Personaly i feel a lto for the Singapore people because there are many intelligent Buddhists there who have great faith, but alsomany doubts and questions. Many a time have Singaporeans askedme to clear up doubts about some things they may have seen or experienced in Buddhist centresand i did notice that in some places where all was not 100% well that some people were unsure, but did not dare to wonder much about it because they didn’tknow, or were not too familiar with the tradition. This leaves people wide open to deception, and i am sad to see that Singapore is one of the places where Buddhism is being seriously distorted and abused for commercial reasons. But this doesn’t mean that Singapore doesn’t have serious Buddhists, because it does. It is just that people are being fed more with superstition than with Dhamma. but then this can be said about sak yant almost anywhere, even in Thailand. I for one 9as i always have said) gotmy first sak yant because i thought it would influence me to become a better person. This forme is the real powerr of sak yant (to help me to focus on my practice), for i feel that it is the inner practice and trying to become a good person which empowers all things such as protection, health and luck. Transfromation only comes with effort, not by being a tripped out hedonist , get a sak yant and suddenly receive all the blessings possible then continue being a tripped out party animal. Nothing will come of a sak yant like that. The real magic comes with inner effort, respect and reverence for the yant, and a constant vigilance to be aware of oneself in daily life, and how one behaves. If we change, life will change.. but no tattoo in the world will change things for the better unless you work on your heart and fulfill the requirements of practice. But people wish for the easy solution. This is why magic charms are such successful business. Charms and magical means can help, but only if we collaborate with them by making an effort with ourselves..