Believe it or not, 2011 has been an eventful year for everyone. As we take a big leap into 2012, let us take a look back at some of the events that happened in Singapore during 2011. Just like last year's edition, we will stick to 5 of my favourite incidents. Here we go!
5. "We f***ing did it!"
In order to uphold this blog's squeaky clean image (although in truth, it has been tarnished by a certain suggestive post in the past >.<), the inappropriate words have been well censored.A 6-minute convocation speech about the highs and lows of university life in NTU became a hot topic of debate when Miss Trinetta Chong ended off the speech with an expletive.
To quote in her own words, "Congratulations to the graduating Class of 2011. We f***ing did it!"
The trouble came only when a clip of her speech surfaced on Youtube and went instantly viral. There were many who question the need to utter the expletive in a prestigious event like a convocation speech. Ms Chong has since apologized and her case for argument was that she was feeling "very emotional and it just came out", hence the expletive. Unsurprisingly, many were fine with it as well, especially in an environment where teenagers nowadays just cuss when they feel like it.
For me? Well, a word is only a word. It only has value, negative or otherwise, to what an individual assigns it based on context. No harm intended. ;)
Still, a piece of advice for all: be conscious of your surroundings and be responsible & aware of each and every action you do.
4. Heartlanders @ Holland Village
On March 23, a woman, who identified herself only as Samantha, called in to 91.3FM's The Married Men Show. She said Singaporeans living in areas such as Ang Mo Kio and Toa Payoh are "very uncultured and have no manners."
Many people were upset by her remarks.
She has later apologized on air for her remarks.
3. Think before you drink. It's for your own good.
If something you are drinking right now tastes funny, think again.You may be in for a shock of your life.
In May, a corpse of an Indonesian maid was found abandoned in a rooftop tank of a Woodlands HDB block, tainting the drinking water of 700 residents. Blood stains were found in the 2m-deep water tank. It was understood some of the residents may have unknowingly used the tainted water for household purposes.
As a result, the water supply was cut off and PUB officers were also on hand to hand out water bags. In addition, the town council had to flush and wash the tanks as well as the distribution pipes. Security measures for rooftop access had become stricter since.
Even then, some residents were still a bit edgy about consuming the water after that, to such an extent that Sembawang GRC MP Vikram Nair drank tap straight from the tap during a house visit to residents in order to appease the people.
Scary, isn't it?
2. Lions make highly anticipated comeback in M-League
In view of the declining standards of our local football scene (imminent signs include poor international performances and even poorer crowd attendances), FAS has collaborated with the Football Association of Malaysia, bringing greater cooperation between the two nations. This will see a selected Singaporean side competing in both the Malaysian Super League and Malaysian Cup, with a selected Malaysian side going the other way to the S-League.
For those who can still remember, it has been 18 long years since Singapore won the 1994 M-League and Malaysia Cup double. The current 28-man squad consists of mostly the Young Lions, with a few experienced campaigners and capped internationals like Hariss Harun & Sharil Ishak brought in for experience.
No doubt, there is cause for concern, one of which is how the Singapore LIONSXII would fare in a much more competitive Malaysian Super League. Signs have been encouraging thus far in recent friendlies, with the newly-assembled side staging a gutsy comeback to draw 3-3 in a recent match against ATM FA.
There is also the other issue of constant travelling across 11 different states of Malaysia, which could lead to fatigue of the players. Well, look on the bright side. Perhaps through life on the road, the team could gel together better and players bond with each other. Furthermore, they can also expose themselves to different playing styles and standards, which would only serve to make them better.
So don't write them off. Yet.
1. SMRT takes a break(down)
Because this happened quite recently, and the fact that it was so hyped up, I guess I need not explain further.
It is true that there was great oversight by SMRT in the maintenance of our train system, and many were left upset by the way SMRT handled the situation with some even calling for SMRT chief Saw Phaik Hwa to resign. Shortly after the SMRT breakdowns, photos of her dressed up as 'queen' and carried on a chair by half-naked men during SMRT's annual D&D appeared online, and only sought to make matters worse.
All these has led to one question.
Did we overreact to MRT breakdowns?
It's up to you to decide.
Note: Coincidentally, if you had realised, once the train system went down, many seemed to have lost their sense of direction and were unable to figure out how to get to their destinations via alternative ways. I guess that very much reflects our over-dependency on the MRT.
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