AWAS!

Do not flirt, please…

Roy

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700m

to the supreme court

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home to a new bread of legal eagles

raising the

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access to the car lift

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MCST 1031 reserves the right

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ROD

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UNDER

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Under

Repaired

This pavilion is strictly

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exit by law

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Temporarily

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:)

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This pavilion

is strictly

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FLAT

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Dilarang buang sampah di area ini

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All visitors please report to security

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lifting

in

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upgrading work

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dispose all unwanted nails

properly before leaving

I plan to do more charity

when I retire

Someone

STOLE

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UNDETERRED

IN THE DARK

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SMOKING AREA

Please

smoke within

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If you get molested

call me

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Beware

of traffic

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Lay back and laze

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More buses

better rides

Please

be considerate

To be a light to the nations

anytime everywhere

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against the

hoarding

Strictly no admittance

visitors please report to the main office

Switch me off

when you leave

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are not allowed

Scan with your wink

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please

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videos and films in the exhibition contain

some mature content, including sexual and

violent scenes, and coarse language, for

which discretion is advised.

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Pedestrian this way

All workers and visitors

do not use this gate

for entering and exiting

No entry to unauthorised personnel

Penalty for misuse

You CAN Quit

I help you

find peace of mind

please refrain from touching

offenders will be submitted

to the authorities

caution

staff will come here shortly

Don’t leave me behind

Release brakes

Have you taken all your belongings?

We patrol to keep you safe

Do not lean

Keep door

closed

Further reductions

This side

Other side

Many Races, One Nation

The red dot that kills

Emergency exits at both ends

Doors open

Please

be considerate

Bags on the ground

more space all around

I can tell you aren’t sure who’s responsible

for your personal data.

(Hint: It’s you.)

You cannot start again after you are dead

work safely

Crime Alert

2 Cases of Insulting

The Modesty of a WOMAN

Reported at this area

This Pavilion is

Strictly for

Community Bonding

Activities Only

fare evasion is against the LAW

SPOT IT. STOP IT. SPOT IT. STOP IT.

we are all equipped to report threats

your eyes are our defence

moving ahead together

Protected Place

Homes for every generation

Not if, but when. Not if, but when.

Only one per household

Please use the seatbelts by law

Tired of traffic? Take the train

No touting

High voltage

Got a case? Come to case!

Be considerate!

do not urinate

at common areas

CRIME ALERT

THEFT FROM

VENDING MACHINE

REPORTED

at this area

CRIME ALERT

6 SHOP THIEVES

arrested

at giant supermarket

witnesses please call

Touch the cock for good luck

better life later

WITHOUT WHICH

WOULD HAVE BEEN

IMPOSSIBLE

CAUTION

Afterword Singapore's walls are literally littered with countless do's and don'ts, these categorical imperatives leave little room for amour. However, the state's demands and wishes can be as easily read as poetry as well. Since January 2016 I started to jot down or take photos of texts – or snippets of texts – and the above are the notes of two recent visits to Singapore. If one message seems to filter through all these notes, it is one of a cautious optimism as a categorical imperative. After all, one cannot be productive without a sense of caution as well as optimism. But what’s the price of this state sponsored productivity? Like this poem, answering this question is a work in progress. Roy Voragen is a Bandung-based poet and writer (https://issuu.com/royvoragen).