Article: 44 things you may not know about Singapore

The nation turns 44 this week. That’s an inauspicious number to some, but there’s always a way to turn that around and make it a little more positive. My mother-in-law tells me you could say it’s 4 + 4 = 8, and that, to the superstitious optimist, says something to the effect of “die die also prosperous”.

Prosperous or not, you could also say, “every National Day, die die sure have articles on the number of things about Singapore based on the number of years of independence”.

So, here it is – 44 things about Singapore you may not know about, or didn’t see it that way.

1. We fought independence, and independence won.
If Lee Kuan Yew is to be believed, then we are probably the only country that gained nationhood by not wanting it. Of course, the other founding fellows have been quoted as saying that leaving the Federation (of Malaysia) was the “best thing that ever happened to Singapore”….

Read on at Insing.com

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18 responses to “Article: 44 things you may not know about Singapore”

  1. With our country’s 44th National Day just being celebrated yesterday, popular Singapore blogger, Mr Miyagi, put up a list of44 things that you may not know about Singapore. At number 25, he listed me as having set the world record for most number of grand illusions performed in 5 minutes. “ 25. A Singaporean also holds the world record for the most number of grand illusions. J.C. Sum’s 15 grand illusions

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  3. DaveLucasNotes Avatar

    The more I think I know the more I realize I don't know anything! Anyway, Singapore Airport is beautiful…

  4. Around The Blogosphere 07 August 09…

    Mr. Miyagi offers 44 things that you may not know about Singapore!…

  5. Mr Miyagi Avatar

    It is, isn't it? I especially love the rustic charm of the Budget Terminal.

  6. Benjamin Lee Avatar

    From miyagi.sg: Article: 44 things you may not know about Singapore http://bit.ly/1HCDrB

  7. melv Avatar
    melv

    Not sure if it's you or the guys at inSing, but the date in #5 should be 1963, not 1953.

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  12. Mr Miyagi Avatar

    Yikes. My bad. I'll let them know. Thanks for pointing it out.

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  16. BugSy Avatar
    BugSy

    Hi, I'm from TP and would like to point out that it's the other way round; it's the melbourne school's human wheel barrow record that we broke last year.

    To date, we still hold the record!=)

  17. Mr Miyagi Avatar

    Thank you BugSy. I've informed inSing and hopefully they'll change the item in the article. Yay TP human wheel barrow!

  18. Mr Miyagi Avatar

    Thank you BugSy. I've informed inSing and hopefully they'll change the item in the article. Yay TP human wheel barrow!

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