I think I am starting to like one of my modules, haha, a bit late as the semester is coming to an end but as the saying goes: "Better late than never." I had the last tutorial for this module today, together with Min Joo and Xiu Wen. It has a round of going to everyone in the class to share about the topics which they are intending to write for their term paper. And there were also some discussions on some issues that some of us brought up.

I will be making full use of my experience as a marketing personnel in Food Hunt 2008 in this term paper as I talk about how you speak in Chinese to some vendors and English to other vendors. This is an interesting trend that a few of us have come to realise. I think most of us have come to experience it somehow or rather in our daily lifestyle also. For example, most of the stall owners that are around 30-40 years old or older, they will tend to speak more in Chinese. especially so if they sell in food centres or kopitiams.

whereas for the stall owners that are closer to our age, especially for those that do business in restaurants or cafes, they will tend to converse more in English. also as a marketing person, speaking to them in the language that they speak more often brings us closer and allow things to work out better.

but even so, it comes to a point where you will realise those whom you speak to in Chinese tends to be more friendly, approachable, helpful and agreeable. whereas for those that you speak to in English tends to be more official, distant and less willing. i am speaking from a general sense, of course there is adnormally. :)

there are also topics like how certain chinese radio stations' DJ talk in pure chinese whereas some will mix which Min Joo is doing and also how Chinese will come up with English names for themselves and not the other way round which Xiu Wen is doing. haha, simply love the times when the three of us come together and discuss the topics. sharing our own personal experiences which makes the whole discussion more enjoyable. :) Kudos to Catherine, Cindy & Anna! *winks*