Singapore songs

The appliances here in Singapore are very friendly. They play songs when they start and when they stop. My rice cooker plays Twinkle Twinkle Little Star when it turns on. My washer plays a nice song when it has finished it'd cycle. They could just beep or buzz like they do in the US but for some reason they play tunes. It was kind of weird the first couple of times but it has definitely grown on me. Why not avoid that annoying beep or buzz when you are cooking or cleaning. Instead, the local appliances have found a way to make me smile at the beginning and the end of their jobs.

I finally got a land line telephone here which required me to purchase a phone. Even the phones had funny ring tones none of which sounded like a normal telephone ring. My phone now plays the circus theme - yet another way to make me smile!