eh.im 20 this year. currently scooling at poly. this scool
holiday i've been goin to so mani job interview. looking for part
time job and so many dont suit me sia wa lan leh.
sian le.he say u need to know to speak mandarin den can.
its like wtf. i like jia lat not knowing how to speak mandarin. so
what will happen to minority like me? im malay. so the
question is should i start goin for mandarin class? or is singapore
national language is 75% mandarin 25% hokkien ? i oni know one word
in hokkien word which is "SONG BO!!!"...... hais.... sian
wtf
You are lucky to be living in Singapore, an international trading
centre, despite the dissatisfaction of some minority here.
Our country serves all kind of customers from the world as well
as penetrated into their markets to sell our products and services-
US, Europe, Middle east, latin americans, russians, etc.
Language use is one means of market penetration.
But for you, with your expertise in only english and Bahasa
Malay, it would be foolhardy to find employment in markets that
cater mainly to China and chinese speakers who knows not english
well. You will not be able to grow and get promoted even if you are
hired, for your performance will be below par and lingo will be
your hindrance.
However, if you were to move into markets that serve Malaysia,
Indonesia and the middle east - huge markets, - you will
greatly prosper, quicker than your chinese counterparts, for malay
and muslims are of a lower percentage in this trading centre. Your
chinese friends have a long queue up the corporate leader just
serving the chinese sector.
You are in the advantage. So long as you pick the right courses
and right companies to display your talents, being a diploma
holder. Or if you wish to try to compete in the chinese markets,
you can start learning different languages.
The world is your oyster. It would be up to you and how you
culture it to offer up you her pearl. Good Luck!
