Finally! After 9 long grueling months, I'm back home! I have to say I am pretty happy to see my family again after so long. Had my first taste of prata in 9 months too so that certainly made me happy. Shall whack the other unhealthy food in the next few days. Haha!
Anyway, I was in Bangkok earlier in the day for a transit and 2 incidents really made me realise "Shit Ting Jun! You're REALLY home!" First, I was in the waiting area ready to board the plane. I was seating on a spanking new metal bench (because of Thailand's new airport) reading my book and minding my own business. Suddenly, this idiot came up to the next seat and slammed his file of papers on it. Being metallic, it vibrated (duh!). So, obviously, I was disturbed and I looked at the paper all over the floor and then at him. The idiot stared at me and said,"Excuse me. DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM?!" Woah. I felt like punching him. But I kept my calm. Singaporeans have a knack for doing such things. So being the gentleman, I just ignored him and went back to reading my book. That's case 1.
On board the plane, I was lucky to be seated next to a young, not-too-bad looking Japanese lady. But on the other side of the aisle, was a whole family of elderly ah bengs and their ah lian wives. Oh my goodness. They were so loud when they talked and it was just pure annoying. This indian/british lady in front of the ah lian aunty reclined her chair while the aunty was still eating. The ah beng husband, in his broken english and somewhat "polite" singlish, asked her to put her seat up again because his wife was eating. A small commotion, and the indian lady put her seat upright again but with a black face. Soon after the food was collected, the indian lady reclined her seat again. This time, Mr ah beng told her to put her seat back upright because he claims that the seat was hitting his wife's knee causing her great pain. From what I saw, Mrs ah lian's seating position was asking for it. Woah. BIG commotion and a quarrel began. Sheesh. The ugly side of Singaporeans. I was so tempted to go up to the lady and tell her that not all Singaporeans are like that and hope that she'll still enjoy her stay on this island. Some people really do spoil our image.
I particularly hate the file guy. He's annoying and he thinks he's still right. Wanted to tell him in his face, "I'm sorry. I don't have a problem. But clearly you do." and just walk away. I wonder how he would have felt. Haha!
Oh well. All the above happened before I even stepped on Singapore soil. Amazing isn't it? I'm quite a critic of Singaporean behaviour because I just don't understand how my fellow citizens can be so selfish, apathetic and bo chup sometimes. I guess we are good in doing some stuff (like overseas student doing better than their counterparts) but maybe we need a bit more education on our moral upbringing.
Enough of complaining. I shall load up the Greece pictures when I have the time. As for now, I'm combating jet-lag.
Anyway, I was in Bangkok earlier in the day for a transit and 2 incidents really made me realise "Shit Ting Jun! You're REALLY home!" First, I was in the waiting area ready to board the plane. I was seating on a spanking new metal bench (because of Thailand's new airport) reading my book and minding my own business. Suddenly, this idiot came up to the next seat and slammed his file of papers on it. Being metallic, it vibrated (duh!). So, obviously, I was disturbed and I looked at the paper all over the floor and then at him. The idiot stared at me and said,"Excuse me. DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM?!" Woah. I felt like punching him. But I kept my calm. Singaporeans have a knack for doing such things. So being the gentleman, I just ignored him and went back to reading my book. That's case 1.
On board the plane, I was lucky to be seated next to a young, not-too-bad looking Japanese lady. But on the other side of the aisle, was a whole family of elderly ah bengs and their ah lian wives. Oh my goodness. They were so loud when they talked and it was just pure annoying. This indian/british lady in front of the ah lian aunty reclined her chair while the aunty was still eating. The ah beng husband, in his broken english and somewhat "polite" singlish, asked her to put her seat up again because his wife was eating. A small commotion, and the indian lady put her seat upright again but with a black face. Soon after the food was collected, the indian lady reclined her seat again. This time, Mr ah beng told her to put her seat back upright because he claims that the seat was hitting his wife's knee causing her great pain. From what I saw, Mrs ah lian's seating position was asking for it. Woah. BIG commotion and a quarrel began. Sheesh. The ugly side of Singaporeans. I was so tempted to go up to the lady and tell her that not all Singaporeans are like that and hope that she'll still enjoy her stay on this island. Some people really do spoil our image.
I particularly hate the file guy. He's annoying and he thinks he's still right. Wanted to tell him in his face, "I'm sorry. I don't have a problem. But clearly you do." and just walk away. I wonder how he would have felt. Haha!
Oh well. All the above happened before I even stepped on Singapore soil. Amazing isn't it? I'm quite a critic of Singaporean behaviour because I just don't understand how my fellow citizens can be so selfish, apathetic and bo chup sometimes. I guess we are good in doing some stuff (like overseas student doing better than their counterparts) but maybe we need a bit more education on our moral upbringing.
Enough of complaining. I shall load up the Greece pictures when I have the time. As for now, I'm combating jet-lag.
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