Free breakfast for 10,000 needy students in First World SGP
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Originally posted by Yi Peng:
"I don't think there are many poor people in Singapore ? "
Many of these needy students are not really needy at all. I don't think there are many poor people in Singapore.
Perhaps you have spent most of your time in the many glitzy glass malls along the broad boulevards and avenues, and missed out the hard realty of Life in Singapore :
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None of them look like students to me. Besides, we are talking about 10,000 students, if there are really so many poor people, they would be sleeping in bunches like the homeless in Seoul and London. But the pics you show are all individuals.
I happen to have a friend who's father love to sleep in the open like that even though he has a decent home to sleep . -
Originally posted by Yi Peng:
No, they certainly do not look like students.
None of them look like students to me. Besides, we are talking about 10,000 students, if there are really so many poor people, they would be sleeping in bunches like the homeless in Seoul and London. But the pics you show are all individuals.
I happen to have a friend who's father love to sleep in the open like that even though he has a decent home to sleep .
Yes, did you ask if there were needy students or did you mention that you do not think there are many POOR PEOPLE - in your previous post :Originally posted by Yi Peng:
Perhaps, your friend's father found his HDB home ( ? ) too crowdedly small and hot, and found it cheaper to develop a " love to sleep in the open " ?
Many of these needy students are not really needy at all. I don't think there are many poor people in Singapore.
How many richer folks - with bigger condominium or bungalow - living in air conditioned comfort will ever develop a " love to sleep in the open " ?
Will it not surprise you that in the colder climates found in northern cities - such as Seoul and London - it makes sense for the homeless to huddle together and keep warm through body heat; while in the hotter equatorial regions such as Singapore, it only make sense that they sleep at a greater distance apart from each other ?
Have you not heard of our Police Force being a very efficient multi-purpose force ?
Besides maintaining Law and Order, they also act as Government Agents to ensure that there is no competition to the Government runned Singapore Pools, they also provide armed protection services and killed the service that was previously offered by private enterprise.
Do you not realise that our Police Force is also actively ensuring that there are no large gathering of people exceeding five persons in any public places that will be a nuisance to others - whether sleeping or awake ? -
Has Salman been banned?
Why are there so many newly registered posters these past few days?
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I thought schools are allocated funds yearly provided by MOE. These funds beside to offset the school buildings/miscellanous fees, can also be use by the school management to implement program on what is best for their students.Originally posted by Atobe:Most already have help schemes in place.
Chew Chong Theng, Principal, Lakeside Primary School, said: "We've been starting our breakfast scheme since 2004. What we have been doing is to provide hot drinks and biscuits to the pupils. And what we have been educating the children about is the importance of a balanced meal."
I understand that there are already other help scheme in place by some schools before this. Hence, my question is. Are the funds not enough to implement such breakfast program till MOE have to step in or is such a gesture by MOE providing for the needy students independent and out of goodwill.
p/s: If my memory serve me correctly, that time my school did ask for our opinion whether we wanted to opt for breakfast in school. Tho' that was nice, but the funny thing was that students have to be in school super early for breakfast which turn me off.
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I think many of those students will not turn up for breakfast in school because they don't need it in the first place. They will rather get more sleep from all night on computer gaming.
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You think our govt will throw away $1.3m annually for nothing?Originally posted by Yi Peng:Many of these needy students are not really needy at all. I don't think there are many poor people in Singapore. -
Well, they did throw away 600K for the renaming of Marina Bay.Originally posted by pearlie27:You think our govt will throw away $1.3m annually for nothing?