A few weeks ago, Israel won the Eurovision Song Contest with a song that many thought was inspired by the #metoo movement when it, actually had a even much more meaningful message. In a contest where half of the countries are not actually in Europe and half on the entries do not know how to sing, was refreshing to see the audience was able to see beyond the glitter and get the social message of the song. Because let's face it, Chicken genocide in Singapore is an important issue.
Being a country where Chicken Rice is the National Dish, nobody dares to raise their voice about the problem. Singapore praises itself as a city in a Garden, where humans and animals coexist in harmony. You can easily see monkeys, iguanas and all sort of wild lives creatures and aunties lingering free across the city, but the only chickens you will see will be hanging out by their poor necks at the multiple food stalls, across the city in a constant reminder to the poor creatures of their fate.
Not even vegans dare to speak about it, although I am not surprised, it is already hard enough to live pretending tofu taste great. Compared to that, all other issues seem first world problems.
Singaporean compulsive Chicken passion is similar to Spanish fetish with pigs. Since we haven't won Eurovision for decades we take our frustration on pigs, hanging their legs in every bar across the country.
Hanging animals parts in public places is not the only common thing Singaporeans and Spaniards have in common. We are both irrelevant in the International arena, but Singapore has a plan to raise the profile above the world indifference and secretly want to join the Eurovision Song Contest.
Think about it, its not a bad plan. After all, who knew where Sweden was before ABBA won the Contest. And look at them, they can sell lousy meatballs and cheap furniture and yet people still look at them nicely. All because they won Eurovision.
But lets face it, winning the contest its difficult. Spain has been charming millions of European tourists for decades and yet no one vote for us.
So Singapore has taken note, and the Government have been thoroughly preparing for the event, by choosing each year an entry to honour their country for the National Day. Similar to any Eurovision Entry, they are mostly cheesy, and vary from soul to pop or rap in order to catch the attention of the population. With all this experience , Singapore is relentlessly testing public reactions to the different styles and that way find the perfect entry by playing the song at all times in radio, metro stations and any public spaces with loudspeakers.
If local talent is not sufficient, officials have the idea to instruct each household to scout their large Filipino maids population for potential entries following the Philippines worldwide reputation for amazing voices. There are even rumours that the Celine Dion's concert organized in a months time, its an excuse to convince her to forget the crude Canadian winters and become a Singaporean.
Whether Singapore succeeds in their World domination plans is still to be seen, but what nobody can deny is that a good Chicken Rice deserve 12 points.
Being a country where Chicken Rice is the National Dish, nobody dares to raise their voice about the problem. Singapore praises itself as a city in a Garden, where humans and animals coexist in harmony. You can easily see monkeys, iguanas and all sort of wild lives creatures and aunties lingering free across the city, but the only chickens you will see will be hanging out by their poor necks at the multiple food stalls, across the city in a constant reminder to the poor creatures of their fate.
Not even vegans dare to speak about it, although I am not surprised, it is already hard enough to live pretending tofu taste great. Compared to that, all other issues seem first world problems.
Singaporean compulsive Chicken passion is similar to Spanish fetish with pigs. Since we haven't won Eurovision for decades we take our frustration on pigs, hanging their legs in every bar across the country.
Hanging animals parts in public places is not the only common thing Singaporeans and Spaniards have in common. We are both irrelevant in the International arena, but Singapore has a plan to raise the profile above the world indifference and secretly want to join the Eurovision Song Contest.
Think about it, its not a bad plan. After all, who knew where Sweden was before ABBA won the Contest. And look at them, they can sell lousy meatballs and cheap furniture and yet people still look at them nicely. All because they won Eurovision.
But lets face it, winning the contest its difficult. Spain has been charming millions of European tourists for decades and yet no one vote for us.
So Singapore has taken note, and the Government have been thoroughly preparing for the event, by choosing each year an entry to honour their country for the National Day. Similar to any Eurovision Entry, they are mostly cheesy, and vary from soul to pop or rap in order to catch the attention of the population. With all this experience , Singapore is relentlessly testing public reactions to the different styles and that way find the perfect entry by playing the song at all times in radio, metro stations and any public spaces with loudspeakers.
If local talent is not sufficient, officials have the idea to instruct each household to scout their large Filipino maids population for potential entries following the Philippines worldwide reputation for amazing voices. There are even rumours that the Celine Dion's concert organized in a months time, its an excuse to convince her to forget the crude Canadian winters and become a Singaporean.
Whether Singapore succeeds in their World domination plans is still to be seen, but what nobody can deny is that a good Chicken Rice deserve 12 points.
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