Day 34 - Cars

I shared a gigantic bowl of fish balls with my friends. On the way there, we walked past several shops and I bought a cute glass toy which squirts water when hot water is poured on it. During this trip, I noticed the main cars used in China.


Fish Balls
This giant bowl of fish balls with consists of about 100 fish balls and a fish head, only costs $50yuan (S$10). The fish balls here are much softer in texture as compared to Singapore. The main reason why this is so, is because the fish balls are made from real meat from the fish in the soup.


Glass Toy
This is a cute toy that is required to be submerged in water for 10 minutes. After which, when hot water is poured over it, it squirts water due to air expanding from heat.


Buick
Buick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Company. It is GM's North America-based entry-level luxury brand.


Jac Manufacturers
Jac not only manufacture cars, but buses and vans as well.


Volkswagen
Volkswagen is an automobile manufacturer and mobility organization based in Wolfsburg, Germany. It also contains the car brands, Audi AG, Bentley Motors Ldt. This is a higher end car in China, as it is from Europe. And only higher class people can afford it.

REFLECTIONS

Singapore is a very small country and does not manufacture their own cars. However, we rely on imports. We import cars from Europe, Japan, China, and United States. Cars such as Ford, Toyota, Nissan, Mercedes, BMW, Geely, and even Lamborghini are commonly driven on Singapore roads. I am proud to say that the cars in Singapore are very classy and high end. Most people in Singapore own cars such as BMW 5-Series, Mercedes E-Class, Lexus. However, in China, most of their cars are very runned down and old, driven up to over 15 years. In addition, Singapore's car shelf-life is only up to 10 years before an owner has to scrap his car.

I am proud of Singapore that her economy is doing so well, and there are many well-to-do citizens. In Singapore, you won't be able to see people setting up roadside stalls, carrying large baskets of products to sell by the road side, private cars used as taxis. Only in countries like China that I am able to see how people stuggle to earn a living. And it is quite touching as I reflect the life that I have, a nice home, car, education.


Suffering and joy teach us, if we allow them, how to make the leap of empathy, which transports us into the soul and heart of another person. In those transparent moments we know other people's joys and sorrows, and we care bout their concerns as if they were our own.
-Fritz Williams