The streets turn colourful>>>>>
Colours of the rain>>>>>>
At people's square, there is this recycling machine that will give you 1 cent when you place your empty plastic bottle in. This is to encourage the chinese ppl to recycle rather than throw away>>
See the kid at the bottom? He pants has a big hole there so that the child does not have to remove his pants when he shits or pee. You can see many of them in Shanghai and they are called 小屁孩！
China's one child policy>>>>>>
Being the only child, they get the full attention of their parents...but is it good for them? These children are treated as 'Kings' and being their parents most treasured possesion, wont they be given what they want and get spoiled? The policy states that if both parents are the only child of their parents, then they are allowed 2 kids at most and if you break this policy, you will have to pay about 50-60 thousand yuan ($10,000+) sing per child! When I heard that, I got a shock! Singapore government is investing more than that amount for every extra child! And so, I believe the abortion rate here is very high also. Now, there are many singles in China and couples without children who are not bounded by family commitments and are more of less 'free' to do as they like. In Singapore, for most parents, their whole life revolves around their children and most would complain that having lots of children is a pain....but I think children are a blessing from God. They bring about fullfillent to one's life. Looking at my landlord now, I am convinced it is always good to have more children. His one and only daughter is studying in Singapore (my poly) and already got her PR there and so, both my landlord and landlady are left to themselves. Initially when we came to their house, they were very happy to see us and said that the house was too quiet and that seeing us was like seeing his own daughter again. I really kinda feel sad for them and hope they will not have to live this way for the rest of their lives.
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