"I guessed you were from Singapore when you spoke Chinese but couldn't read it," said the restaurant lady.
Thing is, I can read Chinese. Only problem is that I would have starved to death by the time I actually deciphered the menu.
I am regretting that I lost my ability to read and write Chinese. To think I used to score As and Bs for my Chinese exams. 4 years without practice has led me to this - asking the resturant lady to help me out so that I can actually order something to eat.
What is even more shocking is that Singaporeans are defined as such: able to speak our mother tongue, but unable to read...
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