Who says Singaporeans aren’t creative? We just express our displeasure and deal with it in our own special way. And it’s almost unique… we express our grouches in humor. Listen to the Teochew song and you’ll know.

And for the benefit of those who don’t understand Teochew, this is the lyrics to the best of my knowledge of the language:

1. 水也加，糖也加，Gas 也起价
糖也加 (?)，盐也加，米也起价
Taxi 加，Bus 也加，Choo Seh (屋租) 也加
样样加，加到我，面青青

[Chorus]
做 Coolie 做到死 工钱没加
为了钱 拼暝工 (OT) 拼到半暝 (midnight)
Sin Koo (身体)病 看 Lau-Koon (医生） 药钱也加
样样加，加到我，脸青青
[Repeat Chorus)