The irony of life

I talked to a father the other day. He is a born and bred local but both sons were born in Singapore. His wife is a Singaporean. He asked me…

Father : Heard you are going home

Me : Yes, by the end of the school year, will be heading home

Father : Good, go, go home. This is not a good place for kids. Singapore is very good. Clean air, clean water, swimming pool so clean…everything is clean. Here is terrible.

Me : So, are you making plans to move to Singapore too?

Father : I have my business here, making plans to move in three to fours years time…when my elder one finishes his P6….

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Yesterday, another father came to talk to me. Ann was in the same class as his daughter last year but this year, they split. His daughter was rather sad, she and Ann are very good friends.

Father : My wife told me you guys are going home

Me : Yes, end of the school year (maybe I should start wearing a tag to say when I am going home)

Father : Oh, next year

Me : Yes, three years is pretty fast

Father : So, on contract term?

Me : Yes, any plans to move for your family

Father : No, there are plenty of opportunities here. Singapore, good place for retirement

Both are fathers, men of the house, leader of the family. One, born and bred here but waiting to leave for a better quality lifestyle. The other, true blue Singaporean staying on because there are more opportunities (as in market is bigger). Both are businessman but their objectives in life are so different. One, a local, wants to get out. One, a foreigner, wants to stay put…..
but yours truly, a foreigner wants …. HOME.

Like what I always say..."what do you really want?"

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These were in the papers yesterday


A 10 year old local kid flung five new born kittens to death…(makes me feel sick to the core)


How are kids being raised these days?

I fully agree with the researcher of the local juvenile delinquency…
"…the real reason behind the action was caused by too much of an emphasis on academics. Both parents and schools are so concerned about pushing children to achieve high grades that they have neglected to teach kids the importance of compassion and sympathy for others." ~ Sun Baohong

However, in another section of the same newspaper….


Four-year-old kids are being taught sex education in kindergarten?

A ten-year-old is too young to understand about killing five living things but a four-year-old can understand sex education. Ridiculous!!!

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