so singapore ministers will get up to 33% pay raise.
oh, great.
that is like upteen thousands plus upteen thousands.
possibly even a million point something.
so if they retire,
they'll get a nice bungalow house, comes with a nice swimming pool,
a few cars, and hey, a couple of mistresses if they want too as well.
and that white shirt will be in their closet as a momento.
let's see:
my mother has worked as a common government worker for 36 years.
raised 3 children by herself.
and when she retired,
she received gifts from her friends and colleagues and a nice lovely dinner.
she received a testimonial from the sector and from the president for her loyalty.
printed paper: $2 from any printing company
glass plateau: $5
total: $7.
she appreciates the testimonials of course.
and she's damn proud of it,
simply because she earned it alot more than what's it worth.
and oh, she didn't get to have any bungalows or a nice swimming pool.
we actually just moved from one HDB to another HDB, a smaller one at that.
and no, she didn't get herself any mistress either. (BWAHAHA!)
okay, let's see man.
the ministers said that;
with their current pay, it is insufficient.
OHHHH!!! IZZZIT?!
not enough ah?!!
eh, which supermarket you go to ah?
SupraMarket3050 is it?! Where 5 apples will costs you $500 ah?!
Eh, go to sheng siong can? Only $2.50 for 6 apples ah! NOT 5 BUT 6! SIX!!!
Then don't stay at a bungalow ok? Stay in a normal HDB, can? Jumbo even if you want to.
No need your cars, 1 car is enough la ah.
Better still, use public transport.
You say your job really tough,
come on man!
Who ever had that easy anyway?
EVERYBODY'S job is tough!
The old aunty in NYP, talkative, nice old lady, cleaner.
Everyday clean, everyday talk.
2 blocks, 6 floors each.
Pay: Approximately $800.
Her job super easy ah?
Just because it's cleaning and doesn't require much mental stimulations, ah?
And corruption?
You increase your own pay just so there wouldn't be any corruptions?
Firstly, people, common people, aren't able to write their own paychecks.
Secondly, it doesn't matter how high a person's pay is, if they're greedy,
then surely they'd want more.
Man + 'I don't have money' = Go get a job.
Man + 'Pay's small, but I know I can survive' = Grateful.
Man + 'I have more than enough' = Content.
Man + 'I have more than enough actually, but I want more!' = Greed.
Greed is the cost for corruption.
See the paradox? See the hypocrisy?
And lastly, nobody will leave you if they love you.
Yes, love.
Just like lovers.
No matter how ugly or even stupid your girlfriend is,
if she's able to light your way in the darkness,
if she's able to hold your heart in the fire,
if she can make you smile even when your sorrows are deeper than your wounds,
then surely, without a doubt, you will never leave her.
So your 'talents' will never leave you, if they're comfortable with you.
Now now, i'm not being ungrateful for what my government has done,
I am actually grateful.
Otherwise, i'd still be drinking water from a well.
and the reason why ministers are ministers are simply because they're smart.
and brave enough to make a stand.
To change.
To improvise.
To help and support fellow men.
But don't say it's insufficient.
2% GST increase somemore for common people like us.
that's alot for our necessities.
I thought ah, if you work with the people for the people,
and the party's actions are for the people,
then shouldn't you be just like the people?
and i quote,
by David Marshall.
back in 1994.
'I never earned $60,000 a month or $90,000 a month. When I was Chief Minister, I earned $8,000 a month. Look, what is happening today is we are encouraged to and are becoming worshippers of the Golden Calf.
We have lost sight of the joy and excitement of public service, helping our fellow men. The joy and excitement of seeking and understanding of the joy of the miracle of the living the duty and the grandeur. We have lost taste for heroic action in the service of our people.
We have become good bourgeois seeking comfort, security. It’s like seeking a crystal coffin and being fed by intravenous injections through pipes in the crystal coffin; crystal coffins stuck with certificates of your pragmatic abilities.'
eh, $8,000 was more than enough back then, right?
HELL! $8,000 for me NOW is more than enough as well!
KNN!
oh, great.
that is like upteen thousands plus upteen thousands.
possibly even a million point something.
so if they retire,
they'll get a nice bungalow house, comes with a nice swimming pool,
a few cars, and hey, a couple of mistresses if they want too as well.
and that white shirt will be in their closet as a momento.
let's see:
my mother has worked as a common government worker for 36 years.
raised 3 children by herself.
and when she retired,
she received gifts from her friends and colleagues and a nice lovely dinner.
she received a testimonial from the sector and from the president for her loyalty.
printed paper: $2 from any printing company
glass plateau: $5
total: $7.
she appreciates the testimonials of course.
and she's damn proud of it,
simply because she earned it alot more than what's it worth.
and oh, she didn't get to have any bungalows or a nice swimming pool.
we actually just moved from one HDB to another HDB, a smaller one at that.
and no, she didn't get herself any mistress either. (BWAHAHA!)
okay, let's see man.
the ministers said that;
with their current pay, it is insufficient.
OHHHH!!! IZZZIT?!
not enough ah?!!
eh, which supermarket you go to ah?
SupraMarket3050 is it?! Where 5 apples will costs you $500 ah?!
Eh, go to sheng siong can? Only $2.50 for 6 apples ah! NOT 5 BUT 6! SIX!!!
Then don't stay at a bungalow ok? Stay in a normal HDB, can? Jumbo even if you want to.
No need your cars, 1 car is enough la ah.
Better still, use public transport.
You say your job really tough,
come on man!
Who ever had that easy anyway?
EVERYBODY'S job is tough!
The old aunty in NYP, talkative, nice old lady, cleaner.
Everyday clean, everyday talk.
2 blocks, 6 floors each.
Pay: Approximately $800.
Her job super easy ah?
Just because it's cleaning and doesn't require much mental stimulations, ah?
And corruption?
You increase your own pay just so there wouldn't be any corruptions?
Firstly, people, common people, aren't able to write their own paychecks.
Secondly, it doesn't matter how high a person's pay is, if they're greedy,
then surely they'd want more.
Man + 'I don't have money' = Go get a job.
Man + 'Pay's small, but I know I can survive' = Grateful.
Man + 'I have more than enough' = Content.
Man + 'I have more than enough actually, but I want more!' = Greed.
Greed is the cost for corruption.
See the paradox? See the hypocrisy?
And lastly, nobody will leave you if they love you.
Yes, love.
Just like lovers.
No matter how ugly or even stupid your girlfriend is,
if she's able to light your way in the darkness,
if she's able to hold your heart in the fire,
if she can make you smile even when your sorrows are deeper than your wounds,
then surely, without a doubt, you will never leave her.
So your 'talents' will never leave you, if they're comfortable with you.
Now now, i'm not being ungrateful for what my government has done,
I am actually grateful.
Otherwise, i'd still be drinking water from a well.
and the reason why ministers are ministers are simply because they're smart.
and brave enough to make a stand.
To change.
To improvise.
To help and support fellow men.
But don't say it's insufficient.
2% GST increase somemore for common people like us.
that's alot for our necessities.
I thought ah, if you work with the people for the people,
and the party's actions are for the people,
then shouldn't you be just like the people?
and i quote,
by David Marshall.
back in 1994.
'I never earned $60,000 a month or $90,000 a month. When I was Chief Minister, I earned $8,000 a month. Look, what is happening today is we are encouraged to and are becoming worshippers of the Golden Calf.
We have lost sight of the joy and excitement of public service, helping our fellow men. The joy and excitement of seeking and understanding of the joy of the miracle of the living the duty and the grandeur. We have lost taste for heroic action in the service of our people.
We have become good bourgeois seeking comfort, security. It’s like seeking a crystal coffin and being fed by intravenous injections through pipes in the crystal coffin; crystal coffins stuck with certificates of your pragmatic abilities.'
eh, $8,000 was more than enough back then, right?
HELL! $8,000 for me NOW is more than enough as well!
KNN!
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