there's this recent article about whether we should preserve some of our local landmark buildings, busstops, schools etc. and my answer is definitely yes. anyone who has been to Europe, UK or US would know that any building they see can easily be more than a 100 years old.

The reason why sg may be lacking a culture, may be precisely cos we improve everything much too quickly, not preserving pieces of our past that people may be able to relate to deeply. Maybe it's cos we're too small, so improvements tend to spread to every corner of the country. But though improvements are good, wouldn't it be nice to keep more of our history? in the countries mentioned above, buildings just survive generations after generations, residences turned into shops etc. why should we demolish everything and start building again?

the impression that ppl have abt sg would probably be that we're modern, etc, but what attracts me about the other countries is precisely the fact that they blend the old and new together so perfectly. that's what sg should learn.