The haze has been getting worse, the last time I saw the PSI reading on TV, it was 102, it has got to unhealthy levels after all... everybody's saying that looking out of windows give the feeling of being on Genting, although I've never been there before... maybe for this month's Uniquely Singapore promotion for tourists, can say 'scenic misty city view from Mount Faber plus romantic rustic city feel in a modern city where one can smell wood(*burnt) in the air'.... who needs to go to Genting and Malaysia Truly Asia haha?!
It might the the haze, but I've been observing secondary school kids on the bus. I find it so...strange... that when they're sitting together on the bus, even in a group of friends, they would all plug into their individualised iPods and Muvos and stare blindly out of the window, not even talking about what songs they are listening to... as though they are all strangers... And, they would wear the same types of caps, bags, shoes, style, and try to be 'individual' from there... that never fails to amuse me on the bus... Another thing is... they all aim to have 'attitude'... why is their understanding of attitude to be only 'punk attitude'...? Plus, they never fail to irritate me by always trying to 'act cool' by getting off the bus at the very last moment just when the driver thinks that no one else wants to get off... how 'cool' is that??? I really have no idea....
But I do dare say, this is something pretty unique to our little green/or red island, what what we read in the papers about young S'poreans objecting to MM Lee's claims that we have no culture to speak of... honestly I do think that we do have a S'pore culture, unique in the way of language, style and fashion, gastronomic habits and our unique 'everything-not-happy-then-complain-lor-but-leave-it-to-the-Pros-to-do-it' and 'strangers-do-not-speak-to-strangers-except-when-working-or-asking-for-donations-or-risk-embarrassment' way of life. It is still developing, still awaiting maturity, but undeniably we do have it. Especially when one compares the relative toughness a foreigner undergoes when trying to integrate into the 'S'pore way of life'. It's really not just putting 'lahs' at the end of every sentence nor is it just eating 'must-try chilli crab national dish' that makes one Singaporean dio boh....
On a lighter wavelength... It's out!!! I have another calender to put bed-side for another year leh... now, if those sec sch kids are listening to this album, I'll forgive them for remaining so silent hehe....
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