Build To Impress

The Flyer
Universal Studios
A380
5 terminals
Casinos > IR....
Marina South development
F1 night race
Youth Olympics

As much as I'm proud of these achievements as a Singaporean, it did make me wonder what is the purpose of winning and building these projects.

To generate tourism? definitely!
To boast our strength as a nation? To impress the world?
To provide jobs? I doubt so..

Why do we need 2 Casinos in such a small country? How many casinos does Malaysia has? Do we really have to go one better?.. These are places that do nothing but harm..to my opinion.. one is already more than enough.. check out the number of cranes on site you are dead sure that they are trying to complete the project as soon as possible.

Whats happening to Sentosa? Whats happening to the environmentally friendly policy of the island. GONE!.. more developments. more modes of transports. car numbers are expected to increase. new connecting bridge. To attrach foreign investors i suppose...

Terminals 1.. Terminal 2.. Budget Terminal.. fair enough.. Terminal 3.. all right thats for A380.. plans for Terminal 4!! thats plain ridiculous.. is that a plan to get back the No.1 spot for being the best international airport in the world? lost to KL, bad loser? why cant they try improving on what they have and not keep on spending tax payers money to build more terminals. I seriously dont believe we need a Terminal 4. maybe the authorities just want to use up every inch of land they have.

Good on them for introducing The Flyer. ah ah.. I don't expect it to last. just not attractive enough. because everyone has it, doesnt mean we NEED to have it. 5 years.. Maintenance Fees will be more than Income.

F1.. impressive, fancy such a small country where traffic is becoming a problem can actually host a F1 race. good for the people. but can we actually handle the event. come to think of it. We, just won't take fail as an answer. what i can expect is, more overtime, less pay, good media reports. We are already not doing very well handling the ticket selling system. all right, is our first, excuse accepted. do we need to fix the CashCard reader on the racing cars? ERP till 10.30pm.

guess being a Foreign Minister wont be that easy in my country. we are continuing trying to impress others. I guess the culture has gotten into the citizens as well long time ago. PSLE, Os, As, Diploma, Degree. remember those days when ur uncles and aunties will call and ask you how well you have done. Thanks for the concern relatives!..

maybe is time to sit down and think how to provide benefits for our citizens, not continuing to trust foreigners, giving residency and benefits to them. population in Geylang will just keep on increasing. even the Tau Huay business is afraid and has shifted further away to avoid the stink.

I've learnt not to believe everything the media reports now. because only the good stuffs are reported. Singapore has certainly changed. Changed for the world.