If the above was not futuristic enough, here is the latest:
Singapore is known for planning ahead and (usually) being able to fulfil the projects.
But is this a pipe dream, or will it come to be in a decade or so?:
Those who live will see.
UPDATE:
This project is more in tune with the idea of “Singapore - a city in a garden” that has been governing planning for the last decade or more:
National Day in pictures:
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/in-pictures-national-day-parade-ndp-2019-padang-11796808
And fireworks on video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIhq9Evdz14
What price is crayfish there. In Singapore you would probably have to sell the house?
That is not a crayfish but a lobster of the cold water kind. Here is a bigger one with the claws intact.(self- caught the next day):
Together with some crabs:
Both crayfish and lobsters are available in Singapore at a reasonable price. The first imported from neighbouring countries, while the latter mostly from Main USA and Canada.
Singaporeans love their local food. Anywhere they go they’ll look for a restaurant that serve authentic Singapore food, but is usually disappointed. When they reach home they’ll gorge themselves at the nearest Hawker Centre.
Here is a song by the famous (in Singapore) Paranakan Sayang Song group. It is set to the tune of a well loved Chinese song, but consists manly of the names of Singapore’s favourite hawker foods:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X_zFqTiDeM
Hilarious to a Singaporean, but probably doesn’t say much to those who don’t know much about Singapore and it’s hawker food.
PM Lee and President Trump signed an extension to the 1990 MOU for another 15 years:
While in NYC PM Lee also received the World Statesman Award at the Appeal of Conscience Foundation’s annual awards dinner:
Well deserved as he is getting ready to step down and pass the rains to the next generation, after 16 years as PM.
If you are in Singapore then, set off some time to see the first flight of a Flying Air Taxi over Marina Bay:
Not the first flight ever, nor a commercial flight, but at least historical for Singapore.
OMG what is happening to my safe and secure place of abode for many years?
An illegal gun was found for the first time since 2009 and two persons have been apprehended:
Let’s hope this is not a sign that violent crime is returning to peaceful Singapore.
Even corruption rises it’s ugly head in the Immigration and Checkpoint Authority:
It is good to note that not only the bribe taker and her accomplice is charge, but also the one that paid the bribe. Receiving and accepting bribes are equally bad and should be equally punished, which is the law in Singapore.
Three well known bridges across Singapore river has been gazetted:
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-river-bridges-cavenagh-anderson-elgin-12002676
Surely those who have visited Singapore at some time would have cross these.
Anderson Bridge is also well known from F1 Grand Prix Races. The race track cross this bridge just before making a very sharp turn onto Esplanade Drive.
The French master of butter is visiting Singapore:
https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/dining/jean-yves-bordier-artisan-butter-12007924
I’m obviously not enough of a foodie to have ever heard of Monsieur Bordier.
Small dairy farms away from larger centres of population supplied cream to a local cheese maker. The wey was kept on the farm and fed to pigs. My grand aunt had paddles made of wood with grooves on them and used them to make the best tasting butter I have ever tasted.
You were lucky she didn’t apply the paddles to your sorry a+rse. (Joke)
There was a round stick about a yard long that was used for taking the wash out of the copper called unsurprisingly the copper stick that was used on my sorry arse. The copper was very like the ones used in Maine in the roadside lobster pounds and here it was used for the laundry. At Christmas the copper bowl was polished to a high shine and used to cook the Christmas ham.
I had the good fortune to see the F1 drivers just after turning onto
Esplanade. I say I saw them, but actually it was only a glimpse. Never appreciated the speed of those guys until I saw that.
The hairpin turn after Anderson Bridge is the slowest and the Esplanade Drive is the longest straight stretch of the entire race course. The noise when they get up to speed after the turn is deafening and the speed peaks as they approach “The Durian” (AKA Esplanade - Theater by the Bay)
Some racing aficionado here may know what that speed is. (??)
If you stand somewhere along the Esplanade Bridge you have the best of both worlds.
Singapore tops the WEF’s competitiveness table, beating USA for the first time:
Hong Kong climb to third spot, up four notches from 2018:
yet Singapore in recession?
Not yet, but the global downturn and the trade war MAY bring nit there:
they scrapped together some growth so to prevent publishing a technical recession
Port traffic is down due to USA CHINA tariff war. Lingering effects from OnG downturn which hit very hard but no real news about that, lots of expats gone so that effects taxation, rents cars etc.
Total headcount in Singapore down https://www.bis.org/review/r180124d.htm
Casino’s doing well.
