Picnic06-Biante15 Supersonic April 9, 2014 Share April 9, 2014 (edited) Base on a new book written by local writer : "Singapore Sui Dai" Yahoo news: Singapore writer laments that Singapore has lost its soul Singapore writer Felix Cheong wants to know where and why the country has lost its soul. He said, “We have become this glamour city, full of chrome and glass, tall iconic buildings, but no soul.” Cheong, author of short stories collection “Vanishing Point”, takes on this issue in his new book, along with hot-button topics like transport, education and economic growth. Called “Singapore Siu Dai”, which translates to “less sugar” in Hokkien, it is a collection of 50 short stories that satirize life in Singapore. Having previously written poetry collections and fiction novels, this is Cheong’s ninth book and his first foray into humorous fiction. The 49-year-old writer feels strongly about the political themes he tackles in his book. Civil servants are satirized in the book, depicted as characters who form the government’s elite but who do not see people as people. He said, “We have been in this same status quo for far too long. After 50 years, I think it’s time something changes.” He rejects what he describes as the “siege mentality” of the government, which often warns that “we are under siege all the time, we are a small country, we have no natural resources, and we need to grow by 2 percent, 5 percent.” While Cheong appreciates that the country needs economic growth, he does not think it should be “at the expense of soft skills, of people skills, of EQ skills.” Disappointed with the Singapore Conversation dialogue sessions held in 2013, which he felt had “a very top-down approach”, he decided to use his book to ease people into political conversations using ordinary situations they can relate to and laugh about. read more, link: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/singaporescene/singapore-writer-laments-that-singapore-has-lost-its-soul-084309003.html Go hawker centre, Ah Tiong doing the cooking and serving Morning peak hour MRT train, plenty FT/FW Shop assistants & counter staff - Philippinos Telephone operators - Indian accents NS songs - AWARE not happy ERP - is to ease traffic congestion ???? COE - up, up & up Ya................ where is the SOUL .. Edited April 9, 2014 by Picnic06 ↡ Advertisement 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesc Hypersonic April 9, 2014 Share April 9, 2014 Heng ah lost our soul. Lucky never lose our wallet. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toothiewabbit Supersonic April 9, 2014 Share April 9, 2014 Where can I read the 50 stories har? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picnic06-Biante15 Supersonic April 9, 2014 Author Share April 9, 2014 Where can I read the 50 stories har? I am also waiting to grab a 'soul' from the book stand.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockngbrd Supersonic April 9, 2014 Share April 9, 2014 No worries, SG never had a soul to begin with. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator April 9, 2014 Share April 9, 2014 No worries, SG never had a soul to begin with. zombies ?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volvobrick Supersonic April 9, 2014 Share April 9, 2014 It wasn't lost..... it was sold. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picnic06-Biante15 Supersonic April 9, 2014 Author Share April 9, 2014 As according to the writter: quote - " Published by Ethos Books, the book was launched in February and has received praise from humourist Neil Humphreys and creator of Singapore’s satirical news show “The Noose”, Prem Anand. Still keen to tackle more issues concerning Singapore, Cheong has a sequel lined up. Due in September this year, it is tentatively titled “Singapore Siu Dai 2: The SG conversation, upsized”. " Its already on the book stand. OK, this evening I go Popular Book store to search ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockngbrd Supersonic April 9, 2014 Share April 9, 2014 NNB PAP! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knoobie Supercharged April 9, 2014 Share April 9, 2014 (edited) since when does a business have a soul!! except for the top managements.... Edited April 9, 2014 by Knoobie 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chowyunfatt Turbocharged April 9, 2014 Share April 9, 2014 Soul? … No Devil you damn lucky already … 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
13177 Supersonic April 9, 2014 Share April 9, 2014 It wasn't lost..... it was sold. Agreed, our country has been sold by our garment! Just for them to achieve the objective they want. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic April 9, 2014 Share April 9, 2014 Is it 50 shades of grey sgp version?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icedbs Turbocharged April 9, 2014 Share April 9, 2014 As according to the writter: quote - " Published by Ethos Books, the book was launched in February and has received praise from humourist Neil Humphreys and creator of Singapore’s satirical news show “The Noose”, Prem Anand. Still keen to tackle more issues concerning Singapore, Cheong has a sequel lined up. Due in September this year, it is tentatively titled “Singapore Siu Dai 2: The SG conversation, upsized”. " Its already on the book stand. OK, this evening I go Popular Book store to search ... Better grab it in case it gets pull off the shelf ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chowyunfatt Turbocharged April 9, 2014 Share April 9, 2014 After you get raped over & over again, day after day, month after month, year after year … You'll naturally resign to faith … … You don't enjoy it, so you Adapt … Because in order to survive, you have to … Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyfitms Twincharged April 9, 2014 Share April 9, 2014 Even the early batches of PRs i spoke to (who came to SG pre-2007) felt that SG really CMI with so many low grade FT sounds ironic, but it goes to show even FTs can feel the difference in lower quality of life & over-crowdedness 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picnic06-Biante15 Supersonic April 9, 2014 Author Share April 9, 2014 After you get raped over & over again, day after day, month after month, year after year … You'll naturally resign to faith … … You don't enjoy it, so you Adapt … Because in order to survive, you have to … So, thats where the 'soul' was lost ... Now we are working like a robot without any 'soul' ... I know ..... Radx collected all the 'souls' .... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ender Hypersonic April 9, 2014 Share April 9, 2014 Lucky never call Singapore Kosong. Still got some hope for the soul.. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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