Whiny Singaporeans
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While it is true, it shows another good side of usOriginally posted by Misogynist:Alright fellas, dun get mad and flay me for this.. My ang moh fren told me this and i agreed with him..
The typical Sporean when faced with a situation that is disadvantageous to himself, first he will get angry, then complain to all his frens and colleagues or draft a complain letter if necessary.
After all the pubescent angst dies out, he just accepts the situation.
I'm saying this bcos when my school abolished the point system, increased the school fees, increased the hostel rates I've got like so many people getting angry, saying they will do this and do that..
Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing..
At the end of it, they just accepted it..
I understand that we fear the repercussions, but if an action is unjustified shdn't we come together and stand up against it?
Everyone will tell ya that they agree with ya cause but when it comes to standing against the system, ya a one man show...
we are able to forgive and forget. -
ya... i agree with this..Originally posted by BrUtUs:tell your angmo fren that sg has nothing call freedom...
and also... pls tell your ang mo fren that he can petition his nation to come conquer singapore and help set singapore free pls? if he's from US.. then sibei suay, US is our ally.
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more like sg gov is a us woof woof.Originally posted by The Emperor:ya... i agree with this..
and also... pls tell your ang mo fren that he can petition his nation to come conquer singapore and help set singapore free pls? if he's from US.. then sibei suay, US is our ally. -
well, US may be strong for now.. but Asians are rising up already. If the Americans are still complacent, then they'll surely lose out in future.Originally posted by vito_corleone:more like sg gov is a us woof woof. -
Oh please, its the same in the west.
If the univeristy raise some fees suddenly, students will make noise. -
Sometime back, another fren of mine who studied in one of the Australian Uni had a fee hike, the next think he knew, the students went on strike and the mounted police had to be called in..
My fren was busy taking pictures of the mounted police instead.. Haha
In the end, the fee wasn't raise..
Another thing I like to point out is that when they change or set a rule in my school here, they include the silliest statement ever "After discussion with student leaders and student bodies, we have blah blah blah"
If there was a discussion, how come no surveys or comments were gathered from the students? -
actually they do discuss withthe student council i think, however, theyseem to have learnt something from "somewhere": they discuss it with you and then promptly delete your input after the session....................Originally posted by Misogynist:Sometime back, another fren of mine who studied in one of the Australian Uni had a fee hike, the next think he knew, the students went on strike and the mounted police had to be called in..
My fren was busy taking pictures of the mounted police instead.. Haha
In the end, the fee wasn't raise..
Another thing I like to point out is that when they change or set a rule in my school here, they include the silliest statement ever "After discussion with student leaders and student bodies, we have blah blah blah"
If there was a discussion, how come no surveys or comments were gathered from the students? -
com'on lah...this is singapore. What can we do if we don't like the system implemented? We CAN'T do anything!!! The most we can do is to voice out. That is ALL we can do!!!!
Your ang mo friend living other countries, where they can riot, go on strikes. We can't do these in singapore. It is not we kiasu, kiasee etc, but when you confirm will die, who dare to stand out? Other countries strike can be successful. We strike, whether for good or bad, we sure kena jail. Once jail, we break our ricebowl. How not to be afraid?
Tell your ang mo friend come be PR, then if he dun like a system implemented, you see what he can do??? -
x2 totally agreeOriginally posted by alberteinstein:com'on lah...this is singapore. What can we do if we don't like the system implemented? We CAN'T do anything!!! The most we can do is to voice out. That is ALL we can do!!!!
Your ang mo friend living other countries, where they can riot, go on strikes. We can't do these in singapore. It is not we kiasu, kiasee etc, but when you confirm will die, who dare to stand out? Other countries strike can be successful. We strike, whether for good or bad, we sure kena jail. Once jail, we break our ricebowl. How not to be afraid?
Tell your ang mo friend come be PR, then if he dun like a system implemented, you see what he can do???
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shld whiny rambutans treatg ch. which they tink inferior
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makes me feel like becoming a malaysian citzen sia.. haha..
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ooo... let me guess... is that NUS? the student leaders are all NATO!Originally posted by Misogynist:Alright fellas, dun get mad and flay me for this.. My ang moh fren told me this and i agreed with him..
The typical Sporean when faced with a situation that is disadvantageous to himself, first he will get angry, then complain to all his frens and colleagues or draft a complain letter if necessary.
After all the pubescent angst dies out, he just accepts the situation.
I'm saying this bcos when my school abolished the point system, increased the school fees, increased the hostel rates I've got like so many people getting angry, saying they will do this and do that..
Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing..
At the end of it, they just accepted it..
I understand that we fear the repercussions, but if an action is unjustified shdn't we come together and stand up against it?
Everyone will tell ya that they agree with ya cause but when it comes to standing against the system, ya a one man show... -
they just wanna let out their frustration,after that they will shut up.I hate to admit,im that kind who also complaint alot when problems comes
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Do you know what happened to the 2 men who were forced to apologise to TT Durai, when they merely commented that they saw him taking first / business class?
What will happen if it wasn't SPH, but another ordinary guy on the street who exposed what TT Durai had done to his office?Originally posted by LazerLordz:We need to change our culture and our mindest.Being whiny and the source of all that makes us whiny will destroy this nation.
You can always start by making a difference in your own way, assert yourself legally but forcefully and firmly.Give regular and hardhitting feedback. -
Yea, I have to agree that our system is used to shut out vox populus.
They will tell ya they will take ya feedback into account and that whole lot of bullshit... Next thing you know, the thing is implemented..
I feel asphyxiated in sg when it comes to voicing your opinions, no matter how angry we get, we will just be ignored..
Freedom sounds more like a joke.. -
err...do you read the news ?Originally posted by LazerLordz:We need to change our culture and our mindest.Being whiny and the source of all that makes us whiny will destroy this nation.
You can always start by making a difference in your own way, assert yourself legally but forcefully and firmly.Give regular and hardhitting feedback.
the 4-hero VS the whole team of special force. -
IMHO whining is thereaputic.....and very natural thing for human beings to do. At least your ang moh friend cannot say we are robots in Singapore.
Too bad about NKF...... nobody wants to be a bad guy(cheebye lang/lan chiao lang/chao lang etc) or hero whistle blower, otherwise millions of dollars will have been saved and confidence in charity won't be so badly mauled.
Now they want to setup a board of regulators(govt again!).....to do the dirty job. Singapore being so small they don't realise that all these ppl are buddies. So who will make waves and rock the boat?
Sigh. Please don't flame me. -
In my company, I'm the hot headed one. If i'm required to do OT, i'll be the 1st to reject the idea.
Then there is my bunch of friends/colleagues, who won't say anything in the meeting, yet when it ends, they'll started complaining, saying its too much, that they had actually wanted to tell the management off etc. And i will be like, these ARE the smart guys! They talk behind the management people, get me infuriated, and sending out emails so that the manegement people will single me out to become the bad apple of the company. While the rest of the whiners stay safe and quiet in their desolate confinements. -
Good what to complain. Its nice a social activity, and theres always something to relate about.
. But thats all there is to it. -
Be he...ro... will get sue anot???Originally posted by R3SsH|n:its kinda sad actually...being a good hero in situations is actually commendable...but instead you will look like a freak to the public ...
i think this is one culture we gotta change... -
Sorry ah.... but the above problem is not the whiners leh. I must stop whinning.Originally posted by SajNT:In my company, I'm the hot headed one. If i'm required to do OT, i'll be the 1st to reject the idea.
Then there is my bunch of friends/colleagues, who won't say anything in the meeting, yet when it ends, they'll started complaining, saying its too much, that they had actually wanted to tell the management off etc. And i will be like, these ARE the smart guys! They talk behind the management people, get me infuriated, and sending out emails so that the manegement people will single me out to become the bad apple of the company. While the rest of the whiners stay safe and quiet in their desolate confinements. -
No feedback, no improvement.Originally posted by Misogynist:Alright fellas, dun get mad and flay me for this.. My ang moh fren told me this and i agreed with him..
The typical Sporean when faced with a situation that is disadvantageous to himself, first he will get angry, then complain to all his frens and colleagues or draft a complain letter if necessary.
After all the pubescent angst dies out, he just accepts the situation.
I'm saying this bcos when my school abolished the point system, increased the school fees, increased the hostel rates I've got like so many people getting angry, saying they will do this and do that..
Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing..
At the end of it, they just accepted it..
I understand that we fear the repercussions, but if an action is unjustified shdn't we come together and stand up against it?
Everyone will tell ya that they agree with ya cause but when it comes to standing against the system, ya a one man show...
They, working high up the governence ladder, isn't really sure of what's going on down below.
We have to tell them. -
Singaporeans lead a life too easy. We take everything for granted. And when it is taken away, we will complain like hell. But in the end, we don't dare to action cuz we "know" that there's no other choice. We believe that there's no other choice. We are too comfortable in where we are that we don't want to take any action.
my 2cents
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Originally posted by Robotics999:
I agree with you. Its easier as well, for a young impulsive single individual, who have nothing much to loose, to start the 'rebellion action uproar' than a middle aged man, with the concern of losing his job, and his stable income to keep his family, house and car going.
Singaporeans lead a life too easy. We take everything for granted. And when it is taken away, we will complain like hell. But in the end, we don't dare to action cuz we "know" that there's no other choice. We [b]believe that there's no other choice. We are too comfortable in where we are that we don't want to take any action.
my 2cents [/b]
In a way, its good to complain and let the load off your chest rather then build it up deep within, and let it out with a weilding chopper one day.