Project 365 : Garbage At Large. #GAL

So we always talk about how clean Singapore is and how people like our country. No doubt that Singapore is MUCH cleaner than many other countries especially when compared to our neighbors. Then again, low crime doesn't means no crime and that goes the same for garbage.

What am I complaining about this time round? Garbage, literally garbage. So few days ago I twitted this.

How bad are the garbage ? Check this out.

Very Neat Hor?

Very neatly arranged garbage isn't it? Seriously? The trash bin is just beside and they do it everyday and do not want to throw the trash in. Maybe for this time round there are some bulky items but what about the bags of smaller rubbish?

And my tweet got @YamKeng 's attention since he is one of Tampines's MP as well as on twitter.

It's a tweetdeck thing so please read from bottom up.

So like what I was saying over twitter to @YamKeng is that I have tried talking to some of my neighbors but they just agree that they shouldn't be doing this. Like if everyone agrees who is the one doing it? I can't just jump into conclusion that it is those that I did not talk to right? 

I have no idea where @YamKeng is coming from when he question did the town council clear my trash. Cause to me, it's not about if we are just using the Singapore Solution*  but it is more like finding a solution for Singapore. Singaporean are just about "not getting fined" cause that is like how are have been trained. Indulge in fear. Of course I am not saying that we should give award to people who throw trash into the bin since from the start it should be your duty to keep the environment clear for this is your home. 

@YamKeng is right, it takes a lot of education to educate all these people especially when a lot of our domestic helpers are not local and they are very likely to be the one clearing the trash. Do not get me wrong, I am not pointing my fingers at them and saying that it's all done by them. 

So to take things into my hold hand, I am doing a Project 365 and uploading pictures of all these shameless people and their rubbish throwing artwork onto my facebook and blog. 

Entry #1 : 16th November 2011 

See! They are already at the bin area and they still just throw it all over the place ! 

Do your place have the same issue? If yes and you wish to get featured, please send your entry to Smithleong@gmail.com ! 

Mr.Smith, Name and Shame !  

*Singapore Solution, it's from a joke i heard from my friend saying that the American Solution is by using money. "Whatever problem that money can solve is not too big a problem." That is cause they have money(back than, this is a old joke.) So in Singapore we have "Whatever problem that bangalah can solve is not too big a problem". Basically it's an expression full of satire saying that we always solve all our problems by using FTs.