Talking Points : Happiness ?

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Happiness here ? You must be kidding. How to ?   Over-crowding In the 1980s, I felt we had lots of free space when the population here was < 3M. Less people on the streets, shopping malls, parks, public places, mrt. We could run freely any where we wanted. Now, with > 5M people here, it’s overly-crowded everywhere. Looking at mass people & moving among them makes my head aches & my mind groggy. Since 2010, I’ve stopped participating in mass runs due congested routes & exorbitant registration fees.      MRTs are overly-crowded these days, compared to the 1980s. I avoid traveling in them during peak hours, or take the alternate buses (if they are available). Besides, they often breakdown during peak-hours, so better avoid,….. Dirty-tables They are everywhere,….hawker centres, foodcourts, eating places. I wonder why people behave like this. I think the “return-your-own tray” campaigns would not work here simply because it’s a challenge to change people’s mindset & attitudes. It would take generations to change & only with lots of effort, like: education, re-inforcements, policing, etc.      Irresponsible Dog Owners More people are keeping dogs these days. Some keep big dogs in small HDB. I just wonder why the authority does not control & regulate this,… Most dogs are not trained,…they just urinate & shit anywhere, making our heartland stinks & dirty. Most dog owners just move-on & never clean up the mess left behind by their pets. For un-trained dogs & irresponsible owners, my opinion is dogs should be made to wear diapers by law.   Litters Everywhere It’s litters everywhere. We are no longer the clean & green city anymore. Litterbugs should be prosecuted & made to do community work & clean the mess they left in the same neighborhood. I think it’s not right to get school children to do such volunteer cleaning-up in our neighborhoods. Perhaps, our grassroots & environmental people should take the lead in such clean-ups, which I haven’t seen such participative activities in the last 10 years. Have you ? Happy or not, life goes on here,………. Wishing all my friends : A Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year.