Urban Myths

un·friend·ly

–adjective

1.

not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner.

2.

hostile; antagonistic: an unfriendly act of aggression.

3.

unfavorable; inhospitable or inimical, as an environment: an unfriendly climate for new ideas.

–adverb

4.

in an unfriendly manner.

Today, when we say someone is unfriendly, I think we often mean it in the sense of disposition, though in our hearts we may also suspect all the other meanings of the word to be applicable as well. I don't think many of us are, or mean to be truly unfriendly in attitude. We just don't know what to say to each other most of the time.


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Note to self: Get qian li zhi wai and Love love love

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"There are two sides to believing- one where you grit your teeth and plod on through dark places, and another where you look up to a bright blue sky, and feel deep in your heart, that you can fly." -Me

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Family gradually coming around

When speaking to Dr Wijeysingha, it is hard to forget his father, Eugene Wijeysingha, is the well-liked former principal of Raffles Institution, and in Dr Wijeysingha's own words, an "Establishment man".

So how did his family take the news that he would be joining opposition politics?

"It's not surprising in my family that people do social work, teaching, but when I got involved in formal politics, they were apprehensive," he said.

"When I told them it was SDP, even more apprehensive," he said, with a laugh.

But after explaining his views and including them in party activities, they are "gradually coming around," he said.

On a scale of one (least supportive) to 10 (most supportive), he believes they are now at a six.

Recalling the most important advice he has received, told to him by a close friend, Dr Wijeysingha said, "Don't ever forget why you are doing what you are doing."

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