Getting Lost in Singapore?
I’ve lost count how many times when Singaporean told me that they got lost driving in Singapore. I don’t know if I should sympathize them or to laugh at their lack of sense of direction - stupidity.
For those who have been living in Singapore for sometime or remotely heard of us know that this tiny little island has a population no more than 4.5 millions living in an area of 683 sq/km (266 sq/ml)
How congested can Singapore roads get during peak hours? Let just say that it doesn’t warren enough time for me to reach out my hand to struggle someone by the neck during a traffic jam.
Does Singapore have the best road structure? I dare not comment much as I’ve seen better somewhere.
Are road signs easily located and seen by moving vehicles? Not only there many road signs but they are also many “predestination” signs on highways and roads. Either you are blind or drunk not to be able to notice them.
Tom T. told me that he’d rather had me retrieve sample machinery from the office than have his wife drive there. For he fear she might get lost through the narrow winding streets in the industry estate. That’s totally crap. The office building is less than 50 steps away from the main road and would be very difficult to miss with its tacky colors of paster blue, dark orange and stone white.
What’s even more absurb is that they have been living in Singapore for the last 5 years. If she’s able to drive around ShenZhen, China with no difficulties then how difficult can tiny Singapore get? If Tom T. would to tell me that she understands no English, then I might feel empathy for her but not enough to convince me of no way out of the situation. Whatever it is, please don’t tell me of this crappy excuse of getting lost in Singapore.
Posted on: August 12, 2006 | Filed in: Singapore |
