To be or not to be?

For centuries, powerful leaders and rulers were wary of very smart people around them. When their positions were threatened by these smart people, many got killed, few managed to escape and some found ways to leave and overthrown their rulers. In the modern context, this scenario hasn’t changed a bit. Bosses and employers today are behaving the same. Most do not hire very smart people for fear of being over-taken by them. Almost all bosses like ‘YES’ men surrounding them and just take instructions.

Some smart people just leave before they are axed. Some just pretend to be not-so-smart and do what the boss wants. It’s a choice they make.

 

Australian woman saved 3 boys from drowning

Kudos to the Australian woman who saved 3 boys from drowning at sea off East Coast Park last week.

It takes lots of bravery and courage to do such act because one never knows what is beneath the water in open sea.

She is no Singaporean, so the state cannot award her with the Medal of Valour: The Pingat Keberanian. It’s good that ‘big brother’ think quick and created the Community Lifesaver Award for this lady and also for the 53-year old man (perhaps he is not a Singaporean too) who helped in the rescue.

Some said: “No fish, shrimp also can lah!”

 
Their certificates are too common and not unique like the one issued by the minister of state. 

 

Happy Mother's Day

I remember my mum was happiest when she heard funny jokes and when she received monthly household allowances from her children. It was like her pay day. She often said with a grin: “Whoa, so fast one month already huh.” When age caught up with her, she often forgot having received the cash and asked her children if they had already given. So we gave her a notebook and a signature rubber-stamp to record her monthly ‘revenue’ inputs. But everyone knew where she kept her notebook and rubber-stamp which were not locked up.

Have you given your mum her allowance this month?

Happy Mother’s Day.

 

Why CHOPE Culture continues to survive here

The root to the CHOPE problems in this country is caused by big population of people who all want to eat out in small public eating places all at the same time jostling for cheaper food. These public eating places were built for a small population few decades ago. Like touting, CHOPING with any item without a physical human presence should be banned and made illegal unless the person chopes with a valid CHOPE PASS issued by The Singapore CHOPE Society. The PASS can be fixed onto tissue-paper as a cover. Annual CHOPE Licence fee is $20 (green PASS) for one seat. Add $30 for chopping more than 3 seats per table. Payments by NETS or credit card only. If you want to apply for a Pass, please send me your photo and contact me during office hours. I can assist you.   

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