Election in Singapore is coming up on May 6th. The only thing I have about this election is the date. Since it'll be on a Saturday, then half a weekend is burnt. And since I'm a civil servant, I guess, more so, I'll be on duty. Hooray...
Oh well, my weekend is almost over. It'll be another week of teaching my 11 year olds again. They really are not that bad. They've got the spirit and the body, especially, their mouth are most willing. What they really need right now, well most of them anyways, is support.
Frankly, I don't give a damn as to how they live their lives outside school, well actually I do, but that's not the point. The point is, what they do out school time will invariably affect what they do in school. And in that respect, the adults in their lives have to take things more seriously. I'm sure many of them are doing their damndest! I'm sure they'll say they have to work, earn money and they have other commitments... but god damn them! The kids, are they not one of the commitments?
Sometimes, I'm sad, looking and empathysing with them. Both my pupils and their parents. But who can we blame for all that had happened? No one! Not a single soul.
Shit happens... and its happening every day. We got to live with that. Its one thing that make us... us. So if you put one and one together, we got to love shit! If nothing bad happens, don't we get worried? Whether its small shit, big shit or itsy bitsy teeny weeny shit, its what keep us on our toes. It makes us stronger. Thus... shit makes us stronger. Incredible as it may seem, think about it. And if you think deeper, its not really the shit that makes us stronger, its what we do with the shit that comes along that makes or breaks us.
Why am I talking about shit... well I get shit almost everyday whats worse, those shits are not mine... They just got pass along and I have to handle them. Many a times, those shit comes in the form of 11 year olds. And so very often, big mama and bid daddy shit comes along. SHIT!
Oh well... I guess many teachers can emphatise with me.
23 april 2154 hrs
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Its almost coming to a Friday. The end of a week and soon the beginning of another. So many things that needed to be done but not yet done... But I guess I can take solace in the fact that some of the things that needed to be done, are done.
As for the National Kidney Foundation, well one could google it and find out how gullible Singaporeans can be, and that include the governments. But then people makes mistakes.
The good news is my mum is not happily having her dialysis done using NUH facilities. We are very relieved as this means that we could use the Card.
In case you guys like to know, I'm staying in Punggol. Very nice place. Cost me S$244 000 for me place and like so many Singaporeans, took out a loan for it. I guess you have to. You could pay cash if you got the cash though. I'm not being cynical, my neighbour paid in cash. In full.
I guess, being smart and prudent does have its priviledges. I mean, she does not have to worry about not finding work right?
Oh, it Friday already. My left leg is still hurting and my right eye is almost closed. I'd quit my raving while I'm still ahead.
Friday 21 April 2006 0005hrs.
As for the National Kidney Foundation, well one could google it and find out how gullible Singaporeans can be, and that include the governments. But then people makes mistakes.
The good news is my mum is not happily having her dialysis done using NUH facilities. We are very relieved as this means that we could use the Card.
In case you guys like to know, I'm staying in Punggol. Very nice place. Cost me S$244 000 for me place and like so many Singaporeans, took out a loan for it. I guess you have to. You could pay cash if you got the cash though. I'm not being cynical, my neighbour paid in cash. In full.
I guess, being smart and prudent does have its priviledges. I mean, she does not have to worry about not finding work right?
Oh, it Friday already. My left leg is still hurting and my right eye is almost closed. I'd quit my raving while I'm still ahead.
Friday 21 April 2006 0005hrs.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Like many Singaporeans, I'm what you called a working class person with a working class family. I've a car, a home entertainment set, a maid and a son. Total monthly income of the family totaled some 6k per month.
I or we also have loans to service. Housing loan, renovation loan and car loan. Three things that you would have if you are a Singaporean. Yup, you are more likely to have a car loan than having a car.
But all this loans or the ability to obtain loans are nothing if your mother can't have dialysis.
For those non Singaporeans out there, we have what you'd call a CSC card. This card is given to civil servants which should help us to save in our medical expenses. But to use this card, one must go and seek medical treatment from government clinics or hospital where the cost will be subsidised.
Well my dad used to be a police officer for 20 odd years of his life until he retires. Now, because he was a police officer, he was given this Card. And because my mum is his spouse, my mum is given this Card too. This Card must be an institution or something because somebody from this Card called us to say that my mum's dialysis treatment would be covered in full. As to why I said this Card must be an institution, well, this God's gift from the government, comes with a small but interesting string. My mummust have dialysis treatment from a government hospital.
Again, to many non Singaporeans, I have to make you realised that Singapore is not that big. You can practically count on one hand as to the number of government dialysis centers. And one of the bigger ones is called the NKF.
Time 2020 hrs. 17 April 2006
I or we also have loans to service. Housing loan, renovation loan and car loan. Three things that you would have if you are a Singaporean. Yup, you are more likely to have a car loan than having a car.
But all this loans or the ability to obtain loans are nothing if your mother can't have dialysis.
For those non Singaporeans out there, we have what you'd call a CSC card. This card is given to civil servants which should help us to save in our medical expenses. But to use this card, one must go and seek medical treatment from government clinics or hospital where the cost will be subsidised.
Well my dad used to be a police officer for 20 odd years of his life until he retires. Now, because he was a police officer, he was given this Card. And because my mum is his spouse, my mum is given this Card too. This Card must be an institution or something because somebody from this Card called us to say that my mum's dialysis treatment would be covered in full. As to why I said this Card must be an institution, well, this God's gift from the government, comes with a small but interesting string. My mummust have dialysis treatment from a government hospital.
Again, to many non Singaporeans, I have to make you realised that Singapore is not that big. You can practically count on one hand as to the number of government dialysis centers. And one of the bigger ones is called the NKF.
Time 2020 hrs. 17 April 2006
Monday, April 17, 2006
meenew
This has been a long time coming. I would say that this is my 10th times doing something like this, posting my thoughts and the daily happenings in my life...but this is the one time that I succeeded.
Well first and foremost, I'm not a techie so I just type as it is.
My name is Slim.
Something I wanted to be for a long time...
Oh well.
First and foremost, I love my family, everyone of them. Even my mother in law. No kidding. She is one great mother in law. Because of her, I'm married to the most wonderful woman in the whole world, Su. And because of her, us, we have Adam. Not to mentioned my dad, who has been like an older brother more than a dad and my two sisters..And not to forget my mum, for whom I begin again on this quest to do my bit to enlighten people.
You see, my 52 year old mum has end stage kidney failure. Yup, the light of my life dimmed but the few words spoken by a very young doctor.
Time 11.45 pm 17th April 2006
Well first and foremost, I'm not a techie so I just type as it is.
My name is Slim.
Something I wanted to be for a long time...
Oh well.
First and foremost, I love my family, everyone of them. Even my mother in law. No kidding. She is one great mother in law. Because of her, I'm married to the most wonderful woman in the whole world, Su. And because of her, us, we have Adam. Not to mentioned my dad, who has been like an older brother more than a dad and my two sisters..And not to forget my mum, for whom I begin again on this quest to do my bit to enlighten people.
You see, my 52 year old mum has end stage kidney failure. Yup, the light of my life dimmed but the few words spoken by a very young doctor.
Time 11.45 pm 17th April 2006
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