Getting used to Singapore
Sounds ironic huh..having lived more than 20 years of my life here and I am getting used to it once again...there are habits that really seem to die hard for the past 5 months...
(1) I stand on the right side of the escalators now (although here we are supposed to be standing on the left, but who cares, everyone stands on any side...)
(2) Tap the EZLink card when alighting...I have so been used to just tapping once when boarding, or once when alighting (on trams)
(3) To zig zag across the irritating people who just does not want to keep to the side if they are strolling..at least in the fast-paced Hong Kong, there are express lanes everywhere for people to past through, albeit being invisible but Hong Kongers know better to not block your way (well, the tiongs in HK excluded)
(4) I no longer hear the "歡迎光臨 隨便看 慢慢挑" when entering shops, and the "多謝" after getting the change and receipt, and I am so used to "晤該" that I start saying thank you when I get back change, and all I get is the cold shoulder...Singapore's service quality needs a lot of improvement...or maybe it is just the culture...once I am done with your business and the money changed hand, heck care...duh...
(5) The slope behind my block seem to be a lot less steep now..haha..after all that terrain walking in Hong Kong, especially in CU...well but I don't think it will last long, with my kind of lifestyle, my breath will not last as long soon...
The package arrived two days ago and I have packed all my notes away by now..and Yvonne if you are reading, your grey bear is back...I guess this signifies a closure, and the last thing to come will probably be the academic transcript and hostel refund to close the entire chapter...but I can't help but feel that I TOTALLY MISS HONG KONG!!!!!!
Btw...I totally adore time lapse videos, but I did not take this myself..haha..it's from EarthTV..and this was taken on a gorgeous winter day in Dec 2006...damn..should have gone there like a month earlier...lolz...more at EarthTV.com
(1) I stand on the right side of the escalators now (although here we are supposed to be standing on the left, but who cares, everyone stands on any side...)
(2) Tap the EZLink card when alighting...I have so been used to just tapping once when boarding, or once when alighting (on trams)
(3) To zig zag across the irritating people who just does not want to keep to the side if they are strolling..at least in the fast-paced Hong Kong, there are express lanes everywhere for people to past through, albeit being invisible but Hong Kongers know better to not block your way (well, the tiongs in HK excluded)
(4) I no longer hear the "歡迎光臨 隨便看 慢慢挑" when entering shops, and the "多謝" after getting the change and receipt, and I am so used to "晤該" that I start saying thank you when I get back change, and all I get is the cold shoulder...Singapore's service quality needs a lot of improvement...or maybe it is just the culture...once I am done with your business and the money changed hand, heck care...duh...
(5) The slope behind my block seem to be a lot less steep now..haha..after all that terrain walking in Hong Kong, especially in CU...well but I don't think it will last long, with my kind of lifestyle, my breath will not last as long soon...
The package arrived two days ago and I have packed all my notes away by now..and Yvonne if you are reading, your grey bear is back...I guess this signifies a closure, and the last thing to come will probably be the academic transcript and hostel refund to close the entire chapter...but I can't help but feel that I TOTALLY MISS HONG KONG!!!!!!
Btw...I totally adore time lapse videos, but I did not take this myself..haha..it's from EarthTV..and this was taken on a gorgeous winter day in Dec 2006...damn..should have gone there like a month earlier...lolz...more at EarthTV.com
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