Singapore saving water campaign

Deacon Blue SG

PUB video teaches Singaporeans how to shower

It's been busy at work, it's been busy at school,
your body is sticky and needs water to cool,
a five-minute shower is all you need,
so let's all dance to a shower beat... YEAH!

And so goes the Public Utilities Board's new video on getting Singaporeans to shower in less than five minutes.

That's not all though -- it's got a sing-along hand-motion dance to go along.

"Do like that, do like that" the video goes as its main characters -- a student, housewife, taxi driver and hawker auntie -- move their hands uncontrollably in a handwashing motion along to the cry of "Shampoo your hair, shampoo your hair!"

And then the chorus, all set to a pulsating techno beat (all together now!).

Keep it to five, keep it five
Time to save, water is life
Keep it five, keep it to five
We do it so right when we keep it to five

The main message for those who haven't figured it out: save water and shower in less than five minutes. Yup we get it.

The 3:30-minute video, which was uploaded over a month ago, has received 4,000 views to date.

Besides announcing to the world that Singaporeans are a dirty lot and need help cleaning up, it's not the smartest commercial ever made. (Oh, and did you spot the creepy Water Wally mascot stalking the naked boy showering?)

Maybe the makers of the "Water Wally Shower Dance Music Video" can take a leaf from the hilarious "massage uncle" ads -- now that's an example of a clever message that went viral.

(Disclaimer: PUB featured the video on Yahoo! Singapore's Front Page on Monday 20/5 as part of its Water Conservation ad campaign)

Video Link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUrZ2W09R7c&feature=player_embedded

Source:

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/singaporescene/pub-video-teaches-singaporeans-shower-092330612.html

FireIce SG

save water, bathe together

Clivebenss SG

PUB increasing water tariff soon.

Deacon Blue SG

seriously, clcik and see the video. 5 min. what does it tells you about saving water? i wanna hear individual opinions and explain after seeing the video how you going to save water?

Clivebenss SG

Seriously these are just a subtle hints that your bill is going up.

Check your bill next month.

Deacon Blue SG

are you going to rush for only take a shower at 5 min?

i can run gush the tap 5 mins, or take a 30 min shower bath turning on the tap to wet and rinse myself when required in the 30 min duration.

so this video again is varey vague and misleading!

who approved and even gahmen sing along. like that also can?!

as for bill, as long as the rates per cubmeter is constistant, wate rpart of the bill will not increase. tax also remain constant, water portion also will not increase. if you use more, of course water portion of the bill will increase.

Clivebenss SG

are you going to rush for only take a shower at 5 min?

i can run gush the tap 5 mins, or take a 30 min shower bath turning on the tap to wet and rinse myself when required in the 30 min duration.

so this video again is varey vague and misleading!

who approved and even gahmen sing along. like that also can?!

when they dish out such campaign the rate will increase one lah, use less also will apy more; check your coming bill.

Deacon Blue SG

but mak video to save water must make proerply also mah!

5 mins ask people pangsai in the toilet also not enuff time. not all pap followers are intelligent you know. they only know see pinky appear in piblic wave and scream like kpop fan only.

wanna teach people to save water you have to shoot videos to show how to read the bills, details on rates, usage and taxes. show people how big is 1 cubicmeter tank size of water in 3D and show people the cost we pay for 1 cubicmetre of water.

show us water treatment plants and where we get our water sources, reservoirs treatment plants water catchment areas.

when people udnerstand the theory and visuly how scarce water is, it will have a better effect to moe tthem arses to save water.

instead of making one silly video with bollywood dancing and a 5mins mandate that pangsai also no time in toilet!

Clivebenss SG

ok.

charlize SG

The best is don't bathe.

Really.

Clivebenss SG

go jump in the sea.

Deacon Blue SG

ok.

narbey not okay! i dont wanna see people kenna brainwashed and worshipping the video not understandng what hole thge pangsai shit cums from!

Deacon Blue SG

go jump in the sea.

jump see must also see aysiewbei!

Clivebenss SG

narbey not okay! i dont wanna see people kenna brainwashed and worshipping the video not understandng what hole thge pangsai shit cums from!

then not ok lor.

Clivebenss SG

jump see must also see aysiewbei!

baysiew dun jump lor.

Deacon Blue SG

then not ok lor.

not okay must disable video and not airplay.

Deacon Blue SG

baysiew dun jump lor.

video made and play already so its like jumped already how?

charlize SG

Damn scary.

charlize SG

Creepy.

SJS6638 SG

I think saving money is utmost important than saving water. Just stop paying a group of useless bums millions and millions for their salary we can save a lot, save tons of money.