Realised its been a long time since i blogged. Just saw a sight on the way back which prompted me to think... Cant help but blog it down...

As like most other weekends, there were flagsellers all over the island today.. i think one of the collection booths was at TiongBahru MRT station.. if i didnt read wrongly it was for the Moral Home of the Aged (Bukit Panjang).....

Just as i exited the station.. saw this family...

Grandma (to the kid) : "你刚才有捐钱啊?你给多少?"

Mother (of the kid) : "他今天带出来的全拿出来了..."

Grandma (to the kid again): "哎哊,全给他啊? 做么你这么笨? 笨的咧你... .... 你的钱给他们拿去建 office 啊....不要这么笨嘛你..." .......

I cant help at this time but to turn around and look at that poor kid... the grandma saw my reaction.. but i wonder if she knew i meant to empathise with the kid and not meant to agree with her that he was really "stooopid"...

Sighz.. wat has the world become of.. or rather.. wat has singapore become of... Was it reli a "stooopid" action of the kid who tried to do his part for community by making a small donation... I dun think that amount can be huge lor, even though its all the money he brought out for the day.. if it was reli that much, the mother (or grandmother) would have already killed him on the spot liao la.. so.. i believe its just a matter of cents.. Poor little kid.. trying to be kind and all he got was scolding.. Wat were the parents thinking? If donating to charity is "stooopid".. then are u teaching that kid to be smart and learn how to cheat pple of their money probably by some means like stealing or lying..

Sighz.. reminded of a talk i went to ystd where the prof mentioned that Singaporeans are highly unsensitive (to people's thoughts and feelings)... i guess its true to a large extent maybe... We probably need Jack Neo to come up with many more versions of "I Not Stupid" to educate the public at large...

When was the last time you praised someone?...