Yahoo! News Singapore, 7 Sep 2012In an undated post on stories.sg titled “Letter to Singapore”, author Zing then waxed nostalgic for London’s raw underground culture and juxtaposed it against the “jaded” feeling he (or she) felt for Singapore while growing up.
“I’m 20 years old and I don’t want to be jaded, but you’re already feeding me defeatism and banality as a lifestyle choice,” the writer observed, adding that the office drone and money-chasing lifestyle that most Singaporeans led felt trivial to him/her.
“I looked into your dreams one night and they were full of dollar signs. They were full of people getting by on their Mercedes, their two maids, their country club membership. Getting by and not living. Getting but not achieving. Buying and selling but not giving,” the contributor added. Full story
