With reference to the blog post at http://www.temasekreview.com/2009/11/19/singapore-declares-its-recession-over/, I would like to just “pen” my thoughts here instead of commenting too much over there. This is also a reply to some of the comments in the post.
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Captured as Image as Arabic font not supported here.
That is my name written in Arabic font. Not that difficult to write actually. I just typed my name in ABCs at http://www.yamli.com/ and it automatically converted my name into arabic text. 
And if you are wondering, my name is suppose to mean something like, “Praiseworthy of prostrating to faith (in worship)” son of “Praiseworthy for the Lord increases”.
Kinda too much isn’t it? But I like my name. Though it is a mouthful.
Well, that’s why I just introduce myself as Deen Yusoff (Faith as the lord increases). Whatever that is suppose to mean, as I feel that most names don’t make sense when you try to get the real meaning from of the names.
Full of myself,
Deen Yusoff
Disneyland and Universal Studios in Asia???
http://www.flickr.com/photos/myjedilightsaber/ / CC BY 2.0
Not being prejudiced against the American Franchise but I personally think Whites won’t be all that hyped up in Universal Studios or Disneyland in Asia even with their Asian theme. Where’s the spice in that? And it just killed my dreams of taking a flight all the way to the other side of the world to see something that we don’t have! Now, I’d be comparing the 2 theme parks instead of being amazed with just one.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lyng883/ / CC BY 2.0
I love the idea of a theme park here honestly, but why not be a little different? Like an Anime theme park. Get a consortium of all Asian fiction companies and make a huge ass theme park out of this world. Make it so different that the people from the other side of the world would visit Singapore just to let their kids poke on Pokemon or something? It seems to me that the other side of the world are already in love with Asian cartoons for quite sometime now…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricmartins/ / CC BY 2.0
Yeah yeah, I know, they gave it to the highest bidder or whoever proposed to them and no Asian Anime Consortium came up to them with a proposal that was out of this world. I’ve posted this, and I can’t patent an idea, but I am sure someday even in a distant future, there will be an Asian that decides to make this come true. I would love to do that if I get an opportunity though. And yes Indians, Arabs or even the Hebrews are Asians too.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricmartins/ / CC BY 2.0
But if the future is bleak…. it might turn out to be a “Fun-filled” Hentai Themepark that replaces the ancient Red Light Districts especially the infamous Amsterdam as maybe the people of the future would want more alternative lifestyle. I hope not though…
Deen Yusoff
