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to all singaporean, please don't worry as i'm confident that she won't make to the next stage of the competition come the big day.. but, if by any freaky accident that she does make it to the top 5,
then we should be worried as IT WOULD BE A DISGRACE TO SINGAPORE ONCE SHE OPEN HER MOUTH TO ANSWER THOSE VITAL QUESTIONS & BE HEARD TO THE WHOLE WORLD! it is just like watching an episode from 'Phua Chu Kang pte ltd'!!

What uni or poly is she in?

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seriously.... WTHOMG.. *hands cup face in disgrace*

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Omg i feel so sad for you singaporeans. Then again, I don't even know who won Miss World Malaysia 2009 so I guess we're even. :)

For crying out loud !! .. What are the judges thinking of ?? Have they gone blind , mad , clueless !! I am speechless ! .. She's a laughing stock right now. It is so embarassing. There's no words to describe how shocked I am with the whole thing! She used the word BIMBOTIC .. hmm she sure is!!

i just saw the newspapers reporting on her bad command of English. I couldn't have agreed more with the angry netizens. She is really a complete disgrace to Singapore and to represent Singapore on the International stage? It is completely unthinkable. It would only be right to rethink the winner of this year's Miss Singapore. There is definitely somebody who's more worthy of that title.

She really pisses me off!

I'm not surprised @ all,most Sporeans speak in that manner,if she speaks in broken English on an international pageant,Singapore will look like a laughing stock for everyone else to see.

Imagine if the judge ask her a question,she replies,"I want world peace lor,everyone here hor always keep fighting one,why so like dat,i dun know why leh,i think i very pretty one,will heal the world like Michael Jackson lor...."

It reminds me of William Hung from American Idol,she bangs....hahahaha!!!

Come to think of it, it isn't her fault. It's the judges. Any sane person wouldn't have let someone like her win the pageant.

She popularised the word "BOOMZ"

A new Singlish indeed, quite handy to use

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I am upset beyond words. Actually we need to blame the judges. Who are they? I read in the papers someone mentioning, "this is a beauty pageant so they are there for their beauty"....da???

Does anyone knows who were judging the pageant? Poor girl, she is thinking Hokkian and speakz de England I think.

you netizens are so cruel , i feel sorry for her.

C'mon guys, give her a break and leave her alone. Her english is not different from other singaporeans. The whole country speak that way, So, it is not really her fault!

Is this chick representing Singapore or China? She speaks English like a China girl!

Princessa - you use the phrase "less beauty but more bronze". I think you mean "brawn". Then again, one always compares beauty with brains when refering to girls and brains with brawn when refering to guys. So the phrase used in your context should be "less beauty but more brains". Also, "brawn" does not end with an "s".

Sorry, in my two comments about Ris Low speaking like a China girl and the one to Princessa about the word "brawn", I forgot to give my name. My name is Glen Nicolay.

Well, first of all, I must say that Ris has guts to take part in Miss Singapore cos not everyone wants to parade in some bikini in front of us guys. She scores high for bravery, not sure if that counts. Perhaps, she needs a speech instructor to get her corrected & speak better English.

We are always critical about our football team, swimming team & it would be good to see some positive comments from our fellow Singaporeans. I would say that she was giving her best & how could we fault someone for giving his/her best?

Have you heard the French or Italian trying to speak good English? Their accent is so strong, I dont even know what they are trying to tell me!! Perhaps, if the interview was taken in Mandarin, Ris will fare better. I just hope this wont have any negative effects on her life & destroy her self cofidence!

I am not sure how many of you have ever given an interview in front of the TV, but let me tell you something; most of us would choke on whatever we want to say.

BTW, I am not a fan & I dont even know who won the lasdt few Miss Singapore!

I know that my English is bad and STILL is (in fact lousy).. and always having the fear of speaking it.. But today she gave me confidence in trying to speak it more often! People like me should thank her with tears.. lolx

hey Ris... be confident when u face the camera.... can see you are tooo stress.....since u won
MSP, do up grade urself and show the world u can do it.... jia you....

Let's us not criticise Ris any further but to give her a chance to prove herself. She must brush up her English before flying away to represent Singapore in Miss Universe pageants. Failing to do so, the relevant authority MUST replace her with another competent pageant, maybe the first runner up. Please… our nation’s pride is at stake.

Give the poor girl a break. Ris speaks like an average Singaporean. AT LEAST SHE IS REAL!

In any event, since when does English become a criterion for the competition? Some of the competitors speak in their native language and use a translator!

totally brainless bimbotic dumbshit... such a shame.. hope she can read this and get her eyes open...

I agree that this has nothing got to do with her diction, but the intelligence to speak and answer questions.

Check this guy out from Malawi. William doesn't speak perfect english, but he expressed himself well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arD374MFk4w

Roll all of us back to 5 years ago, pick any one on the streets and the person could probably be speaking like how she spoke in the interview.

The troubled youths whom I work with these days speak way much better than her, express themselves way much better than her, even though in singlish. Besides, the singlish has cut down alot in this society. Even the ah lians and ah bengs speak perfect english.

It was reported on AsiaOne.com that she was guilty of credit card fraud. And not sure if they are allowing her to leave the country to represent Singapore or not. I hope they do not let her leave.

http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Crime/Story/A1Story20090924-169805.html

My english isn't A* either but when i heard her speak during the interview, i just couldn't help bursting into tears!

I don't understand why people keep saying that she uses singlish.. It's definitely NOT! Singlish is a slang using the word/s ''Lah, loh, Meh..'' etc. She just has difficulty in pronunciation.

For those who say that average/typical singaporeans speaks like her, i beg to differ. Singaporeans MAY(or may not) speak like her, but only towards close friends/family memebers..NOT during a formal interview.

I wonder how the judges feel after seeing her on youtube! BOOMZ!! 'Siah suay!'

A screwup is forever a screwup!!! Credit card fraudster to represent Singapore; A country that has low crime rate in the region??? Cannot imagine how she will reply when the judge ask her "What do you think of Honesty/Integrity???"

Please withdraw and save Singapore some face!!!

Cannot be too personal... However, as a representative of Singapore, definitely cannot have any criminal record...........

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I totally agree with the above statement "Since when does English become a criterion for the competition? Some of the competitors speak in their native language and use a translator!"

This is what happens when we speak a language that doesn't really belong to us. Native speakers will naturally have a good command of their mother tongues, and in Singapore, English is NOT our mother tongue, it is just a language of convenience used between people who speaks a variety of mother tongues. Ironically, a large percentage of Singaporeans have poor command of their mother tongues too, especially the younger generation. In such a case, most Singaporeans are not good in any languages. By the way, Singdarin and Singlish are not languages, but a bastardisation of the true Mandarin and English language. It is sad that the situation turned out this way, but what can we do? I'm a language teacher and I too find it hard to help my students overcome this problem.

I have friends who travelled to Taiwan and China and spoke to the locals thinking that they were using Mandarin. Only when they found that the locals cannot understand them really well that they realised what they were speaking was not Mandarin but Singdarin. Similarly, there are Singaporeans who experience the same problem when they speak to native English speakers. Most Singaporeans DO NOT realise that they are using bad language. There are also some Singaporeans who laugh as other people's bad English, but do not realise that they can't even speak their mother tongue properly. It's time to wake up and think about this. If you can't even speak your mother tongue decently, on what grounds do you laugh at other people's languages?

The china girls in Geylang speaks better english then her... God save Singapore... Is this the best we can get in Singapore??? Ask my ah mah to take part also can lor...

No beauty & No Brains! What is ERM thinking??

dats becos we have english improvement course for some of our new foreign talents (in any fields you choose to think imagine ;p )
latest news is that she might have cheated in exams? no wonder she can't remember her course she taking.. hospriwhatever??

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/cna/20091007/tap-752-ris-low-ordered-court-shop-alone-231650b.html

Damn funny,

I can't stop laughing throughout the whole interview, wahahahaha, really cheer up my day. :p

Red piece of "bigini"? Something that's "BOOMZ!"? "Sumting that shouts me"??? Is... Does she realise she SOUNDS like a bimbo? And yet she says... "I wanna show the world that not all beautiful people arr bimbotic". I'm utterly shocked and disappointed.

Singapore, (I'm a Singaporean) please don't send this person to Ms Universe if this person is your choice.

It was really funny to listen to her "attempt" to speak english i could barely understand what she was saying. But in all fairness i think she deserves some sort of recognition for trying to speak it as best she can. I think she's brave for having been on tv speaking like that.

Leopard "Prints"...."nature greenS" or natural green???? What's that?

I had E8 for my "O" level English and I don't even speak this way.

wow that is something it hink that is interisting

To be fair, many Singaporeans speak worse than her. Could be hypocritical to slam her for something most of us are guilty of doing. BUT, still. WTF. She has some narcissism issues.

wow that is very intersting i think that is something

What a great laugh. If I was singaporean, I would be embarassed. But alas, beauty was never brains right!