Comments on: The 6 Most Weird Campaigns Seen In Singapore

By: K.W

K.W — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:52:26 +0000

Ok my comment is 2 years late but I only just heard of you. I’m not sure when you moved to Singapore but in 2006, the 4 million smiles campaign was launched. I also grew up with the Courtesy Campaign (it came with Singa the Courtesy Lion as a mascot), which has since been subsumed by the Kindness Movement you mentioned. The Singapore also have a Graciousness programme launched by the Land and Transport Authority. I could see why the country needed such campaigns. Such things don’t come naturally to a lot of S’poreans unfortunately. I was born and grew up in Singapore but moved overseas 6 years ago. I remember complaining to my Dad when I was a teenager telling him that my friends told me I was an embarrassment to them because I smiled at passer-bys, often said ‘Thank you’ and ‘Excuse Me’ and made small talks in the lifts. Supposedly, people will think I am crazy if I was being friendly or nice. Crazy or a flirty trollop. I think my siblings and I are just lucky to have parents who are friendly, nice, and have good manners. Thinking back, it still pisses me off. Don’t get me started about rude behaviour like shoving on public transports!

By: Twiggy

Twiggy — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 13:35:16 +0000

That’s a mold-bkraeer. Great thinking!

By: mel

mel — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:35:44 +0000

You forgot the courtesy campaign (in the ’90s, but not exclusively) (uh, it didn’t work) and the real toilet campaign: flush it! Oh, maybe that was just a law.

Seriously, dude, you need to get out of Singapore. Your grammar is suffering. Badly.

By: A.J

A.J — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:24:15 +0000

I personally find Family Day campaign is a little late. It is something like Romancing Singapore campaign. They focus on making people work hard and think about money to strive for Singapore and totally forget that in the long run, it will affect the loves one for over-working and neglecting them.

Family Day consists of once a week having a family dinner. LOL! Now I need the Gov to teach me what to do with my family!

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By: Ray

Ray — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:33:49 +0000

I loved the “Love Matters Most” campaign encouraging people to not be so picky and to hurry and get married. The underlying message was that too many Singaporeans were holding out for a significant other with a significant bankroll…

In the tunnel between Scotts Isetan and Tangs, there used to be loads of these “Love Matters Most” posters along with numerous underwear ads (Calvin Klein etc). We used to call it “The Tunnel of Love.”