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Saturday, August 09, 2008 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SINGAPORE!!! with the patriotism in me, i've decided to blog about wat makes a Singaporean! (you can say it's because i'm bored and i can't get to sleep just yet...... moving on..) Kiasu-ness.. (the first thing that really comes to my mind.) been a victim of the crowd that jus seem far too impatient to wait for you to get off the train before boarding? or have you been a victim of seeing a 'perfect' seat at the hawker centre, only to be brushed off by an auntie or a family who was walking right behind you, saying that they saw that seat first, and quickly settled down in that seat that was supposedly yours to begin with? or have you been the one who cut the line in public when you jus happen to see a friend of yours in it, so you can have your food first? i have. LOL. i'm not saying Kiasu-ness exists only in Singapore.. in every other part of the world, they have their own culture of being kiasu.. but seriously, Singaporeans can sometimes take it to the extreme! Hostility.. look around you.. if you're lucky, you get a friendly neighbour who gets along very well with you that they greet you every time they see you on the streets and welcome you with open arms every New Year/Christmas etc.. unfortunately, the 'culture' in Singapore was made in such a way that people have their door closed 24/7. how interactive. try the Kampong life, and you'll see wat i mean. Selfish-ness.. get on the train/bus and you'll see many people who are seated down nicely.. at the same time, you'll see this couple of frail old men and women who are struggling to keep themselves still and stable while standing.. then, you move on to give up your seat (i dunno about you, but i do) only to look around you and see expressions that screams relief(thinking: "thank God, i dont have to give up my seat.. whew!") and guilt. how hard is it to give up your seat to someone who needs it more than you do? this scenerio is surely prevalent inthe public transport system. or, while waiting for a long time by the main road for a cab, you see this family, or couple going no further than 5 metres away from where you are, and the next thing you know, is they got a cab which ought to be yours. seriously.. Expensive lifestyle.. with more ERP gates appearing on the roads of Singapore, and the increasing price of petrol, rice, and everything else.. Life in Singapore is certainly getting harder without any rise in the pay of the people. you can't agree more, i guess. as much negative remarks you see on this post, Singaporeans sure have our own individual culture. Singlish.. as you can see, Singapore is made up of people from many different cultures and countries. this phenomenon is more significant in recent years, as the Singapore government can't seem to get the people to have more kids in a household. everywhere, you see someone from a particular race, interacting with someone else from another race... soon, SINGLISH emerges! as much as I try not to use the "lah", "leh", "loh", "meh", "mah", "moh" etc.. it comes out of my mouth like it's natural! (of course it is, i'm a Singaporean.. HELLO?) foreigners may not understand wat we're saying, so wat? IT IS UNIQUELY SINGAPORE OK?! oops. please pardon me for my Canadian accent which i still carry with me. FOOD.. with all the spiciness you get from a dish of char kway teow or laksa, you seem to find the kick in leaving your mouth filled with the tantalizing HOTNESS! Singapore is seriously a place where you can find good food. even if you've had the worse local delicacy, while abroad, you would still miss eating it! i'm sure some of you have heard someone saying, "as long as the food is good, it doesnt matter how far it is." that's the spirit of us, Singaporeans! we can go from one end to the other end of the country, jus to get good food! that's how good our local delicacies are! wat? right opposite the Jurong East Swimming Complex they serve good curry chicken and curry fish head? i'm on my way! Cleanliness.. (intertwined with how FINE the city is) call it the Green city.. not that GREEN yet, but compared to many other countries, it's like comparing heaven and earth. by banning the sale of chewing gum, it has really saved our city from appearing like those many other cities all over the world. like the street of Hamilton, you would see these many people spitting their gums on the floor, and gums that were chewed by God-knows-who being stuck under the seats of the public transport. gross. Foreigners may complain about the fines the local government make, but that's wat keeps our country clean and peaceful. guess i shall quit debating my love for Singapore. Regardless of my love-hate relationship i have here, nowhere beats the comfort of your own home. HOME SWEET HOME! =D |
