It\u2019s easy to forget how ubiquitous sights in Singapore used to be groundbreaking stuff at some point in our history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like how the tallest block of housing flats in Singapore used to be nine storeys in the early-1950s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And the fact that cabs in Singapore didn\u2019t always have an electronic meter installed in it until 1981. (Yes, the meter that we now take for granted didn\u2019t always exist.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Or how, once upon a time, you would breathe a sigh of relief when the answer to \u201cUncle, do you accept NETS ah?\u201d was \u201cyes\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You could, of course, hope the cabby trusts you enough, reassure him\/her that you would return with the money and run upstairs to get the cash as quickly as you can possibly manage\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But this seems far too anxiety-inducing, and not at all ideal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n