Sunday 23 May 2010

Singapore Likes and Dislikes

Things I like
Thinks I dislike
  • The roar of tropical rains
  • The detonation of a thunderclap
  • The scent of pandan
  • The MRT after the morning rush
  • No winters
  • Changi airport
  • The Singaporean spirit of giving
  • The Asian Civilisation Museum
  • The friendliness of the bus drivers on the 111 route
  • The greening of Singapore
  • The verdant growth and colour of the tropics
  • Rainbow mangoes and pisang manis (bananas)
  • The Queenstown Library
  • Chendol
  • Malay food
  • Old Chung Kee curry puffs
  • Ah Teck Bao
  • High Speed unlimited broadband at cheap prices
  • A $1 Walls icecream
  • Durian and Mangosteen
  • The sound of a professional pianist practising in my condo
  • The many good Singaporean friends I have made in my time here
  • The way the country is governed
  • Being able to walk safely on the streets as any hour of the day or night 
  • The Botanic Gardens
  • Marks and Spencers because they stock my sizes
  • Being able to buy good luggage bags at reasonable prices
  • Money changers
  • Being in Singapore during a financial meltdown
  • Lunching in the White Dog cafe at Vivio City
  • Cruising on Superstar Virgo to Phuket and Penang
  • Satay Bee Hoon at Redhill Food centre
  • The kite flying at Marine Parade
  • The East Coast seafood restaurants
  • Cheap drycleaning
  • The Old Ford Factory exhibit
  • The wide variety of fruit and vegetables from many countries
  • Century eggs with sliced ginger
  • Ipoh Pomelo
  • Waiting at a bus stop on a humid morning
  • Litter advertising on poles
  • Attempts by new immigrant hawkers to cook classic Singapore dishes
  • The MRT during the morning rush
  • The energy sapping heat with little respite
  • Spitting in the street
  • Second hand smoke inhalation
  • Begging
  • False Monks
  • Fundamentalist religions taking advantage of the weak and disadvantaged
  • Being pushed off the pavement by inconsiderate pedestrians
  • The Mediacorp free to air channels for their limited and amateurish programmes
  • Highrise littering
  • Smelly drains
  • Cockroaches of every size and hue
  • Being asked to pay $100 for the privilege of going into the new casinos and lose another $100
  • Increasing amounts of rubbish in the streets
  • Ang Mo who make no effort to mingle and learn the local culture
  • Not being able to fit any of the local clothing or shoe sizes
  • The bureaucracy and service at the local banks
  • Ditto for Singtel
  • The cost of freight back to New Zealand
  • Singapore Airlines one way fare costs
  • Highly sugared local bread
  • Indonesian 'haze' when it blankets Singapore
  • Singapore Idol
  • Maids scavenging through the condo rubbish bins
  • The Japanese habit of preparing and eating seafood when it is still alive
  • 3 in1 coffee

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