So I read about the shutdown and consolidation of junior colleges in Singapore due to poor enrolment rates.

I was wondering why this situation sounded so familiar, then I realised:

Madre de dios.

It's literally the premise of Love Live.

Unfortunately this is (1) real life and (2) in Singapore. The same country that AKB48 left because of lack of interest [1].

Ain't nobody gonna set up a school idol group to save their school here.


[1] Of course the situation is a lot more complex than merely lack of interest: you have issues like pricing and management issues, but this was the main reason AKB cafe in Singapore didn't work out.

NUS Indoors...

(working range gatekeeper and having lunch)

(coach walks by)

Me: (eats lunch) Hi coach.

Coach: (looks at lunch packet)

Lunch packet is rice, vegetables and a fried egg foo young.

Coach: (looks at me)

Overweight, but shorter than average.

Coach: No wonder Singaporeans never grow big.

Me: Not enough meat?

Coach: Have you even seen a Korean hotpot?

Me: I rest my case.