien Dialect, Jia Lat, Kaki, Karung Guni, Kelong, Kopitiam, Lobang, Malay Language, Masak-Masak, Merlion, Remisier, Sabo, Shiok, Singlish, Talk Cock, Wayang | 48 Comments