Yes, it is a good wake up call that unexpected things can and do happen.
But more importantly - When things do happen, what do we do?
I am talking about the Singapore Flyer. I was lying on the sofa reading BBC on my cell phone at 2am. "Singapore Flyer" made headline on BBC??? Luckily nobody gets hurt.
Yes questions need to be asked and answered to avoid recurrence of this incident. But can we ask and answer them faster without compromising on the quality of the investigation. Why faster?
Singapore cannot disappoint the many tourists (albeit much less coming to Singapore) who have travelled thousands of miles to be here just for the ride. Not good for Singapore reputation.
Businesses there are so badly affected. Rent and salary still need to be paid. It is painful. So let us not give a chance for the business owners to cut heads to save costs. And contribute further to unemployment situation.
When the wheel stops, part of Singapore stop too.
This is not the financial crisis of any significant scale. So can a few good men and women in Singapore come together and help to put Singapore Flyer back together again, QUICKLY for Singapore sake.
P/S - I am not a stakeholder of the Flyer in anyway. Btw, can take care of the rat running around I saw while I was there?
1 comment:
why link the singapore flyer to the nation?
i don't see the need to relate a commerical entity to the country's state of affairs, though i can see your viewpoint, but do not see the need for the co-relation.
i bet you have some national service liability.
wouldn't it struck you as just another case of big organisation too structured and removed from ground zero for their own good...
that's pretty much is the 'singapore flyer' to me on its lesson.
we are not a nation that is very big nor deep on reflective actions.
this structure is build as a statement for the sake of it. such monuments are empty and baseless in soul and such is its expected results and returns.
I think it's over rated to say to put that big vertical merry go round wheel together for singapore's sake...
we have more important things to fix, which are not attended to...
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