singapore was once among the four small dragons of asian because of its gdp growth in 70's. it was famous for its strict law and beautiful garden city. the image is still there in foreign people's mind, but fading away little by little as other asian counties catching up.
i was once in this country because of this allusion. the reality is, the city is tiny, hot and humid all year long. orchard road, marina bay are nice, but many hdb blocks are crowded and old. the food courts inside are dirty. people there are not happy. you can always hear call-ins on the radio complaining country is rich, people are poor. private apartments are expensive. owning a car is a luxury.
the thinkmind is still in the era of lee kuan yew. governors should be paid high to keep them efficient and disciplined (a million singapore dollar annual salary for minister), while ordinary people should work long hours with low pay, leisure activity is grocery shopping (all-look-the-same malls, the escape theme park is a joke). good news, singapore decides to build integrated amusement center, a.k.a, casino. gambling can really change people.
i was once in this country because of this allusion. the reality is, the city is tiny, hot and humid all year long. orchard road, marina bay are nice, but many hdb blocks are crowded and old. the food courts inside are dirty. people there are not happy. you can always hear call-ins on the radio complaining country is rich, people are poor. private apartments are expensive. owning a car is a luxury.
the thinkmind is still in the era of lee kuan yew. governors should be paid high to keep them efficient and disciplined (a million singapore dollar annual salary for minister), while ordinary people should work long hours with low pay, leisure activity is grocery shopping (all-look-the-same malls, the escape theme park is a joke). good news, singapore decides to build integrated amusement center, a.k.a, casino. gambling can really change people.
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