So off I go to shop first thing in the morning. I was going to the equivalent of Walmart in the states. If you hit the store early you can actually move thru the aisles with a cart and have an enjoyable shopping experience. Well I got to the mall a bit early. I had 30 minutes to burn. So I walk around checking out the things I had been missing when I come and it’s too chaotic to window shop. I decide to hit the food court and pick out the next place to eat at. All the stores were closed except the 3 American fast food places that serve breakfast. So as I stroll I came across what has now become a normal scene, a man sleeping. It seems that this man got up and came to a mall to eat at Burger King and more importantly; to take a nap!! Asian’s are taking naps all the time! I wonder if they’re wired differently. Like if they sit still for more than 5 minutes their body shuts down. What would possess a person to get up out of bed only to fall asleep again at a fast food joint??
I believe I may have some insight however I need another pic to help tell the story, so to be continued...
Another strange thing for us but not for Singapore is the “helpers;” essentially another name for a maid or a nanny or cook. Pretty much someone who will help you with whatever you need done. As we leave in the morning I will see 2 or 3 helpers washing cars. (side note: your car can only be like 4 years old and then you have to get a new one. For real NO ONE has an old car. I imagine the government thinks it bad, so it’s not allowed.) You cannot drive a dirty car! Having the helper clean your car does not seem that weird, except that they clean them every morning! I suppose your car can get really dirty driving across an island?? But it can’t get all that dirty from the parking lot because there are people cleaning those as well! I have watched helpers sweep the driveway and even the road right in front of the house, but this was a new one for me as I left the house to go to school one day! My rent helps to pay for this man to sweep the parking lot by hand every morning! Not like there’s a whole lot to sweep since it gets done every day, but it’s his duty and so here he is sweeping the parking lot.
Maybe it’s me. Maybe flying at 30,000 feet for 24 hours affected my brain and these are normal things.
I believe I may have some insight however I need another pic to help tell the story, so to be continued...
Another strange thing for us but not for Singapore is the “helpers;” essentially another name for a maid or a nanny or cook. Pretty much someone who will help you with whatever you need done. As we leave in the morning I will see 2 or 3 helpers washing cars. (side note: your car can only be like 4 years old and then you have to get a new one. For real NO ONE has an old car. I imagine the government thinks it bad, so it’s not allowed.) You cannot drive a dirty car! Having the helper clean your car does not seem that weird, except that they clean them every morning! I suppose your car can get really dirty driving across an island?? But it can’t get all that dirty from the parking lot because there are people cleaning those as well! I have watched helpers sweep the driveway and even the road right in front of the house, but this was a new one for me as I left the house to go to school one day! My rent helps to pay for this man to sweep the parking lot by hand every morning! Not like there’s a whole lot to sweep since it gets done every day, but it’s his duty and so here he is sweeping the parking lot.
Maybe it’s me. Maybe flying at 30,000 feet for 24 hours affected my brain and these are normal things.
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