Do Not Forget Your Mother Tongue

       We have been here for more than 6 weeks. I think through this unusual period, everyone has already gotten a special and unique image of Singapore in mind. So, what is this Lion City like in your point of view?  Is it still unfamiliar or already a homelike place? Is it comfortable to live in or too humid to adapt to? Is it a shopping paradise or just a place with a high consumption level? Well, it’s obvious that every one has got different answers.
        When it comes to starting a new life in another country, the first thing people are sure to consider is the local language. Just like the seniors from PRC universities, we came here to study English in order to prepare for our approaching undergraduate life. We were not born in an English-speaking country, which someone may complain about. However, we should feel really lucky to be born in such a great country with a long history. That means we have a lot of excellent outstanding and brilliant ancestors. We PRC students should have learnt what a distinguished person should possess in his way to success. So what I want to stress is that as a Chinese, we should be proud of our culture and our mother language no matter which place or which situation we are in. If one man only appreciates other’s success and progress, he or she will definitely become nobody because he never knows where his own advantages are. Learning another language is good, but remember do not try to forget your mother tongue just to give your mind some place to remember another language.
        Although compared with those students in England America or even Japan and Korea, we are lucky, because we are studying in a culture-like country----Singapore is quite similar to China. We have less culture shock here than those on another side of earth. However, little doesn’t means no shock. We are now in a multicultural society. Everything that seems the same could be quite different. We are not familiar enough with this country to act or speak freely or even casually yet, because sometimes, may be on religious occasions, our understanding may not be accepted well by others, so if we behave in a self-centered way, conflicts may occur then the already built relationship will be ruined.
        I think all of us are trying to find a proper lifestyle to convert our old mind. But I want to remind you that no matter where you were, no matter where you will be, for now , we are together, we are here, we are in Singapore, it’s our fate that arranged all these things, but do not wait for  the future, try to create the one you want. I believe, this six-month bridging course will be our most unforgettable experience in life! So let’s just enjoy it!