So peeps, Chinese New Year is finally over ;( How sad! School starts tomorrow. Before that dread even began, let me share some story, or I should say, a review of the Chinese New Year I've spent this year.
For the first day, 初一, as usual, I get Ang Paos, red packets, from relatives and family members, have lunch at my grandmas home (sumptuous meal :D) and lastly, the "grand finale", going to my distant cousin's house at night. I was kinda anticipating a better experience at my cousins house. Compared to the previous years, this year didn't went as well. (Although they were dressed cutely and prettily. ;) *1) is there even such a word? 2) Not much incest intended..) There wasn't any "drinks"(random fruits mashed up to form a weird tasting juice) as punishments when we lost in poker games, not much communications with distant cousins, and more... Feels kinda bored.. Plus, I was dragged into watching hunger games 1, which I have completely no idea what the storyline was about as I was drunk. But! I remain awake due to constant "spoiling" of the story by my cousin beside me and the conscious to not let her down. The day basically didn't run well. Hope Next Year's 初一 will be better!
The second day, 初二, was the day I fell sick. BAD SORE THROAT and I didn't eat any snacks and ba kwa. The day practically was mainstream ttm. Visit maternal grandma, play "Dai Di", leave to 二姨婆's house, go paternal uncles house, play poker, sleep, the end. Kind of boring right, such yearly routine.. But, at least I saw my ah ma, every 初二 night, which kind of saved my day.
The last day I actually celebrated was 初三. I won $18 man!! From traditional old ah ma game, '四色牌' some more. It was the first time I was ever in "combat", gambled and poof, money came rolling in. I must be too skillful :P. However, I'm not really into gambling that much, unlike other of my relatives, so yeah, not really that interested in the end results. Just the process of learning how to play is more than enough!
Overall, this years CNY isn't that interesting after all. Hope that in the future, relatives and cousins can interact with each other more often, rather than being engrossed in their phone's games.. 希望下个新年更好，更有趣 !
Monday, February 3, 2014
Sunday, February 2, 2014
冷漠无情？
我眼中的新加坡是个冷酷无情，国人丝毫没有一点道德心，一点爱心的一个国家。左看右看，大家都以自我为中心，根本都不管他人的死活！
但有一天，一位善心人让我目睹了他所做的一切，让我再次评估了新加坡纯粹是个缺乏人情味社会的观念。这某人的举动使我重新找回了希望。事情是这样的…
大约是傍晚六点多钟，天公不做美，突然下起了倾盆大雨，雷声隆隆的。由于是繁忙时段，雨又正下着，大家都纷纷你推我挤的，赶向地铁车站，想尽快回家休息。
当时，我正坐在巴士车站耐心的等待巴士，也同时静静地观察这些新加坡人的
‘日常习性’。我心想，”哎！他们怎么就不能有规律的排好队进车站呢？“
我越想越心寒，但没办法，新加坡人就是这样，没有道德与公德心，就是没有礼让精神！
想呀想，才忽然发觉一位老阿婆傻乎乎地走到了巴士车站，身子都被大雨淋得像只”落汤鸡“似的。她神情紧张，好像很害怕的样子。
那位阿婆走向了一位也同样站在巴士站，穿着西装，打着领带的年轻人用着颤抖的手叫了他一声。那位年轻人自高自大，无礼的说：”你要什么”
阿婆回复道：”年轻人啊，我的钱包不见了，没钱搭车回家，你能给我一元的钱搭车吗?”
那位阿婆很诚恳，很有礼的问道。
等搭巴士的乘客们原本还以为那位年轻人会大发慈悲，把一元钱给那位阿婆，毕竟，以他的穿着来看一元钱对他来说根本不算什么。但大家，包括我，万万没想到，他不仅不给钱，反而还破口大骂道：”你这个骗子，以为装可怜就能骗我的钱？省省吧！没用的!”
他这么一诬赖，有些乘客也信以为真，说道”诈骗集团怎么会请这么一个烂演员呀！哈哈哈！”
从阿婆的脸上，我能看出她伤心无奈的样子，眼泪就快从眼眶落了下来。我很愤怒，想要站出来帮她时，碰巧一位学生，大约十五岁，从位子上站了起来，走向阿婆。她从钱包里掏出了五元钱，递给了阿婆，还问了她，她家住哪里。听了以后，他耐心的对阿婆说：“阿婆，你在这打车是错的。你应该过对面，乘搭265号巴士，5
个站才会顺利到家。”
接着，他边把手中的雨伞给了那位阿婆。
这时，其他乘客都目瞪口呆，没想到肯帮阿婆，不停其他人的劝告，竟然是一位中学生。阿婆感激不尽，连忙道谢，说：“谢谢你呀小弟，谢谢你。好人一定会有好报呀!”
那位学生答复，“不客气应该的。”阿婆与学生告别后，那位骄傲自满的年轻人与和他连同诬赖阿婆为骗子的乘客在那瞬间，露出了惭愧，抱歉的表情。
我走向前，好奇地问那位学生：“你为何在他人都诬赖阿婆的情况下，号是坚决选择帮助阿婆呢?”
他微笑着说：“老师常说，助人为快乐之本，况且那位阿婆没理由只想骗我们一元钱就溜了。所以我判断，这位阿婆应该是真的不见了钱包，没钱打车回家！”
搭车回家的路上，那位学生说的话，仿佛在我脑海里一直播放着。我非常的高兴与欣慰。高兴在于阿婆终于能顺利到家，欣慰的是，这个我所谓“冷漠”的社会，其实并不那么的冷漠，无情。我意识到，这社会还是有人拥有着爱心与热心待人的态度。这事让我重新评估了以往新加坡社会缺乏人情味的看法。或许要国人有热心，爱心，彼此信任，有着正确的品德，道德观，并不是我一直所想的，不可能！
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Dreams!
Dreams
I want to be a Hero! An engineer! A scientist!
Remember those dreams that you once have while you were young? The excitement
and enthusiasm to achieve that goal? Most of the time, our initial passion for
our dreams tends to be crushed when someone condemns our ideas, saying that
those dreams are simply a futile wish of our own desire and we will never
succeed. We were instilled since young that these dreams were impractical and
will definitely fail. Gradually, we stop dreaming, stop thinking of what we
could have done to succeed, stop trying to be someone we really want to be.
Inevitably, when there are dreams, there are
bound to be failures. Pursuing after a dream is indeed difficult. However, each
time we fail, we learn. Perseverance is the crucial key to success of our
dreams. Thomas Edison, had a noble goal, to bring about convenience to the
people in the world. Despite approximately three thousand times of failed
attempts, he did not succumb to the failures but instead, overcome the obstacle
one by one. Eventually, he created the light bulb. Without his dream, his
perseverance, we might still be using candles and matches to ignite in the
dark.
In pursuit
of our dreams, we often get criticisms from people around us as they perceived our
goals to be impractical. They condemn us, tell us that our dreams are
impossible and could never be achieved. Sometimes, we feel insecure and think
back doubting whether these dreams could actually be achieved. However, I
strongly believe that if we work really hard, achieving our dream is never
impossible. If Albert Einstein had listened to his teacher, who constantly
calls him slow, insults him as a mentally handicapped child who will never be
able to succeed, he will never be able to achieve his dream and become who he
was really meant to be, a Scientist, known to the globe till date.
When we fail in the quest of hunting our
dreams, we should never be too discouraged but rather, set our dreams as the
source of motivation to keep us going. Mr Steven Spielberg, a renowned film
director had a dream to produce and direct his own movies. However, his movies
were once rejected by the University of Southern California, putting his career
as well as his dream at danger. Fortunately, after alterations and improvements
made on the flaws of his story line, he managed to get his movie approved at
the third try. He admitted being discouraged when he failed but shared that his
dream was his soul encouragement that spurred him on greatly, constantly
motivating him to think of a variety of ways to improve. Currently, he is one
of the world’s most prominent movie directors known.
With a dream, our life will
stay motivated and fruitful, but without it, our life will simply be
meaningless and pointless. Have a dream, pursue it to the fullest. Never give
up, never be too afraid to try. With that, our dream will eventually succeed!
Sunday, June 30, 2013
问题： “对于引进外来人才，新加坡政府是否有必要调整外来人才的人数，以保障国人的就业机会，同时维持新加坡的经济增长。你同意吗？”
“哎呀，这么多的外国人！我们的工作都快被他们抢光了！以后我们的孩子怎么办呀！”这些怨话在新加坡，已经是时有所闻了，无时无刻都能在许多地方听见。随着越来越多国人对于工作挑三选四，某些工作领域出现了严重缺乏人手的现象。为了维持新加坡的经济增长，我国迫于无奈，只好向外引进外来人才，以填补这些被国人唾弃的工作空缺。但这个举动却造成了一些社会问题，有些新加坡人为此而丢失了工作，于是怨声四起，纷纷指责政府罔顾国人的利益，有些人甚至把此课题政治化，认为政府是为了延续执政权而采取的一项政治阴谋！
对此课题，我们的组经过详细的讨论后，同意也认为有必要调整引进外来人才的人数，以保障国人的就业机会，同时维持新加坡的经济增长。
在新加坡，外来人才的确对我国经济做出了许多的贡献。他们不仅解决了新加坡人力短缺的问题，而且还提高了我国的竞争能力，使我们在某些领域上处于领跑的地位，吸引了不少跨国企业前来投资。
举个简单的例子，外来的投需要兴建新的办公楼，大厦，工厂，学校，住屋等。这些工作都需要大量的劳力资源，机械配备，设计专才等等。许多国人不是对这些工作，如；建筑工人，机械操作员，打扫工人等 嗤之以鼻，就是没有所需的专业知识。因此引进外来人才来填补这些空缺是理所当然，迫切需要的。
又比如我国的金融业，如果要吸引国际投资机构，银行等前来设立办事处，引进一些具有高度专业知识的外来人才是势在必行的一件事。
最后，是服务业，尤其是餐饮业。很多工作如；打扫，收拾碗碟等等，都是国人不喜欢的工作。若不由外来人来填补，那么服务素质及餐馆的卫生情况肯定大打折扣，对于我国蓬勃的旅游业可说是一项重大的打击！
外来人才对于我国的贡献可体现在以下的几方面：
第一，
外来人才在衣食住行这方面的开销刺激了本地的经济增长，间接增加了国人的财富。
第二，
外来人才降低了公司的营运成本，促使本地公司能更具有竞争力，继续扩充业务，因而增加了不少就业机会或增加薪水，以避免国人跳槽。本地人也因此获益不少！
第三，
外来人才也引进了不同的文化色彩和生活风格，为我国的多元文化又增添了一些新的元素。
最后，外来人才可以被视为一种提高国人工作技能的推动力。俗话说，“有竞争，才有进
步”。“怕输”的国民，可以把外来人才看作是他们想“击败”的目标，因此而发奋图强，在工作上花更多心思，更多时间，更尽心的完成工作，以免输给那些外来人才。
可是，看似有利的政策为何却在最近闹得沸声腾腾，国人怨声载道呢？这主要出现了几个问题。
第一，
国人的就业问题。由于外地人才薪水较便宜，因此很多公司便趁此漏洞进行人事大改革，把薪金高，老的员工辞退，用外地人才来取代。在一项访问的过程中，一名新加坡当地男子激动的回答：“很不公平啦！当录取员工时，外来人才所开出的条件，要求比我们较少。再加上他们的潜能与能耐比我们好的关系上，最终我们就没有什么机会得到我们理想的事业/工作！”这项访问显示出，有些当地人对外来人才“抢工作”此时很不满意，认为与外国人相比，当地人没有公平的就业机会。
第二，
国人的生活环境。举个例子；随着这些外来人才的涌入，公共交通在繁忙时段时，变得无比的拥挤与不畅。 这种拥挤现象，连外国媒体也争相报导。据中国新闻网，“新加坡是世界人口密度较高的国家，常住人口达500多万…新加坡地铁的日程客流量为240万人次，上下班市场出现严重拥挤，甚至发生过因拥挤导致乘客受伤的事故，民众对此多有抱怨。” 此外，过多的外地人也造成了一些社会纪律问题，如；大量垃圾的堆积，喧闹，涂鸦，不遵守交通规则等等， 大大影响了国人的起居生活！
第三，
过度引进外来人才，也有可能导致通货膨胀的经济现象。在一项调查所得出的结论，79%的人认为东西价钱膨胀的原因之一，就是因为有了更多的外地人在新加坡生活，对各类物资的需求就会提高。在僧多粥少的情况下，物价上涨是无可避免的后果，这也导致国人认为过多的外来人才是个包袱与负担，心中对外来人才产生了极度的不满！
不调整外来人才来到新加坡，有可能导致外国人的比率逐渐超越本地国人。现在，38.2% 的新加坡人口属于外来人才。若不尽快采取行动，当地新加坡人可能会逐渐失去对国家的认同感，更糟的是，当地新加坡人也许会移民离开新加坡，到别的国家生活！
除此之外，若不调整外来人数到新加坡，在极端的情况下，有可能会导致社会扰乱， 更糟的是，更改政府经营国家的政策与手法。
要在引进外来人才，刺激经济增长的同时，又不会引起国人的不满之间取得平衡，是一件不容易拿捏得准的苦差事。经济虽长，民心却失，是我国政府急需解决的燃眉之急。
我们认为，羊毛长在羊身上，只要能解决人力短缺的问题，那么我们就不必大量的引进外来人才，就可以避免国人不满的情绪日益高涨。
第一，
从教育上着手，尽量栽培和扩大专学生的数量，并与一些顶尖的海外教育机构合作，吸引他们前来我国设立大专学府，提供一些专业的教育课程。如此一来，我们所培养出来的大专学更能符合市场的要求，从而减少一些跨国企业对外来专才的依赖，同时又能让本地人有机会升上管理层的地位，一举两得，何乐而不为呢？
第二，
从引进人才政策上着手，确保公司只聘用适用或具有专业知识的外地人才，避免滥竽充数的现象发生。
第三，
迅速的改善现有的公共设施，包括住屋，交通等等。同时，多举办一些对话会与民沟通，清楚的解释政策所带来的影响及将会采取的应对措施，以舒解国人的不满。
毫不疑问的，新加坡必须要有外国人，才有办法达到现有的经济繁荣与成就。虽然外来人才有利于新加坡，但在引进外来人才到本地的同时，我国必须小心翼翼的调整他们进来的人数，以让当地人与外地人好好相处，容纳，避免造成批次之间互相不满和国家不和谐的现象！
Sunday, May 19, 2013
No idea!
Monday, March 18, 2013
...
Haiz... Today has been a dreadful and tiring day for me. The course i attended wasnt even meaningful at all! Everything was just purely lame.... and im getting a feeling that im starting to lose interest in what i initially aspired about... i took a step back and rethink again. Where had the initial meaning of this course went to? Everyone is just striving to do their best and left out what is important to them, their comrades. Quote from master kakashi" It is indeed true that those who break or disobey the rules are considered scums. However, those who abandoned their friends are worse than scums!" This Logic is gone! Disappointment is the only thing i can say..
Monday, February 25, 2013
偏见? 不，那其实是爱
“我要这个卡通玩具！”我拉着父亲的衣衫，啃啃的哀求道。“哎呀家里那么多玩具了还要买！”他不耐烦的回答道。“不会赚钱还要花钱！”母亲连接道。我低着头，失落的往着地。这时，“爸，爸，我要买这个限量版的恐龙玩具可以吗？”弟弟问道。“当然可以啦！你平时这么乖巧，品学兼优，爸爸当然会买给你！”父亲答复道，便二话不说，连价钱也没望一眼，就把玩具恐龙拿到柜台付账。这种‘偏见’的现象不只发生一次，而且，每次出门购物时都会是这一样！就因如此，我变得越来越叛逆，认为这一定是和父母“上辈子结下的仇”，它们才会对我如此的不公平！久而久之，我不再尊重和听从父母的意思，甚至有时还会和他们吵起来。但有一回…….
“我出去了！”我就如往常一样，一放学就飞快的奔出家门和朋友们出去玩。即使妈妈再三的叮咛，叫我要做完功课先才可以出门玩，但我还是不以为然地，把她的话当耳边风。其实，我出门的目的只有两个。第一，就是想和朋友聚一聚，而第二，就是想要避开妈妈会叫我做家务的巨大可能性，逼近她对弟弟那么好，怎么会舍得叫他用他那双玉手去做家务呢！
在考试即将来临的这几天，好朋友们都纷纷说自己没有时间见面，想要留在家中温习功课，把考试考好！“只不过是一个考试而已，不及格就不及格咯！干嘛那么认真！”我对他们说道，“大家每天聚一聚感情才不会散对吗？”但我的这番话似乎对他们没有什么影响，最终他们还是坚决回家复习。
“真是不够义气！”我一边走向家门，一边喃喃自语的念道。打开家门，眼前的一切顿时忘我目瞪口呆。弟弟竟然在扫地！“你在干嘛？怎么会在打扫呢？”我不解的问道。“是妈妈叫我做的。你每天那么迟回来，到家后又要冲凉，作功课。妈妈知道你没时间打扫，所以就叫我帮忙做咯！”弟弟笑着说道。“哇！老天不是在和我开玩笑吧！就连妈妈最宝贵的‘乖儿子’她也叫他做家务！”我心想道。弟弟继续说，“哥哥，你知道吗，妈妈每天都会煮一道你爱吃的菜，盼望你会早一点回来和我们大家同桌享用美食呀！而且，当爸爸路过‘老板豆花’摊时，都会想到你爱吃的‘草莓豆花’，还会特别买两碗回来给你吃。但是你总是不在家，而豆花收久了又会发霉，所以我就把你的份吃掉。哈哈！”
听了后，我的心不禁感到有点儿震动，一时间不知该说什么。这时，门铃响了。开门一看，是父母亲回到了家。“哇，今天没出门啊？”母亲微笑着说。“快来吃豆花，不冷了就不好吃了咯！”父亲连接道。我顿时被他们的一举一动感动了。泪眶再也容不下那些眼泪的我便开始流起了泪。“怎么了？怎么会哭呢？”父亲关心地问。“眼镜进了沙子，”我敷衍的说道…
以前的我，不时地认为父母对我有偏见，只疼爱弟弟，不疼爱我，只把它视为掌上明珠而却只会把我丢到一旁不关。但经过今天，我才发现我错了，错在认为父母只针对我，错在认为父母对我有偏见，错在否定父母对我一直以来，无微不至的爱。
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