Ten solid reasons why I should not emigrate ....
1 We have the best char keow teow, laksa, roti prata, bak chor mee (with or without ter kwa) and chicken rice in the world. Some say we even have the best pizza and spaghetti.
2 We have the Esplanade. No, it doesn't mean we have to esprain for everything, idiot. This is the place to receive good western influence by way of approved western concerts and plays.
3 We have the best government in the world. They 'take care' of us from birth till death. Some say this is 'fixing'.
4 We also have the best foreign talents in the world. They leave their countries which are enjoying economic growth to come here to help build our economy.
5 We have the best citizens in the world. We seldom complain because there is nothing to complain.
6 We have the most interesting campaigns in the world. Most governments won't bother to spend so much money to entertain its citizens.
7 We still have life-long employment in the world (even Japan is changing). Most of us must work till 70 to live. Our MM is still working at 83. Reaching 90 isn't going to stop him either. In fact, he said he'll work from his grave too.
8 We have the most number of empty (un-taken) HDB flats in the world. This is to ensure the property market does not overheat in the upgrading frenzy.
9 We have the best MRT system in the world. You know it's very popular because it is always very crowded. And the NEL runs on its own, so that there is no driver to blame for the breakdown.
10 We have the best taxi drivers in the world. They are highly educated because they were corporate executives previously. They also go for training sessions that teach them to dress nicely and avoid having body odor.
2 We have the Esplanade. No, it doesn't mean we have to esprain for everything, idiot. This is the place to receive good western influence by way of approved western concerts and plays.
3 We have the best government in the world. They 'take care' of us from birth till death. Some say this is 'fixing'.
4 We also have the best foreign talents in the world. They leave their countries which are enjoying economic growth to come here to help build our economy.
5 We have the best citizens in the world. We seldom complain because there is nothing to complain.
6 We have the most interesting campaigns in the world. Most governments won't bother to spend so much money to entertain its citizens.
7 We still have life-long employment in the world (even Japan is changing). Most of us must work till 70 to live. Our MM is still working at 83. Reaching 90 isn't going to stop him either. In fact, he said he'll work from his grave too.
8 We have the most number of empty (un-taken) HDB flats in the world. This is to ensure the property market does not overheat in the upgrading frenzy.
9 We have the best MRT system in the world. You know it's very popular because it is always very crowded. And the NEL runs on its own, so that there is no driver to blame for the breakdown.
10 We have the best taxi drivers in the world. They are highly educated because they were corporate executives previously. They also go for training sessions that teach them to dress nicely and avoid having body odor.
Singapore, emigration
posted by Whispers from the heart @ 12:00 AM
1 Comments:
At 10:05 AM,
Anonymous said…
As a admirer of your blog, I need to post a comment here. No, actually, that's not the real reason.
Some of your reasons are quite humorous and sacrastic. Hey, I like them.
I particularly like the ones about the best foreign talents in the world, and the best citizens, and the life-long employment.
I suspect few caught the subtle meaning in 'work till 70 to live'. Yes, we need to, to survive and the country needs us to work till a old age because of our aging population. Otherwise our children will be very stressed having to support so many old folks. The irony is that many who wish to continue working will not find employment and it cannot be the government's fault, right? It must be the individuals' faults for going into the various industries encouraged by the government, only to find that their skills are no longer in demand.
Oh, did I forget to mention that the government don't value experience and much of the private sectors follow the government's lead in asking their employees to go look for second careers once they hit their forties? On taxi drivers - I spoke to one who was only in early thirties, turned to driving taxis after being retrenched from a bank. This was after months of trying and being chided for not taking up a job too far from home, which will result in a large portion of his pay going to transport expenses to and from work, and not having sufficient left to feed his family with 2 young children.
Gee, how did the now infamous Wee Shu Min not picked up this post and lambasted you for having the cheek to write something like this. (sorry, my spelling and grammar not so good. excuse any errors, ok?)
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