phone nos., fares, etc.

If you need to get a taxi in Singapore, don't bother trying to hail one on the street. Join a queue at a mall or hotel or call or SMS in advance. When it's raining, don't bother trying to get one at all.

TIME Magazine

Goodbye lunch #singapore #hongkong

"dwelling time" - time to enter/exit trains is a significant factor

Grew 14.7 percent in 2010. Three key sectors, manufacturing (?!), finance and tourism, all flourished. Now aims to become one of Asia's top gambling and shopping (?!) destination. Prime Minister credits investment in education and support for innovation for driving the economic expansion.

For starters, they like their job. That is totally clear. They treat you like a human being, not a possible disturbance in row 26. And their "customer interactions" don't smell of "training," but of genuine human decency, consciousness, and care.

trade-dependent Singapore in recession,