Singapore is a safe country because:1. There are common people on the streets anytime of the day. - You might not know it, but the person sitting next to you on the bus likes to 'people-watch' as much as you do. Therefore, muggers, molesters, rapists and all those bad bad people would not do anything because people are watching.
2. The streets are well-lit, with a directionally-lit street lamp every 50m. (Calgary's streets lamps aren't directional, a classmate told me that 40% of the light from a street lamp is directed upwards) A well-lit road makes for a more socially trusting person.
3. Communities are built close together, Singapore is designed that way (due to the lack of space and/or other reasons).
4. An increased mobility via the automobile (that's what they call 'cars' here) or "bus no. 11" (read: let your feet do the walking) leads to a higher density and probability of you passing a car or person in middle of your journey. - increased social interaction.
5. Singaporeans have a shared common interest: food. (even when we don't have shared religious beliefs)
I just applied what I've been learning in the University of Calgary's Urban Studies 253 course to the question why Singapore is a safe country. See, I have been studying... Then again, there isn't much to do here. oh well. Miss you guys.
and i know you've been waiting for this.... a picture update!
i've officially made the 15th of every month MAIL DAY. the first batch has landed safely. if you haven't recieved yours, it's prolly because i don't have your snail mail address, or you have to wait till the next 15th! mailing is preetttty expensive here. it's C$1.64 each letter (so +-S$2).
self-explanatory.
that's zaahid, my previous roommate, and my 2nd guinea pig. my big brother ryan snuck the first muffin out of the kitchen while it was piping hot. and no, they haven't died from food poisoning. it's since been 9 days btw.
sandee says, IRON CHEF-to-be. i say, val the culinary baking master!
last sunday it was freezing, and rainy. jo snapped the picture.more pictures coming your way. soon.
p/s: xunidas and i are saying cheers to cold pillows because i found him after joining a facebook community that's titled: "i flip my pillow to get the cold side". haha. (: like we said, CHEERS TO COLD PILLOWS!
valerie anne
in my 20s and wonderful.
dressed to dress you.
. i would do you, but i can't. it's just the wrong season right now.
I've been in canada for days.
. in need of a recommendation
. tattoo
. rolex
. prada bag
. hermes birkin/kelly
. hermes scarf
. prada penguin coin purse
. suped up VW jetta mk3 '97
. 911 Turbo
. WRX
. smoked e-codes/fogs
. porsche deep dish rims
.
my driver's license
.
a shaven head for my 18th
. be a somebody
. make {gravi.tee}
.
snowboard
.
own my first car
. travel: NYC, all over europe,
japan,
mexico, chile, argentina, spain, greece, laos, vietnam, bali, dubai, amsterdam
. publish a book entitled "you better quote val, or else" -
recommended by derek goh
.
fashion school
. travel: roadtrip canada
. travel: roadtrip USA
.
move out
. own a house
. ride the dragon in tokyo
. go fish/camping for a weekend
. open a cafe/boutique
. horse-riding
. speak korean/japanese/spanish/french
. skydive over mauritius waters
. white-water raft above level 3
. bungee jump from a suspension bridge
. break the world record for the longest time on a loop-the-loop roller coaster ride
. save an endangered species
. AND prove to my mum that i'll be married before 35.
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