"peace prevails when food suffices" - momofuku ando, the creator of the instant noodle.

how true indeed. most hungry countries are in turmoil, while the foodie paradise of our sunny little island remains unscathe from all the disasters and trouble wraught by our region. amazing isn't it? how we can remain so calm and "spaced-out" in the heartlands bargaining over the price of vegetables while the world weeps at the bomb blasts in bangkok, or the indon jet that crashed and went missing. speak to any neighbourhood ah-soh and you'd probably find yourself more engaged in a debate about how the GST increase is going to affect her son's tuition fees, while thousands of children remain homeless and hungry in malaysia after the floods destroyed their homes.

bombs explode in iraq? huh? what's that? aiyah... dun disturb me la... i'm busy.
what? your husband ran off with his china mistress? CALL THE COPS! CALL THE NEWSPAPERS! FIND HIM!

the nonchantlence of our society leaves much to be desired. i mean, we aren't selfish. we give... and give... and give some more. we give to everyone and everywhere.
frankly i don't even know where all my donation money goes. i just keep giving. oh well.

ah, that's my singapore.

how i love you.