I am back

I don't want to stay in Singapore. Its too cramp, it has no attachment but most of all its the ppl that make SG not too livable. To some extent, I feel the ppl are extremely shallow and, most irritatingly, too materialistic. It difficult to see how much we have evolved from a community like environment to a individualistic one when we are the part of the equation. But taking a step back to reflect on our lives and comparing it with ppl abroad does put our minute country into perspective. Numbers and figures are the main motivation for the continual success of this country, which drives the individual's definition of success to be increasingly narrow banded. Is it wrong to be elitist? I don't think so. Despite its negative connotation, it is important to have a continual cycle of improvement to strive for the best. However, it is precisely this that I would expect the intellectual horizons of ppl who embrace such a concept to broaden their interests and build more depth in the way they view the world. There are many excuses to justify why we need to display such characteristics and it seems like this metamorphasis is essential for survival. However, I need more than mere survival.