{"id":1755,"date":"2009-04-03T00:58:59","date_gmt":"2009-04-02T16:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/?p=1755"},"modified":"2009-04-03T00:58:59","modified_gmt":"2009-04-02T16:58:59","slug":"dont-judge-too-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/2009\/04\/dont-judge-too-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Judge Too Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When I walked along Orchard Road early this evening, while there was still daylight, the newly added decorative frosted glass panels looked ‘pretty’ lame and redundant, taking up space on the walkways while not really beautifying the place. I thought, ‘What an utter waste of public money!’ I next entered a mall to get some stuff. When I exited, night had already fallen.<\/p>\n

Lo and behold! The panels when lit became as featured above. Okay… it does look much more interesting now. It was a humbling lesson… that I shouldn’t judge the worth of anything too soon. Our perceptions change when the conditions change too. However, I think the price to pay, in terms of the upcoming electrical energy to be expended isn’t worth it… especially when it’s going to be used to promote material consumerism in this most lavish of city districts in Singapore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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