Remembering the good old days - I haven't heard anyone used that phrase in recent years.
That reminded me of something. Something that people are not really interested in nowadays, and that is to remember the past. Singapore is a city that is moving forward, mounting heights after heights. As we celebrate our 42nd year of independence, we celebrate with a sense of pride and glory, that we have transformed from a third world country to a first world country in less than half a century.
But little did many realise that, we had done that at a great price on our own culture and heritage. Ask yourself as you look around Singapore. We are like a metallic forest, a cosmopolitan city - true enough. But there are just these few things that we are losing, things that are unique to Singapore. Things are simply moving too fast, and to move at such a pace, we often have to sacrifice some things like culture. Let me ask you, that how many monumental things to Singapore have been taken down for the sake of development? The iconic Sentosa monorail is one good example. Yes it is slow, but it reminds us of the glory of Sentosa in the nineties. Its something that, when talking about Sentosa to a foreigner, I would say most Singaporeans would mention. Destroyed for what? The new IR and Sentosa Express.
Yes, I do know that Singapore is small and land is limited so we have to make the best out of what we have, but there are some things that, if we try, we can actually preserve it?
