CHICAGO - TAKING his cue from the adage 'a picture speaks a thousand words', visiting Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday used a 20-photo slide show to tell Singaporeans based here just what they have been missing at home.
An audible 'wow' was heard in the audience of about 150 Singaporeans when the slide show paused at a dazzling photo of the Formula One circuit at night, where the illuminated race tracks shimmered like mercury against a backdrop of imposing buildings.
The other photos - depicting the integrated resorts at Marina Bay and Sentosa, new shopping malls in Orchard Road and designer HDB projects - similarly impressed the crowd of mostly students and young professionals.
'Many things have been happening in Singapore the last couple of years,' said Mr Lee, looking relaxed on the final day of a six-day visit to the United States.
'So I wanted to give you a slide show of some of the 'happening' things which have been going on, and give you a feel of what Singapore is like. Maybe you'll feel some nostalgia and homesickness, and you'll come back and visit.'
In many ways, the glitzy sideshow complemented the good news he shared with them: Singapore's economy is roaring again.
Read the full story in The Sunday Times.
chinhon@sph.com.sg
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