Ong Ye Kung Struggled With English As A Student, Says He ‘Catch No Ball’ When Classmates Spoke

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Ong Ye Kung Recounts Struggles With Learning English In Love 972 FM Interview​

As Health Minister and co-chair of the Covid-19 Multi-Ministry Task Force, Ong Ye Kung is undoubtedly well-known among Singaporeans.

He has made multiple speeches and addressed crucial questions in English and Chinese. While his bilingualism is impressive, this wasn’t always the case.

During a recent radio programme on LOVE 972FM, Mr Ong shared the obstacles he overcame during his schooling days while learning English.

Coming from a Chinese-speaking family and school, Mr Ong recounted enrolling at an English school to master the language.


However, the journey hadn’t been smooth sailing at the start, as he recalled “catching no ball” when his classmates were conversing.

Ong Ye Kung enrolled at English high school to improve his proficiency​

Making a guest appearance on LOVE 972FM on Monday (10 Oct), Mr Ong spoke about the Healthier SG initiative and the bivalent Covid-19 vaccine available from Friday (14 Oct).

During the segment, Mr Ong also gave listeners a glimpse into his personal life, particularly his journey to mastering English.

Growing up in a Chinese-speaking family and having attended Chinese schools, Mr Ong described his English proficiency as being “one piece, one piece” then.

But when it was time to attend high school, Mr Ong said he chose to enrol at an English-speaking one to improve his proficiency in the language.

Recalling his schooling days, Mr Ong said he simply “caught no ball” when his new classmates conversed.

Found English grammar challenging​

One aspect of the English language Mr Ong struggled with was past and present tenses.

In particular, he found it hard to truly grasp the concept, like how “run” in past tense is “ran”, but in past participle, it is still “run”.

Seeing that Mr Ong’s English proficiency wasn’t up to scratch, his mother decided to engage a tutor to help him master the language.

Even though he has improved by leaps and bounds since then, Mr Ong admitted that picking up a new language was challenging.

His English & Chinese speeches are not direct translations of the other​

Now that he’s an esteemed politician who needs to talk to people from all segments of society, Mr Ong shared how his bilingualism has worked out for him.

It’s not that I write a speech in English and have it translated to Chinese. I write them both separately because the manner of delivery is different in both languages.

Asked if he writes his speeches personally, Mr Ong said he usually has his first drafts written by an assistant, but he would make the amendments on his own after that.

“The scripts are not translated versions of each other. We need to make sure that the scripts can be understood well by native speakers in English and Chinese,” he said.

https://mustsharenews.com/ong-ye-kung-english

 

[Black_Tusk]

I also catch no ball what he talking also

 

[Atrina_Boy]

Now is we ‘Catch No Ball’ When u speak....​

 

[Kunkka]

His Malay leh. Cannot be pm if don't speak

 

[opteron]

all would catch ball after he Jinxed.

 

[peaceheart]

It's very evident even til now cos he always misuse analogies

 

[iamsinkie]

From catch no ball to many carry his balls

 

[Avant-Garde]

he catch no ball then,
and he still catch no ball now.

 

[WW1 Flying Ace]

Why now he must do personal interest articles to soften his image is it?

What happen to the taiji master moves?

 

[Cowbellc]

Every MPs got a nimble beginning, struggling when in school, cannot do well.
How in the world did we recruit them into govt and how are we gonna trust them to lead the country?

 

[Avant-Garde]

he once held the biggest ball in sg but dropped the ball when it mattered the most.

 

[Whimsica]

Take care of the citizens' health lah.
Take care of the health care workers under you lah.
Take care of your constituents lah.
Stick to your job lah.

 

[Phen8210]

Lol, aren't the rest also his kind?

That's why people such as him explain covid measures to the citizens, everyone also catches no ball. To put it in simple terms, they cannot even perform basic communication.

 

[Black9]

I also catch no ball when his colleagues say need more foreign talent


Read HWZ Forum Rules!

 

[begintoend]

Every one of them also got their own sob stories of struggles when young....

****izz... Same publisher huh?

 

[Milodrink]

Catch no ball:

 

[blurredprint]

Young catch no ball, old catch no bubble?

 

[lowsesbbfa]

Ong Ye Kung Recounts Struggles With Learning English In Love 972 FM Interview​

As Health Minister and co-chair of the Covid-19 Multi-Ministry Task Force, Ong Ye Kung is undoubtedly well-known among Singaporeans.

He has made multiple speeches and addressed crucial questions in English and Chinese. While his bilingualism is impressive, this wasn’t always the case.

During a recent radio programme on LOVE 972FM, Mr Ong shared the obstacles he overcame during his schooling days while learning English.

Coming from a Chinese-speaking family and school, Mr Ong recounted enrolling at an English school to master the language.


However, the journey hadn’t been smooth sailing at the start, as he recalled “catching no ball” when his classmates were conversing.

Ong Ye Kung enrolled at English high school to improve his proficiency​

Making a guest appearance on LOVE 972FM on Monday (10 Oct), Mr Ong spoke about the Healthier SG initiative and the bivalent Covid-19 vaccine available from Friday (14 Oct).

During the segment, Mr Ong also gave listeners a glimpse into his personal life, particularly his journey to mastering English.

Growing up in a Chinese-speaking family and having attended Chinese schools, Mr Ong described his English proficiency as being “one piece, one piece” then.

But when it was time to attend high school, Mr Ong said he chose to enrol at an English-speaking one to improve his proficiency in the language.

Recalling his schooling days, Mr Ong said he simply “caught no ball” when his new classmates conversed.

Found English grammar challenging​

One aspect of the English language Mr Ong struggled with was past and present tenses.

In particular, he found it hard to truly grasp the concept, like how “run” in past tense is “ran”, but in past participle, it is still “run”.

Seeing that Mr Ong’s English proficiency wasn’t up to scratch, his mother decided to engage a tutor to help him master the language.

Even though he has improved by leaps and bounds since then, Mr Ong admitted that picking up a new language was challenging.

His English & Chinese speeches are not direct translations of the other​

Now that he’s an esteemed politician who needs to talk to people from all segments of society, Mr Ong shared how his bilingualism has worked out for him.


Asked if he writes his speeches personally, Mr Ong said he usually has his first drafts written by an assistant, but he would make the amendments on his own after that.

“The scripts are not translated versions of each other. We need to make sure that the scripts can be understood well by native speakers in English and Chinese,” he said.

https://mustsharenews.com/ong-ye-kung-english

So?

 

[Joseph12]

Ong Ye Kung Recounts Struggles With Learning English In Love 972 FM Interview​

As Health Minister and co-chair of the Covid-19 Multi-Ministry Task Force, Ong Ye Kung is undoubtedly well-known among Singaporeans.

He has made multiple speeches and addressed crucial questions in English and Chinese. While his bilingualism is impressive, this wasn’t always the case.

During a recent radio programme on LOVE 972FM, Mr Ong shared the obstacles he overcame during his schooling days while learning English.

Coming from a Chinese-speaking family and school, Mr Ong recounted enrolling at an English school to master the language.


However, the journey hadn’t been smooth sailing at the start, as he recalled “catching no ball” when his classmates were conversing.

Ong Ye Kung enrolled at English high school to improve his proficiency​

Making a guest appearance on LOVE 972FM on Monday (10 Oct), Mr Ong spoke about the Healthier SG initiative and the bivalent Covid-19 vaccine available from Friday (14 Oct).

During the segment, Mr Ong also gave listeners a glimpse into his personal life, particularly his journey to mastering English.

Growing up in a Chinese-speaking family and having attended Chinese schools, Mr Ong described his English proficiency as being “one piece, one piece” then.

But when it was time to attend high school, Mr Ong said he chose to enrol at an English-speaking one to improve his proficiency in the language.

Recalling his schooling days, Mr Ong said he simply “caught no ball” when his new classmates conversed.

Found English grammar challenging​

One aspect of the English language Mr Ong struggled with was past and present tenses.

In particular, he found it hard to truly grasp the concept, like how “run” in past tense is “ran”, but in past participle, it is still “run”.

Seeing that Mr Ong’s English proficiency wasn’t up to scratch, his mother decided to engage a tutor to help him master the language.

Even though he has improved by leaps and bounds since then, Mr Ong admitted that picking up a new language was challenging.

His English & Chinese speeches are not direct translations of the other​

Now that he’s an esteemed politician who needs to talk to people from all segments of society, Mr Ong shared how his bilingualism has worked out for him.


Asked if he writes his speeches personally, Mr Ong said he usually has his first drafts written by an assistant, but he would make the amendments on his own after that.

“The scripts are not translated versions of each other. We need to make sure that the scripts can be understood well by native speakers in English and Chinese,” he said.

https://mustsharenews.com/ong-ye-kung-english

He's still struggling to.be a minister for Singaporeans

 

[fordsolo]

no wonder his speech moi also catch no ball