Sunday, September 7, 2008 @12:50 AM
was about to sleep but apparently i got woken up by my brother because my friends were talking to me on
msn.. friends that
i've not seen for ages.. had a nice chat about our lives now and pretty amazed how different our lifestyles can be.. on the other note, because i wasn't able to get back to sleep, i happened to chance upon one of jack
neo's film -
san ge hao ren on channel 8.. just finished watching.. the story was a typical jack
neo version one - make you cry here and laugh there.. however, it always never fail to portray the identity of
singaporeans.. the show was on ex-convicts and how they managed to overcome all odds in leading their new lives.. after watching such shows, it always serves as a motivation to me to work harder..
i've always said that
i'll try, but who knows if
i'll really do it.. even
i'm not sure of it myself, but it doesn't matter now.. it's the last exam before NS, die die also cannot don't try! ah, the show also teaches some life lessons that might be really applicable to our society, if you've realised..
this reminds of a story that just happened a week ago.. let me tell the story first and then see what our society is really like now..
the story:on a typical weekend at around 7 am,
mrs. X was tending the convenience as usual, covering her shift.. everything was normal until a suspicious looking
malay in his twenties came in..
mrs. X was suspecting he might be a potential thief and kept a close eye on him through the surveillance cameras installed.. true enough, the
malay took some chocolate bars without paying.. being in the industry for so long,
mrs. X had seen enough of such people and decided to give chase.. however, she got shoved by the
malay and banged her head on the door.. luckily, there were some brave civilians nearby that heard the plea of
mrs. X and brought down the thief with ease.. the police arrived shortly later and
mrs. X was sent to the hospital in case of a concussion.. the thief turned out to be on the blacklist and the police had been wanting to arrest him but lack the evidence.. now that they've got it, they finally got their guy..
- the end -some additional details not included in the story:when that
malay was brought down, he was not at all pleased.. he tried to struggle but failed terribly.. knowing that today he was really out of luck, he shouted, "chocolate only.." [it was 4 bars when i was told that it was supposed to be one - shows how skillful he is stealing things].. ya, so chocolate only, then why can't you pay and it might save your ass! damn it, can't you think of what to say before you actually say it? that's a dumb move.. you could have stolen more expensive items then, i tell you, it might be more worth it serving your jail term.. and rest assured, you're going to get at least a few years, poor dick-head..
ok, you've read about the part where i said the part on the plea of
mrs. X? yep..
mrs. X did ask for help to call the police since she was quite taken aback by the shove.. one such person to be asked was a security officer of a shopping centre nearby..
mrs. X asked this
dumbass to help her call the police.. oh ya, you might be wondering why i called him a
dumbass.. listen, if you're the security officer in that situation, what would you do? quite obvious right? guess what he replied.. you would never expect this..
mrs. X: sir, can you help me call the police?
security officer: sorry ah, cannot ah.. 7-11 under
MRT, not under [the shopping centre], i can't help you call police.. cannot..
-.- what a response.. i mean,
ok fine, so if you can't call the police because it's not under your company, can you call it as a civilian?
tian ah, it's so simple as
abc that even i need to tell that officer that? what's so hard in seeing that point? it's hard to him because he never learn
abc or what? i really cannot understand him.. and this might show on small side of what the present society in
singapore can be.. ya, i understand the
singapore spirit, one united people and red passion.. but seeing this, they're all bullshit, you can't understand it anymore.. i mean i really don't hate this society but seeing what some can do really irks you.. for example, i really feel like banging the officer's head..
i'll probably be doing him a big favour of getting a little smarter..
and to those who know me, you probably guessed where was the place, who were involved.. and yes you're right after all..
mrs. X is my mum, the store was the 7-11 at
pasir ris and the
MRT station was a
pasir ris and the shopping centre was white sands.. and that's the reason why my tone is so coarse.. i think i am right to reveal all this since it's already so obvious.. who cares about it anyway.. just sharing a small story on what is actually happening int his world today..
oh well, prelims are starting in slightly more than 24 hours, oh great.. anyway, i think i shall get some rest because
i'm meeting
shane to mug at the airport..
Labels: an increasing exponential stress-time graph ahead..
