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14 January 2006

I Wish Someone Can Pay Me Peanuts

I was researching stuff for my fyp and I couldnt resist blogging about this. Following shortly after the NKF Singapore scandal was brought to light, wife of former Prime Minister GCK commented that "for a person who runs a big million-dollar charitable organisation, with a few hundred million in reserves, S$600,000 a year is peanuts". The statement was taken as an insult by many, who earn much less a year or even struggle for a living. Many Singaporeans felt utterly insulted by Mrs Goh's statement that Mr TT Durai's S$600K salary is peanut. Blogs and online messageboards were quickly flooded with angry comments, and online petitions requesting Mrs Goh to apologise were started. Here's an extract from one such online petition for that matter:

"...Having worked very hard to get my university education and present job I still earn less than 10% of that peanut. If I'm making only less than 10% of a peanut does she mean poor "peasant" like me and perhaps most of Singaporeans earn only dirt? Is this how the high government officers and their wives feel about the income of their people? Does that mean normal hard working honest "peasants" like us are worth only dirt in their eyes? Do we still expect people like that to help us in our lives? I have known many rich people who make that kind of money through business or working for MNC but no one has ever told poor "peasant" like me a few hundred thousands is peanut to them, so far no one I met is that arrogant. Does she owe an apology to Singaporeans for that demeaning and arrogant comment? I leave for you to decide..."

Anyway, jokes on the issue were later circulated, and this I found to be the most amusing of all => a 1 peanut bill with a value equivalent to S$600K. Read the full article @ TalkingCock.com. Happy New Year and Happy CNY ppl~ I wish someone can pay me peanuts, or better still, I wish to get an angbao with peanuts inside O_o

posted by Ringo LinSY @ 12:39 AM

Picture by Kaika

In the picture ~ ringo_031

Of the picture ~

The Indian outfit of the Ethnic Chic! costume design copmetition group category 3rd place winner. The competition organised by People's Association took place @ National Library on 17th March 2007. The four outfits were designed based on the four seasons: Spring for Malay, Summer for Chinese, Autumn for Indian and Winter for Modern.

Behind the picture ~

Many thanks to the models - Gin, Nereid and Miss YYY, the makeup artist - Requiem, Himi - for all the help despite her busy schedule for her final coursework, and of coz most importantly my partner-in-crime - RISH! (P.S. One of the two designers = ringo_031 = Indian model = me XD)

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Now playing >>> 曹格&卓文萱 ~ 梁山伯与茱丽叶
词曲:曹格

我的心唱首歌给你听
歌词是如此的甜蜜
可是我害羞我没有勇气
对你说一句我爱你

为什么你还是不言不语
难道(是)你不懂我的心
不管你用什么方式表明
我会对你说我愿意

千言万语里
只有一句话能
表白我的心
千言万语里
只有一句话就
能够让我们相偎相依

我爱你你是我的茱丽叶
茱丽叶
我愿意变成你的粱山伯
幸福的每一天
浪漫的每一夜
把爱
永远
不放开
I love you
我爱你你是我的罗密欧
罗密欧
我愿意变成你的祝英台
幸福的每一天
浪漫的每一夜
美丽的爱情祝福着未来

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14 January 2006

I Wish Someone Can Pay Me Peanuts

I was researching stuff for my fyp and I couldnt resist blogging about this. Following shortly after the NKF Singapore scandal was brought to light, wife of former Prime Minister GCK commented that "for a person who runs a big million-dollar charitable organisation, with a few hundred million in reserves, S$600,000 a year is peanuts". The statement was taken as an insult by many, who earn much less a year or even struggle for a living. Many Singaporeans felt utterly insulted by Mrs Goh's statement that Mr TT Durai's S$600K salary is peanut. Blogs and online messageboards were quickly flooded with angry comments, and online petitions requesting Mrs Goh to apologise were started. Here's an extract from one such online petition for that matter:

"...Having worked very hard to get my university education and present job I still earn less than 10% of that peanut. If I'm making only less than 10% of a peanut does she mean poor "peasant" like me and perhaps most of Singaporeans earn only dirt? Is this how the high government officers and their wives feel about the income of their people? Does that mean normal hard working honest "peasants" like us are worth only dirt in their eyes? Do we still expect people like that to help us in our lives? I have known many rich people who make that kind of money through business or working for MNC but no one has ever told poor "peasant" like me a few hundred thousands is peanut to them, so far no one I met is that arrogant. Does she owe an apology to Singaporeans for that demeaning and arrogant comment? I leave for you to decide..."

Anyway, jokes on the issue were later circulated, and this I found to be the most amusing of all => a 1 peanut bill with a value equivalent to S$600K. Read the full article @ TalkingCock.com. Happy New Year and Happy CNY ppl~ I wish someone can pay me peanuts, or better still, I wish to get an angbao with peanuts inside O_o

posted by Ringo LinSY @ 12:39 AM