Presidential Election 2011

[Busymom]

hquek:

verykiasu2010:

TT's mandarin very hilarious lah .....

It's hypy without the intonation - yes, very funny. Positive in that he tried.

But I'm just curious why he doesn't seem so prepared - thought candidates would have rehearsed like mad before the actual event.

Maybe it is because my expectation has been set so low after reading the comments on this thread, I actually don't think it is that bad leh. Maybe he got about 10% of the pronunciation off? Not sure if he has studied Chinese at all, but if he hasn't, I personally think it is not that bad. Even my child's spoken Mandarin can be very off at times too :oops: , and she is supposed to be good according to her teachers already...

and my DH's Mandarin is worse than his... That one zero intonation!

[looking4Tutor]

3Boys:

Did you not read about the recent McKinsey consultant case and the fund manager? Or the Berkshire-Hathaway manager who front-run Lubrizol?

No, I didn't read that cos that is happening everyday some get caught many are still out there doing it. But I read this, the games politicians play - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-18/s-p-moody-s-mortgage-security-ratings-are-said-to-face-u-s-investigation.html

[kittybank]

after showing my kids the video clip on the clash between TT and TJS, they were asking if TT is answering the question. Now I understand why some forummers say he always goes round and round in circles not answering questions.


Also don’t like the look on his face when TJS spoke. He was like brushing TJS off, just like garment brushing pp off when they air their views. One step nearer to my decision on who Not to vote for.

[verykiasu2010]

Strparent:

http://yoursdp.org/index.php/news/singapore/4301-ex-isa-detainees-launch-books-in-malaysia

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Teo or Yeo ? She contested in the GE, right ?

[concern2]

My goodness. I didn't think TT's speech in Mandarin was THAT BAD until I saw the video myself. The beginning was fine, he was still smiling. It got so strenuous I wished there were subtitles to help me along. I don't really find the English accented Mandarin funny, but some mistakes in pronunciation really brings out different meaning, e.g.\"靠着自欺的努力\" instead of 自己的努力。 :faint:

[concern2]

growie:

raysusan:

[quote=\"daisyt\"]Watch this!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vshMBvcfQw&feature=youtube_gdata_player

i think TT was a bit rude to interrupt like that
why was he so offensive?
and i feel there was a bit of threatening involved[/quote

Wow..very 'explosive' exchange and yes, why can't the moderator let TJS finished his sentence? TT did appeared very threatening.. :yikes:[/quote]
It is so MIW style.

[concern2]

insider:

verykiasu2010:

TT's mandarin very hilarious lah .....

he used to be a minister for MOE?

perhaps this potato-man was the one who screwed up our bilingual direction at that time...

献丑不如藏拙。

:hi5:

[3Boys]

looking4Tutor:

3Boys:

Did you not read about the recent McKinsey consultant case and the fund manager? Or the Berkshire-Hathaway manager who front-run Lubrizol?

No, I didn't read that cos that is happening everyday some get caught many are still out there doing it.

Its easy to make sweeping statements.

[verykiasu2010]

The PE is named as clash of tiTANs by some


all are Tan’s, so how to distinguish which Tan is which Tan ?

one way is to use their first name instead of their last name :

1. Ah Say

2. Ah Lian

3. Ah Yam

4. Ah Bock

Take your pick !

[3Boys]

concern2:

insider:

[quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]TT's mandarin very hilarious lah .....

he used to be a minister for MOE?

perhaps this potato-man was the one who screwed up our bilingual direction at that time...

献丑不如藏拙。

:hi5:[/quote]So only those who are fully fluent in Chinese language are qualified to be education minister?