Now is it me, or do I sense a pattern here? When the gahmen decides on a name for a new campaign, they have recently been quite fond of the "*! Singapore" naming formula, where * denotes a verb or phrase to describe the aim of said campaign (prefably in ALL CAPS FOR EMPHASIS AND IMPACT)
Past examples include:
- SING! Singapore
- SWING! Singapore
- READ! Singapore
- To encourage Singaporeans to speak up and voice their views to provide feedback for the government to formulate poilicies - SHUT UP! Singapore
- Be more patroitic and loyal to the country - SHUT UP! Singapore
- Be a "stayer", not a "quitter" - SHUT UP! Singapore
- Be more creative - SHUT UP! Singapore
5 comments:
Hi Ahmad, mmm... not too fair to associate reading with anti-social campaigns leh. But thanks for helping spread the word, I think. Heh heh.
Actually, the planning committee (of which I was in a sub-team) did raise the issue of the name being too "campaign-like". But well, the steering committee went ahead anyway. Guess we can't please everyone.
Maybe Singaporeans in Taiwan could participate? That would be something to blog about. :)
hmmm..SHUT UP! Singapore good one dude
ivan: No offense meant, promoting reading is a noble idea no matter the slogan. I don't know any other Singaporeans in Taiwan, believe or not... :P
ah tiong: your feedback only counts if they really listen, not just hear.
None taken, Ahmad. I don't blame anyone if they call it a campaign. Singaporeans suffer from "campaign-fatigue", maybe. But as you say, campaign or not, reading is a good thing. I hope people will participate actively.
Haha. Glad to enjoy a laugh. :)
I don't need no gahmen cam"peng"* to inculcate my love for books & reading hehe.
What they can do is go teach the library users to observe gracious library behaviour & respectful etiquette!
* Peng = To fall over/ collapse in Hokkien/ Taiwanese MiLan dialect)
Hugs
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