National Day, let's reflect
Finally got the time and mood to post something on my blog. Tomorrow is National Day and as always, you see tons of Singaporean trying their best to be patrotic by buying the $6 Hang Ten Official T-Shirt. Trust me, by the time National Day Fever is over, the price of the T-Shirt be sold at $2. Prehaps, that the time to buy it and store it for the Next National Day.
Still on the topic of our National Pride Day, Digital Life of the Straits Times was commenting on the topic of flying the flag online, talking about cynical Singaporean bloggers posting on their sites with their old rendition of being a Singaporean. I was quite excited when I saw the headlines as I was half expecting my lohteekaya blog to be mentioned briefly in the articles. Alamak, fat hope lor...Boh leh.. despite the fact that my blog was featured prominently on technorati tag site (First for the last few weeks).
National day probably reminds me of the some of our acheivements throughout the years. For one, we are known as the country with many werid rules, for example No Chewing Gum, No Durians in Buses and blah blah... For a typical foreigner visiting Singapore for the first time, I supposed that they would be a but apprehensive given all sort of law and rules we have. Typically, for the ignorant, Singapore may sound a little communist (hence the reference that Singapore is part of a state in China).
Whatever the case, we have grown accustomed to such "restrictions" and have already assmilated into the "Singapore-a fine Country" culture.
However what have surprised me is that such a culture has seemingly been finding its way to other Asia countries.
For example, on my earlier trip to Hong Kong while visiting the Big Buddha in Lantau Island, I came across a ridiculous law which upon reflecting upon it made me feel so much closer to home.
Here is a picture taken from the coach that was fetching us.
The sign reads." It is an offence in law for a passenger to talk to a driver. "
Hmm, this is really werid, a law that forbids human interaction?
So I will be breaking the law if I just greet the driver, " Lei Ho?" Come on, which idiot thought of such a foolish law.
This certainly is on par with our chewing gum law, isn't it?
Let's just just reflect on this while we enjoy our country birthday.
Still on the topic of our National Pride Day, Digital Life of the Straits Times was commenting on the topic of flying the flag online, talking about cynical Singaporean bloggers posting on their sites with their old rendition of being a Singaporean. I was quite excited when I saw the headlines as I was half expecting my lohteekaya blog to be mentioned briefly in the articles. Alamak, fat hope lor...Boh leh.. despite the fact that my blog was featured prominently on technorati tag site (First for the last few weeks).
National day probably reminds me of the some of our acheivements throughout the years. For one, we are known as the country with many werid rules, for example No Chewing Gum, No Durians in Buses and blah blah... For a typical foreigner visiting Singapore for the first time, I supposed that they would be a but apprehensive given all sort of law and rules we have. Typically, for the ignorant, Singapore may sound a little communist (hence the reference that Singapore is part of a state in China).
Whatever the case, we have grown accustomed to such "restrictions" and have already assmilated into the "Singapore-a fine Country" culture.
However what have surprised me is that such a culture has seemingly been finding its way to other Asia countries.
For example, on my earlier trip to Hong Kong while visiting the Big Buddha in Lantau Island, I came across a ridiculous law which upon reflecting upon it made me feel so much closer to home.
Here is a picture taken from the coach that was fetching us.
The sign reads." It is an offence in law for a passenger to talk to a driver. "
Yo! Is that true?
Hmm, this is really werid, a law that forbids human interaction?
So I will be breaking the law if I just greet the driver, " Lei Ho?" Come on, which idiot thought of such a foolish law.
This certainly is on par with our chewing gum law, isn't it?
Let's just just reflect on this while we enjoy our country birthday.
posted by lohteekaya @ 8:38 PM
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