Being Singaporean

somehow or rather, i feel that being a Singaporean gives me a mixed sense of belonging... i do wonder how Unique the country is heading towards being Uniquely Singapore.

Singapore - noted for being a 'Fine' city by many tourist, has indeed placed herself to be more than a red dot on the world map. Signages of fines are seen almost everywhere, from eating place, public areas, public transport and even the toilets. so much so that we are listed as one of the clean and green country cos all the residents are too scared of being fined.

we always pride ourselves for being such a stronghold for a small country... having a strong security (well other than the Mas Selamat case where he escaped from a toilet), financially stable... with money falling from the sky (or rather, money being sucked out from us to the sky, ERP system) we have even added to our portfolio, Universal Studios @ Resort World Sentosa with casino and one more up and coming Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort... so many things to do and go for, but however, Singaporeans have to pay an entry fee of $100 to enter the casinos whereas Tourist enter for free (where is the privilege of being a Singaporean?) we have to pay pay pay so much for those entertainment, even for Universal Studio, they should have a rate for Singaporeans..! the country really survived from the money of Singaporean. look at Singapore in another perspective... we are like a huge company with the residents as workers and all the money earned are spent back to the company... the country is highly dependent on Singaporeans for survival...

another unique character of Sinagpore is being Kiasu... meaning scared to lose out in anything... recently with the new addition of the Circle line to our already massive public transport, it somehow created alot of buzz too. the young boy who got this interest to 'chase' trains for being the first passenger..., spending our tax money to engage Taiwan female pop group SHE to grace the opening ceremony jus to make it BIG...
i also got the speculated news of the plan for our coloured train lines..

i already think that the messy train lines in Tokyo is already frustrating enough,... tell me about this project they are planning for Singapore by year 2020! good god... i can somehow say, this massive project is a combination of being Kiasu, spending our tax money and drawing money back into their pocket plan...

That Uniqely Sinagpore for you...