I have always preferred acoustic version over those with electronic elements.
My preference also applies to this song.
Wednesday 31 October 2018
Sunday 21 October 2018
How Am I In Singapore So Far?
Well, I'm not really in the mood of writing much, so I'll quickly summarise what I've got to share.
1) Work life has been very satisfying. I got to learn a lot, colleagues and superiors are generally helpful. There are pressures and some deadlines but these are a common problem throughout the world so I'll not bitch much about it. I am lucky to have got into a very good firm and I am more than happy to stay as I have no reasons to leave it at all. No complaints when it comes to work life.
2) Living, on the other hand, is a mix. I like living in Singapore because transport is good. The bus and MRT are reliable and the MRT can get you to most of the places you want to go owing to the relatively diminutive size of Singapore's geography. If you don't mind walking (which you shouldn't, since it is a very good exercise), you can go to quite a lot of interesting places on foot. I've walked from Promenade to Esplanade, and from there to City Hall, then Bugis to Rochor. It's a very small island nation which allows you to travel relatively care-free.
3) I like Singapore because groceries and food are cheap. If, and it is a big if, you do not attempt to do currency conversion. Just remind yourself, you're earning Singapore dollar, spend Singapore dollar like how you should do. If you know how to do proper budgeting and control your finance, savings should not ever, ever be a problem even after you've paid your rents. I have no problems saving 1k SGD every month because I literally do not spend anything unnecessary. Food could cost as cheap as SGD2.5, on average it will cost only around SGD3.5, so your two meals per day should be able to cost below SGD10. If you don't party, don't drink, don't splash money on materialistic staffs like top-notch smartphones or high-end fashions, you can imagine that you've got nothing much to spend.
4) Singaporeans, on the other hand, are downright rude, nasty, and unfriendly. And this is perhaps the single, and biggest, complaint I have in Singapore and the reason I do not enjoy living in Singapore despite all the pluses I've written earlier. It seems to me they were born with resting bitch face syndrome, and wherever you go they are good at grumbling and many of them (to be fair, not all are this nasty, just a very big proportion of them are) are just too entitled because they are so good at complaining you can tell that they have no a hint of what's happening outside Singapore. There are people out there who can't even have a proper meal for 3 days, and some Singaporeans complain the fruits here are not of quality. WTF? People here co-exist, but don't co-mingle. As it is a small, crowded, heavily populated nation, living together is also a problem because people here are too self-centred to sometimes understand that not everything centres around them. They are good at complaining all the time, even if it is because their neighbour has done something remotely noisy and affect them. You wanna ask why Singapore has one of the lowest birth rates in the world? My room-hunting experience told me, babies are a nuisance that bother the neighbourhood and other people's living and I strongly suspect it's why Singaporeans rather have no babies. It sickens me to hear that when I was looking for room, people stressed to me that "no babies here, so it's quiet". If I ever live in a place, I care what I can provide for myself. What other families do, and therefore whatever ripple effects it may to our shared environment, is none of my business and Singaporean should also learn that.
I love working here. But because of these issues, I do not believe I'll stay here for long.
1) Work life has been very satisfying. I got to learn a lot, colleagues and superiors are generally helpful. There are pressures and some deadlines but these are a common problem throughout the world so I'll not bitch much about it. I am lucky to have got into a very good firm and I am more than happy to stay as I have no reasons to leave it at all. No complaints when it comes to work life.
2) Living, on the other hand, is a mix. I like living in Singapore because transport is good. The bus and MRT are reliable and the MRT can get you to most of the places you want to go owing to the relatively diminutive size of Singapore's geography. If you don't mind walking (which you shouldn't, since it is a very good exercise), you can go to quite a lot of interesting places on foot. I've walked from Promenade to Esplanade, and from there to City Hall, then Bugis to Rochor. It's a very small island nation which allows you to travel relatively care-free.
3) I like Singapore because groceries and food are cheap. If, and it is a big if, you do not attempt to do currency conversion. Just remind yourself, you're earning Singapore dollar, spend Singapore dollar like how you should do. If you know how to do proper budgeting and control your finance, savings should not ever, ever be a problem even after you've paid your rents. I have no problems saving 1k SGD every month because I literally do not spend anything unnecessary. Food could cost as cheap as SGD2.5, on average it will cost only around SGD3.5, so your two meals per day should be able to cost below SGD10. If you don't party, don't drink, don't splash money on materialistic staffs like top-notch smartphones or high-end fashions, you can imagine that you've got nothing much to spend.
4) Singaporeans, on the other hand, are downright rude, nasty, and unfriendly. And this is perhaps the single, and biggest, complaint I have in Singapore and the reason I do not enjoy living in Singapore despite all the pluses I've written earlier. It seems to me they were born with resting bitch face syndrome, and wherever you go they are good at grumbling and many of them (to be fair, not all are this nasty, just a very big proportion of them are) are just too entitled because they are so good at complaining you can tell that they have no a hint of what's happening outside Singapore. There are people out there who can't even have a proper meal for 3 days, and some Singaporeans complain the fruits here are not of quality. WTF? People here co-exist, but don't co-mingle. As it is a small, crowded, heavily populated nation, living together is also a problem because people here are too self-centred to sometimes understand that not everything centres around them. They are good at complaining all the time, even if it is because their neighbour has done something remotely noisy and affect them. You wanna ask why Singapore has one of the lowest birth rates in the world? My room-hunting experience told me, babies are a nuisance that bother the neighbourhood and other people's living and I strongly suspect it's why Singaporeans rather have no babies. It sickens me to hear that when I was looking for room, people stressed to me that "no babies here, so it's quiet". If I ever live in a place, I care what I can provide for myself. What other families do, and therefore whatever ripple effects it may to our shared environment, is none of my business and Singaporean should also learn that.
I love working here. But because of these issues, I do not believe I'll stay here for long.
Wednesday 10 October 2018
Shawn Mendes Performs 'Stitches' For MTV Unplugged
I first head this version on Spotify, and instantly fell in love with this version of this song.
I've always loved acoustic songs, sang to the tunes of musical instruments that have no electronic interference.
And this version is just so powerful, filled with authentic feelings and sang out his true talent.
Love it. Absolutely love it.
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