voices from the ground (II)

bread and butter issues which are unresloved. working class is frustrated and old folks are worried.

2 days ago, a retired teacher asked me who i will be voting for. before i could give him a reply, he had asked me to vote for the ruling party. his reason: the opposition will jeopardise our economy. according to him, the value of our property will drop. to pacify him, i told him that i would vote for the ruling party. period

his reactions changed my opinion of him totally. the trigger is about the property value. i have always believe that the public housing is a ploy that benefits the foreigners entirely. it creates a vicious scarce, causing mediocre singaporeans who do not look ahead queuing up for the over-priced pigeon holes. the cov says it all - banks are not recognising it. with all the grants made available for first time home owners, it is too tempting not to fall into this trap for the next 25 to 35 years. of what value is there to talk about?

although i like how the lyrics are written to reflect the real issues, it is unfortunate that singaporeans are always asking for aids or handouts, which again, is the success of the ruling party.   



voices from the ground

i overheard the following conversation while attending rt yesterday:

A: i think the 24yr old is too young to be an mp. she'd probably just graduated and has no working experience. at least the 27yr old had working experience.

B: but her speeches during the interviews are very impressive. better then the 27yr old. she is even flamed online.

C: aiya, they write their own speech one la.

B: den the 27yr old must be very bad at writing speeches.

all: laugh~

C: i heard the 27yr old is married right? her husband is a secetary. 40+ one right? so old oso wan. marry me better.

A: she's not like pretty or what. some more no substance. like tat you oso wan?

B: so who will you vote for? the 24yr old without working experience or the 27yr old with no substance?

A: neither. one too young, ther other cmi.

C: my side walkover one. no need to vote.

the trio are probably in their late 20s and based on their conversation, they are not exactly supportive of the 2 candidates.

until this morning i came across this:

i gathered from this posting that it is somehow embarassing to be associated with the 27yr old. even for the teenagers who are not required to vote. being your senior in uni, i am embarassed how things have turned out for you. i am glad that you are not contesting in my ward. you are certainly undeserving of the $15k montly salary.

moo moo can you buy this for me pls?

first choice:

should be around €1100 (based on the £980 online rate)
im not sure of the local price as this is not available here yet. 



second choice:

for this model, i wan the brown colour one.
if really dun have, den buy the blue one.
should be around €850 (based on the £730 online rate)
it is selling here at SGD2210.

merci beaucoup!