As I get more used to working from home and letting my hair grow uncontrolled everywhere, lockdown restrictions don't really bother me anymore. Other than some work stress arising from long hours as a result of inadequate planning by management, I'm actually comfortable if this were to drag on for half a year more (or even longer). At the end of the day, I'm still gainfully employed and that's the only thing that matters. Fingers crossed it'll stay this way.
This month continues my "Through Facebook" series and this time it features the more interesting, intriguing or amusing things I've observed throughout my nearly 2-month trip back to Singapore earlier this year. I really miss those happy-go-lucky days where I could wander anywhere I wanted and not be restricted by anything. It'll be a long time before I can experience that again as it's a different landscape now with the pandemic and the surge in cases there. Hopefully things settle down soon and some form of normalcy is restored. Stay safe and I'll see you in a week's time for my next post.
A Dyson shop that doesn't have a vacuum cleaner in sight (a successful rebranding perhaps?). Galaxy Fold that's designed to be too fragile to have a unit for shoppers to touch (talk about not trusting your own design). Exercise cream that is highly sexually-suggestive (but I like friction and unrelaxed tightness).
Rows and rows of CNY goodies found everywhere this time of the year but at least they don't appear months before like in Australia's Easter. Bicycle parks near bus stops without locks intrigued me initially but I realised later they were meant for shared bikes. A new train station named after a road near it called Canberra Link, further connecting Singapore to Australia though I'd very much prefer a local name.
Western Mormons praying (or dozing?) in busy MRT stations are just plain creepy. Fancy a cider float anyone (later confirmed by the purchasers to be gross)? Just like you're greeted by communist propaganda everywhere when you go to communist states, the Singaporean nanny-state version are public campaigns littered with motherhood statements.
How much more Singaporean can you get than putting a chicken satay sausage in a oddly-shaped puff? A very unfortunately-named CNY goody, unless it's done on purpose. Bubble tea-inspired spin-offs that really border on the grosser side of things.
Thai grilled pork skewers that cost 5 times more than the same thing in Bangkok. The "alkaline stick" that is clearly a dildo. And that phallic implement doesn't turn me on as much as the name of this food stall.
A great idea for a McDonald's dessert but sadly underwhelming. A warning that makes me want to poke even more. Poor translation on a CNY decorative piece (平安 <> Peace).
Very interesting Pringles fusion (potato + rice) flavours. A sign that always confuses me in Singapore (free WiFi or WiFi-free?). Mouth-watering chiffon cakes in longan and lychee flavours that I REALLY want to try.
Evidence that money can't buy good taste. But it can buy all the available advertising space in an MRT station if you're as well-resourced as the Jay Chou fan club out to celebrate his 20th career anniversary. It can also buy the original Issey Miyake bags which have been copied endlessly and selling at more than hundred times the price.
How cool is an axe-throwing range? Perhaps strawberry Coke is cooler to you? And I didn't know I've released my own brand of seaweed snacks.
The first neighbourhood designated smoking point I've seen which is such a good initiative. How many different iterations of the same thing can fast food restaurants churn out? And "everything must go" doesn't make sense for a shop that's not closing for good.
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