I was very recently asked to participate in a survey and my thoughts were as follows. BTW happy chinese new year everyone!


On a scale of 1 - 5 (1 being not satisfied and 5 being very satisfied), rate how satisfied are you with the current policies and systems of Singapore and why?

3. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. There should be more schemes for the mid range class of people. Incorporate more for the people. Our nation has already been built. Dun get me wrong. We should still continue to build for the future but more of the focus should be the people of which will be in that future. If you fail to cater to the needs of the people, what kind of future will there be?



If there is one thing that you can change in Singapore's policies, what would it be and why?


Its hard to decide between 2 issues so i will mention both. Firstly, the issue of national service being too long and all that has been a large hoo ha in our history. Having recently a reduction in national service, i do agree that there has been a positive change but still, its allowance which in turn means no CPF. Non, national servicemen (so as not to just target the ladies), do not earn 2 years of CPF. Meaning hundreds if not thousands of dollars. This although small amount could be the very beginning of one whom has been through national service. I will not emphasise more on this because i am too busy to bother fighting on this policy as I HAVE ALREADY SERVED MY TIME. Secondly and one cannot emphasise more on the environment. Recycling is close to zilch back home. Singaporeans probably do not even know what it means. Take Australia and Japan for example. If we, singaporeans, make the effort to recycle, it will go a long way. Let me explain. I was actually away when this happened but from what i heard, singapore pointed out to another country nearby that they were poluting our air and later had to gave an apology. If we make the effort, there might be some basis. But in all things, it begins from yourself. Yourself meaning the individual. Yourself meaning the family, your home and then sooner or later it will be your country. Bins for paper and cardboard items, another for plastic and glass and the usual rubbish bin. Maybe even teaching national education on recycling should be placed into the education system. When you start small, you grow with it. Save the environment. Do your F***ing part. For the 2 issues, the latter is more impt. Like THE...(guys, lets not be selfish)



What kind of feeling does singing the national anthem and reciting of the pledge everyday when you were in school?


nothing.



Does watching the annual National Day Parade give you a sense of pride and belonging? Why?


Of course. One, my girlfriend loves fireworks and two, My CPF of which i could have earned from national service might have been for the fireworks. I contributed so why not watch?



If Singapore were to break into a war, would you stay and pull through with Singapore or leave the country? Why?


I am not in Singapore now but if my family and loved one was there, i would fly back and fight to keep them safe. Nothing comes close. Navy! But if everyone i love is out of the country, i'd leave coz there is nothing in it of which i would find the will to fight. Plus why would i go to war handling my men under me without the cause and will. That would be wrong.



Would you feel emotionally attached to the country if you were going to be overseas for a long time (eg. < 5 years)? Why?


Yes. Its the 4 Fs. Family, Friends, FOOD, and f*cked up-ness of the singaporeans (selfish, unfriendly, rude coz sometimes i am like that too when i am in a bad mood. When i am in a bad mood and everyone around me is so shit, i fit right in.)


If given a chance to emigrate to any country of your choice, would you do it and why?

Australia or USA. Australia coz its a nice place with friendly people and HIGHER pay than the shit they give back home. I could do alot more. Or the States because i have family there.

its been 12 days i've been away. If you ask me, i'm doing pretty ok. I've been able to settle well. The house is fucking messy i have to say. Basically i;m just coming up with the most abstract of reasons to actually skip cleaning up. For example, there was this huge cockroach which my housemate's tuition kid saw in the drawer but we were all too damn lazy to kill it... So we gave 'bruce' the oppotunity to live on another day. Its just something we have decided to call all the cockroaches. It was a large mother btw... So, days go by and when i was searching for gigi today, i found bruce dead under the couch. It only goes to prove that it all works out for the best.

I;ve missed church again this week due to the st kilda festival but since i have no one to accompany me, i guess, you know what... fuck making up excuses. I admit that its just an excuse. This week, i will go no matter what. I hope.

The wii is excellent. Its been my buddy. as in like seriously. It was what kept me going fo rthe past few days. Red steel was a great game... but i finished it and i dun feel like starting another man...

O ya... when i left singapore, i went on business class. Upgraded waahhoooooo... it was great. The service, the food, and the space. just marvellous. I made a fool of myself not knowing where everything was. But that is that... i lost the motivation to talk about that already.

I miss cheryl. I miss the rest of the group (peter, anand, qh, wy, wl) and in truth i wonder how everything is going to be once i go back in dec. will it be the same? From what i've figured, i think that there is a minute possibility of that happening. but there still is. How will it turn out.

When i was back for those 2 months, i seriously questioned whether i want to stay in aussie. The friends, the family. The culture that i've been so acustommed to. From what i've come to learn about myself is that i chose not to break out from the security circle even when the oppotunity presents itself, which is a bad thing. I need to find the motivation of which to do whatever is required for me to earn a shit load. Still, i have another year to figure out what i wanna do and if God allows and cheryl comes here, i need to figure out which is my next place to study... Have decided that masters is the way to go. but to which industry i have yet to decide.


So for guidance i pray,
that i'll be shown not just a way,
but the way,
of which i am to follow,
of which i should go,
for the rest of my years to earn my keep,
one which hopefully i wun lose too much sleep,
finding joy in the work i do,
and living a life i've so far forseen,
one which not only meets expectations.

Make sure to leave all the things which you wanna bring in a corner. Dedicate a small area, preferably 2d, this is due the to gravitational nature to things falling over. Leave / dump, whatever you will need in that corner. Be it bags, cds, books, paper. I've got a shit load.

A few days before, transfer these to the table or whatever. Leave nothing behind. Trash all the shit like the wrappers and all. Just have the items themselves. This is because those bastard huge ass airline companies, *cough* qantas *cough*, do not allow check in luggage of more than 20kg. And no they do not have a student plan. Those bastards. Hand carry is llimited to a weight of not more than 7kg. From what i have heard from koba, if they dun all you to bring stuff in, hand carry them in many duty free bags. This gives the impression that you have actually helped the economy, though not much coz duty free. But it gives the impression that you have spent on your trip here, there ot wherever. 2 duty free bags, look flumsy but they are actually rather sturdy. I know this coz i have had a few duty free bags.

You may ask, "packing days before hand ain't last minute dude". Well, once again, perspective my brother or sister. My family packs way way way before hand. Like weeks so its days are short to me. At the end of the day, do whatever makes you comfortable. It pays off. When i returned here, Shanyang checked in so fucking late that they boosted him to business class. Ironic isn't it.