It is a strange thing to note that Singaporeans cheer when the ping pong ball flies off the Singaporean side of the table, smile with triumphant glee when Orchard becomes flooded and celebrate when a hallmark sporting event produces little but empty seats in the face of a highly apathetic population. One will be hard-pressed to find any other citizen in this world that has been able to exact such pleasure from the misfortunes of their own nation. Full story
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Asian Correspondent, 17 Aug 2010
It is a strange thing to note that Singaporeans cheer when the ping pong ball flies off the Singaporean side of the table, smile with triumphant glee when Orchard becomes flooded and celebrate when a hallmark sporting event produces little but empty seats in the face of a highly apathetic population. One will be hard-pressed to find any other citizen in this world that has been able to exact such pleasure from the misfortunes of their own nation. Full story
It is a strange thing to note that Singaporeans cheer when the ping pong ball flies off the Singaporean side of the table, smile with triumphant glee when Orchard becomes flooded and celebrate when a hallmark sporting event produces little but empty seats in the face of a highly apathetic population. One will be hard-pressed to find any other citizen in this world that has been able to exact such pleasure from the misfortunes of their own nation. Full story