We forgotten how smart and educated and thankful that most of us here in Singapore don't need to work overseas, far from family, just to ensure there's food on the table. There are some but they are those seeking at a chance or opportunity given to them. Doesn't mean you are wearing a shoe size 7 and so as the other person, makes the both of you will be comfortable with that kinda shoe. Everyone have their own taste and so stick to what suits you the most and what you could provide the best for your family.
Teamwork doesn't mean a race must be working hand in hand with of the same race then they will be the best. Look at all the Big Gigantic Companies, they employed many races in several departments so as to ensure they have all the varieties of ammunitions to take the company success to the next level.
Reality checked in and yes many of us especially Singaporeans are affected and unhappy with what's going on in our own country. That kinda 'WTF' kept on going pages after pages, comments after comments and ended up with us going after each other's throat. Is that happiness? Is that what you called satisfaction that you standing up for your rights and your comments must be accepted by all and cant be slammed as crap?
We are working so hard trying to make ends meet that we forgotten to give time for our family, our children in which you won't realised that they are growing real fast and by the time they screwed up somewhere and there you go saying "I WORK HARD FOR YOU AND THIS IS WHAT YOU GIVE BACK TO ME IN RETURN?!"
Wait a sec...they want a responsible Father, Mother who manage the family well and who do whatever it takes to ensure the family is safe. Not a Coolie or a maid-kinda parents who just work and work. We kept on whining about our political ruler 'THOR' God of Lightning, screwing our life here by bringing foreign talents and workers here who we claiming, TOOK OUR JOB. Till now i am yet to pass by any construction sites to see our own Singaporean Men laying the bricks, welding the metal beams for structures. I'm yet to see our local women working professionally as a domestic worker for some rich families and come to think of it....even our average families in Singapore living in 4-5 rooms flats now, HAVE MAIDS! Now that's adding to your expenditures and adding expenditures meaning adding burden, extra costing. It's you the one who wants a maid.
Be realistic and knowing that voicing out to the 'Ehem-ehem' will falls onto deaf ears, then do whatever it takes to make your life simpler. There's always options out there and it's all up to you. You want a touch-screen phone and Iphones came in and you can't afford? Go for Samsung Galaxy models or are they still too expensive? LG, Sony nowadays all came out with touch screens and tablets. Get those that within your affordability. It's pretty lame that just because you can't afford, you whine and grumbled about salary, then you targeted it to foreigners who work here. Do you ever ask yourself when you see a Maid walking using Iphones, how can they afford? Because they waited patiently. They saved up. Some of us still practice that old-skool method. But some goes shortcut and took on monthly payments etc..etc. The problem here that adds up is TREND.
We are so into trends nowadays that makes everything seems un-affordable and not enough which lead to stress. When stress build up, insensitivity will be cast away and humanity is at loss already and seems like we are having more humans destroying humanities than trying to treasure and protects it.
The recent Cisco Unarmed Guards Incidents. The bantering never stop from their poor English and their act of unprofessional -ism. Nobody ever give a thought why did the Officers let the Boy record it and dare to say 'Don't fuck with me'. There's more deeper meaning of that than just vulgarities. Knowing that you are in Uniform and being recorded, would you curse and swear if it's not really an issue? did anybody actually ask or questioned or wonder what might have trigger that Uniformed Personnel to curse on video recordings? Instead, we banter them, cursed them, degraded them so low that you are willing to love a dog than actually trying to understand the man's reactions towards that little boy. And somebody just love to drop the bomb with "Throw Pork at them" knowing they are malay-speaking slangs in their English, assuming they are Muslims. Now why must some of us go that directions? Then when being check out on your profile, pictures all being blocked? Changed? So what does that make of you as a person? And you wanna complain about our Government f*cked our life and wanna voice out?
You dare to voice out with a bomb then you run? Hid your identity? So how can those who really wanna voice out their views towards our Government, can depend on cowards and keyboard warriors like you? An instead of debating and having good conversations about the topic, racism slurs started to flow like one hell of a Water Dam just broke and burst! Where is your sense of humor to help the rest chill down from the heated topic? Where's your initiatives to calm things down? Is this happiness? I rather not cursed and swear aiming at that person's life and families coz that will makes me no better than them!
Reply with great knowledge and wisdoms and with a dash of good sense of humor. That's what missing in our life here as Singaporeans. Everything not happy we bashed but nobody dares to voice out. some even dare to say 'You tell me right in my face lah if you dare" Now our Government dares to do that anytime o what you gonna do about that? Go on now...take your keyboard warriors clans towards our Government then. I BET YOU WON'T DARE!
If we already tried so many ways trying to make our life goes richer and that's happiness...you are dead wrong coz by the time we reached that, achieved that, so many times and hours and minutes of family bonding is gone.
Try these for i'm sure it will be such fun in the family that you realized that YOU CAN LIVE SIMPLE IN SINGAPORE NO MATTER HOW SCREWED WE ARE BY THEM!
1) IN ONE DAY OF THE WEEK, FATHERS / HUSBANDS, MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT YOU WILL BE THE CHEF FOR THE DAY...YOU WILL BOAST THAT YOU ARE THE MASTER CHEF AND ALL YOU NEED IS ASSISTANCE FROM EACH MEMBER OF THE FAMILY TO HELP OUT TO COOK ONE HELL OF A DELICIOUS RECIPE.
2) WIFE / MOTHERS, JUST FOR ONE DAY, MAKE IT A GAME DAY OR A FREEDOM DAY FOR YOUR HARDWORKING MAN..."YOU WANNA GO FISHING DEAR? WANNA GO STADIUM WATCH FOOTBALL?""YOU WANNA GO HANG OUT WITH YOUR MATES?" TRUST ME...IF YOUR MAN SUCH A MATURED RESPONSIBLE MAN...HE WILL WANNA DO AN ACTIVITY HE LOVES THAT HE CAN DRAG ALL OF YOU ALONG WITH.
3) SIT AS A FAMILY AND LAZE AROUND OVER MOVIES...GO FOR THOSE COMEDY BUT SINCE COMEDY NOWADAYS KINDA RIDICULE THE OLDER GENERATIONS...GO FOR SOMETHING ACCEPTABLE FOR ALL TO ENJOY
4) SIT DOWN AND DISCUSS ON A LIST FOR EACH AND EVERY FAMILY MEMBER TO BUY / ACHIEVE IN THAT PARTICULAR ONE YEAR DURATION AND IF TO BUY, WHAT'S THE DEAL IN IT, LIKE GETTING BETTER GRADES / RESULTS IN SCHOOL etc..etc
Social Media Network Websites should be educated to the younger ones. Highlight to the about Humanity, Racism and some other sensitive issues that we should get them better inform. Don't just buy them a Macbook and "Nah..its for you baby..."
Now that's happiness. If in public and you need to speak up for people in such a way to clear the issues, go on and help.
Look at the current Compass Point Feud between two men right in front of their families. Their children are crying but they never stop and why didn't they stop? Coz their parents may have done that in front of them and now it's their turn to show to their children " I AM YOUR FATHER AND I WILL PROTECT AND DEFEND OUR FAMILY" Now that's stupid. Those men, i'm sure they have some stress going on and shit happens that they lose it. They showing their kids to defend your family honor, don't let others bully you BUT THEY FORGOT TO TEACH HOW TO JUST WALK AWAY...HOW TO BE INSENSITIVE AND WHAT IS HUMANITY.
WE ARE LOSING OUR GRIPS ON HUMANITY BUT IT'S STILL CAN BE SAVE.
Do your part. Look at your children now and just hug them and start to show them to love others no matter what accents, what colours their skins are or what language they speak. Love for humanity, love for other living creatures.
WE ARE ALL JUST ONE BIG HUMAN RACE AND IF WE CAN'T UNITE....GOD KNOWS WHAT'S NEXT...
Peace!