A Quest For Unity In 1960s Singapore | A Frame In Time | Episode 2/3

[@loveroflife7185]

I am from Cape Town, South Africa. I salute Singaporeans for their continuous effort to establish a racially harmonious society - where people from all races, religions, and colour respect, tolerate, and appreciate each other. Truly an inspirational model to our troubled world. May the Almighty protect you always. (BTW, I am of mixed race. In Cape Town were are known as Cape Malay. But we are not pure Malay. We're a mix between Malay, India, Dutch, English, and German.)

[@CKxperience]

@OVERwhelmed Many of them. Brought over by Europeans

[@CKxperience]

@OVERwhelmed also Malays colonised Madagascar. They speak a type of Malay language. Malays are highly skilled seafarers…

[@share_accidental]

@@CKxperience wow, i didn't know that. thanks for sharing!

[@sbaumgartner9848]

This is an example of why I love CNA and Singapore. CNA always finds interesting stories to present about Singapore. What Singapore has achieved in the past 50 years is amazing. A model for the rest of the world.

[@1aaroncarl]

2nd time this docudrama series made me cry. Would definitely visit and learn more about SG.

[@share_accidental]

we welcome you!

[@veekwok5611]

I used to stay in a kampung at Lorong 17 Geylang and attended a primary school called Geylang English Primary School, along Geylang Road. At that time we still have National Language as a school subject. That is why I can speak some simple Malay words and sentences. Saya tahu cakap sedikit Bahasa Melayu. The ending part of the video when the Chinese lady met Cigku is very touching.

[@CNAInsider]

Hi Vee Kwok, We're glad you enjoyed 'A Frame in Time'. Do catch the other episodes as well! kzbin.info/aero/PLkMf14VQEvTY1cT43PwHVNuUxDpdyJ5iI

[@veekwok5611]

@@CNAInsider Thank you, I do enjoyed "A Frame in Time" very much. I already watched the 3 episodes within the last 24 hours amidst staying at home because of the Coronavirus "Circuit Breaker".

[@utubegeronimo7628]

+Vee Kwok Good to know that you know some Malay here. I am Malaysian Chinese here and I cannot even pronounce Malay words properly.

[@pupplemupple]

"My voice is your voice" I felt that

[@yut576]

The ending reflect the fate and state of our National Language 🥺

[@richardjones7984]

As a teenager in 1966, I remember the National Language Lesson on the TV that was on before the kids programs. I bought a text book but wasn't very good at learning Malay. Our Amah's daughter was Hainanese and her boyfriend was Cantonese and so they wrote to each other in Chinese and spoke to each other in English. I like the scene of the shop and the calendar which were just like I remembered them as though it was yesterday. What is missing more than anything in the film is the smell of the goods like the oil and dried fish that used to permeate the warm air and is something you don't get so much in a cold climate. Thanks for the memories.

[@share_accidental]

wow, that's really interesting!

[@atsgfuture]

The Chinese woman seemed to care about the Malay teacher very much. A moving story. Hopefully, Chinese,Malay and Indian get along well in Singapore.

[@share_accidental]

i'm 22 now. there were free malay lessons for those who were keen back in primary school, so it was only 10 years ago & i assume still a thing today. sadly, i only attended for a year (P4 i think) because my CCA fell on the same day as the malay class the next year. i wasn't able to attend anymore. why didn't i take it as a 3rd language in secondary school? i was an idiot! i tried time & again to learn malay, i even used duolingo for a while. however, it's of no luck. even with the same indonesian domestic helper in our family since i was 17 months old, i haven't learnt much.

[@yut576]

Hope this would encourage the interest in learning our National Language, the language of this region. By being able converse and understand the language we understood our neighbours better rather instead of being condescending.

[@studywithruru]

CNA made me cry in less than a minute. that's a highscore right there.

[@CNAInsider]

awwww...thanks?

[@jupiter-cakrawala-jiwa]

Malay Language was originated from Sanskrit. Sanskrit Language is the oldest, purest and most systematic language in the world. It is the most versatile language as well as in Rig Veda , Bhagavad Gita & Maha Bharata - the language of poetry

[@manithangavalu7885]

Well said and Absolutely💯 Makes wonder, why there's no thumbs up for your comment. The truth hurts and it's Obvious. There's so much Animosity, when Sanskrit is mentioned.

[@share_accidental]

that’s really interesting! i’m gen z, tried (& failed) to learn malay 😢

[@simonsimon2888]

Observe our first Malay President, Yang Di-Pertuan Negara, Enche Yusof Ishak's photo above the black board. "Majulah Singapura!"

[@tayyabkhan2228]

well done! one of the best sg made documentary ever!

[@share_accidental]

the ending was bittersweet, i wasn't expecting it...

[@Jamez53]

hijab was was very rare in 1959 singapore anyone agree?

[@CKxperience]

No such thing back then

[@nalan-k6f]

the more pious ladies wore seledang which was translucent.

[@simonsimon2888]

There is one and only Malay word spoken during everyone's lunchtime...'Makan!'

[@ridhobaihaqi144]

Then... became Singlish

[@tuduki5545]

The true national languange

[@phantomthiefirwin9631]

Why am I even watching this Im not Singaporean. Also why am I crying in the club rn...

[@imanfarhan4602]

I would say almost 90% of non malay singaporean didn’t know how to speak malay 😂

[@share_accidental]

i’m one of them 😢 tried (& failed) to learn

[@jumarkpelismino5632]

Your national language is Malay but your lingua franca is English...?

[@share_accidental]

i'd consider it a linguistical crisis here in singapore :/ i'm 22, tried learning malay but no luck...even with an indonesian domestic helper at home lol.

[@bobkee]

Suara saya adalah suara kamu *poignant*

[@colinphang503]

And Singaporean Chinese and Malays can’t even form a coherent sentence in their mother tongues 🥴

[@natalierenfrow6016]

Mandarin is not a mother tongue because Chinese singaporeans never spoke it. Even in China its only the north and 60 percent are supposedly mandarin speakers. When China became independent. They had a vote and Cantonese lost by abit. Imagine if Cantonese won. Singaporeans will be learning Cantonese instesd lol. But you're right cause I listened to many Chinese singaporeans when they speak in mandarin almost half of the words are in Chinese or they are direct transaction of English words into Chinese which may sound funny to Chinese from china etc.

[@chanboonyee6788]

Malay is not significant in Singapore anymore.With the increasing influx of mainland Chinese to Singapore, more and more of the Chinese majority are opting to use Mandarin.

[@enigmaticrandom386]

These mainland chinese arent interested to even assimilate with locals and only use singapore as an opportunity. They should have brushed up their English language skills even before coming here as chinese locals arent that strong with their mother tongue

[@manithangavalu7885]

Are you for REAL? Why is the National Anthem in Malay Language.? Those blow in from China are nothing but an invasion of VERMINS!