FARALIZA TAN, 22

Last year's pageant winner took Mandarin as a second language at A levels at Tampines Junior College and thanks to the Malay heritage on her mother's side, she speaks conversational Malay, too.

Her fluency in English and poise in public speaking earned the graduate of Nanyang Technological University kudos last year.



She declined to comment on the brouhaha surrounding her successor, Ms Ris Low, though in previous interviews, she has called for the public to support Ms Low's efforts to improve.

She says that it is natural for Singaporeans to switch pronunciation styles to suit the social group, but it is important to be aware of how one adapts one's speech.



If one is taking shortcuts in pronunciation, be aware of it, she adds.

'When I am with my Malay relatives, I sound more Malay,' she says. Pronounce all the words clearly when you are relaxing with friends and they cannot be blamed for thinking that you are pretentious, she notes.

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inb4 vroom vroom.

Read this story at S'pore newspaper last week.

I LOL at all those who were offended. As if S'pore is no.1 at England!

Pronounce all the words clearly when you are relaxing with friends and they cannot be blamed for thinking that you are pretentious, she notes.

Time to speak Singlish?

cantik nya body and complexion. envy envy!!!

good la learn new language.

ketiak !!!

DEFINITELY PHAIL...no offense to our sg neighbours, but does Singlish sounds that bad? Can't remember it was so bad when I went over there last year..lol

Miss Universe contest can use interpreters ma. She can use chinese lor.

But her engrish damn char, for someone that'll be representing a whole country.

in b4 tan's father failed....

Ris Low singlish might be inspired by this...

So... all in all... she's a muslim ???

Faraliza ?

omai u can speak malay to me anytime babeh

sentence her to caning please....

Yes she is but singaporeans are not forced to convert even if they marry a muslim

This post has been edited by beatlesalbum: Sep 16 2009, 02:16 PM

face iz success
ketiak iz phailed!

let's see her speak her own name?
RRRRIS low become LLLLis low

Control tower, permission for landing!