Tuesday, March 31, 2009
SUCKS LAH
I'm getting that dreadful feeling YET AGAIN
applying for university in Sillypore is a real pain
more students than places available = survival of the fittest
it's a waiting game
hai...
so he said @
2:20 AM
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
不孝子
Top: Leong Mew Peng, 80, a Singaporean at Spring Valley Homecare in Johor Baru.]
JB nursing homes draw some S'poreans
By Melissa Sim
WHEN civil servant Gordon Yong, 39, needed to find a nursing home for his mother following her stroke, he found the ones in Singapore too expensive.
They were charging between $1,200 and $1,800 a month - far more than he could afford on his salary of under $4,000, which also supports his three-child family. His working wife also has to look after her parents.
He did the next best thing and got his mother a place in a home in Johor Baru (JB) for $600 a month. This is how Madam Leong Mew Peng, 80, came to live in Spring Valley Homecare, less than half an hour's drive from the Causeway.
Fellow Singaporean Alison Low, 58, checked herself into Spring Valley over two years ago - also for cost reasons.
The three-year-old home has 11 Singaporeans, making up one in five residents there. Of the 10 other homes The Straits Times inquired at in JB, eight said they had between one and 10 Singaporeans.
Checks with their kin showed cost savings to be the main draw of these homes.
A plug for these homes came in Parliament on Monday from Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan, who said Singaporeans could save money by using JB nursing homes. For what it costs to board someone in a private nursing home here, 'you can stretch it easily to pay for at least 21/2 months of nursing home care in Johor Baru', he said. The facilities there typically charge between $450 and $1,000 a month, compared to those here which ask for between $1,000 and $4,000.
Mr Khaw said another perk is that JB is 'near enough for relatives to visit'.
But 57-year-old supervisor Mohamed Waris, whose father is at Spring Valley, said he has problems finding a cab to go there. Nonetheless, he makes the journey every two to three weeks.
Those who check out JB homes are also finding some with facilities that are comparable to those here.
Spring Valley, for example, follows Singapore regulations and provides one toilet for every four beds. Its high ceilings and large windows make its rooms airy.
China Healthcare, previously known as Econ Healthcare, will open a 200-bed home in JB within two years, following its 100-bed facility in Kuala Lumpur. Its chairman, Mr Ong Chu Poh, said a home in JB would appeal to Singaporeans due to their familiarity with the town, its proximity to Singapore and the lower fees.
Mr Yong would agree that JB is still the best choice for him now for those reasons. 'I'm just unable to afford the rates here. But I do wish I was able to bring my mother back.'http://www.asiaone.com/Health/News/S...16-122330.html
It makes me very sad and angry reading this
yea I understand that there is a budget constraint
Singapore cost of living is high
but nothing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING can justify dumping your parents in a JB home
YOUR OWN MOTHER LEH FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!
I mean what happen to all the 好公民 lessons in primary school
where have all the moral values gone to?
how can you do such a thing?
how can you treat a person who gave birth to you like that!!
饮水思源 HALLOW!?
look at the lady in the picture
does she even look happy
imagine everyday lying on the bed gazing at the ceiling
far away from friends and family
no one to talk to
no grandchildren to play with
讲得不好听好像在等死
it's a sad sight
shame on this Gordon Yong
whether fictional or not
given we have a "154th media"
don't tell me spend a few hundred dollars on a maid also can't afford
get $4000 salary somemore
must chuck his mum to JB to 'cut cost'
even going to senior citizens day care in Singapore is cheaper and a better alternative
what no time to look after her MY ASS
got time to earn $ no time to look after your own mum rite
or issit your wife can't get along with your mum
choose wife over mum right
why don't send your wife's parents to JB as well leh?
ingrateful bastard
who look after you when you were a baby
feed you bathe you coax you to sleep
raise you up and provide for your needs
all the $ and effort
and this is how you treat her
raining that time you better be careful
walk outside 雷公劈
to think that the govt
the health minister
suggests JB as a good place to send your aged parents to
no doubt it's cheaper
everything aside
that is just plain wrong morally
wait till the health minister's children send him to a JB home
and conveniently 'forget' to visit him
see how he feel
out of sight out of mind mah
everytime I see the picture I feel very sad leh
why they even publish this
govt have agreement with malaysian govt issit
boost the malaysian economy issit
I imagine when I am old and not economically useful in Singapore
does this imply I will be
- sent to old folks home 
- sent to nursing home far from children's place
- sent overseas 
I dun believe visits to JB is really so convenient. Over time there will be a lot of excuses and then it becomes one visit per year machiam area inspection liao
hope all who read this
please don't do this to your parents
whatever your financial situation
there can be other solution definitely
your parents deserve more love and respect
they are humans with feelings too
don't do unto others what you don't want others to do onto you
so he said @
5:18 PM
Monday, March 23, 2009
The Leaking Bucket
There was a gardener who had a leaking bucket.
Every day without fail, he would use it to ferry water from the nearby well to water the garden.
However, by the time he reached the garden, half of the water in the bucket would have leaked out
The bucket felt very ashamed of itself and felt that the leak was a big flaw, but the gardener never once complained and used the bucket every day rain or shine.
One day, the bucket could not take it any longer.
It asked the gardener why he continued using the bucket even though he knew about the leak.
It was totally not efficient and he could have gotten a brand new bucket which did not leak at all.
The gardener then said to the bucket, "You notice the bunch of flowers I gather for the master everyday? They are your handiwork. Knowing that you leaked, I planted many seeds along the path I would take from the well to the garden. Without the water leaking from you, I would not be able to grow such beautiful flowers. You deserve the credit."
After hearing this, the bucket finally realised why the gardener had used the bucket all along. His flaw had been a blessing in disguise after all.
Sometimes, we tend to focus on our weak points and feel lousy about ourselves. Who knows, our weak points may actually turn out to be our strong points after all. =)
so he said @
11:51 PM
Saturday, March 21, 2009
time trickles by
it's really ironic
there I was complaining of how sucky N** was
no friends
keep studying
no time to relax
can't do well
in a matter of months
all that has changed
now that I have so much time on my hands
I suddenly wish that I can study
be busy
get stressed by exams
and not play the waiting game all over again
人有时真的是很犯贱suffer that time kpkb
never suffer liao say sian
I really need something to spice up my life
a new gadget
a hobby
a sport
a relationship perhaps?
it's times like this that I really think a lot
what am I doing with my life
where I'm heading
what I wanna achieve
I"M NOT EMO!!!
I'm perfectly fine
not particularly upset over anything
just feeling
空虚how many times must I 'hope for the best'
'wish they give me a chance'
appeal like a madman'
waiting
and waiting
and waiting
for that one door to open
我很累了
so he said @
3:13 AM
Friday, March 20, 2009
學警狙擊
I LOVE THIS SHOW!!
so he said @
2:38 AM
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
男追女，隔座山，女追男，隔層紗
女孩主動出擊“獵取”愛情，有時確實像一層紙一樣，一捅即破。正如俗話說的那樣：“男追女，隔座山，女追男，隔層紗”。 有些女性 正是因為懂得在婚戀中採取主動態度，令男性眼中的她出眾無比，最終贏得美滿愛情歸。台灣名嘴陶晶瑩在談及自己的戀愛史時，就直截了當地說：“像我們這樣聰 明的女人，如果不主動點，基本上就沒什麼機會啦！”所以，一旦自己欣賞的人出現在身邊時，不要猶豫，巧妙地主動爭取。
在電視劇《我們遙遠的青春》里，戴妍是個潑辣美麗的女孩，一個偶然的機會，她認識了一個叫葛俊的民樂系學生，並在學校的匯演中對他產生了好感。她就開始了自己的追求愛情之旅。
她的主動幾乎逼得對方沒有拒絕的余地──她不但經常去看葛俊的演出，而且在他們演出結束後，一直跟在樂隊的後面，幾乎是“窮追不捨”。
人人都看得出她對葛俊的好感，一個女孩滿校園地追著一個男孩攆，這是一種怎樣的尷尬？可她不在乎，認定了自己的愛就要去追求，不管別人怎麼看、怎麼嘲笑。
為了追求葛俊，並不懂音樂的她硬要加入葛俊的樂隊。當葛俊拒絕了她後，她依然不洩氣，有一天晚上，把葛俊堵住，說：“聽著，我給你兩個選擇，一是讓我加入你們的樂隊，二是我要做你的女朋友，我給你兩天的時間選擇。”
她的主動讓葛俊沒有回旋的余地。讓一個不懂音樂的女孩加入樂隊，對樂隊的負面影響可想而知，無奈之下，葛俊選擇了做戴妍的男友。
戴妍就是這麼主動地把愛情抓在了手里，最後她又以真性情贏得了葛俊的真愛。當然，正確的方式才能達到目的，否則結果常常會適得其反。
女孩在主動出擊的時候，以下這些招式最好不要用：
身體誘惑：也許是你身體的誘惑更讓他無法抗拒，然而如果他無法抗拒的只是你暴露過多的身體，占了便宜就跑，你就吃大虧了。
自我吹噓或炫耀：從公司傑出青年到天才兒童，你以為把自己描繪成希拉莉，就能迫使他主動追求你。殊不知，你的“優秀”會讓他產生一種無形的壓力，自我吹捧也會讓人覺得你淺薄。
自己低到塵埃里：不能這樣去對男人說：“你現在可能不愛我，但我願意等。”“我知道自己配不上你，然而我是世界上最愛你的人。”這樣的愛情，就算得到了，以後他變心也會振振有辭：“我本來都不愛你，是你自己當初要對我死纏爛打。”
扮作免費全職鐘點工：對他來說，無微不至的照顧能用白不用，用了也白用。
送貴重禮物：因重禮而愛上你的男人你養不起；而他不是這樣的男人，你又何必破費送重禮？
無論怎樣，女孩追求異性，應該有自己的底線。這又要注意下面的三點：
1. 時間不能太長。
如果在這期間，他不能如你想像中的那樣接受你，或不能像你對待他那般地對你好，不公開承認你，不說愛你，就表明他已經變相地拒絕了你，只是在享受著你的關心。這時，你應該學會放棄，實在舍不得放棄，依然愛他至深，那麼就要想方設法變換方式來讓他主動愛上你了。
2. 懂得適可而止。
多次約他參加活動，如果他老是拒絕，就表明他對你沒有那種意思，那麼，還是適可而止吧。想表露心跡，可以借些特殊的道具或日子，以開玩笑的口氣說“我好喜歡你”，他若有心，會當真，倘若無心，則純粹當你是開玩笑，自然也不會失了面子。
3. 場合要適合。
一般情況下，最好是選擇人多的場合，比如參加聚會、結伴旅遊什麼的，這樣可以見機行事地暗示你的愛慕之情。如果被拒絕，也沒什麼，還有那麼多人陪著，也不會讓自己失態。
http://news.sina.com/qg/2009/0119/0000824723.shtml
被爱是一种福气
so he said @
2:19 PM
Monday, March 02, 2009
tio beh pio
merlion struck by lightning
HEADSHOT SIA!!
so strange that so many tall buildings nearby don't wanna hit
must aim merlion
haha he dunno how to 'take cover'
so he said @
3:55 AM
