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Now that I'm out of work, after a call early this morning to tell me that I didnt have to go to work. That means that I can sleep in and have my brunch at 12+pm. For some random and unfathomable reason I was just wondering about the Sultan of Singapore, if we still had one. So all hail the invincible Google & Wikipedia who enlightened me about my burning query which was running through my mind while I was picking at my food.

While most of us think that Tengku Hussein and the Temenggung were being silly for agreeing to $ir Raffles' offer of $$$ in return for allowing British control of Singapore, the truth of the matter was that $neaky Raffle$ took advantage of the internal royal family politics, which allowed him to buy them over so easily. He was one sly old fox. See the story on wikipedia here.

History is fascinating. If I wasn't doing what I'm doing now, I'll be doing a history degree, destined to be a fuddy duddy history teacher in a dusty school. Because that image didnt appeal very much to me, I have to warm up the imagery of me staring at excel spreadsheets and punching away furiously at the calculator.

Ok back to the Sultan of Singapore, if he exists...
If he walked out of his golden Istana, would he breathe in the warm and damp air and be grateful that he didnt cough his lungs out when he did?
If he saw the streets without noisy school children running around, would he be pleased that the National Day holiday is over and the kids are being disciplined in school?
If he drove his limousine and went through the ERP 3 times and got caught in a jam on CTE, would he be glad that these gantries (supposedly) help to regulate traffic?
If he cruised along the expressways, would he admire the elegant roadside trees?
If he saw the cash registers at Orchard ring, would he be thankful that the GST we pay goes towards the maintenance of his home?
If he watched the National Day Parade, would he be awed by the air show, formations and fireworks?
If the Sultan of Singapore exists, would he love Singapore today?
Haha, maybe just the satay, the chicken rice, the teh tarik and the prata man.