Clubbing...where did all these people come from?
Here are the boys clubbing...
Chilling by the pool
The Marina barrage is a man made wonder - a dam which stops the Singapore River from flowing into the sea and effectively changing an estuary into a reservoir. Please I am not getting started on the ecological issues which may have come with this. Water security is a big issue for Singapore.
I don't know if many Singaporeans visit places which many of our migrant workers come from. The everyday life of many of these people are not a million miles from the lives of our forefathers who migrated here not 150 years ago. There is no quality of life to speak of. Water, sanitation, safety...there is none. Overcrowding is the least of the issues.
At least in Northern Ireland, but for the few crazy nutters who are still stuck in the 17th century, at least we have all of that. Not the overcrowding. In many of these other places - disease, indignity and chaos is part of the everyday. And environmental degradation is extreme. Compared to these places, a flat in Toa Payoh shared with 20 other men is heaven on Earth.
So I don't know. I don't know what the hell Singapore is going to be. I think at this stage no one else does either/ The people in charge, the migrant workers, even Sinagporean. No idea. Apart from very wealthy (but with a very high GINI coefficient) and very overcrowded, I have NO idea what it is any longer.
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| Complete with pool |
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| Playing chess |
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| At the Marina barrage |
I don't know if many Singaporeans visit places which many of our migrant workers come from. The everyday life of many of these people are not a million miles from the lives of our forefathers who migrated here not 150 years ago. There is no quality of life to speak of. Water, sanitation, safety...there is none. Overcrowding is the least of the issues.
At least in Northern Ireland, but for the few crazy nutters who are still stuck in the 17th century, at least we have all of that. Not the overcrowding. In many of these other places - disease, indignity and chaos is part of the everyday. And environmental degradation is extreme. Compared to these places, a flat in Toa Payoh shared with 20 other men is heaven on Earth.
So I don't know. I don't know what the hell Singapore is going to be. I think at this stage no one else does either/ The people in charge, the migrant workers, even Sinagporean. No idea. Apart from very wealthy (but with a very high GINI coefficient) and very overcrowded, I have NO idea what it is any longer.
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| Marina skyline |
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| Barrage |
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| Kite flying in front of the casino |
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| The seaside of the barrage |
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| Casino and ''trees" |
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| 10 per cent of the water supply |
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| On the roof top of the barrage |
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| Strangely beautiful...but very crowded! |
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| Our national bird...well it should be! |
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| Waiting for Emma |
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| Changi Airport |
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