Wednesday, November 08, 2006
hullo duck!
first there was the esplanade.
and then biennale.
in between, the biopolis or watever it is called now.
and now, vivocity.
everytime i mention these names i almost want to correct myself cos i am still unsure of their pronunciations.
it seems as though the ppl controlling the singapore joystick are delibearately coming up with names they friggin' cannot pronounce. which, maybe hasnt occured to them,
but it is dumb.
singapore ought to take a cue from malays. i know this sounds funny but i dont see how calling the esplanade "the Sang Nila Utama" or something along those lines would diminish its popularity.
in KL, there is the One Utama Shopping Centre (which is HUGE) and then there is the Sunway Pyramid (which is BEAUTIFUL) and then there is Bangsar Village. these are all local names and judging by the thousands that throng these places at any given time, i cant see the very huge bearing a name have on its popularity.
i understand that perhaps the esplanade was named such and designed such to create some sort of ripple and extend its novelty more than it could have managed on its own. but how many times can u possibly take the rabbit out of the hat and expect an applause?
u know, this naming trend that this country is adopting is just entertaining in itself.
Singapore intending to raise its chic profile with all these names is akin to a chinese Ah Beng intending to name his son Rocco (after madonna's kid) and instead, calling him Loco. (which means crazy)
posted R @
8:54 am
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