Technology is in the eye of the beholder

When I came to Singapore I was expecting a world of high technology, one where imagination knew no bounds. A world where TVs would know instantly what I wanted to watch by scanning my fingerprint as I pressed the remote, or one where toilets would know how much water had been displaced and instantly flush with the required strength.

I did not expect ooohs and ahhhs (not unlike those heard at a firework displays) and actual, genuine applause over refillable whiteboard pens as was heard in our staff meeting on Monday morning.

Having said that however, I was on this escalator the other day and I thought it was pretty cool.


It went in a circle! Now that's more like it!