I have been noticing bursts of creativity among our neighboring countries especially in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines. Good for them.
I am disappointed that we are not able to produce our own equivalent because we are so contrived, and top down driven. The MRT fiasco only served to reinforced this.
See article in Jakarta Globe
Surabaya. A group of policewomen took an unusual approach to crowd control at a May Day protest in Indonesia on Wednesday, breaking into a performance of “Gangnam Style” to keep demonstrators happy.
Thousands of protesters in the city of Surabaya in eastern Java cheered with excitement as around 80 female officers did the signature horseriding dance from South Korean rapper Psy’s global hit.....
Stick rigidly to our old winning formula and eventually our neighbors will pass us by. We are truly becoming old. Just look at how tired SQ is. Our national bird is also our canary in the coal mine.
*Article first appeared on http://blogging4myself.blogspot.sg/2013/05/indonesia-1-singapore-0.html