singapore in the positive

it's always nice to read something positive about singapore written by a foreigner. i think a lot of us are resigned to the idea that the outside world either hates us or loves bashing us and finding faults with our (err... very) "unique" system, especially when our very talented civil servants keep coming up with the most "imaginative" policies like banning chewing gum and fining people for not flushing toilets... i don't completely blame these foreign bashers, i guess, since there are definitely many areas where improvements can and should be made and it is quite natural for humans to be rather negative or skeptical when they encounter something they don’t understand

nonetheless, here's a little line from Richard (The Peking Duck)

"Singapore is in many ways a beautiful little paradise, perhaps the closest thing to utopia on the planet."

click to read the full and (in my opinion) balanced entry from the "accidental expat"

definitely a nice way to start the morning… :)