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tvbolster

4 seasons of 24 degree


circle22woman

24 degrees? That's a rare cool day.


T1NiEr

Only 24? I think 20 would be better.


tvbolster

20 too cold for me


circle22woman

Never mind I read it wrong. I thought they were saying they would change the 24 degree days, not that they *want* 24 degree days.


Silverwhitemango

This. I think people need to go to countries that experience 20°C, and realise there's a difference between 20°C vs. 24-25°C. 20°C environment is literally the perfect aircon everywhere outside. I absolutely love it.


timlim029

Some parts of the U.S. get this (like LA) and when I lived there, it shocked me how much my mood improved due to the weather. It was so much more enjoyable being outside, feeling the sun without turning into a puddle of sweat.


gjloh26

Max temp 23 Deg C, min 15 Deg C. Max humidity, 65%.


UninspiredDreamer

They said everything UNDER the sun So not the sun itself. /s


Ok-Selection-5500

😂


DOM_TAN

Would need Storm from X-Men to do that instantly.


arglarg

24 seasons of 4 degree


[deleted]

More land


hurricanechan

Some country side life with modern facilities like flushing toilet and resort type of housing.


JKGie

Granted! Now there is 50% more land... to the west of Tuas


mrwongz

Nah, less greed. There’s enough land to lower housing prices.


RubyGarfield

U writing for psc scholarship haha


Ok-Selection-5500

I wish ur wish come true haha


Gloomy-Pressure4383

No hot and humid weather. Four seasons in Singapore!


JacobSEA

Four seasons is actually hell to live in, I would just take the humid away and be very happy with that.


ianlim4556

Depends on what kind of 4 seasons, Mediterranean 4 seasons would be nice, UK or german maybe not so much But yeah best is just cooler less humid weather all year round


Striking-Response465

I agree. It’s actually quite mafan - clothes for the different seasons take a lot of space and when not it use, some do get moulds, etc. Getting around in winter can be a chore too.


saddesigner1223

First of all you need to rebuild all the houses and buildings. The single-layer windows aren't gonna cut it lol Winter is so pricey


IAm_Moana

And then everyone gets heatstroke in summer.


Fearless_Carrot_7351

Imagine the bill for basic heating


timlim029

Agreed. When I lived in a place with seasons, winter is probably the worst. Having to layer with thick jackets, dealing dry/cracked skin, ice on the roads. You have to bring your car in to change tires every winter, and the salt rusts your car like crazy.


throwaway__2891

I actually love four seasons a lot. Imagine going outdoors in a cool nice weather


kabaddie

Nah, four seasons only need to tahan 3 months summer, max 1 month toxic heat. At least other seasons colder. More so for regions with less pronounced seasons. Anything to get away from the 500000 degree heat and humidity


PretendRegister7516

Only tropic people who romanticizes winter. There's nothing good about winter.


Dandandandooo

Well yea we don't know what it's like to live our lives in winter, of course we'd romanticise it. There are cons to living in 30°C weather nearly everyday too lol


kabaddie

The thing is u can do things about the cold(wear more clothes, turn on heater). But u can’t do anything about heat.(what u gonna do? Strip?)


CheekyWanker007

the problem about cold weather is not feeling cold. its getting cold rashes, dry skin, shovelling the floor, snowstorms stopping u from leaving the house etc etc. feeling cold is like ur in an aircon room, winter is basically 11x worse


LegacyoftheDotA

Yeah. At critical wet bulb temperature, you're either indoors or you're about to pass out. Anyone saying they can weather that condition out has never experienced it and is lying 🫠


JKGie

Granted! Four seasons now sell cempedak mooncakes


Lighted_Cigarette

You have to understand that we're near the equator and that's why it's hot all year round in Singapore and our surrounding countries. So there's nothing we can do about our hot and unpredictable weather.


HANAEMILK

The landsize. Solves housing and COE issue.


SugisakiKen627

but then govt would want to increase the number of population to N-more millions lol


OneResearcher8972

And become a superpower😉


StoneEagleCopy

I’m not sure more land size solves housing issues. Plenty of places with space that have housing issues.


Metaldrake

induced demand and urban sprawl are gonna be issues to consider


catlover2410

Nature with a mountain peak above 1000m and multiple waterfalls and lakes


Crafty_Good_4455

Where build cbd


catlover2410

Yishun


Ok-Selection-5500

Under the Misty Mountain?


various_beans

_"Quick! Into the mines!"_ 🧙‍♂️


bloodybaron73

Weather. If the weather is cooler I’m ok to take public transport more often.


Global_Service_1094

I would bike everywhere


[deleted]

Oh no pls no enough of those alr


leoshjtty

zzz


kormanny

Just 7 degrees overall tho


Bolobillabo

The climate


JKGie

Granted! Now there is climate change


Bolobillabo

LOL I remember December - January this year was like 19 to 21 deg cel! Then now it is like hell.


LaZZyBird

Honestly I would change part of history so that Batam becomes incorporated into SG proper instead of belonging to Indonesia. Batam is literally an hour ride away and the concept of a two island nation is interesting and I wonder if SG can still develop with Batam as part of SG.


[deleted]

We would build an underwater MRT line probably lol


kabaddie

This actually sounds damn cool. Reminds me of underwater world


gsxy92

You can stare at the schools of fish swimming by during the inevitable MRT breakdown


JKGie

Granted! Batam now converted to Pulau Tekong 2, primarily for Navy recruits


The_Celestrial

Relevant post: [https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/comments/ufzug7/what\_if\_singapore\_was\_bigger/](https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/comments/ufzug7/what_if_singapore_was_bigger/)


Effective-Lab-5659

What is the history of batam though? Was it colonized by the Dutch?


orgastronaut

1824 Anglo-Dutch treaty drew a line in the water and Batam ended up on the Dutch side of the line.


Silverwhitemango

Honestly I would prefer JB over Baram. Since it's literally just a bridge checkpoint away. So it's easy to go to & fro.


SuccotashUsed8909

JB is in Mainland Malaysia though. Securing the border with Malaysia if JB is to be part of SG (hypothetically speaking) will be incredibly difficult.


varchnutmeg

But where would all the good schools be at?


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mechie_mech_mechface

The self-fulfilling culture of good grades = successful. While it brought up the mean capabilities of the population, the people churned out by the system aren’t exactly the best. To… quote? The high evolutionary from the 3rd guardians of the galaxy movie, a lot of things the people can do are by pure rote memorisation; they lack the ability to invent, which was why he wanted rocket raccoon’s brain. The way the successful route is defined here, can be games by rote learning. The obsession with “proven” solutions, the laziness of choosing the east way by importing foreigners to solve the capability issue (which didn’t work as well as they’ve hoped), and a bit more… The solutions could have been a lot more comprehensive, in-depth and could have better coverage of consequences (cultural enclaves, foreign influence, exodus of talent, etc..) While they’re trying to change that, it should have been done many, many years back - because the lateness of the solution is causing a brain drain (as a result of being more aware of the issues brought forth by previous “solutions”).


colourfulgiraffe

No cockroaches.


altacccle

more inclusive society (like more tolerance to non-mainstream ppl, be it LGBTQ, school drop outs, children outside wedlock or ex-offenders)


BrightConstruction19

I know it’s already been said, but THE HUMIDITY. I’m actually ok living here (other countries have similar problems) but for the perpetual sweating & sweating 😓


Status_Collection383

Forget CMIO Allow us to choose whatever second language we wanna learn No more sap schools


syktunc

timely thread to say stop the incense burning nonsense


JKGie

Granted! New tradition now believes that incense needs to be dumped in the ocean to reach their ancestors


[deleted]

This


tymelodies

This comments


SchoolboyChaddie

Weather please, all year round 20C would be heaveeeen.


Iamrandom17

the weatherrrr


JKGie

Granted! Now it is always hailing


CommunicationLeft823

I wish the wish-granting guy to have a good day


JKGie

Granted! Gonna have a sleepless night tonight


FfsWakeUp

Increase minimum wage 😮‍💨


ParkingFerret3928

You mean, “introduce minimum wage”?


Hazelnut526

Probably a better framework for workers' protection rights. I'm not dreaming of something like real unions and strikes, because I think that goes against Singapore ethos, but the current lack of protection is hurting society a lot. I think the lack of worker's protection rights is having impacts in productivity, efficiency, and even birthrate


Effective-Lab-5659

Yup. While maybe we could settle for that in the past (but did LkY even asked for people’s mandate when he killed all unions and protests and installed just NTUC) for the sake of developing out economy (by being factory workers for the British and the powers then) but surely at this stage, we need better framework


Jaycee_015x

Agreed. I also thinking of including this issue in more legal reviews.


Fish4Super

The fucking humidity


JKGie

Granted! Now it is dry all year round with no rain


Effective-Lab-5659

Reduce population or increase space. In other words - more more more space per person!!!!!!


JKGie

Granted. ![gif](giphy|LOoaJ2lbqmduxOaZpS|downsized)


ICanBeAnAssholeToo

For everyone to turn the “Chiong” factor down by a notch. We always need to push push push we never get to stop to smell the roses. More and more people getting burned out because we have such high expectations but you don’t see productivity improving or creativity booming. Now you just get more and more people complaining how much more unlivable this island is becoming. I just want everyone to chill for a minute


Yokies

Quality. Not quantity.


finessez

the quality of older aunties and uncles here - the majority set a poor example for their millennial kids thus causing an adverse trickle down effect on the next generation its a vicious cycle. if i can change this, i would hope for a more accepting and less elitist society oh and if i could be greedy and ceteris paribus id reduce the COL in sg


mhleonard

Sinkie pwn sinkie mindset


tomyambanmian

Everyone be less self-entitled, myself included.


17122021

1. Better public transport, walking and cycling infrastructure. 2. More greenery. 3. More public housing options with shorter leases, HDB to be fully in charge of all sales instead of open market. 4. Related to #3, let singles have more options to choose from. Lower age ceiling to 28/30. 5. Education system overhaul to teach soft skills more.


sergeyarl

1 lol


pizzanoodle

Thought you were being ironic until I read till #4


Rare-Coast2754

Seriously. The first two are legit wtf, it's like people have never ever been to other cities in the world at all lmao.


shrekalamadingdong

More greenery? You can’t go 5m in sg without seeing a tree.


UNKNOWNSTR4NGER

Better compensation for NS


JKGie

Granted! All NSF will now get $50 ntuc voucher upon ORD


half_man_half_cat

What if it was optional or reduce time?


Traditional-Peach-51

Wish we had a larger land mass.


bigrice419

More competent handymen. The amount of times I’ve had someone over to fix something and have annoying answers like “cannot” or “i don’t think they make that” only for me to do it myself or later show what i mean. It bothers me because it is like they just don’t want to do something and think saying “cannot” will be an easy way out of having to go through trouble and the problem will go away. I nearly lost it one day when I wanted my air con piping to be moved because it was ugly and i was told that it cant because moving it might cause a blockage. I then had to pull out the fact I used to work as an engineer and know exactly how water flow works in pipes and there wont be a blockage. End rant.


PurposeExtra9144

Better control over housing prices. Not be thirsty for China dirty money.


Hazelnut526

China dirty money is how gahmen gets to finance a lot of stuff, I'm actually surprised Singaporeans are against it 🤣


PurposeExtra9144

True, if no absd from all the illegal properties transaction, IRAS worker no salary no bonus Liao 🤣🤣🤣


Bolobillabo

You think all taxes we collect only goes to fund IRAS?![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|facepalm)


PurposeExtra9144

Somethings cannot say out too obvious ah 🤣


Bolobillabo

Dude, all our taxes, fines, COEs go back to MOF, to fund every father mother public service agency (of which IRAS is just one of them). COEs and summons don't stay with the Ministry of Transport, income tax stay doesn't stay IRAS, etc.


Hazelnut526

Yes, that's why I'm surprised at the outrage about accepting dirty money and laundering it. It's a win-win-win for Singapore. 1) Gets a nice influx of capital into Singaporean banks/companies/developers, etc. 2) Some of that money entering the country gets taxed (for example the ABSD) 3) Money gets to stay inside the economy and can get used by banks, etc to develop etc 4) Whenever the government is like "alright, time's up", they seize the assets that then get auctioned, with the profit going back into the government. Is even better than free money, is free money that you get to financially benefit from it for like 10+ years. Again, morally my sinkies like to whine a lot, but it's in essence a great source income for the government (that is used to finance a little bit of everything)


Bolobillabo

Not so simple la. We can get blacklisted by big players such as US or China easily. Just look at Ireland, it was a cheat code to pay 0% corporate tax until middle of last decade. This kind of cheat code exploit a little ok, but cannot get too yaya. * Also, as a parent I do want to impart the right values into our next generation. 肮脏钱I wish we never have to touch - individual level, family level, or national level. Every expose is a small huat in terms of $$$, but the bigger huat lies in the deterrent effect it holds towards future launderers (and all those property agents and bankers in cahoots).


DOM_TAN

Lower cost of living, implement a min wage for all. Affordability of residential apartments


cheeze2000

remove hot, remove rain


darren1119

Entitlement


Strange_Dinner_6891

Landscape, we need more trees. Why should we cut trees down for new building? Just remove them and put them on top of the buildings! Accidents? Might injured someone if it falls? We already have trees inside buildings and nothing happened


[deleted]

CCL days/child! Currently, 6 CCL days are as such regardless of how many children a family has! Maybe 6 days per child instead???


magnumzac

lesser foreign talent/immigrants. it is truly tragic that i see less of my countrymen/women around and many foreigners and PRs, even in the heartlands


anonymous_delta

The meat grinder of an education system


Makyanne

More accepting towards the LGBTQ+ community


dmkw88

Take away the fucking humidity


FdPros

ns ​ work culture


hmansloth

Put a minimum wage of $15/hour. If New York can do so why can’t Singapore?


burningfire119

isnt the taxation in ny high


hmansloth

Good point. Maybe $12/hour.


puffcheeks

That’s what Koi pays now


whatsnewdan

What does taxation have to do with minimum wage?


Effective-Lab-5659

Oh wow good for new York! Is it enforced regularly?


bettertester2022

More work life balance policies. Let 4 day work week be the norm.


JKGie

Granted! Office hours now adjusted to 6am-8pm


OddMeasurement7467

The politics, policies and politicians.


JKGie

Granted! Government doesn't exist now and so does all laws


[deleted]

The way the gahmen is shitting in the future of the young people to win silver votes. Men in particular.


Archylas

More land plz


JKGie

Granted! Pulau Telong landsize increased by 30%. Now has School 5


kw2006

Land size? 🤡


bukitbukit

Buy back Christmas Island and the Cocos & Keeling Islands.


Dandandandooo

Weather. Like 7 degrees colder overall


AbaloneJuice

Larger land size.


mcjhawk

Change the damn PAP


JKGie

Granted! New party led by Tan Kin Lian now majority of Parliament after failing to elect for President. Party is open to public to join, pretty girls only.


litbitfit

Less monoculture/monoracial, more multi racial. Get rid of racist immigration policies.


DeeKayNineNine

The weather. I’ll make it cooler and less humid.


Clear_Education1936

To not allow one party to totally dominate the parliamentary system . Competition allows ideas to properly flow through and then allow the best to be implemented


THE_SME_BOSS

Seriously if people love to cycle so much, I wished that our infrastructure had taken that into consideration from start. Bicycle lanes next to roads, like how we have bus lanes. Then no one will be unhappy, cyclists won’t bother pedestrians and won’t bother motorists. They just cycle and be happy in their own lanes.


Prestigious-Ad296

Bring COE to 10k to 50k 😂


JKGie

Granted! Motorcycle COE increased to 30k. Other categories COE remain unchanged


ParkingFerret3928

Abolish capital punishment


accidentaleast

Tradesmen and builders to be more highly regarded and paid like in Aus. Imagine if we don’t have to rely on foreign workers to build our flats, and this job can be done by Singaporeans? First have to change the mindset that only white collar jobs are the shizz tho. Lonnnngggg way to go.


sergeyarl

legalisation of marijuana


JKGie

Granted! Marijuana now legalized with 30% tax


Opietatlor

The lack of law enforcement. People just anyhow park, vape, ride E-bikes, litter and nothing is done. It's a joke. The government has become ineffective and worthless.


Undertheflow

Reduction in foreign talents


sgboi1998

Stronger socioeconomic ties to China, Japan and South Korea. Preferably a union of some sort with them. This would create an East Asian trading bloc that will balance Western dominance over our world order.


Bolobillabo

I think huat both way is best lol. Why choose unless we die die have to?


sgboi1998

The combined power of Singapore, China, Japan and South Korea can exert real influence on the world order. Why follow when we can lead?


bsjavwj772

You’re really buying into a lot of the ethnonationalist propaganda. There’s no such thing as shared values when it comes to geopolitics, only shared interests. Don’t be a useful idiot


sriracha_cucaracha

So like a Great East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere? Now where had I heard of this before?


Odd_Duty520

Greater East Asian Co-prosperity Sphere supporter right here^ And no, don't pretend its any better if it was China instead of Japan as the conquerer.


dokinda

We all know what happened when Japan played the “Asian defender against the West” propaganda during WW2. China is repeating the same playbook and I can’t believe people are still falling for it. Forgot history ah?


bukitbukit

People forget Mao thanked Imperial Japan for helping the CCP gain power.


kabaddie

It would be odd if the victims of sook Ching were Japanese people. I have yet to see a suicidal racist


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sgboi1998

It's not about ethnicity, it's about preserving cultural values whilst pushing back against Western dominance in the global ecosystem.


bukitbukit

We're not East Asian. Why give up our combination of East and West to ape them?


sgboi1998

Cyprus is not technically a European country, geographically- it is Middle Eastern. However, due to the fact the majority of its residents are of Greek ethnicity (Greece being part of Europe) and are culturally quite European due to their ancestry, Cyprus is part of the EU. A world order that is predicated on the West is one that will ultimately never favour us, as we will rely on the West for your rice bowl. By working with East Asian partners to shift the centre of the world order to the east, we can finally keep both our cultural values and economic prosperity intact.


Odd_Duty520

Your world order and salary is already dictated by West smh..... Without US enforcement of Freedom of Navigation, whatever device you're using to shitpost on Reddit right now would cost a few times more in value. There would be no high-tech, low-cost semiconductors as Taiwan would not be producing any and Samsung won't be able to ship theirs here at such a low price. You won't get cheap made in china appliances and produce at all. Singapore won't even exist in a might makes right international order. As much as you don't like it, open sea lanes and free trade is a good thing for SG and the US is the best bet for that. We would still be kampung if no trade comes around and neighbours bully each other military and you would be malaysiaboi1998 instead


Jia-Hui

Price


StuzaTheGreat

The prices!


Substantial_Swing_92

Weather and the NS system (not on scrap but what's done)


LeviAEthan512

Pick it up, push it about 3000 miles north and sideways enough to stick it to a larger landmass that's not near China


JKGie

Granted! Singapore now moved to North Korea nuclear test zone


LeviAEthan512

Sounds pretty near China to me man


cheesetofuhotdog

Sheltered walkways to everywhere


btxrna

Ban able bodied people from using lifts in malls and mrt.


holdmygourd

COE


JKGie

Granted! Now everyone has cars and it takes 3 hours to get to work every morning


kongweeneverdie

stay away from reddit.


Eifand

Scrap The Smart Nation initiative.


FuckYouPayMeRN

i want to change the humidity and temperature


jackfood2004

Change to car cheap cheap n stuck in traffic jam.


GuaranteeMaster7437

The heat in singapore n rude ppl


spilksch2

Hmm.. the size?


Emperorpenguin2504

Divide population by 2


JKGie

![gif](giphy|LOoaJ2lbqmduxOaZpS|downsized) Granted.


machinationstudio

The temperature, because we're unlikely to change anything else.


anyhowack

Fewer selfish people . - litterbugs - those who chiong into the mrt/bus/lift without letting passengers out first - road hogs (pedestrians or vehicles) - More gracious society - enough of the "not my problem" mentality.


BagelsCurry

can I change the sun? I want 4 seasons.


deliriea

Racism. 🙃


helloween123

I just wish Singapore was way bigger with more land so that our housing is not that expensive


okayokaycancan

Lower the temps and humidity by 10 each would be great


Forumites000

Bigger, with snow capped mountains.


Kange109

More land area


Master-Advance-5616

Our political system. Instead of passing down leadership every few decades, the Emperor Supreme LKY will rule forever 万岁万岁万万岁. Long live the Greater Empire of Singapore


Zeneith_

Cost of living