I don’t know you. But it seems you know quite a bit about me, and my family. And it seems you’re making serious threats to my family.

Now, i’ll be honest with you. I don’t who you are. I don’t know how exactly much you know. But if you get here, and you’re reading this. Then yes, this is for you.

I am warning you to stay away from my entire family. Settle. If you want, we meet, we settle it one time…If you harm anyone, i’ll tell you what’s going to happen. I’ll drop all my plans - school & work - and I will find you. And I will find everyone who’s working for you. And I will find your family. And I will taste their blood.

From what I know, you sound like an educated person. But if you cannot understand me, i’ll make it simple for you.

You don’t disturb my family, I don’t disturb yours. If you do, i’ll kill your mother, your father, your brother, your sister, your wife, your girlfriends, your children.
…I can find you.

Came across this blog entry and it made me wonder how many other misconceptions of Singapore people have…

I remember hosting several friend from overseas before and I tried to expain the concept of caning to them…How does a person describe that process?

Well, I tried to keep it light hearted so i went along the lines of…

"Well, if you’re a guy and you get convicted of certain offences like rape or something, you be sentenced with several strokes of the cane. Essentially that would mean that they’d strip you and take this long chemically-treated stick and ermm…"

and that point, i didn’t know what to say…Was "Spank" a good word to use(i was afraid of its sexual connotations)? I decided "beat" was better.
Then came another concern…I had to expain where they get beaten for fear of some misconception that our laws beat you all over like it were torture….

So i decided…

"…they’d strip you and take this long chemically-treated stick and ermm…BEAT YOUR ASS!"

Haha…someone please tell me a better way of explaining caning…

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I am 22 years old and i come from one of the younger generation that’s still being treated like kids.

I hated National Service.
but I served it with pride.
I still serve my Reservist with pride.

I don’t think it’s so funny when people joke about Singapore being a "Fine" city but I have to admit…the shirts do sell.

There are times when I agree with what this country has to do.
But it’s when I disgree that I feel this country has to know.
I respect the laws of this nation, but I still break the rules sometimes.
I want to join in the Smile campaign but really, i’m not that happy.
I want to contribute to the GDP but hey, i’m still struggling with my allowance.
I’d like to use the national anthem in the background, but i’m sure i’ll get slammed, even though i think it’s a great show of patriotism.

I make fun of scholars and gahmen representatives because I think they’re too narrow and uptight. I’m sad that when people write about their different views[in contrast to those of the government] they have to say, "I am not slamming the government". My country still thinks we are dissidents even though we really aren’t. 

I know I am young and sometimes rebellious.
and sometimes I may dream greatly about living elsewhere

But deep inside

I know. This is home.

I am Ridzuan Ashim
And I am Singaporean
So say we all.

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This is my share of the National Day meme started by Mr Brown and Mr Miyaki, inspired by the Molson beer "I am Canadian" commercial.

If you like, you can record your own version of "I am Singaporean" and post it on your blog. You can also tag it iamsingaporean and entitle it "I am Singaporean".