Atas you and me

Atas singaporeans are the bunch of people who are usually from english educated families or schools. They speak with an american/british accent most of the time. They tend... to be very bad at their mother tongue too. Atas people are usually outgoing and extremely friendly. They tend to not hang out with people who are not so fluent at english. Atas people are extremely picky when it comes to relationships. Usually, social and financial status are the main criteria for their choice of partners.
- quote facebook "what type of singaporean are you" quiz

well.i never heard of "atas" before yesterday. but ever since yesterday, i've been hearing it over and over. we were having dinner at crystal jade. jo, xq and i. jo called xq "atas" cause she said that ACS guys were known to be "atas" since a long time ago. we went huh? what's atas. so she explained that atas meant "rich and stuck up, something like that" so obviously, i started laughing although xq's nothing like "rich and stuck up". well, so much for laughing. today, i randomly pick a facebook quiz to do and guess what. i find out i'm "ATAS" too. whoa. 30 seconds later, jo does the same quiz and surprise surprise! she's ATAS too. pot calling the kettle black. oh well. i guess i've come to a conclusion that diffusion definitely occurs when you spend alot of time with some people. the question is, who began with the highest concentration.hmm. you see, the girl representing "ATAS" on the facebook quiz wore a shirt bearing the ACS crest..go figure ;)