An insight of Singaporeans

Sunday, April 27, 2008 T: 18 22

Last Friday, an entire depot/company of ‘soldiers’ went prawning i.e. fishing for prawns for company cohesion. It’s not at some river, not at some seabed or jetty, but at Bishan prawning and fishing pond. (I don’t know what they call it, but I can’t be bothered to find out.) It basically consists of shallow ponds of live prawns that the owners dump in so that people can fish it out.

One thing I’ve learnt from this event:

The fact that such business actually survive, perhaps even thrive, in this land-scarce country tells you a lot about Singaporeans, doesn’t it? When I was a kid, I think my parents pay quite a certain amount for me to fish guppies and other freshwater cheap fish at Pasir Ris Park. I was a kid, who probably did not understand that it’s an utter waste of money. Here, we have adults paying 15 dollars per pax to fish for prawns. Well, it simply tells you that Singaporeans are quite fond of cheap thrills! Of course, it feels different to cook the prawns you just caught isn’t it? I pity the prawns that have to be caught twice, be out of the water so many times, just end for being dinner for a bunch of 2 legged mammals who seem to have nothing better to do.

music

Thursday, April 17, 2008 T: 19 23

When I listen to the songs on the pop charts now and compare to the songs of the past, I realize I might prefer the old songs more. Lately, the music world’s been all too zealous about the R&B genre. Everyone seems to be stepping into that area. Even Mariah Carey… Sometimes, these songs may be nice, but I realize that they can be noisy on some other days. I must be getting old, but at times I realize my ears prefer something simpler. A bit of Norah Jones for a change… Maybe even Olivia Ong can be a refreshing change.