- there must be a national campaign to tell people not to beat the shit out of bus drivers
- the prime minister doesnt know how to write a condolence letter
- you must suddenly know the chinese name of a drink from the nearby foodcourt or kopitiam you have been frequenting all your life.
- it is okay to buy over foreign corporations and banks worth billions but not okay to do something about the poor old men loitering around collecting used drinks cans to resell.
- kids who are barely 10 spend more time on electronic gadgets rather than with family and friends.
- the one true leader of democracy in a country passes away and theres not even a single mention by the "one-true leader of a country" (according to your textbooks).
- people will spend hours queuing up under the hot sun for a free carton of apple juice but wont get up to offer a seat to a pregnant lady in the train.
- 66.6% of the population is suffering from Stockholm Syndrome.
- citizens spend 5 years bitching about the government but all it takes is a little $200 bribe disguised as a progress package and suddenly everything is forgotten.
- Malaysia, a country which we used to laugh at has more balls to actually vote in opposition members into parliament.
- You enter Boon Lay MRT station and you suddenly feel like you are in a foreign land.
- There must actually be a campaign to tell people to smile.
- residents committee members have to manually go to every unit of every block to hang the Singapore flag before national day.
- You get jailed 20 years for punching an MP but you get away scot free when you whack some guy and break his teeth.
- You suddenly have to pay 20% more for your electricity bill but the company running it is still posting huge profits.
whats even sadder is the fact that these are just the tip of the iceberg
feel free to add on to the list...
-Siv
- the prime minister doesnt know how to write a condolence letter
- you must suddenly know the chinese name of a drink from the nearby foodcourt or kopitiam you have been frequenting all your life.
- it is okay to buy over foreign corporations and banks worth billions but not okay to do something about the poor old men loitering around collecting used drinks cans to resell.
- kids who are barely 10 spend more time on electronic gadgets rather than with family and friends.
- the one true leader of democracy in a country passes away and theres not even a single mention by the "one-true leader of a country" (according to your textbooks).
- people will spend hours queuing up under the hot sun for a free carton of apple juice but wont get up to offer a seat to a pregnant lady in the train.
- 66.6% of the population is suffering from Stockholm Syndrome.
- citizens spend 5 years bitching about the government but all it takes is a little $200 bribe disguised as a progress package and suddenly everything is forgotten.
- Malaysia, a country which we used to laugh at has more balls to actually vote in opposition members into parliament.
- You enter Boon Lay MRT station and you suddenly feel like you are in a foreign land.
- There must actually be a campaign to tell people to smile.
- residents committee members have to manually go to every unit of every block to hang the Singapore flag before national day.
- You get jailed 20 years for punching an MP but you get away scot free when you whack some guy and break his teeth.
- You suddenly have to pay 20% more for your electricity bill but the company running it is still posting huge profits.
whats even sadder is the fact that these are just the tip of the iceberg
feel free to add on to the list...
-Siv
