Patriotism: Never Too Late

School has been great! I'm loving it more and more with each passing day.

However, something unfortunate happened today. The class got nagged at. I told the person beside me, "One of the reasons I quit mainstream poly is because of lecturers like these(who like to nag)."

I'm like whatever.

Somehow, I'm feeling rather patriotic. I'm feeling so much pride and love for Singapore. Before the National Day on 9 August, I did feel a little bit patriotic already. I had a BIG idea to screenprint a I-heart-SG logo on a red ringer tee, but it slipped my mind. Before I knew it, National Day was over and done with.

I didn't even catch the National Day Parade. I find that it gets a little boring and predictable as the years go by. But I have to admit, quite cool lah, floating stage platform at Marina Bay.

One more thing about NDPs, the goodie bags they hand out are always hideous. No exception this year, despite it being "the first time that a professional Singaporean designer has been commissioned to create the National Day FunPack." (ish magazine 8.3)

It's one of those butt-ugly bags made by zipping up strips of nylon. Very timbuk2 messenger bag wannabe. Plus I'm not too big a fan of timbuk2 messengers. I really only love FREITAG.

Anyways, I don't suppose that it's ever too late to feel patriotic right? I'm especially fond of Singlish. I think it's iconic of the Singaporean culture. Back in school, they portrayed Singlish as an evil. Fuck them. It was a wrong approach. Of course it is vital that we are proficient in English, but that should not stop us from using Singlish!

The Speak Good English Campaign is good, nevertheless, because it allows people to know the Singlish-English translation. It is important to know BOTH English and Singlish. Singlish is our culture, we cannot eradicate it. In fact, the government should encourage Singlish.

What's key here is that we should know when it's appropriate to use Singlish/English. It is also crucial to note that our knowledge of Singlish SHOULD NOT degrade our use of proper English.

While feeling all the patriotism, the school delivered a project brief, titled: Singapore Olympics.

Pretend that the Olympics 2012 will be held in SG; create a corporate identity for the event.

Isn't that like perfect timing?

I was so excited when they were delivering the brief! It's been a long time that I've felt so happy receiving a brief. It's been said that receiving project briefs are akin to receiving gifts. Hence, it is only courtesy to give back generously.

I had plenty of ideas running in my head, feeling very inspired as I gazed at the stunningly beautiful campus.