Tuesday, June 14, 2005

on the dumbing down of civilization...

Came across an interesting post by Atypical Singaporean:

"...You want the tree-top walk to be accessible? Why not bulldoze a concrete path straight to the suspension bridge? Too much stairs to climb? Why not make level any incline, so that the road is flat ?

Why not build cafes/Mcdonalds every 100m so that they can sell you water, water that you stupidly did not bring for the trip? Why not think bigger? We can build a Glutton's Square right in the middle of the tropical forest, and sell over-priced regular hawker food...
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Read the full article


Photo from NParks website

City-living - $500,000 (or whatever value your friendly housing authority decides)
Gas-guzzling SUV - $150,000
Designer baby stroller - $400
Not having the common sense to carry a water bottle - priceless

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