Spyke Raven ([info]spykeraven) wrote,
@ 2007-07-24 02:28:00
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The only shopping mall with a seat in the United Nations
Anyone who has ever lived in, visited or vaguely thought about Singapore, should visit this uncyclopaedia entry now.

My personal favourite, however, is this bit about the origins of our current prime minister.

"Having successfully conquered and subdued the pathetic people of Singapore, Immortal Cyborg Lee Kwan Yew sought to pursue more inward goals - that is, becoming a family man. However, due to his unique philosophy regarding the "purity" of races, Lee was unable select a mate from amongst the hundreds of females that were offered to him as a bride. Undeterred by his lack of success, Lee Kwan Yew chose a different approach - to fashion a cybernetic imitation of personhood and imbue it with a portion of his own artificial intelligence. Thus, on 14 August, 1952, codename Robo Lee v2.0 was unveiled to the general public. On 22 August of the same year, the artificial intelligence was christened Lee Hsien Loong, meaning "boring dragon" in Mandarin Chinese."

I only wish the entry on India had been written better.


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Hello
(Anonymous)
2007-07-27 02:22 am UTC (link)
Okay, I read the links, and now am even more confused. I don't want to sound uninformed, but--can you explain a little more please?

Thank you Ms Raven!

AureliaJulia

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Re: Hello
[info]aureliajulia
2007-07-27 02:23 am UTC (link)
I posted too quickly. I don't like to leave comments without being logged in!

AJ

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Re: Hello
[info]spykeraven
2007-07-28 06:46 pm UTC (link)
No worries :) Sorry for the delayed reply, was down with a cold in the head.

I've been living in the city-state of Singapore for the past decade or so. It's a tiny independent city that was once a part of Malaysia. It is known for strict laws against gum chewing and littering, as well as for having flogged an American tourist who flouted these laws.

Singapore has been governed by members of the Lee family ever since it gained its independence. It's an open secret that members of the family are on the boards of all major industries and services; it was also a given that Lee Kwan Yew's son would inherit the leadership of the country once he was old enough - the interim PM publically referred to himself as a 'seat warmer'.

The uncyclopaedia entry is a tongue-in-cheek look at these facts. Uncyclopaedia is a content-free encylopaedia that anyone can edit - an obvious parody of wikipedia.
For more info, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore

Hope that puts it into context.

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Re: Hello
[info]aureliajulia
2007-07-28 09:27 pm UTC (link)
Yes, it does. I actually knew of the strict laws, floggings, etc. But it is difficult at best to comprehend the culture over the internet! I couldn't quite integrate the articles you posted with anything close to a real living situation.

Boring Dragon? That's hysterical!

AJ

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