ablaze 0 Report post Posted June 27, 2003 no offence meant lah. we're all 'kiddies' deep inside too, yeah Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted June 27, 2003 ehhe I know it was meant to be a joke but it was fun experimenting with your smilies.. all so cute one!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tardisian40 0 Report post Posted June 27, 2003 no offence meant lah. we're all 'kiddies' deep inside too, yeah second that,man.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rameish 0 Report post Posted June 27, 2003 Most of the time, the KS people you described are of the older generation. But hard to blame them as the environment they grew up in is different from ours. Hmm...when I was in Primary 1 (1969) we were almost never late, siad thank you, yes please, and you're welcome. Of course I lived in a different time and a somewhat sheltered life. In the early seventies I was shocked to find out that 3 or more families live in shophouse and shared one toilet. While my family lived in a 5-bedroom house next to the beach (where marine parade is now) and had three bathrooms and three toilets. Hence less panic LOL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted June 27, 2003 When you were in Primary 1 I was only 1 yr old! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2003 Got this over from hardwarezone . Apparently the author shares the same sentiment as ablaze's. Sorry if it has the >> thingy.. but it was from forwarded mail.. bear with it ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Subject: : Ugly side of Certain Singaporeans > > > This is a forwarded mail.. > > > > > > > > Hi frenz, > > > > > > > > > > > > Last Sunday, we did a grocery fair for the > needy selling basic > > > > > > household foodstuffs for a real bargain > (super cheap e.g. rice > > > > > > for only $4.00 per pkt where usual price > is $7.00 plus). This > > > > > > is a community service that we undertake > from time to time. > > > > > > There were no profits (all proceeds from > the sale goes to an > > > > > > oldfolk's home) and all helpers are > volunteers who sacrificed > > > > > > their Sunday for a good cause... > > > > > > > > > > > > The organising of the event was greeted > with enthusiasm by > > > > > > every volunteer but all of us were > dismayed by how ugly > > > > > > Singaporeans made this event a > heart-breaking one... > > > > > > > > > > > > Attracted by the super-cheap prices of the > products, thousands > > > > > > of Singaporeans flocked to the fair at > Mountbatten Community > > > > > > Centre (many in their Merz & BMWs)... > they bull-dozed their > > > > > > way to compete for these bargained > items meant for the poor > > > > > > and needy, they grabbed all that they > could (with their superior > > > > > > financial power) leaving those poor and > needy with little left > to > > > > > > buy... > > > > > > > > > > > > The rice offer was completely SOLD OUT in > less than 2 hours > > > > > > .and my heart sank when I saw an old lady > counting how much > > > > > > money she had in her purse thinking very > hard to see what she > > > > > > could get with it....... obviously, she > can't afford everything > sold > > > > > > there... and then.. a man in a Rolex King > bought the last packet > > > > > > of rice... my friend who was also a > volunteer refused to sell it > to > > > > > > him but sold it to the old lady > instead....... that man then > started > > > > > > banging tables and shouted at my > friend saying he was there > > > > > > first and insisted that she sold the > packet of rice to him > shouting > > > > > > things like "WHAT! I got no money to pay > for it is it?"....... > the > > > > > > poor old lady was embarrassed and > told my friend, "Never > > > > > > mind lah, he was here first, give it to > him".... > > > > > > > > > > > > It was really ugly... what pissed me off > was that the man was in > > > > > > a Rolex King and he's fighting over a > packet of rice with a poor > > > > > > old lady who only has $10 in her purse to > get as much as she > > > > > > could..... I walked over to that man and > gave him a piece of my > > > > > > mind..... I told him that he's so ugly and > he's like stealing > from > a > > > > > > beggar. I took out $4.00 (being the > difference for the rice > that's > > > > > > on offer) and told him to "**** OFF!!! > Take this money and > > > > > > go buy your rice from NTUC".... > > > > > > > > > > > > He still didn't get the message... he > threw the money at my face > > > > > > and said... "What kind of attitude is > this? Where's your boss? > > > > > > I wanna complain!"... I told him that we > have no bosses here.. > > > > > > this is a charity event and all of us were > volunteers here.. I > told > > > > > > him that he either take my money and > leave or I"ll have the > > > > > > security to escort him out stressing that > under Penal Code 103, > > > > > > my security can use force to subdue > someone who is resisting > > > > > > escort to leave and creating a > nuisance..and I told him that I'm > > > > > > sure that they can't wait to be given an > opportunity to do just > > > > > > that... "You can pick up yr phone to call > your lawyer to verify > > > > > > if we have that right to do that if you > want".... (of coz I > dunno > > > > > > what the heck Penal Code 103 was but > it's just that I know > > > > > > that I came across that in my army days > on Protected Areas > > > > > > & Places Act or something like that but > I figured that THAT > > > > > > "chow-ah-beng" wouldn't know either > lah)... > > > > > > > > > > > > This event is a shame for > Singaporeans.......... time and again, > > > > > > Singaporeans had showed that they are > nothing but a breed of > > > > > > selfish, self-centered, arrogant and > simply "NO-CLASS".... an > > > > > > absolute disgrace... > > > > > > > > > > > > Hope that you would circulate this to all > your friends hoping > > > > > > that this will find and reach that ******* > (who knows he may > > > > > > be a friend of a friend of yours or > someone you know who > > > > > > knows him)... hope that he could reflect > upon himself... and > > > > > > hopefully come to his senses... its really > ugly... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wortel 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2003 your country seems a bit screwed up. Down here in darwin its a very ordered kinda society. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mackie 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2003 (edited) Wortel: U've a misunderstanding.......contrary to your belief, S'pore is just too orderly and this is the problem as pent up frustrations seek conduits for releasal. The incident mentioned above is one of them. Law and order is not the problem. The MAJOR problem is general social etiquette. Edited August 3, 2003 by Mackie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wortel 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2003 general social etiquette in Darwin is very tame. Everybody satnds in line at subway no pushing or shoving this is the supreme example. I've heard that subway in other city they scream and shouts and no lines. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jasonhanjk 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2003 My sister was 4~5 months pregnant and whe was wearing those pregnant dress. For the past 1 month, only 2 people gave up their sit for her. The first occasion started like this: She and another women are standing side by side wif no seats available. Suddenly the one between them got emptied and the other women tried to snatch it without knowing my sis is pregnant. So what my sis did was, touching her tummy and act in unbearable pain. That women gave up... The second one is in a MRT, a negro gave up her sit for my sis... By then, she and I came up with a conclusion. Those that had gave up their seats are foreigners... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2003 sad fact.. but kinda true reflection of most singaporeans.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wortel 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2003 damn jason thats some wack sh*t. Come to Darwin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bummer 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2003 Unfortunately I have to agree with Ablaze that Singaporeans can be a really sad lot of people. I'm a Singaporean and it shames me to say this. One other incident was the recent charity thing by Creative CEO, Mr Sim. I recall reading that he bought the remaining stock of the closing down 1.99 store and was selling to the public, at whatever price they wanted to pay. And he would match dollar for dollar and donate the money to charity. Then in came some lady who bought 20 items for 20 cents and some kid who bought 20 items, paid 20 cents and wanted change! Or some guy who went in there grabbed a case of stuff and insisted the whole case counted as one item! When I read that I was deeply saddened ... we have bad drivers, uncouth public ... and god knows what else ... the only thing I can conclude is that we're not a very matured society. And perhaps becuase of that, our government enforces strict rules and adopts the philosophy "big brother knows best" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
