Some of you would have known by now, I'm back in Singapore. Those of you that don't, well we're (me & Sha) gonna be here for the next 4 weeks or so. He has some work to attend to here and his boss well, after promising "no more travel" has broken his promise. Again!! Grrr. This time though, some consolation, he has me tagging along on company's account! Yay!! :-D (So I get to buzz my long lost friends here!).
It's not too bad being in Singapore (I think) but there are just somethings here that I don't quite like. Everything is required in a hurry, people rush to work, school or everywhere else. This is a truly efficient city state but it can get TOO efficient I think. The locals are boring verging on lifeless (no offense to my Singaporean friends, but you are). When you step into the local mart, cashiers work like robot serving unsmiling, unfriendly and serious faced locals. When you take the trains, commuters pretend to ignore the elderly folks or those with young uns in their hands. The difference now as to how it was here a few years back, is that there is a marked increase of foreign nationals. However, it's almost always the locals that get to me, sheesh. No offense again, I really have some great Singaporean friends. It's just that there are more locals that seem really indifferent to many things. Yesterday morning, at the apartment we stayed, a young couple took their dogs (2 alsatians) out for the morning walk. They allowed their doggies to poop near the kiddies park and conveniently ignored cleaning it up afterwards. Sha simply chided the guy which made him cleared the mess up. Another incident on the first day I was here. There was this lady who was going into the elevator at the same time we were. Her young son was trailing behind (& playing nearby). She yelled and called her son to hurry up while all the time holding the elevator doors ajar. She did not even asked us if we'd mind or offer a little apology for holding us up (which we did not really mind). She just kept yelling at the top of her voice for her son to speed it up like as if it was only her that was around and using that elevator . It was a good couple of minutes before her child finally responded! And there was absolutely nothing that came from her mouth after that except for more scolding of her son. Had that been me, I simply would have allowed others to go first and then wait for that elevator again. It was the last day of the Chinese Hungry Ghost festival. Imagine this, two local couples were burning their prayer offerings ON the rubberized surface of the kiddies playground!!! Where are their consideration and commonsense??!! AND there was an incense burner provided by the building management too!!! I simply called the security folks to attend to them.
I don't know. I like her efficiency and orderliness but I prefer NZ (people are friendly) even the States too actually. Somehow there's more things to do. I know I won't offend my local friends (others locals maybe) with this entry but they long know what my feelings are on Singapore. You either love it or hate it being here. Even as a student here back then years ago, I never really liked this place. Well, I'm here for 4 weeks. Guess I'll just have to hang in there. I'd like to visit Kuala Lumpur again though if we have the time to spare. Till then, catch ya later guys.
It's not too bad being in Singapore (I think) but there are just somethings here that I don't quite like. Everything is required in a hurry, people rush to work, school or everywhere else. This is a truly efficient city state but it can get TOO efficient I think. The locals are boring verging on lifeless (no offense to my Singaporean friends, but you are). When you step into the local mart, cashiers work like robot serving unsmiling, unfriendly and serious faced locals. When you take the trains, commuters pretend to ignore the elderly folks or those with young uns in their hands. The difference now as to how it was here a few years back, is that there is a marked increase of foreign nationals. However, it's almost always the locals that get to me, sheesh. No offense again, I really have some great Singaporean friends. It's just that there are more locals that seem really indifferent to many things. Yesterday morning, at the apartment we stayed, a young couple took their dogs (2 alsatians) out for the morning walk. They allowed their doggies to poop near the kiddies park and conveniently ignored cleaning it up afterwards. Sha simply chided the guy which made him cleared the mess up. Another incident on the first day I was here. There was this lady who was going into the elevator at the same time we were. Her young son was trailing behind (& playing nearby). She yelled and called her son to hurry up while all the time holding the elevator doors ajar. She did not even asked us if we'd mind or offer a little apology for holding us up (which we did not really mind). She just kept yelling at the top of her voice for her son to speed it up like as if it was only her that was around and using that elevator . It was a good couple of minutes before her child finally responded! And there was absolutely nothing that came from her mouth after that except for more scolding of her son. Had that been me, I simply would have allowed others to go first and then wait for that elevator again. It was the last day of the Chinese Hungry Ghost festival. Imagine this, two local couples were burning their prayer offerings ON the rubberized surface of the kiddies playground!!! Where are their consideration and commonsense??!! AND there was an incense burner provided by the building management too!!! I simply called the security folks to attend to them.
I don't know. I like her efficiency and orderliness but I prefer NZ (people are friendly) even the States too actually. Somehow there's more things to do. I know I won't offend my local friends (others locals maybe) with this entry but they long know what my feelings are on Singapore. You either love it or hate it being here. Even as a student here back then years ago, I never really liked this place. Well, I'm here for 4 weeks. Guess I'll just have to hang in there. I'd like to visit Kuala Lumpur again though if we have the time to spare. Till then, catch ya later guys.
