Singapore

[johnny]

Originally posted by Yorick: Hey here's a question. Singapore and Ironworks have something in common. What is it? I'll give you some hints. It has to do with what you can or cannot do in public to keep the "harmony".

Play an evil alligned party in BG2 ? [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

[Link]

Don't tell me it has something to do with either johnny or Cloudy and total post count?

[Callum]

You can't chew gum! I got it, didn't I!

[Larry_OHF]

Originally posted by Callum: You can't chew gum! I got it, didn't I!

Actually, that ban was lifted recently,
from what I read.

[wellard]

Arrrrggghhhhh Sorry Yorick but the firt Asian Ironworks meeting has been missed. I'm now back in Sydney. To much quality time being dragged around spent shopping in Chinatown, little India and Orchard road to find an internet cafe and check my pm box. Hardly got a chance to sight see, my wife was in shopping heaven From the address you sent we would not have been far away too. Our hotel was just outside Farrer park MRT station. Oh well whatever nevermind [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img]

Loved Singapore though, what a place! Wonderfull multiculturism at its best.

[Harkoliar]

Originally posted by wellard: Arrrrggghhhhh Sorry Yorick but the firt Asian Ironworks meeting has been missed. I'm now back in Sydney. To much quality time being dragged around spent shopping in Chinatown, little India and Orchard road to find an internet cafe and check my pm box. Hardly got a chance to sight see, my wife was in shopping heaven From the address you sent we would not have been far away too. Our hotel was just outside Farrer park MRT station. Oh well whatever nevermind [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img] Loved Singapore though, what a place! Wonderfull multiculturism at its best.

dont worry wellard.. ill make it up for ya. im heading off on dec 10. yorick will still be there [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Yorick]

Cool Harks, let me know when you're in town.

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[Dundee Slaytern]

Originally posted by Larry_OHF: quote: Originally posted by Callum: You can't chew gum! I got it, didn't I!

Actually, that ban was lifted recently, from what I read.[/QUOTE]Some clarifications.

The chewing of gum in Singapore is not banned(at least, within the confines of your home). What is banned is the commercial sale of chewing gum in Singapore.

Additionally, under the Singapore/USA FTA, the USA is allowed to export medicinal chewing gum to Singapore for sale in Singapore's medical industry(i.e. pharmacies).

Ergo, if Singaporeans want candy gum, they go to neighbour Malaysia for their fix. :p There is of course, a restriction on how much chewing gum they can bring into Singapore from overseas. A maximum of two boxes if memory serves me well(one box equals twenty packs equals a hundred sticks).

Originally posted by Harkoliar: ~~ anyway.. ill be heading off to singapore around dec 10-13 if anyone from IW will be there as well during that time

Well... I do kind of live here. :p

10th - 13th of Decemeber? Hmmmm... I will be on my block leave by then.

Originally posted by Paladin2000: Essentially it is a good and safe place to go for a vacation, but... everytime I visit Singapore, I felt like I have just entered a megacity Alcatraz. I felt so restricted and I was warned several times by my friends as not to break the law or I will be fined. Gosh, the last time I ever felt so restricted was back in my school days 15 years ago... ~~

Life is not that bad.

Originally posted by Callum: Come! Takea drive up to Penang! Spend a few days on the beach in 'the Pearl of the Orient'! :p Cos there ain't no way in hell my parents will drive me for 10 hours to get to Singapore to meet some freaky net people

You know, my birthplace is in Penang. Nibong Tebal to be exact. Chances are, I will be going back to Penang for our annual family meet.

[Yorick]

I was talking about public proselytisation being illegal.

[Larry_OHF]

Originally posted by Yorick: I was talking about public proselytisation being illegal.

There is a big difference in the two you compare, however.

On Ironworks, the rule is in place to prevent one from getting onesself or causing another member to get kicked out of our virtual country for becoming too upset during a debate gone sour, thus losing virutal resource (the member).

In Singapore, it is to protect the citizens of that country from consuming western culture, and losing thier own. Something I hear is of big importance in certain lands.

[ 11-29-2004, 09:41 AM: Message edited by: Larry_OHF ]