Friday, 2 January 2009

a special thanks . . .

. . . to our wonderful people in white for bringing the smoking ban to even greater heights. we are now no doubt the world pioneers in smoking bans and i bet we qualify for a guinness record.

highest density of non-smoking areas per square kilometer.

come on, wake up can? this is a high-stress society and smoking happens to be the only legal activity we can fall back on ok?

think about it. i bet at least half the banking population resorted to smoking during the credit crunch. what else is happening? oh, thanks to the age restriction kids are now back to sniffing glue for recreation. and now they're banning smoking in even more places. so what's next? i predict the next few months will reveal a spike in crime and suicide rates.

you see why i'm seriously entertaining thoughts of migration?

yes, they have given this country much peace and stability. and yes, they have made this country a good place to bring up your kids. but the winds have changed, and they're not keeping up.

ever wonder why most singaporeans live and work in singapore? because no one else wants us, that's why. we've been raised as a docile class and we feel no need to explore. we're like the unborn child reluctant to leave the mother's womb. we have no sense of adventure, we feel no need to expand. yes, we're strong, but only within this country. don't believe me? just ask your friend whether he or she would like to go to malaysia this weekend and evaluate the response yourself.

you know what we've been conditioned into? little princes and princesses. everywhere i go i see people screaming at service staff because they've been made to wait an extra ten minutes. yeah, we're asking questions, but are we asking the right questions? i don't think "what kind of service is this!" is a good question. i think "can you explain the exact purpose of the erp system?" would be a better one. i followed the exchange between a private citizen and a representative of the lta in the newspapers, and the lta guy did a spectacular job of evading every smart question the citizen threw at him.

times are achanging. the old tactics no longer work. passing a senseless law and then letting us know after it's been passed and irrevocable is no longer a viable option. what they need to do is show this country's citizens what a great place this is and entice the youngsters to want to stay. in that respect they're not doing a good job, because everyone i talk to sees better prospects abroad.

i'm not going to blatantly lie on my own blog. yes, i'm still smoking. yes, this expansion law has inconvenienced me. and yes, i'm pissed. but read the whole thing again if you will. i'm not lashing out. i'm just pointing out the faults in the system. anybody diasgree?

actually i don't care either way. this is just a noisemaker post.

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