
(1) Quote trevor, "... I couldn't help noticing quite a few of the buildings that featured in "15" They were the same ones the kids were looking at when trying to find somewhere for the boy (sorry can't remember his name) to commit suicide. My wife was pointing out how gorgeous it looked ..."

yup, that was why it meant even more to the locals ...

(2) Quote trevor, "Also recently saw a short from Royston Tan - Hock hiap leong (2001)

maybe you should try searching the web for another "muscial satire", CUT, by him
www.imdb.com/title/tt0464925/

he did it to "counter" the censorship in "15" ...
he even chose characters that looked like the authority ...

while some people just laughed it off,
some people thought he had gone too far ...
well, both parties had their concerns and their side of the story ...