Travel ambassadors: public housing estate of origin

My friend who travels a lot to far flung places like Tonga and Vanuatu meets a lot of far flung people who don’t meet Singaporeans very often.

As you’d imagine, the conversation would go something like:

Where you from? Japan?

No, no. Singapore.

Ah, you speak English too.

Yes, some form of.

I met some Singaporeans before, they also speak English.

Is that right?

Yes, they said they were ‘Bishaners’.

What?

Bishaners. They live in this place called Bishan, and call themselves Bishaners, and Bishaners speak English, they said.

Oh… oh… haha… oh.. hah. I am a ‘Katongite’.

Come on, who you trying to blarf? Everybardy spiks English! Not just Bishaners and Katongites. What about the Bedoki and the Marine Paraders? The Toa Payohans and the Ang Mo Kioreans? The Eunosians and the Telok Blangans? The Bukit Batoksiders? The Yishuners? The Hougangsters?

The crack of dawn
‘Bishaner’ your backside lah!

Surf stop: Princess Gabrielle

iTunes’ party shuffle is playing a copy of: Allelujah – Fairground Attraction – The Very Best of Fairground Attraction, of which I have the original CD and therefore didn’t steal music.
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31 responses to “Travel ambassadors: public housing estate of origin”

  1. My RSSs Mr Brown Rockson Roy Ng Stylemywords Scott Adams RSSMiyagi

  2. S Avatar
    S

    dunno u r into crack

  3. S Avatar
    S

    dunno u r into crack

  4. aGent X Avatar

    helluva butt crack that one…
    voyeur-lah Miyagi you…

  5. zhi yang Avatar

    who the hell will refer themselves as bishaners.

  6. aGent X Avatar

    helluva butt crack that one…
    voyeur-lah Miyagi you…

  7. zhi yang Avatar

    who the hell will refer themselves as bishaners.

  8. cowboycaleb Avatar
    cowboycaleb

    eh that butt from last night’s makan at the food court right?

  9. cowboycaleb Avatar
    cowboycaleb

    eh that butt from last night’s makan at the food court right?

  10. gstrings Avatar

    hou-gangsters. terrible name. You are a Hollander, or Dutch. Not bad name.

  11. gstrings Avatar

    hou-gangsters. terrible name. You are a Hollander, or Dutch. Not bad name.

  12. mb Avatar

    Mygs, you crack me up…

  13. mb Avatar

    Mygs, you crack me up…

  14. Popagandhi Avatar

    aiyoh. can the west have some representation please? clementites and jurongites revolt. (bukit timah how?)

  15. Popagandhi Avatar

    aiyoh. can the west have some representation please? clementites and jurongites revolt. (bukit timah how?)

  16. cour marly Avatar

    Er, Bukit Timakan?

  17. cour marly Avatar

    Er, Bukit Timakan?

  18. roz~* Avatar

    tampenisians! tampites..(tempeh? tampons?)

    oh well…yeh i always get kinda stumped when my Kiwi friends ask me what part of Singapore I’m from…so small, still got parts meh? aiyoh..

  19. roz~* Avatar

    tampenisians! tampites..(tempeh? tampons?)

    oh well…yeh i always get kinda stumped when my Kiwi friends ask me what part of Singapore I’m from…so small, still got parts meh? aiyoh..

  20. kachuaz Avatar

    piang..wat they call ppl from tampines, man…

  21. kachuaz Avatar

    piang..wat they call ppl from tampines, man…

  22. bubblewrapwaffle Avatar

    wth! i wouldn’t call myself an Ang Mo Kiorean!

  23. bubblewrapwaffle Avatar

    wth! i wouldn’t call myself an Ang Mo Kiorean!

  24. Jaywalk Avatar

    Bukit Timah? Bukit TiMATs?

    Simei? SiMeiMeis for the ladies. Guys dunno liao.

  25. Jaywalk Avatar

    Bukit Timah? Bukit TiMATs?

    Simei? SiMeiMeis for the ladies. Guys dunno liao.

  26. Gabrielle Avatar

    aint do me no justice!!!

  27. Gabrielle Avatar

    aint do me no justice!!!

  28. Mr Miyagi Avatar

    OK. Sorry for the delayed announcement as requested by Gabrielle. Gabrielle would like me to state that the offending picture of the crack of dawn is not of her, and has nothing to do with her despite the fact that she has been Surf-stopped immediately after the offending picture of the crack of dawn.

  29. Mr Miyagi Avatar

    OK. Sorry for the delayed announcement as requested by Gabrielle. Gabrielle would like me to state that the offending picture of the crack of dawn is not of her, and has nothing to do with her despite the fact that she has been Surf-stopped immediately after the offending picture of the crack of dawn.

  30. Gabrielle Avatar

    apology accepted. Haha.. just complaining lah. Hope ya not angry i complain k.

  31. Gabrielle Avatar

    apology accepted. Haha.. just complaining lah. Hope ya not angry i complain k.

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