LIFT: Of National Day celebrations
Phew...! It has been a long time since I wrote anything here, isn't it? Now that I'm back, let's get started with something interesting (and downright ridiculous, to a certain extent).
I was downed by the flu virus (not the virulent kind à la SARS or avian flu) for the past few days but despite the best efforts of the hateful flu virus, it did not make me more sick than the following LIFTs.
I was eating my breakfast when I was reading this article and I nearly choked. I was appalled by the far-fetched (I really would love to say "crazy" but I don't think I wanna go that far) idea of lighting up the buildings. Ms Usha Kumari thinks the skyline of Marina Bay is drab at night; I say her suggestion isn't any much inspired either. As bright as the idea goes, the merit of the idea itself is pretty dim.
Can the organizers of the NDP compel the building owners into lighting up if the latter does not want to? Furthermore, who's going to foot the electricity bill? Not to mention the cost to install additional lights and all.
What's more, lighting up buildings mean using up more electricity. And that means... God forbid! Burning up more fossil fuels and driving another nail into Mother Nature's coffin! OK, that's a little too much. All I wanted to say is that blatant waste of electricity doesn't really go along with Singapore's "Clean and Green" image and the author should have known better than attempt to tarnish this pristine image that our dear government has worked so hard to established over the decades.
As you can see near the bottom of the print screen, I'm not the only one who thinks this idea isn't really that bright after all.
I thought that was the end of it. Usually, this kind of letters makes it into the papers forums as fillers for excess space, stuff that brightens - literally - up the day for people like me and opinions that the authorities would love to turn a blind eye to. But wait! Like most B-grade movies, there is a sequel to this and I can hardly believe my eyes when I spotted this.
This is IT man! If the previous one was far-fetched, this is way off into outer space, into a wormhole, through its singularity and wham-bam back here again. I really can't tell if this Mr Heng is trying one-up Ms Kumari or simply trying to be helpful. Perhaps a mixture of both.
Half price tickets? Who is going to bear the cost? I'm pretty sure the operators won't be too happy to bear the costs and dipping into the state coffers isn't really an option. Remember, our leaders don't want us to develop a crutch mentality? Besides, knowing how kiasu Singaporeans are, they will definitely thronged those spots and massive jams - both human and automotive - will result. Bet Mr Heng didn't think that far, eh? Perhaps that may not happen but hey, who knows? One thing's for sure though, his zany suggestion made it to my LIFT list.
On a parting note, notice the letter at the end. It says "auspicious day". Now, this phrase is usually used for the Lunar New Year or weddings but National Day? Pray tell me, which part of National Day is auspicious? Are there any increased in luck, fortune and blessings? Or perhaps there are dragons or other mythical creatures hovering the in sky and showering gold and treasures upon us? Maybe we should all go buy lottery on National Day and forgo any celebrations. Why, it's an auspicious day and we should all try our luck!
I was downed by the flu virus (not the virulent kind à la SARS or avian flu) for the past few days but despite the best efforts of the hateful flu virus, it did not make me more sick than the following LIFTs.
I was eating my breakfast when I was reading this article and I nearly choked. I was appalled by the far-fetched (I really would love to say "crazy" but I don't think I wanna go that far) idea of lighting up the buildings. Ms Usha Kumari thinks the skyline of Marina Bay is drab at night; I say her suggestion isn't any much inspired either. As bright as the idea goes, the merit of the idea itself is pretty dim.
Can the organizers of the NDP compel the building owners into lighting up if the latter does not want to? Furthermore, who's going to foot the electricity bill? Not to mention the cost to install additional lights and all.
What's more, lighting up buildings mean using up more electricity. And that means... God forbid! Burning up more fossil fuels and driving another nail into Mother Nature's coffin! OK, that's a little too much. All I wanted to say is that blatant waste of electricity doesn't really go along with Singapore's "Clean and Green" image and the author should have known better than attempt to tarnish this pristine image that our dear government has worked so hard to established over the decades.
As you can see near the bottom of the print screen, I'm not the only one who thinks this idea isn't really that bright after all.
I thought that was the end of it. Usually, this kind of letters makes it into the papers forums as fillers for excess space, stuff that brightens - literally - up the day for people like me and opinions that the authorities would love to turn a blind eye to. But wait! Like most B-grade movies, there is a sequel to this and I can hardly believe my eyes when I spotted this.
This is IT man! If the previous one was far-fetched, this is way off into outer space, into a wormhole, through its singularity and wham-bam back here again. I really can't tell if this Mr Heng is trying one-up Ms Kumari or simply trying to be helpful. Perhaps a mixture of both.
Half price tickets? Who is going to bear the cost? I'm pretty sure the operators won't be too happy to bear the costs and dipping into the state coffers isn't really an option. Remember, our leaders don't want us to develop a crutch mentality? Besides, knowing how kiasu Singaporeans are, they will definitely thronged those spots and massive jams - both human and automotive - will result. Bet Mr Heng didn't think that far, eh? Perhaps that may not happen but hey, who knows? One thing's for sure though, his zany suggestion made it to my LIFT list.
On a parting note, notice the letter at the end. It says "auspicious day". Now, this phrase is usually used for the Lunar New Year or weddings but National Day? Pray tell me, which part of National Day is auspicious? Are there any increased in luck, fortune and blessings? Or perhaps there are dragons or other mythical creatures hovering the in sky and showering gold and treasures upon us? Maybe we should all go buy lottery on National Day and forgo any celebrations. Why, it's an auspicious day and we should all try our luck!
posted by hg @ 21:17
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