i do love singapore
i think my discontent towards singapore and singaporeans have been well documented and to a certain blown out of proportion. however i have never been too hateful nor too loving towards her.
so let me set the record straight.
i do love singapore.
ok before you cynics and skeptics sound your blabbering mutter get this. it is a country in which i have spilled my blood, sweat and tears. my most joyful and saddest moments happened there. my parents are there. my siblings are there. my relatives are there. love lost, love gained. and for that i do not think the thread that signifies my sense of belonging towards it can never be broken.
so why that tinge of discontent you may ask?
it's this simple.
the tendencies of the people (amongst many other reasons).
i have no argument about the funny and most of the time irritating singaporean accent. frankly i support and applaud it becos amongst the many manufactured things in singapore, it is the most natural social development. i just wish Singaporeans could mind what they say sometimes. and please get it right in the international stage ok?
getting back on track, one of the things that singaporeans love to do when abroad is whine about how bad it is and rave about how good it is at home... well if you do not like staying here then get the hell out of this place. why come here in the first place? but these are the same people who, when at home, rave about how excellent it was abroad. i suspect they just wanted to be known to be well travelled. well dudes, sorry to say, living in posh hotel rooms and shopping at the malls of those cities do not make you a well-travelled person. of cos, this is the general rule and there are exceptions.
i am not saying it is all good here. there are more bad than good but whatever it is make do with whatever you have. if you cant take the challenge then dont!
speaking of which, is this the product of the education system?
i hear a resounding yes.
what can i say, most of the teachers are like that too. and even more sadder is that i used to be one. so i share part of the blame.
and one other thing about the society; there is the lack of graciousness. i believe most people are genuine, unlike, ahem... Australia, and that's precisely the thing. if only we can be more gracious. like if you see someone in trouble, for example, a gust of wind suddenly blows a stack of papers (i remember it naomi), helpless lady (or gentleman for that matter) scouring to pick it up, please help. it doesnt take much. not a minute is wasted. and you feel better soon after. you know these kinds of little things...
well, the whole point of this post is that i am just blowing some steam through some thoughts that have been through my mind for the past few weeks. i have just completed the last of my assignmets and so its time to relax.
PS-o yeah, i love my shayang so much...
so let me set the record straight.
i do love singapore.
ok before you cynics and skeptics sound your blabbering mutter get this. it is a country in which i have spilled my blood, sweat and tears. my most joyful and saddest moments happened there. my parents are there. my siblings are there. my relatives are there. love lost, love gained. and for that i do not think the thread that signifies my sense of belonging towards it can never be broken.
so why that tinge of discontent you may ask?
it's this simple.
the tendencies of the people (amongst many other reasons).
i have no argument about the funny and most of the time irritating singaporean accent. frankly i support and applaud it becos amongst the many manufactured things in singapore, it is the most natural social development. i just wish Singaporeans could mind what they say sometimes. and please get it right in the international stage ok?
getting back on track, one of the things that singaporeans love to do when abroad is whine about how bad it is and rave about how good it is at home... well if you do not like staying here then get the hell out of this place. why come here in the first place? but these are the same people who, when at home, rave about how excellent it was abroad. i suspect they just wanted to be known to be well travelled. well dudes, sorry to say, living in posh hotel rooms and shopping at the malls of those cities do not make you a well-travelled person. of cos, this is the general rule and there are exceptions.
i am not saying it is all good here. there are more bad than good but whatever it is make do with whatever you have. if you cant take the challenge then dont!
speaking of which, is this the product of the education system?
i hear a resounding yes.
what can i say, most of the teachers are like that too. and even more sadder is that i used to be one. so i share part of the blame.
and one other thing about the society; there is the lack of graciousness. i believe most people are genuine, unlike, ahem... Australia, and that's precisely the thing. if only we can be more gracious. like if you see someone in trouble, for example, a gust of wind suddenly blows a stack of papers (i remember it naomi), helpless lady (or gentleman for that matter) scouring to pick it up, please help. it doesnt take much. not a minute is wasted. and you feel better soon after. you know these kinds of little things...
well, the whole point of this post is that i am just blowing some steam through some thoughts that have been through my mind for the past few weeks. i have just completed the last of my assignmets and so its time to relax.
PS-o yeah, i love my shayang so much...
Finger Acrobatics Performed
On Friday, June 03, 2005 at 3:21 pm.
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