Singapore Day 2008 in Melbourne

av98m SG

Yeah, the queuing was buggerall! However, don't forget that there are those of us who've been here for years and so, they die die MUST eat the food!

Hopefully, Singapore Day will soon return to Melbourne or anywhere in Australia because I will plan a trip with my other Singaporean friends here just to go join in the fun.

BTW, there were booths where potential employers tried to recruit the Singaporean Uni students. There was also subtle propaganda to encourage Singaporeans to return home for good although I must say it was done tastefully.

One of my Aussie friends commented that I'm an odd mix of fierce pride in being a Singaporean, yet I have chosen to migrate for good. I do love Singapore and I consider myself lucky to have been born there and enjoyed the education and relatively 'clean-cut' childhood without all the booze and drugs and such, and I guess deep inside, I'm always a Singaporean BUT... I love Singapore more when I'm far far away! Makes sense?

when you're far away its easier to selectively remember the good parts and filter out the bad

Rhonda SG

when you're far away its easier to selectively remember the good parts and filter out the bad

True! True!!

Fatum SG

Hey, Fatum... wanted to ask you this : Did you have this experience whereby when you first arrived in Canada, your state seemed terribly large but as you slowly explore the neighbouring suburbs, your 'territory' expands and the distances you had to travel no longer seemed THAT far, and the places you go to no longer appear to be THAT distant either?

you get used to different yardsticks of distance ..... in here I'd be groaning at a 40 minutes journey ... in pluto I wouldn't think twice of driving 3 hours just to go fishing ......

and yeah ... the land mass is huge, but the place feels no bigger than singapore after a while ...

Rhonda SG

you get used to different yardsticks of distance ..... in here I'd be groaning at a 40 minutes journey ... in pluto I wouldn't think twice of driving 3 hours just to go fishing ......

and yeah ... the land mass is huge, but the place feels no bigger than singapore after a while ...

Interesting, isn't it?

I recall that when I first arrived, I thought Honeymousey lived like very, very, very far away, like off the face of earth, almost! Now, it's like, chey, not THAT far what!

Besides, on the occasions when friends and I drove up to the countryside areas, the drive was really enjoyable. We got to see amusing road signs on the way, look at cows and horses grazing, look at pastures, look at trees, sheep, flowers... all very lovely!

Sigh... all my friends are bugging me to go get my driving licence soon...

Fatum SG

yes you better ! ......

Rhonda SG

yes you better ! ......

It opens up a can of worms!

In preparation for soon-to-embark-upon driving lessons, I bought Victorian Ambulance cover a few weeks back.

Then, there are the driving fees, then you purchase a car, and with it, you take on taxes, petrol costs, parking costs, maintenance / repair costs, etc etc. There's no end to it!

However, I've realised that if I do want to enjoy the countryside areas and even go on short vacations to really scenic locations, I have no choice but to learn how to drive. I'm quite faint-hearted... a tad scared of the road bullies and hoons.

elindra SG

You don't have to worry about that

I think all men think that women cmi as drivers

So just drive as you wish coz no matter what they will still cuss at you for being a bloody lady driver

gasband SG

i came back one week before the Singapore day or else i could join in...hahaha!

Gedanken SG

Holy smokes, lookit them queues. Just as well my friend warned me about them - I decided to go shopping instead.

Then again, if you were stuck in a queue next to someone who invaded your personal space while yelling into his mobile, you'd have gotten a bona fide Singapore experience.

gasband SG

Well, if you wanna organise an event that needs Singaporeans to attend, you dun have to advertise, you dun have to email. You just need a queue. When there is a queue, Singaporeans somehow will just turn up haha.

gasband SG

It opens up a can of worms!

In preparation for soon-to-embark-upon driving lessons, I bought Victorian Ambulance cover a few weeks back.

Then, there are the driving fees, then you purchase a car, and with it, you take on taxes, petrol costs, parking costs, maintenance / repair costs, etc etc. There's no end to it!

Compared to Singaporeans, driving in Melbourne was a breeze. They do not horn unnecessarily only when they find its really dangerous. They let you change lane if you signal early unlike Singaporeans who will just go faster so that you cant cut in front of them haha. The only danger I guess is when they get drunk behind the wheel and I guess that happens alot haha. And yeah, the parking fees are a killer and of cos the infamous right turn on left rule in the CBD.....

motoway SG

wah glad u enjoyed yourself!!!

I miss Singapore food also. T_T

Meia Gisborn SG

Wow! Looking at those images, one could conclude that the bulk of the Singaporean diaspora ended up in Melbourne.

The organizers of Singapore Day 2008 were wise in choosing Melbourne as the event locale, but it remains to be seen if tempting Singaporeans overseas with "local" food will convince them to return.

av98m SG

Wow! Looking at those images, one could conclude that the bulk of the Singaporean diaspora ended up in Melbourne.

The organizers of Singapore Day 2008 were wise in choosing Melbourne as the event locale, but it remains to be seen if tempting Singaporeans overseas with "local" food will convince them to return.

I think it'd take a lot more than a pck performance and queueing up for small portions of food. Reading the news on Singapore, it's been all bad.

Fatum SG

I think it's safe to say that Australia has the biggest contingent of overseas singaporeans .......

which would be a close second ? .... my money goes to the US ...

Meia Gisborn SG

After finishing the Bak Chor Mee, what to do next, ah?

Well, the toilets are prominently marked on the map...

Meia Gisborn SG

I think it's safe to say that Australia has the biggest contingent of overseas singaporeans .......

which would be a close second ? .... my money goes to the US ...

Don't quote me on this, but I distinctly recall reading an article published in the Singapore press describing the distribution of Singaporeans overseas. If memory serves, Australia had the majority of them, followed by Canada. The UK or the US might have been third.

Rhonda SG

Breytonhartge commented before, "You're complaining about Melbourne drivers?! Wait till you TRY to drive in Singapore!"

Well, the Melbourne drivers are becoming more and more impatient. More than thrice I've witnessed drivers almost making roadkill out of pedestrians crossing the road when the green man is lighted up, giving pedestrians the right of way. On one occasion, when a driver almost ran down an old man on a wheely frame, I wanted to roll up my sleeves and assault the errant driver! Too bad the car sped off. Tamade WBD!

Rhonda SG

Wow! Looking at those images, one could conclude that the bulk of the Singaporean diaspora ended up in Melbourne.

The organizers of Singapore Day 2008 were wise in choosing Melbourne as the event locale, but it remains to be seen if tempting Singaporeans overseas with "local" food will convince them to return.

Nuh-uh! It just made me a tad nostalgic and feel a little bit more fond of Singapore but I won't return just because of propaganda and publicity stunts.

Say what you will, I KNOW that living in Melbourne is better for me in more ways than one - professionally, emotionally, psychologically, financially, and ... erm... anatomically?! Harharhar!!!

Seriously, I've never felt happier and healthier for a longer time than now.

Rhonda SG

Well, the toilets are prominently marked on the map...

I was quite surprised at how clean the public toilets in the Sidney Myer Music Bowl premise was!

I remember how when I first arrived in Melbourne, when I spotted carelessly discarded insulin syringes outside my block, I thought, "Hmm... must be a very desperate diabetic!"

Then, in the public toilets, when I saw sharp boxes, I thought, "Hmm... so considerate for diabetics!"

And then, I saw the light... they were all the signs of how rampant drug addicts are here!

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