mmmm....
I dun agree to the thread's topic. Simply because we have races
other then the chinese here. English is our common spoken tougue
and we should use it as our first language, to promote unity and
common identify.
And whoever said go f*** chinese earlier, if you ARE a chinese, you
ought to be ashamed of yourself. I am still fine with those who can
fail their own mother tongue, but those who look down on it, please
wake up your freaking idea. I guess I have to respect the mentality
of the Chinese when they could embrace another language and learn
it, (e.g English) because they know and realise the use and
importance of it.
And us? We know China is going to boom. But how many youths here
are saying the same thing? things like "go f*** chinese? That's
pretty sad isnt it? 
English is simply a language that uses words and phrases from all
other spoken and written language. It is so commonly used simply
because of the history of the world, of how western powers captured
America/Asia for their expansion. If Japan managed to keep Asia
from WWII, I guess we would using nihon-go now huh?
There is a good reason why English is being used thou. But each
race should also have a basic command of their mother tongue. Its
sad to see that so many, I would say Chinese youths in Singapore,
are failing their mother tongue. Yes, it is one of the more
difficult language to learn and write, but a pass? 
