#12 - "SingapoLians!"
An unusual phenomenon that is uniquely Singapore: girls clad in pink from head to toe, preferably with plenty of glitter and cute, flashy accessories. They sport fair complexions with heavy foundation, handphones with miniature disco lights, and are effectively bilingual in two languages – Singlish and Hokkien. These are our very own SingapoLians (pronounced as SING-AH-POR-LEE-ANS).
SingapoLians are very fond of the colour pink. Pink tops, pink jeans, pink shoes, pink bags, pink shades, pink earrings, pink belts, pink handphone covers, pink bracelets – you name the accessory, they’re bound to own it in pink. Every shade of the feminine colour appeals to them, but they especially adore hot pink that screams louder than a banshee.
Their motto reads “got cash, must flash!” Therefore, SingapoLians hanker after branded goods with humongous logos and obvious designs, such as Louis Vuitton and Fendi. Style and design do not matter to them, so long as the style equates into sure signs of the cost for the branded possessions they acquired – the bigger the logo, the more popular it is with SingapoLians.
Their excellent grasp of local colloquialisms, as demonstrated in the fluent Hokkien and perfect Singlish they speak, is the most important attribute because it makes them so much a part of the Singapore culture. Even though many may cringe at the sound of their language, the myriad of ‘lah!’, ‘meh?’ and ‘lor!’ thrown in actually endears these girls to the heartlanders’ way of life.
SingapoLians are a special group of girls representing Singapore in a different light, in a different local setting. Some Singaporeans may feel embarrassed by their mannerisms and fashion style, but I personally beg to differ.
I am not ashamed of them, but are you?
SingapoLians are very fond of the colour pink. Pink tops, pink jeans, pink shoes, pink bags, pink shades, pink earrings, pink belts, pink handphone covers, pink bracelets – you name the accessory, they’re bound to own it in pink. Every shade of the feminine colour appeals to them, but they especially adore hot pink that screams louder than a banshee.
Their motto reads “got cash, must flash!” Therefore, SingapoLians hanker after branded goods with humongous logos and obvious designs, such as Louis Vuitton and Fendi. Style and design do not matter to them, so long as the style equates into sure signs of the cost for the branded possessions they acquired – the bigger the logo, the more popular it is with SingapoLians.
Their excellent grasp of local colloquialisms, as demonstrated in the fluent Hokkien and perfect Singlish they speak, is the most important attribute because it makes them so much a part of the Singapore culture. Even though many may cringe at the sound of their language, the myriad of ‘lah!’, ‘meh?’ and ‘lor!’ thrown in actually endears these girls to the heartlanders’ way of life.
SingapoLians are a special group of girls representing Singapore in a different light, in a different local setting. Some Singaporeans may feel embarrassed by their mannerisms and fashion style, but I personally beg to differ.
I am not ashamed of them, but are you?
posted by Lady Lazarus at 1:41 AM
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