I have been always happy to the fact that i was born in this part of the world or rather in a place where its more then a dot on the world map.It may be the lifestyle or rather just plain quality of life that i have compared to if i were in Singapore.My perception,I should have a nice little balance in everything I do..whether its work,love or simply just living life it self…Too much of something is not too healthy..Soo..why am i talking about Singapore and all this,hows it all connected..

Ive got heaps of family in Singapore and due to that i spent a average of 1 month in a year growing up there(just hanging out with my uncle’s,aunts and cousins). Not like i had a choice at that age, school holidays come along and my mum pack me up and put me on a train with my grandma and I’m at the “Fine Country”. I suppose at that age,being there isn’t too bad.Spent most of my time indoors and if i were lucky,some family member would take me out and the oppty to see some sorta organization(which i had no idea existed) made me feel real good!!!

10-15years later…I’m all grown up,i have my own job and i had the oppty to go there for a holidays(moving to a new job and basically had some time to burn) This time around,i get to see Singapore the way the adult me would see it..I planned to stay there for 2weeks, i was back to KL in 5days! Why? It was boring!!

Thier food was bad! It was almost like,they dont have a supply of salt and SUGAR is the main ingredient in all dishes(im not exaggerating!) Everyone seems to be like a zombie…It seemed like they are physically there but mentally in a totally different dimension..The night life was good but that was pretty much it! If you go to Singapore once,you seen it all!

Don’t get me wrong awesome place, they have done a superb job with the resources they have and hat’s off to that! but its just not my gig!

I think a week ago there was this show on discovery about Singapore..Basically spoke about the birth of the accidental nation..Trust me…if you ever get the chance,watch it! Did you know that they were chased out of Malaya?? I mean,they were told like..hey Singapore, we don’t want you in this party,go start your own show! I always thought that they being the “kiasu” ppl they are..wanted their own piece of land they called Singapore and did it their way! God bless them for that! The country had some hard times at start but i guess when you run a country like a business with the citizens being treated as valued staff members you get Singapore.Yeah there are many factors that makes a country, much more then the show could tell me in 3 episode(1hour show) BUT what i saw was awesome!

Some of the things that impressed me were ;

Govt projects undertaken were told to make profits or get closed down = Creates employment(no quota system)

High tech business ventures were brought in with spectacular tax incentives = creates employment and improves the skill sets of the ppl(no quote system)

Every employed citizen is given the oppty to OWN a home (not rents) = Improved standard of living

There were soo many more but in a nutshell…It felt that they did it genuinely in the interest of the people and the country!

I don’t know if anyone should be comparing what has been achieved by them BUT being a 3rd world country to a 1st world in less then 40 years but what ever said or done,they have done a spectacular job! Kudos to the people and govt of Singapore!

I guess…you cant have it all, i like my life style but i wish i had that organization…I still cant stand going there for more then a week(boring) But i suppose i love the company i work for but i wish the management were better

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