Recent happenings

Someone made a comment at one of my videos - How...How...How...
For a moment I thought it was a question. Then I realized what she meant - Good...Good...Good...
I think it is Hao, right?

Sometimes students need to be pushed to work harder, to be told the harsh realities or to be given a good scolding. No need for parents to worry or think their children's confidence will crumble. If a sec 5 student loses confidence just because the principal tells him some unpleasant facts, I doubt he will do well in the O level.

Overheard this at a food-court.
A 30 something China lady telling his 20-years-older Singaporean male companion - Singapore has no poor people. True or not?

Consider these recent news:
China has 300 million people living in poverty, many subsisting on less than US$1 a day.
Singaporeans shun unglamorous jobs. This means they are not so desperate for jobs or money, right?

So Singapore does not have people living in poverty in the absolute sense of the word. It means no Singaporean needs to sleep on the street, go hungry or has to eat grass. But there are poor people too. This is relative to our cost of living.

Actually hungry is also relative. In Singapore you say you are hungry when you miss one meal. In another place it could mean no food for a few days.


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