Stupid Singaporeans, lets all help our FT to integrate

[HeiPiGu]

i recently read on the news an MP (I think so) got a resident's complaint about this neighbour's kid who creating so much din that they can no longer stand it. Instead of approaching his neighbour to resolve the matter, the frustrated resident made a big hoo ha complaint to the MP, it would have escalated to a police report or some law suit if not the MP promise to explore it first.

One day when this MP was making his round in his ward, he remembered this complaint and made the additional effort to investigate the neighbour, hoping to instil some civic sense so the family with the problem kid could also take care of its neighour's feeling.

When the MP knocked on the door, the mother who opened the door is already weeping infront of the MP, apologising profusedly for his kid's bad behaviour which is beyond her control. Her kid suffers ADHD (Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) or something related to autism.

The MP instead of reproaching this family, realised the root cause and instead offered assistance to this family who they can seek him addressing his kid's condition. The MP later went and explained to the complaining neighbour and told them the truth. The good side of it is everyone involved starting to see things in a different light now knowing the kid's condition and suddenly changed from being hostile to sympathising. A would be confrontation which might very well turned into a court case became a resolution among the neighbours.

next time when you see an uncontrollable kid misbehave in public areas, perhaps you might want to think if there's a genuine reason why the parents are treating the kids in a way that contrary to a discipline etc, because nobody knows their kids better then them. Yes, their kid might be normal, spoiled with a unreasonable parents, or the kid might be uncontrollable for a reason? Would it hurt too much if we know the truth first?

just my 2 cents.

Maybe you haven't read this news yet. This MP of ours reacted quite differently.

http://singaporemind.blogspot.com/

Diary of A Singaporean Mind
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Boy arrested for slamming chair at MP Office!

A 17 year-old-boy was arrested by the police for slamming a chair against a glass door at a meet-the-people session at Serangoon North. This happened after the boy and his mom walked out of MP Cynthia Phua's office. It is not clear what transpired in the office to trigger such rage but in an interview with the New Paper, the mother said that Cynthia Phua had asked her son a series of questions : "Who are you? What are you doing? Why are you not working?". The mother explained that she wanted to answer the questions but was not given a chance.

The mother and son said that they felt like they were "being scolded". The mother was working as a cleaner at $400 a month salary (Singapore has no minimum wage laws) and lost her income when she broke her wrist fixing a ceiling fan. As there is no comprehensive safety net in Singapore she had to go to the MP office wait in line for help. She goes to the MP office every month for financial aid. In this MPS, she had defaulted on her HDB loan and HDB threatens to repossess the flat and give her a rental unit but she cannot afford the $138 rental deposit & stamp duty. She was at the MP office to get MP Phua's signature for an appeal letter. Although the request was granted, the mother and son said they walked out of the office feeling like they have been put down.
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"I had to ask some pointed questions about his employment status to understand the root cause of the problem, so that I can be more effective in helping them" - Cynthia Phua

According to the New Paper, the 17 year old boy has low IQ and suffers from thalassermia which renders him weak and sickly. He may be charged in court for "committing a rash act" which carries a fine of up to $2500 and a jail term of up to 6 months.


FYI - People with thalassermia usually have short life span. If poor lagi shorter

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http://sgblogs.com/entry/with-genetic-defect-arrested-slamming-chair-cynthia-phua-office/339716

http://zh.sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/358852?page=1

http://singaporeenquirer.sg/?p=3636

http://wayangparty.com/?p=9016

http://groups.google.com.sg/group/soc.culture.singapore/browse_thread/thread/62288cd59b2c139e#

http://talkback.stomp.com.sg/forums/showthread.php?t=71252

 

[flowerpot]

our policy has and always will be about protecting the interest of the rich, nothing else...the poor, u can seek help but will have to go through many many applications, appeal etc just to get it... i think being a begger also will be arrested...

 

[snits]

aiyoh, so sad la, but the mp still helped right? the mp in my post was a male mp la, so different people diff approach, bo bian lah, but u agree the male mp handled better right?

some ministers also say before, have compassion, have grace, think positive first and don't draw negative conclusive above all... got some sense la,...

peace to the world and singapore la, but first peace to oneself first else where got peace? hahaha

Maybe you haven't read this news yet. This MP of ours reacted quite differently.

http://singaporemind.blogspot.com/

Diary of A Singaporean Mind
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Boy arrested for slamming chair at MP Office!

A 17 year-old-boy was arrested by the police for slamming a chair against a glass door at a meet-the-people session at Serangoon North. This happened after the boy and his mom walked out of MP Cynthia Phua's office. It is not clear what transpired in the office to trigger such rage but in an interview with the New Paper, the mother said that Cynthia Phua had asked her son a series of questions : "Who are you? What are you doing? Why are you not working?". The mother explained that she wanted to answer the questions but was not given a chance.

The mother and son said that they felt like they were "being scolded". The mother was working as a cleaner at $400 a month salary (Singapore has no minimum wage laws) and lost her income when she broke her wrist fixing a ceiling fan. As there is no comprehensive safety net in Singapore she had to go to the MP office wait in line for help. She goes to the MP office every month for financial aid. In this MPS, she had defaulted on her HDB loan and HDB threatens to repossess the flat and give her a rental unit but she cannot afford the $138 rental deposit & stamp duty. She was at the MP office to get MP Phua's signature for an appeal letter. Although the request was granted, the mother and son said they walked out of the office feeling like they have been put down.
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"I had to ask some pointed questions about his employment status to understand the root cause of the problem, so that I can be more effective in helping them" - Cynthia Phua

According to the New Paper, the 17 year old boy has low IQ and suffers from thalassermia which renders him weak and sickly. He may be charged in court for "committing a rash act" which carries a fine of up to $2500 and a jail term of up to 6 months.


FYI - People with thalassermia usually have short life span. If poor lagi shorter

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http://sgblogs.com/entry/with-genetic-defect-arrested-slamming-chair-cynthia-phua-office/339716

http://zh.sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/358852?page=1

http://singaporeenquirer.sg/?p=3636

http://wayangparty.com/?p=9016

http://groups.google.com.sg/group/soc.culture.singapore/browse_thread/thread/62288cd59b2c139e#

http://talkback.stomp.com.sg/forums/showthread.php?t=71252

 

[snits]

our policy has and always will be about protecting the interest of the rich, nothing else...the poor, u can seek help but will have to go through many many applications, appeal etc just to get it... i think being a begger also will be arrested...

no true lah, else the ruling party topple already with this kind of policy right? democratic country leh... but if a government acts like, then use people power la.... so if you're eligible to vote, exercise your right!

 

[HeiPiGu]

no true lah, else the ruling party topple already with this kind of policy right? democratic country leh... but if a government acts like, then use people power la.... so if you're eligible to vote, exercise your right!

What is the percentage of Singaporeans that have the 'privilege' to vote in Singapore?

 

[snits]

According to the New Paper, the 17 year old boy has low IQ and suffers from thalassermia which renders him weak and sickly. He may be charged in court for "committing a rash act" which carries a fine of up to $2500 and a jail term of up to 6 months.

"may be charged' mah, won't kerna one la if geniune medical case...but law must say can charge, but cannot convict with such sentence la.... else next time grassroot dinner no more 'huat la',,... only 'hoot la'.... hahahah

 

[snits]

What is the percentage of Singaporeans that have the 'privilege' to vote in Singapore?

dunno lah, any citizen 21 and above can vote la and enough to change government so vote wisely la

 

[HeiPiGu]

"may be charged' mah, won't kerna one la if geniune medical case...but law must say can charge, but cannot convict with such sentence la.... else next time grassroot dinner no more 'huat la',,... only 'hoot la'.... hahahah

Please read the articles from the given links to. Anyway, quoted from another article:

The mother subsequently returned to the MPS again alone and clutching a handwritten letter of apology from her son.
“Please forgive me for what I did. I am sincerely sorry,” the teenager had written in big, neat handwriting.
The apology, however, was not acceptable to Mrs Lim, who was back chairing the MPS after returning from abroad.

 

[HeiPiGu]

dunno lah, any citizen 21 and above can vote la and enough to change government so vote wisely la

I'm not talking about age here......

 

[snits]

I'm not talking about age here......

apa then?

 

[Xiao_shin]

apa then?

Walk-over.

 

[snits]

Walk-over.

why walk over? opp not that good is it? if so then the next best player lor, still ok what... but if really there's a need for change, i'm sure opp sure come back lah, else what's the beef man?

 

[Xiao_shin]

why walk over? opp not that good is it? if so then the next best player lor, still ok what... but if really there's a need for change, i'm sure opp sure come back lah, else what's the beef man?

I am not sure why walk-over. The reason why not all can vote is due to walk-over.

Probably because not enough manpower or because 1 of them forgotten to submit the documents on time.

 

[alantkh]

i recently read on the news an MP (I think so) got a resident's complaint about this neighbour's kid who creating so much din that they can no longer stand it. Instead of approaching his neighbour to resolve the matter, the frustrated resident made a big hoo ha complaint to the MP, it would have escalated to a police report or some law suit if not the MP promise to explore it first.

can law suit one? I talk to my neighbour upstairs already but no use leh.... I haven't called police..... yet....

 

[snits]

can law suit one? I talk to my neighbour upstairs already but no use leh.... I haven't called police..... yet....

then ur case is the recalcitrant case lah, call in the bombers! dont' waste time

 

[snits]

I am not sure why walk-over. The reason why not all can vote is due to walk-over.

Probably because not enough manpower or because 1 of them forgotten to submit the documents on time.

there were always tonnes of excuses/reasons lah, walk over also good, dun need to queue and vote, spend time markan breakfast on day off hahahah

 

[Jukon]

can i kb too.

there was once at macdonald's i was just sitting there. it was noisy, but that was fine.

then this kid came with his adoring family. he was running around screaming at the top of his voice, hitting all the chairs beside me. i was at the bar-style area.

i stared daggers at the family. they knew i was irritated.. so what did they do? say things like "don't run around la, boy.. later mommy smack." and smiled at him adoringly. in the meantime, he continued with his bloodcurdling screams and at the end of the evening i had a massive headache.

i really wanted to tell the parents off. but it is not nice to reprimand anyone in front of their kids.

In Singapore you can just tell the parent off, but dun do it in other neighbouring countries.

 

[HeiPiGu]

why walk over? opp not that good is it? if so then the next best player lor, still ok what... but if really there's a need for change, i'm sure opp sure come back lah, else what's the beef man?

Wah lau eh, you ask this type of question, you are SG politics noob is it?? :bsmilie:

 

[kuanwk]

Wah lau eh, you ask this type of question, you are SG politics noob is it?? :bsmilie:

think more like he believes in white suit white pants is whiter than white..

 

[night86mare]

A 17 year-old-boy was arrested by the police for slamming a chair against a glass door at a meet-the-people session at Serangoon North.

so if he threw a chair against a glass door in your office, you'd be fine?

what if he'd thrown it in your face?

i can sympathise with his plight, his condition. i cannot sympathise with the way he reacted. there is no need to throw chairs around, even if you do not get the sympathy you deserve, or think you deserve.