Tag Archives: Tamil

Her mother tongue isn’t Tamil

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Expat Bostonians

***A quick note of explanation before I get into the post.  English is the language of instruction in Singapore.  However, all students must take a second language–called a Mother Tongue  (henceforce I’ll refer to it as MT) language.*** I recently … Continue reading →

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Thaipusam 2014 (photos)

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Expat Bostonians

I’ve been wanting to check out Thaipusam for four years, but something always seemed to come up.  This year, however, the stars aligned that I could go and see part of the festival.  I spent about two hours along Selegie … Continue reading →

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