Five years in Singapore - reflections

[noskich]

From a perspective of an Australian going to NZ - we don`t need visas, we can stay and work as long as we please, the `culture` (or better the lack of it) is identical, ethnic composure is similar, way of life is similar, history, products... the only difference is in the nature, but also limited.
If I am travelling to experience something different NZ would not satisfy me at the least.

I don`t think your google search is telling much.
Try `free events Singapore` About 374,000,000 results

[nakatago]

From a perspective of an Australian going to NZ - we don`t need visas, we can stay and work as long as we please, the `culture` (or better the lack of it) is identical, ethnic composure is similar, way of life is similar, history, products... the only difference is in the nature, but also limited.
If I am travelling to experience something different NZ would not satisfy me at the least.

New Caledonia is much closer to 'Straya. And they speak French over there.

[noskich]

Also, you can never go to the beach without needing a passport (and no, Sentosa doesn't count) or being mindful of the war against moisture or how heavy your bag(s) is/are. And that you have to exchange money.

True, but than again, few can afford to live next to a beach in Sydney. For most it takes 1-2 hours to get to one from where you live.

[JR8]

They don't do irony.
The campaign presumes people want to come back.
Insulting them .... just might not work.

[nakatago]

Also, you can never go to the beach without needing a passport (and no, Sentosa doesn't count) or being mindful of the war against moisture or how heavy your bag(s) is/are. And that you have to exchange money.

True, but than again, few can afford to live next to a beach in Sydney. For most it takes 1-2 hours to get to one from where you live.

[nakatago]

They don't do irony.
The campaign presumes people want to come back.
Insulting them .... just might not work.

Yup; like I've said before, they're irony impaired.

[noskich]

New Caledonia is much closer to 'Straya. And they speak French over there.

Yep, they got the beach, the shopping mall and a few restaurants. Everything Sydneysiders have been denied of.
Good enough reason to go there for the French lingo, worth paying the flight almost as much as the flight to Singapore.

[JR8]

Why would you choose to visit?

It's an island of veg-heads.*


(*Which is of course why they spend so much marketing that it's not (in fact it's all so terribly exciting here, every day, as we all know!!!)).

[JR8]

Wonderful. It's targeting quitters.

I'll send it to some quitters that I know, I'm sure it 'will pluck heart-string, make want come home ah [Not]].


'Oh I miss mummies chicken rice hor!!!! Oh but ah, her residency (and the 12 relatives) visas for Paris will be approved next week, so hor, what to do eh?

[JR8]

The irony is that this country has a serious need, for precisely the people that choose to quit it.

[Mi Amigo]

The irony is that this country has a serious need, for precisely the people that choose to quit it.

Yeah, but...

They don't do irony.
The campaign presumes people want to come back.
Insulting them .... just might not work.

Yup; like I've said before, they're irony impaired.

I think we ought to launch an Irony Aid campaign - to bring much needed irony to those unfortunate souls who are deprived of it. Right here would be the ideal place to start.

[JR8]

But the drones won't get it.

Ironic ah?

[nakatago]

I think we ought to launch an Irony Aid campaign - to bring much needed irony to those unfortunate souls who are deprived of it. Right here would be the ideal place to start.

Replace all the statues of Singa with this:

[zzm9980]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8Jl1zvX7i0

Stay classy, Singapore.

It looks like if you removed the scenes filmed at Arab St/Kampong Glam and MBS at the end, there would be about 3 seconds left in the video.

[morenangpinay]

maybe its a secret message for the FTs coming in from Australia?...you know like barnsley