Xin Jia Bo Ren.
Greetings, denizens of this snow-forsaken land.
Boy, do we have A LOT of issues right now.
Rain, Floods, Earthquake.....
And LAG. Lots of it. (and of the aforementioned)
What the heck did we do wrong this time. =/
The weather here is so weird.....if we ain't drownin' in our own sweat, we're drownin' in the massive rainfall. Talk about tropical!
And as I sit here typin' this, the Great Lag continues to pull on the last vestiges of my eluding patience.
As you all should know, some earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale shook Taiwan and damaged undersea cables....distrupting Internet connections in many countries....giving us another reason to curse and swear. I think I hear the F's and the CB's and the KNN's. I certainly had my lion's share of profanities today.
But c'mon people, look at the bright side! Before we had this cooling rain, we had to put up being cooked medium rare by the Sun. Now's the relief. I definitely love the cold.
Floods? It can also mean free clearing of rubbish on the roads. =P
But on the other hand (the serious hand -.- ), we must now watch out for landslides...for all we know, Mt. Faber could come sliding down on our heads....
Revealing hidden crude oil reserves....
Which means we're gonna be rich!
And that's how rain can affect the brain. And your sense of humour.
Okay, laming aside, I have one very interesting subject to address.
The courtesy of Singaporeans...or rather, the lack of thereof. If you've been reading the papers recently, (yes, even cavemen do) they've been talkin' a lot about the behaviour of Singaporeans. What really irks me is that the incivility of some Singaporeans can be seen in the public-est of places.
What would all the tourists be thinking when they see OUR people littering and spitting all over the place?
"Disgusting, distasteful people".
For a start, I don't have to go far to witness this "typical Singaporean behaviour". It's all put up for exhibit right at home.
Take this morning for example. The toothpaste tube in my toilet had been brutally mutilated so every molecule of toothpaste could be squeezed out. That's good; at least we ain't wastin' resources. The bad thing is, even though the tube looked like it had been steamrolled, nobody bothered to get a new tube from the storeroom.
What are you looking at me for? It was me who changed the tube last time! I was just seeing how long it was before somebody else took the initiative. =)
No, really. Honest.
While I sit here and point my fingers at people, a thousand others should be pointed back at me.
Complaining has been and is still one of the common Singaporean traits. Bad service? Complain. Bored at home? Complain. Bad day? Complain. We're always right, aren't we? Whine-Whine-Whine. That's all we do all day. We just can't shut the hell up and keep things to ourselves. We MUST complain. It is our nature to do so.
Another thing that I find common in us is our passive nature. The lack of initiative. Take the toothpaste scenario for example. We just love to sit down and wait for things to happen, instead of making things happen. When things aren't going our way, we just go assfirst onto the ground and wait till some miracle takes place. When people are in trouble, we're suddenly interested in the dust on the floor or the big, blue sky. "Oh no, that old woman just fell down. I'll just sit here and keep quiet coz it ain't my problem."
If everyone thought like that, then all the fallen old women in Singapore be damned.
Thank goodness for us, although these behaviours are common, they're not affecting the entire population. We do have a good portion of Singaporeans who go that extra mile to show that we aren't that bad of a people. I'm certain we're all good people. We just have to get these bad habits outta of our system.
Okay, I'm sorry I sound like Lee Hsien Loong or somethin', but its just the thoughts that cross my mind when I see things happening around me, particularly the unpleasant ones. Anyway, kudos to our guys in government for keeping Singapore such a good place to live in.
I promise the next post will be less.....errr...political. Maybe something about the 2/8 BBQ tomorrow. =) I sure hope the sky doesn't fall on us tomorrow!
Boy, do we have A LOT of issues right now.
Rain, Floods, Earthquake.....
And LAG. Lots of it. (and of the aforementioned)
What the heck did we do wrong this time. =/
The weather here is so weird.....if we ain't drownin' in our own sweat, we're drownin' in the massive rainfall. Talk about tropical!
And as I sit here typin' this, the Great Lag continues to pull on the last vestiges of my eluding patience.
As you all should know, some earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale shook Taiwan and damaged undersea cables....distrupting Internet connections in many countries....giving us another reason to curse and swear. I think I hear the F's and the CB's and the KNN's. I certainly had my lion's share of profanities today.
But c'mon people, look at the bright side! Before we had this cooling rain, we had to put up being cooked medium rare by the Sun. Now's the relief. I definitely love the cold.
Floods? It can also mean free clearing of rubbish on the roads. =P
But on the other hand (the serious hand -.- ), we must now watch out for landslides...for all we know, Mt. Faber could come sliding down on our heads....
Revealing hidden crude oil reserves....
Which means we're gonna be rich!
And that's how rain can affect the brain. And your sense of humour.
Okay, laming aside, I have one very interesting subject to address.
The courtesy of Singaporeans...or rather, the lack of thereof. If you've been reading the papers recently, (yes, even cavemen do) they've been talkin' a lot about the behaviour of Singaporeans. What really irks me is that the incivility of some Singaporeans can be seen in the public-est of places.
What would all the tourists be thinking when they see OUR people littering and spitting all over the place?
"Disgusting, distasteful people".
For a start, I don't have to go far to witness this "typical Singaporean behaviour". It's all put up for exhibit right at home.
Take this morning for example. The toothpaste tube in my toilet had been brutally mutilated so every molecule of toothpaste could be squeezed out. That's good; at least we ain't wastin' resources. The bad thing is, even though the tube looked like it had been steamrolled, nobody bothered to get a new tube from the storeroom.
What are you looking at me for? It was me who changed the tube last time! I was just seeing how long it was before somebody else took the initiative. =)
No, really. Honest.
While I sit here and point my fingers at people, a thousand others should be pointed back at me.
Complaining has been and is still one of the common Singaporean traits. Bad service? Complain. Bored at home? Complain. Bad day? Complain. We're always right, aren't we? Whine-Whine-Whine. That's all we do all day. We just can't shut the hell up and keep things to ourselves. We MUST complain. It is our nature to do so.
Another thing that I find common in us is our passive nature. The lack of initiative. Take the toothpaste scenario for example. We just love to sit down and wait for things to happen, instead of making things happen. When things aren't going our way, we just go assfirst onto the ground and wait till some miracle takes place. When people are in trouble, we're suddenly interested in the dust on the floor or the big, blue sky. "Oh no, that old woman just fell down. I'll just sit here and keep quiet coz it ain't my problem."
If everyone thought like that, then all the fallen old women in Singapore be damned.
Thank goodness for us, although these behaviours are common, they're not affecting the entire population. We do have a good portion of Singaporeans who go that extra mile to show that we aren't that bad of a people. I'm certain we're all good people. We just have to get these bad habits outta of our system.
Okay, I'm sorry I sound like Lee Hsien Loong or somethin', but its just the thoughts that cross my mind when I see things happening around me, particularly the unpleasant ones. Anyway, kudos to our guys in government for keeping Singapore such a good place to live in.
I promise the next post will be less.....errr...political. Maybe something about the 2/8 BBQ tomorrow. =) I sure hope the sky doesn't fall on us tomorrow!
posted by Danny at
10:36 PM
