Ever since that faithful interview which Ris Low gave on Razor TV, Singaporeans have been quick to slam her spoken English. And hence, recently, there are many debates on Singlish.

Some say Singlish in a disgrace to Singaporeans because we can't communicate well, even when English is the first language in our school education.
Some say Singlish is good because it marks our unique national identity.

Honestly, I think we should just stop being uptight about Singlish. What's wrong with a little bit of Singlish? Are you ashamed of the language? Is it very low-class for you?
Then you must be suffering from serious linguistic insecurity.

But the tricky part is also, I don't think Singlish is appropriate for formal settings. Note that I said "appropriate". In other words, I don't object to Singlish, I just don't find it appropriate in certain situations. I think it is giving respect to others when you don't force-feed Singlish, our culture, on them by speaking to them in it.

In informal situations, oh, bring on the Singlish! Mix Mandarin, English, Malay... and my lahs, lors, mehs. It's our culture.

So for those who insists on speaking like Queen's English when you are with your friends, you should just get a life. Come on, be a Singaporean.

Anyway, here's a video: Engrish Test. I thought it was quite funny. Know the correct pronunciations. It will help in formal situations ;)