Majula Singapura

[ombugge]

Majula Singapura!!
It is 57 years since Singapore Independence today and we are flying the flag:

Happy Birthday Singapore! This is home, truly! 2022 | 4K HD

[Bruce1]

always enjoyed myself working in Singapore. Do they still dry their cloths hanging off the balconies on poles?

[ombugge]

Yes they do, but not as much as before:

At least for some older HDB blocks this is still the norm.

Uniquely Singapore is the tagline used by Singapore Tourism Board to attract visitors to the island showcasing a state-of-the-art nation blended with traditional and culture rich heritage. Besides the usual attractions, the local’s high-rise laundry living draws many an eyeball.

Laundry is hung on bamboo poles that extend out from balconies of HDB flats. It’s a very efficient way of drying clothes considering the lack of space in the neighbourhood and the hot but breezy climate making it easy to dry clothes.

Very “sustainable” ; using wind and solar power not electricity from dirty gas fired power stations.

Like everything in Singapore there are rules for this:

Wet laundry: HDB does not allow you to hang wet laundry on the bamboo poles or dripping mops outside the house . After clothes are washed, make sure they stop dripping before you hang them out to dry.

Newer blocks have done away with the “Pole holders” ourside the kitchen windows.
Lundry racks are “hidden” iand “automated”:

For many older blocks the laudry racks are brought in to the kitchen:

[powerabout]

All the old HDB’s just got an upgrade for a substantial external steel clothes rack.

[Bruce1]

Thanks. It it always made me think it was a holiday