Some Interesting Thoughts/Truths about S-pore...Enjoy!

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Some Interesting Thoughts/Truths about S-pore...Enjoy! by Heather Caulder

Subject: 60 Signs you've been in Singapore too Long....(especially if you come from another country) :1. You know that "cum" means something completely different from what youoriginally thought.2. You've lost your sense of irony, sarcasm, and cynicism.3. You don't know what's lame and what isn't anymore.4. You think there's nothing wrong with putting chili sauce on everythingyou eat.5. You wait for instructions from people in authority before doing anything.Always.6. You join queues without knowing or caring what the queue is for.7. You know what "queue" means!!8. You can type an SMS on your phone as quickly as you would if you had aregular keyboard.9. Your idea of a good night out consists of having dinner at a hawkercentre, drinking beer, and then going to another hawker centre and eatingagain.10. You've lost your ability to criticize people in higher positions thanyou, even if they're wrong.11. You would buy a $20 product you don't need if it's on sale for $10 justto save the money.12. You forget to say the last consonant in words like "faCT", "aTE",etc.13. You think it's okay to have only one meaningful choice on a ballot.14. Every task you take on and every group you form is incomplete without amission statement and a cheesy slogan.15. You think that in a country where young people have little privacy,pornography is completely banned, music and movies are censored, students ofthe opposite sex in a dorm can't stay in the same room without open doors,and everyone works so much, that people should still want to get laid.16. "Crossing the country" means taking the MRT to the end of the line.17. You don't just know what "kiasu" means, you have become it!18. You think that corn and beans are dessert foods.19. You would cross the entire country all day to find the places that makethe perfect fried noodles, or roti prata, or ice kacang, or chili crab. Andnone of these places would be close to each other.20. You have a high tolerance for nagging.21. Most or all of these acronyms make sense to you: NUS; NTU; ERP; SDU;PAP; MRT; LKY; GCT; PRC; TIBS; SBS; SMS; JB; JBJ; AMK; AYE; PIE; ECP; ISD;ISA; 5 C's; CPF; CHIJMES; SPG; CWO.22. You use too many acronyms when you talk, or you create new ones.23. You think that nothing makes a girl or guy more attractive than to dressexactly like hundreds of thousands of other girls and guys who all dressexactly like girls and guys in malls.24. You think that $100,000 is a reasonable price for a Toyota Corolla and$1,000,000 is a reasonable price for a bungalow, but $5 for a plate of friednoodles is a barbarous outrage.25. You believe that not being able to get decent roti prata outsideSingapore is enough to keep the best and the brightest people from leaving.26. You see nothing wrong with forming committees of select elite people todeliberate and study ways to stimulate creativity and spontaneity.27. You justify every argument with the phrase "in order for us to becompetitive in the 21st century".28. You think everything should be "topped up".29. You have a naive belief that the war against ants will somehow be won.30. You don't think any dish of Western food is complete without bakedbeans.31. You see nothing unusual about an organization of trade unions spendingmore time owning and operating supermarkets, drugstores, amusement parks,nightclubs, and financial services outlets than planning the next strike.32. You believe that a lack of land is enough justification for thegoverment to do what it wants.33. You wear winter clothes indoors and summer clothes outdoors.34. Durian and belachan no longer stink to you.35. You like to have fun, but not too much fun, since you need to correctlygauge the amount of fun necessary to achieve the optimal result. Any morefun that that would bring shame to your family and your country.36. Seven french fries with lunch are more than enough for you.37. You forgot what a city organized around a grid looks like.38. In a country where people use smart cards for public transit, you haveno problem with construction workers riding in the open backs of pickuptrucks.39. You think paying $50 for a bottle of booze that costs $15 at home is abargain.40. You're not confused by a street naming system that locates streets likeClementi Road, Clementi Street, Clementi Crescent, Clementi Lane, ClementiDrive, Clementi Way, and Clementi Avenues 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 all withinwalking distance of each other.41. You think that skinny girls and guys are the most attractive of all.(How did they get so skinny in the first place?? Do you know how much oil isin nasi lemak, char kuay teow, duck rice, and your average curry??--ed.)42. You get irritated if you don't see a sign telling you how long yourwait's going to be for a bus, a train, or the expressway to take you whereyou want to go.43. You're certain that Holland Village is for hippie bohemian artist typesand not overpaid yuppies.44. When you cross the border into Malaysia, you automatically and deeplyfear for your life and your wallet. Especially your wallet!!45. You think that no vegetable should ever be eaten raw for any reason.Except for cucumbers.46. No matter what you're doing at the moment, you'd rather be shopping.47. No matter how miserable you may be here, you thank God you're not inIndonesia.48. You're impressed by high-rise apartment buildings with actual lobbiesinstead of bare exposed pillars on the ground floor.49. You don't have a problem with four different direct payment systemsspread out over seven different cards in your wallet.50. You forgot what chewing gum tastes like.51. You say "handphone", not "cellphone" And you think there's no such thingas a handphone that's too thin.52. You're not bothered by the fact that government cares whether you knowhow to use a toilet or urinal correctly. (People squatting on toilet bowls?What the...???--ed.)53. You're sure that the best way to change social behaviour is throughconsistent and comprehensive government-sponsored campaigns that permeate asmany aspects of daily life as possible. And when they don't work, you neverspeak of them again.54. You think chicken floss, corn, mayonnaise, and tandoori spices areproper pizza toppings.55. You agree that what the government thinks of your personal habits andlifestyle should determine whether you get a condo and how much you pay forit.56. You've become a fan of either Arsenal, Man. U., or Liverpool when youbarely knew what soccer was before you came to Singapore. And you don't carethat none of these teams are Singaporean!57. You think a bus is incomplete without a TV.58. You accept that expressways here are cleaner than toilets rather thanthe other way around.59. You know why this list needs the following disclaimer:"This list is intended only as an amusing, light-hearted, and exaggeratedlook at life in Singapore and is not meant to be taken seriously. There isno intention on the part of the author of this list to make any untrue,misleading, or defamatory statements concerning any person in particular,nor to make any statement intended to cause offense. If any such offense hasbeen caused, the author apologizes and retracts the offending statement. Inany event, the author's NOT WORTH SUING, so don't trouble yourself."60. You understand everything on this list!!

Personally I LOVE THE LAST ONE (60th)-- Regards,David ---------------------
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