The stupidity of HDB in associating Punggol with Venice.

[Confuseous]

First off, I find it rather amusing that the HDB chose to name this huge, modern project after a city that is basically screwed.

For the past decade or so, Italians, especially Venetians, have been worrying about the fact that Venice is sinking. In the last century, the city has actually sagged almost 28 centimeters.

Venice averages about 100 floods a year, and the local population is actually shrinking as more and more people are moving away.

Then there’s also the matter of completely ineffective parallels. Venice is a city steeped in over 10 centuries of art, culture and history. Its canals and waterways form the backdrop for Vivaldi’s operas and Shakespearean plays.



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[shOUTloud]

HDB is not stupid cos teh flat owners ok with it.

 

[spotter542]

They are trying to hard sell Punggol.
Woody did mention Punggol 21 some donkey years ago.
Till today there are not much developments there compared to Sengkang.
Public transport sucks , no major shopping mall.

 

[zhihau]

I find it rather amusing that the HDB chose to name this huge, modern project after a city that is basically screwed.

from punggol 21 to punggol 21plus, not so clever right?
thus you need a more sophisticated and more atas way of naming the project mah, how else to match up with the "-dales" & "-vales" surrounding that region? :p:p:p

 

[po2wq]

dat wan burger shud juz simply call it ...

ze bhutan of sg ...

 

[zhihau]

ze bhutan of sg ...

bro,

our Bhutanese friends might take offenses... :o:o:o

 

[po2wq]

bro,

our Bhutanese friends might take offenses... :o:o:o

either way, wateva dey call it, dey oso gonna offend sum1 ...

 

[zhihau]

either way, wateva dey call it, dey oso gonna offend sum1 ...

they can pay SGD$400,000 for another re-naming exercise

 

[Cruxx]

As always, everything in Sinkieland is just an analogue of foreign cultures. Sinkies = no originality

 

[middaydog]

they can pay SGD$400,000 for another re-naming exercise

the "-goles" sounds good to me

 

[zhihau]

the "-goles" sounds good to me

what about the "-villes" ???

 

[eatshitndie]

They are trying to hard sell Punggol.
Woody did mention Punggol 21 some donkey years ago.
Till today there are not much developments there compared to Sengkang.
Public transport sucks , no major shopping mall.

ponghoul, where pontianak and ghouls reside happily with humans.

 

[Unrepented]

One construction at beach road, it's called "Shanghai tunnel", really kiss ass.:o

 

[tanwahtiu]

This PAP has lost its pride to be uniquely Singapore style. Must always look at Westerner arses to name their townships.

Alas, how can a bully be unique! they only know how to intimidate and bull dozed opposition ward even through they won the opposition ward from the opposition, like Hillview Ave Estate.

First off, I find it rather amusing that the HDB chose to name this huge, modern project after a city that is basically screwed.

For the past decade or so, Italians, especially Venetians, have been worrying about the fact that Venice is sinking. In the last century, the city has actually sagged almost 28 centimeters.

Venice averages about 100 floods a year, and the local population is actually shrinking as more and more people are moving away.

Then there’s also the matter of completely ineffective parallels. Venice is a city steeped in over 10 centuries of art, culture and history. Its canals and waterways form the backdrop for Vivaldi’s operas and Shakespearean plays.



Read more: Alexis Ong: ‘You can’t buy prestige and culture for S$225 million’ | CNNGo.com http://www.cnngo.com/singapore/life...and-culture-s225-million-926990#ixzz1eAPhNsHN