It’s a heavy downpour here on this side of town. And to my surprise, I love it.
I love the rain. I feel happy when it rains like this and I am in a moving vehicle. It’s cold and the air just cools my heart. A great blessing to me especially when it has been like a heated oven for the past few days.
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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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…
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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
Had a great time on Valentines evening even though our group was incomplete, for our most lovable buddy had some other plans already. Planned by the Architect, Mr Arif, we chilled at a Jazz Bar cum Restaurant at Boat Quay.
No I didn’t get lucky with any girl. 
Didn’t plan for that either. It was just a chill out night with good friends. Surprisingly we saw a lot of all girl groups out there. But I guess all of us didn’t have the mood to approach the opposite sex.
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I can’t help but to blog about the issue on “Halal-ness” of an eatery after what I’ve read.
I am sorry for those who think that I am being a busybody but since the so called private debate was public, I believe I am entitled to my own personal view. As you guys mentioned at the end of the debate,
“To each his own”.
The argument is about how Halal is an eatery and if is wrong, or should I say forbidden, for a Muslim to eat and drink at a place he or she feels “Was-Was” or doubtful about the “Halal-ness” of the eatery.
There were 2 Singaporean Muslim friends that went on a trip to Bangkok, Thailand and ran into a couple of “Was-Was” circumstances when it comes to having their daily meals. Both obviously have different ideas on what is Halal for consumption on their trip.
