Seriously, I think Singapore is too small and lacking in real celebrities. Whenever I mention that I work in MediaCorp, people's eyes light up and the line of question usually runs along the lines of, "do you see famous people all the time?"
Huh. I guess in Singapore, Fann Wong and Tay Ping Hui qualify as famous. But my definition of celebrity is someone who is recognised by more than 4 million people. Someone like David Beckham. Or Brad Pitt. You get my drift.
Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is, anyone who appears on local tv gets instant fame and locals REALLY do get excited by celeb-spotting.
I was hitching a ride back to the office with Ramesh, who is this really seasoned reporter, been in the business for 26 years or something.
So we were trying to flag a cab outside Shangri-La hotel, and this yellow CityCab stops for us.
We get in, Ramesh sits in front and says, "Uncle, MediaCorp".
The taxi driver immediately looks at him and says "I know you. I know where you work. See you on tv all the time".
Ok, never mind about that. Some recognition is bound to happen.
But as we cruise along, the cab driver pips up and says "You stay in Bishan right? Near me. See you all the time."
Eh, creeps-ville?
And the dude was visibly excited to have someone "famous" in his cab, and kept talking and talking.
It was quite amusing.
I wonder what it'd be like to share a cab with Fann Wong. Would the cab driver like just, hyperventilate?
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