By Anna Lee
(This article is an extract from Vulcan Post - a Singapore Top Tech lifestyle blog . For the full article please click here and for the full text of the talk - please click here)
Image Credit: TEDxPetalingStreet Facebook page
When I found out that I was invited to attend the TEDxPetalingStreet event and that it was going to be conducted mostly in the Mandarin dialect, I second guessed myself and wondered if I should even go. You see, I’m a little embarrassed to admit that my knowledge of this dialect is close to an elementary school-goer’s level, especially when it comes to speaking the language.