Goodness'es Evolution

For me, I feel that people think doing good to others can help humans to form a network in order for them to survive. One factor , I think, of why human beings are willing to help one another is due to what they think they might get if they do good to others. They think if they do good to others, other people will do good to them. They have a mindset of  "if it's worth helping and doing good to others, then I should do it".

Furthermore, due to the advances in the world, relatives are easier to stay in touch with. This, will lead to them knowing the happenings and whereabouts of one another and if they know that one of them is in need of help, they can straight away go and help.

Personally, I think that humans want to do good to others because they genuinely want to. They just to feel satisfied that they are able to help someone/people in any ways to the best of their abilities. Even if they were unsuccessful in doing good to others, at least they have tried to do something. They are willing to do good because they want to feel satisified with it and to see others smiling happily because of the help that they have rendered.

Introducing my Introduction

Try walking down the streets of Orchard Road while it is having a new facelift. People have to squeeze through the walkways just to go from point A to point B because some walkways were blocked due to the construction works. Anyway, can we actually call it a shopping paradise with all the loud noise while walking along the area? Plus the fact that it is disturbing, the changes made on Orchard Road are not even that noticeable. Don't you think that $4o million is too much??

Orchard Road Facelift??

Recently, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) had spent $40 million to give orchard Road a facelift. However, I feel that the spending is not well justified and the money could have been better spent somewhere else. According to the STB, the money was spent on planting trees, improving the street lamps, widening some parts of the malls, 35 glass panels etched with images and co-ordinated street furniture.
Even though the makeover improves the ambiance and enhances the atmosphere for shoppers, I feel that the changes were more negative than positive. Firstly, the construction work was very inconvenient to many, with many pathways blocked out, and the noise also did not make Orchard Road seem like a "shopping paradise" as shown in travel books. Secondly, many shoppers do not notice the changes in the area. When so much money was spent to 'rejuvenate' the shopping district, if people do not even notice it, it might mean that the money was not well used. Thirdly, being in an economic crisis, it might not be the right time to carry out a facelift. Even if it is really necessary, the plan should have been made known to the public, and then asked them for their opinions on it.
I have many suggestions for the STB and the makeover. The money could be used to construct elevated walkways to connect the many shopping centres together. The glass panels could then be put along these walkways, and it can also help solve the problem of congestion. Next, why not focus on the heartlands instead? Most tourists know about Orchard Road, Sentosa, and all the other tourist attractions but much of the local culture can only be found in the heartlands. This would also help many local businesses. Finally, the STB could also have polled the public and find out their opinions on the facelift and what could be changed. The facelift would then be justified and the public would also have known where the money was spent.
In conclusion, I feel that the Orchard Road facelift was not justified, and much could have been done to make it better.