a sixth sense cannot make up for a complete lack of common sense
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-best known as May Ching-
-09/01/1990-
-19 years 1.2 months-
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Friday, February 27, 2009, 10:12 am
After five years of living in Singapore, I think this here list is long overdue… presenting May Ching’s Top Ten List Of Pet Peeves!!!1) People who rush through doors which others are holding open. This is not only unbecoming and undignified, but reflects badly on Singaporeans.
2) Obnoxious commuters who sit on the outer seat in the bus, leaving the inside seat empty. They always glare at you when you crawl over their legs to sit there and get out because they don’t want to MOVE their ass, as though it was YOUR fault that you wanted to squeeze in there.
3) Newspaper reporters who take whatever MM Lee said during a half-assed state function and turn it into front page news. He may be the greatest statesman and hero in Singapore history still among us but is there a need to broadcast his words of wisdom? (Stupid question. Of course there is.)
4) Singlish. Need I say more?
5) Singapore style Char Kuay Teow. Why, oh why is there the need to make it SWEET??!! We have dessert for that. Give me the Malaysian version anytime!
6) Bigoted, narrow-minded people who still can’t decide whether I’m Chinese or Malay. Open your minds, please. It helps.
7) The propaganda crap spewed in Social Studies textbooks. After a while, you do start to get tired of the miracle story of the ‘tiny nation with no natural resources’ who became the superpower it is today. I mean, truly impressive, I’m agog. Give it a rest already!
8) Youngsters who take life for granted and who are completely ignorant of things happening outside their little shell. Grumpy old cynic I may be (see above) but I know a good thing when I see one, and Singapore is one of those true modern havens in the world today (in all its clean, safe and tiny glory).
9) People who try and cut the queue. You might think it doesn’t happen in a civilized country like this, but you’ll be surprised. They’re everywhere: teenagers who missed too many CME classes (Civics and Moral Education for those too old to recall), adults who argue they’re in a hurry, older folks who just do it. (Nike is not involved.)
And… number 10 on the list… *drums*
10) People with a delayed sense of time. Seriously, every single time there’s an outing or meeting, official and unofficial, everybody (except idiotic me, who arrived 10 minutes early) is at least 5 minutes late. And it’s not even a problem unless you’re more than an hour late. O_o
Thank you for reading my grumbles (and thank you for not killing me if you recognize yourself on the list) and have a nice day.