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Sunday, December 13, 2015

S'pore kids bring cheer to foreign workers with games, food and gifts

Source Website: http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/spore-kids-bring-cheer-foreign-workers-games-food-and-gifts
By Jessica, ljessica@sph.com.sg, AsiaOne, Friday, 11 December 2015


Packets of chicken rice were delivered by a group of fun-loving children to workers at a dormitory in Singapore recently.
PHOTO: Packets of chicken rice were delivered by a group of fun-loving children to workers at a dormitory in Singapore recently. The boys, aged between 9 to 13, also brought with them gifts and old-school games such as 'chapteh' and Snakes & Ladders.
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SINGAPORE - A plate of chicken rice might seem ordinary to most Singaporeans, but to a group of foreign workers, the iconic local dish now holds special memories of a meaningful day spent away from home.

Packets of chicken rice were delivered by a group of fun-loving children to workers at a dormitory in Singapore recently.

The boys, aged between 9 to 13, also brought with them gifts and old-school games such as 'chapteh' and Snakes & Ladders.


Mattias, 12
PHOTO: Mattias, 12: "It's not a lot but it changes a bit of their day, (and) makes them a bit (happier)".
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The special meeting was an SG50 initiative organised by Stamford Catering, which also uploaded a Facebook video showing the highlights of the day.

One of the boys, Ethan, 13, said: "I think it is quite nice for us to show our appreciation (for) them, at least they know that there is someone who still cares for them".


Anthony Eu, 11
PHOTO: Anthony Eu, 11, said that he had anticipated a communication barrier, but realised that his worries were unfounded when he met the workers. "I think they are very bored here," Anthony also said, adding that he was glad to have brought gifts for his new foreign friends.
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"It's not a lot but it changes a bit of their day, (and) makes them a bit (happier)," Mattias, 12, added.

Another boy, Anthony Eu, 11, said that he had anticipated a communication barrier, but realised that his worries were unfounded when he met the workers.


Ethan, 13
PHOTO: One of the boys, Ethan, 13, said: "I think it is quite nice for us to show our appreciation (for) them, at least they know that there is someone who still cares for them".
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"I think they are very bored here," Anthony also said, adding that he was glad to have brought gifts for his new foreign friends.

"It was really nice interacting with them because you could tell that not a lot of people interact with them, and that it made them really happy," Iman Khan, 9, said.

The children, who are from different schools, also had a meal with the workers.


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PHOTO: "It was really nice interacting with them because you could tell that not a lot of people interact with them, and that it made them really happy," Iman Khan, 9, said.
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A worker who participated in the event described the meeting as "wonderful", while another said that the large gathering reminded him of his family in India.

"We cannot give them anything, but they have given me many things," one worker added.

Stamford Catering said on its Facebook page that it would be delivering free food packets to more foreign workers with goodwill messages left by Facebook users before noon on Friday.


Stamford Catering delivering free food packets to more foreign workers with goodwill messages left by Facebook users before noon on Friday.
PHOTO: Stamford Catering delivering free food packets to more foreign workers with goodwill messages left by Facebook users before noon on Friday.
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Many netizens responded and over 680 message were posted by Friday afternoon.

Locals who responded praised the boys for their initiative, and also thanked foreign workers for their role in building the Singapore city.


Locals who responded praised the boys for their initiative, and also thanked foreign workers for their role in building the Singapore city.
PHOTO: The students anticipated communication barrier, but realised that their worries were unfounded when they met the workers.
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By ljessica@sph.com.sg, AsiaOne, Friday, 11 December 2015




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Saturday, May 31, 2014

Learn English the fun way - with Kumar

My Paper, Thursday, May 29, 2014, Page A8, Top Stories
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Source Website: http://mypaper.sg/top-stories/learn-english-fun-way-kumar-20140529
By Lim Yi Han, limyihan@sph.com.sg, mypaper, myp@sph.com.sg, Published on May 29, 2014


Kumar Goes Back To School
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DO YOU say 50-over dollars, or over 50 dollars?

This is something that Singaporeans often trip up on.

To help them speak with precision and accuracy, the Speak Good English Movement is focusing on grammar rules this year.

And it will be fun.

The campaign, which was launched yesterday, will use a series of six light-hearted videos featuring local comedian Kumar to teach grammar rules for spoken and written English.

The videos will be posted weekly on the Speak Good English Movement's Facebook page and YouTube channel.

Notebooks with grammar rules pertaining to tenses and countable and uncountable nouns, among others, will also be made available to schools and others who are interested.

This is the first time that grammar is taking centre stage since the movement was launched in 2000 to encourage Singaporeans to speak a form of English that is grammatically correct and universally understood.

Goh Eck Kheng, chairman of the Speak Good English Movement, said: "Singaporeans are particularly weak in tenses, subject-verb agreement and prepositions. We also use the syntax of other languages for English."

Mr Goh urged Singaporeans to "consciously" speak standard English.

"We tend to code-switch when we think that someone can't speak good English. But if you continue to do that, then the people who are weaker in English will never learn what good English is," he noted.

"If you feel that the person you're speaking to is not very strong in English, be aware of that, be sensitive and use simple vocabulary and speak simple English."

Adrian Tan, a committee member of the Speak Good English Movement, noted that grammar could be an issue for some Asians, as their mother tongue might not have the same syntax.

Mr Tan, who is also the director of law firm Stamford Law, said: "If you look at the Chinese language, there is no concept of past tense or subject-verb agreement. When it comes to English, the syntax is completely different. Being brought up in a society which is multilingual, people mix up the concepts."

Using light-hearted videos is a good way to help others learn English as Singaporeans respond well to humour, he added.

Patrick Sum, a General Paper teacher at Anglo-Chinese Junior College, said: "We should have standards, but I think that if you try to force these standards on young people who are struggling with the language, it's going to backfire. It's going to make them even more tense and nervous about their mistakes."

The 39-year-old won an award last year for being an inspiring teacher of English.

Sng Xu Yun, 14, a student of St Hilda's Secondary School, said: "At school, teachers usually give us worksheets and go through them with us. I think it's definitely more fun to learn grammar through watching videos, especially when the videos are humorous."

And, by the way, the answer is "over 50 dollars", with "over" meaning "more than".

By Lim Yi Han, limyihan@sph.com.sg, mypaper, myp@sph.com.sg, Published on May 29, 2014


Laugh Till You Drop with Kumar
PHOTO: Laugh Till You Drop with Kumar
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