Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Ok, today is National Day, Singapore's 40th birthday. All I managed to do is finally finish fixing the computer and it's back up and running again with dual 250gb sata harddrives, 160gb Maxtor and a 40gb Quantum fireball that I'd forgotten I had. A total of 700gb of storage on the main computer now.
So after all the sweaty hours that I spent last night, the computer is now back at 100%.
Why the hype over national day? Singaporeans are really hypocrites, they complain about everything that is under the sun, how the government is so unfair, how they have to spend 2 years in NS, the lousy A-level system, the long waiting times into university entry, the ambiguous university entry criterion, O and A level stress, lousy grassroots service, lousy this and that, expensive hdb flats and the list goes on. Complain about everything, ostracize TT Durai when he has done an incredible job.
Actually I've written another long entry about the NKF saga or the TT Durai scandal, Singaporeans have just been too shortsighted about that issue. NKF is a professional medical institution, they need the money to operate their sophisticated equipment and hire professionals. Don't be so narrow minded and look at his pay or the damn infamous golden tap.
He deserves more that what he's getting and the NKF has done an incredible job. The only thing that I am not happy about is NKF's finance management, why only 10% to the patients?! And why do you need 40% for publicity? I'll be alright with 10% publicity and 40% patients. Still the staff to patient ratio is ridiculous, 1.5 to 1. That's like having 3 maids in a 5-member family. Why the heck would you need 1 staff to attend to 1 patient? That's really inefficient, but if TT Durai had kept his mouth shut, none of that scandal would have happened. Nevertheless Singaporeans are quick to criticize and complain and slow to open up and do their part. Complains are part of the 'C' society, kiasusim is a disgrace to foreign tourists.
With the ugly side of Singaporeans aside I admit that I am one myself and probably no different. Still it's unfair to keep complaining while the government even with it's flaws, does an incredible job of keeping Singapore prosperous and safe. How many other countries can boast this fact?
No system is perfect, but our government is doing a damn good job. So guys stop whining and serve NS with pride. Without NS, our country is nothing. Just be glad you're born here and not in Iraq or Afghanistan.
This year's national day parade is probably no different from the last 3 that I've been too more times than I can count. The usual F-16 flyby, GOH contingent marches, red Lions commandos parachuting, then come the silly floats and mass dances and fireworks and yay everybody goes home happy. I didn't bother to even watch, from what I heard from the TV in the living room they tried to spice things up by splitting up the parade in different areas in Singapore. Padang, Yishun, Marina South, Jurong East and Tampines.
Sang Nilah Utama, motorized armored vehicle drive-pass, some weak attempts at trying to spice up the parade this year. I wonder what they can think of next year?
STOP WAVING YOUR FLAG ON NATIONAL DAY and pretending to be happy or patriotic. Instead serve your NS with pride and not scorn. Serve NS, help charities, prevent crime and be filial to your parents and faithful to your spouses.
Serve the nation that bourn you and stop complaining.
That's what makes you Singaporean
10:09 PM
