Safe Area

Typically a safe area is a place where nothing can happen to you, a refuge from danger or zombies, but something doesn't seem safe about the location pictured above.

You are looking at a BART (bay area rapid transit) train terminal (under construction, thats why there are cones).  Admittedly, if i were laying on the ground by the tracks while a train was coming, that would definately be a destination of mine, but i would hardly call it "safe".  Its not like i would hang out there if i were afraid of being mugged or during an earth quake.

Maybe the label "saferer area" would be more accurate... but only if you are thin.

Safe Area

Typically a safe area is a place where nothing can happen to you, a refuge from danger or zombies, but something doesn't seem safe about the location pictured above.

You are looking at a BART (bay area rapid transit) train terminal (under construction, thats why there are cones).  Admittedly, if i were laying on the ground by the tracks while a train was coming, that would definately be a destination of mine, but i would hardly call it "safe".  Its not like i would hang out there if i were afraid of being mugged or during an earth quake.

Maybe the label "saferer area" would be more accurate... but only if you are thin.

Needs More Emphasis

Taken in downtown San Francisco

Its important to get you point acccross quickly when trying to advertise to people walking down the street.  You may only get their attention for a quarter second while their eyes rapidly shift from one obsticle to another.

This particular sign does a great job at getting its point accross.  Its quick and direct.  "Learn English"... how much more straightforward can you get, it's even in large letters for the seeing impared.

Good job, i see nothing wrong with this sign.

Safe in SF

Just landed...  My eyes are supper bloodshot :(

Wet Market

You have probably seen my pictures of the eateries, but just beyond the prepared food, you will often find a wet or dry market.

Pictured above is a wet market near the Eunos MRT station (MRT is a light rail/subway). This is where people buy thier fresh food. Instead of going to a super market and asking the butcher for a steak, you would go here and haggle for a squid or duck, not to mention pigs feet, chicken legs, and probably a bunch of other locomation parts.

My coworker david explains that the Food vendors will buy thier meat from the wet market and cook it up fresh. Thats why it tastes so good. In fact, on mondays, none of the wet market vendors have fresh pork, so many of the food vendors are closed because they can't make their products.

They also have dry markets with dried fish, shimp, mushrooms, etc...

My Job

For those of you that don't really know what I am doin for work in Singapore, I figured the best way to explain is to show you a picture.

I've been making spicey noodles for Qualnetics for 5 years now. We have been working on a spicey noodle project with a Singapore company, so they sent me over there to ensure that the noodles arrived on time and with enough spicey. Pictured above is our medium sized noodle just pulled out of the pot with my wooden handled ladel. My secondary task in Singapore was to deliver fish ball soup (pictured at the bottom left). They key to a good fish ball is the puree process... those fish don't see it coming.

My advice? Don't try to pick up a fish ball with chop sticks... Stab the fishball with a chopstick, cut it in half with your ceramic spoon, and then enjoy. I suggest dipping it in your "Fire Sauce" before consumption... delicious ;)

Realism

Its about time that someone makes a sign that truly expresses the urgency of the situation. Who would have thought that a two dimensional colored human likeness could evoke such empathy. Even looking at this sign makes me want to patronize these facilities. After thinking about it, the drawings on the door of the restrooms in the US only communicate the gender of the particular room. For all we know, it could be a "Male Standing up straight" room. If you needed to tinkle, you might look at that sign and think "Thats great that this guy has good posture, but where is the picture of the guy that needs to use the restroom." With this sign, there is no confusion... well, maybe its the "kicked between the legs" room... they look very similar.