Ok. So I managed to catch the heavily debated anti-smoking tv campaign. There was this woman, who has mouth cancer and it looked really gross. But honestly, it has no effect on me. Heh.
The debate that is going on is why, when the campaign obviously targets those heavy smokers, is it aired on tv where everybody and anybody can watch, even little children. Concerned parents have actually wrote in to the forums on Straits Times and have voiced their opinion that it might actually be traumatising for the kid who watches it. In some way, I do agree with what they say. However, it's not all brickbats and no boquets. My friend thinks that it might actually scare the children from ever even starting smoking. He has two kids.
I personally feel, it's all a whole lot of tosh. Have the damn campaign or not, nothing's going to change. I could still remember the whole anti-smoking campaign we had when I was a kid. Look where I am now? I am a smoker. Did it make a difference? No!!! I only remembered there was a campaign, but what the content was? I have already forgotten. LOL!!
You want to know what I think the government should do?? Ban smoking altogether, if not at least public places. Instead of spending money to advertise, don't take money from ciggarette tax revenue. Remember, this is coming from a smoker. A smoker saying that we should ban smoking. I mean if many other countries, especially European countries, can do it, why can't we?? If they stopped selling cigarettes, I would stop buying them. It's that simple. Yes, there will be people who will be unhappy. But come on, it's life, you don't please everybody. There's bound to be someone who will be displeased with every decision you have made.
That being said, I will wait and see what the government decides to do next.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Scholarships
I was just reading this column article on yesterday's NewPaper titled "Time we reviewed our scholarship system?" The title alone caught my attention.
In this article, Ng Tze Yong actually talked about a big problem with our scholarship system and I have to agree with his viewpoint. The bond!! No. I'm not saying that we should do away with the bond. In fact, I think that the bond is an integral part of the scholarship to the extent that I think it is symbiotic.
Majority of students apply for a scholarship when they are 18. Right when they have completed and gotten their A' Level results. The problem is, at this stage in their lives, not many of them really do know what they want to do. They may end up getting a scholarship with a bond they would not be happy to serve when they realise that it's not what they want to do. That is definitely a very big problem.
Tze Yong mentioned in his article a solution. Centralise scholarships into a common pool. Companies put their money in this pool. When students get their scholarships, they'll still be bonded. But they won't have have to choose where to serve it yet. They do that only when they return from their studies, older and wiser. A central body then matchmakes them with the companies. Each scholar gives their top three choices. Each company gets their share of scholars, according to how much they put into the pool.
I think it's quite a good idea. It's a win win situation for both the comapnies and the scholar. In fact, the Singapore government has something similar already in place. It's called FIREfly. It's a human resource collaboration amongst seven statutory boards - A*STAR, EDB, EMA, IE Singapore, JTC Corporation, SPRING Singapore and STB. Maybe the private sector could do something similar. It will be a bit difficult but definitely achieveable.
In this article, Ng Tze Yong actually talked about a big problem with our scholarship system and I have to agree with his viewpoint. The bond!! No. I'm not saying that we should do away with the bond. In fact, I think that the bond is an integral part of the scholarship to the extent that I think it is symbiotic.
Majority of students apply for a scholarship when they are 18. Right when they have completed and gotten their A' Level results. The problem is, at this stage in their lives, not many of them really do know what they want to do. They may end up getting a scholarship with a bond they would not be happy to serve when they realise that it's not what they want to do. That is definitely a very big problem.
Tze Yong mentioned in his article a solution. Centralise scholarships into a common pool. Companies put their money in this pool. When students get their scholarships, they'll still be bonded. But they won't have have to choose where to serve it yet. They do that only when they return from their studies, older and wiser. A central body then matchmakes them with the companies. Each scholar gives their top three choices. Each company gets their share of scholars, according to how much they put into the pool.
I think it's quite a good idea. It's a win win situation for both the comapnies and the scholar. In fact, the Singapore government has something similar already in place. It's called FIREfly. It's a human resource collaboration amongst seven statutory boards - A*STAR, EDB, EMA, IE Singapore, JTC Corporation, SPRING Singapore and STB. Maybe the private sector could do something similar. It will be a bit difficult but definitely achieveable.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Went to Suki Sakura at the Science Centre with my entire unit this afternoon for lunch. Didn't quite like the buffet spread but nevertheless, ate until I was very full.
Played pool with yx, yy and chrizy at Lot 1 K Pool. After which, yx went back to get his car to fetch us to Old Changi Hospital.
It was not my first time at Old Changi Hospital but it was yy's first time. LOL!! He kept asking questions that both me at yx had no answers to. Yy, somethings are best left unsaid or seen or known!!! Just observe and experience. Don't ask so much questions.
After that we went to Changi Village and had nasi lemak. Following which we went to Bedok Jetty for a stroll. Seeing those people fishing there really made me feel nostalgic. I reminisce the times when yx and me would skip school to go fishing at that very jetty. Maybe one day I should organize a fishing outing since yy has expressed interest. Heh.
Now I'm back home with no sleep for 72 hours. I am gonna get some shut eye now. Night.
Played pool with yx, yy and chrizy at Lot 1 K Pool. After which, yx went back to get his car to fetch us to Old Changi Hospital.
It was not my first time at Old Changi Hospital but it was yy's first time. LOL!! He kept asking questions that both me at yx had no answers to. Yy, somethings are best left unsaid or seen or known!!! Just observe and experience. Don't ask so much questions.
After that we went to Changi Village and had nasi lemak. Following which we went to Bedok Jetty for a stroll. Seeing those people fishing there really made me feel nostalgic. I reminisce the times when yx and me would skip school to go fishing at that very jetty. Maybe one day I should organize a fishing outing since yy has expressed interest. Heh.
Now I'm back home with no sleep for 72 hours. I am gonna get some shut eye now. Night.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Medical Certificates
Another sleepless night for me.... Oh well, I have to do what I have to do in order to go to camp don't I?
My boss actually apologized to me about screaming and yelling to me yesterday!! Incredible!! He asked me why the flame of passion burning so brightly before all of a sudden got extinguished. I told him I didn't know. Come to think of it, when I first join the army, I was really enthusiastic. I really went the extra mile to do my job. But over time, I didn't want to do it anymore. Why? It's because nobody really appreciates what you are doing. You go the extra mile, they want you go extra 2 miles!! You get what I mean? What's the point in doing stuff then? To be screamed and yelled at? For the measely 350 bucks that barely pays for anything other than transport, food, phone bills?? I didn't tell my boss this because he's a nice guy. I totally respect him. He doesn't need to hear my repeated banter.
Anyway, today I went to endorse the block MCs. Off I went to the Medical Center. The queue was kinda short today. Took me 5 mins to see an MO. But that's when the nightmare began. CPT Dennis Wee, the damn faggot whom definitely has an overdose of estrogen. He speaks like a girl, walks like a girl and practically behaves like a girl. Putting that aside, let's talk about the endorsement of MCs. The faggot asked me one bloody question that I had no answer to, "Why your MCs got no diagnosis?" WTF??!! Never in my entire bloody life have I heard that MCs came with diagnosis and never have I gotten one. I was kinda taken a back. He added fuel to fire, "You expect me to listen to your cock and bull story without a diagnosis? You want me to charge you for malingering? I will not endorse your MCs until you get some form of diagnosis from your doctor." Bloody shit!!! I mean I was seeing more than one doctor. That's why the multiple MCs. To go back to the doctors to get and MCs would take time!!! Isn't it stupid?? I didn't mind going back to get the diagnosis because it would be to my favor. I would have more off time from camp!!! But that was not what I wanted. So I trudged back to my office with a heavy heart and told my boss what happened. He rang on the Medical Center and told me to go back there in the afternoon. I didn't know what he said but the conversation he had with them was kinda long.
When I went back there in the afternoon, I saw a different MO and he said he would help me endorse the MCs through the medical board. I don't care what that means as long as I get my MCs endorsed. LOL!! What a relieve!
So the MC fiasco ended.
I will never understand some MOs. Why do they always have to think that NSFs are all out to "chao keng"??? Most of the time, most of us do have medical conditions. We don't want it that way and we definitely don't like it that way. But it's the way it is. Why can't they just accept that?? I'll never know. I guess I won't be seeing that gay shit MO anytime soon.
My boss actually apologized to me about screaming and yelling to me yesterday!! Incredible!! He asked me why the flame of passion burning so brightly before all of a sudden got extinguished. I told him I didn't know. Come to think of it, when I first join the army, I was really enthusiastic. I really went the extra mile to do my job. But over time, I didn't want to do it anymore. Why? It's because nobody really appreciates what you are doing. You go the extra mile, they want you go extra 2 miles!! You get what I mean? What's the point in doing stuff then? To be screamed and yelled at? For the measely 350 bucks that barely pays for anything other than transport, food, phone bills?? I didn't tell my boss this because he's a nice guy. I totally respect him. He doesn't need to hear my repeated banter.
Anyway, today I went to endorse the block MCs. Off I went to the Medical Center. The queue was kinda short today. Took me 5 mins to see an MO. But that's when the nightmare began. CPT Dennis Wee, the damn faggot whom definitely has an overdose of estrogen. He speaks like a girl, walks like a girl and practically behaves like a girl. Putting that aside, let's talk about the endorsement of MCs. The faggot asked me one bloody question that I had no answer to, "Why your MCs got no diagnosis?" WTF??!! Never in my entire bloody life have I heard that MCs came with diagnosis and never have I gotten one. I was kinda taken a back. He added fuel to fire, "You expect me to listen to your cock and bull story without a diagnosis? You want me to charge you for malingering? I will not endorse your MCs until you get some form of diagnosis from your doctor." Bloody shit!!! I mean I was seeing more than one doctor. That's why the multiple MCs. To go back to the doctors to get and MCs would take time!!! Isn't it stupid?? I didn't mind going back to get the diagnosis because it would be to my favor. I would have more off time from camp!!! But that was not what I wanted. So I trudged back to my office with a heavy heart and told my boss what happened. He rang on the Medical Center and told me to go back there in the afternoon. I didn't know what he said but the conversation he had with them was kinda long.
When I went back there in the afternoon, I saw a different MO and he said he would help me endorse the MCs through the medical board. I don't care what that means as long as I get my MCs endorsed. LOL!! What a relieve!
So the MC fiasco ended.
I will never understand some MOs. Why do they always have to think that NSFs are all out to "chao keng"??? Most of the time, most of us do have medical conditions. We don't want it that way and we definitely don't like it that way. But it's the way it is. Why can't they just accept that?? I'll never know. I guess I won't be seeing that gay shit MO anytime soon.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Numb & Indifferent
Alright... Christine, you inspired me to start a personal blog. I never ever thought that I would ever do this but here I am, about to write cheesy stuffs about my everyday life, which is really bloody insignificant (if you asked me).
As many of you know.... I have this really lousy and shitty insomnia problem that can't seemed to be solved. Hence, the blog name insomniac. As for sueno, it actually is sleep in spanish, so it basically explains itself.
So today, I finally ran out of Medical Certificates (MCs) and have to go back to bloody camp. However, I OVERSLEPT!!!!! The typical book in time for me to book into camp would be by 8am in the morning. I woke up at 8.30am. And that was after countless calls from my office. I was told to report to camp immediately and I did.
I got to camp at about 10am. Apparently, my boss wasn't too pleased about it. I got quite a good ticking off and was yelled at for a good half an hour. He said I was irresponsible and was trying to "chao keng". Surprisingly, I was numb to his yelling and whatever he said. I just didn't feel anything. I don't feel anything anymore. I wasn't upset. Nor was I angry. I don't know why it has become like that. I used to get upset when I'm accused of things I didn't do, but this time round, it just didn't affect me. All I could think about was, "Get on with it already. I'm tired and I wanna have my nap. Your screaming is giving me a headache. Bollocks!! I really am very tired and want to sleep." Numb and indifference was all I felt. Sheesh....
Anyway, after the yelling session, I really did fall asleep. Lol!! I slept till like about 2pm then went for lunch with CO PA and Sam. For those of you who don't know what CO PA is, it is Commanding Officer's Personal Assistant. Fancy title for someone who gets pushed around all the time by the top brass and does lots of sai kang. Lol. Told Sam about the morning fiasco and he said something that made a whole lot of sense. He said, "It's not fault you can't sleep and can't wake up. They should just try to understand that. It is a f*&^ing medical condition. It's not like you did it on purpose." Yeah, I didn't do it on purpose. I mean if I really didn't bother about camp, would I even have gone back to camp on the request of my boss? Come on, give me a break.
For the rest of the day, I couldn't help but just look forward to booking out time at 5.30pm.
Met my unit's Docu Clerk on the train home. She said that maybe I should go on a short vacation and get away from stuff. I think it might actually be worth considering. I guess we shall see. I'm not really keen on it but I'm not writing it off totally just yet.
I'm actually kinda afraid to sleep right now cause I'm araid that if I sleep I'll be late again. Gosh, I really don't know what to do.
Sorry Christine that I didn't answer your phone earlier. If not I could have joined the mahjon session. My apologies. We can always play some other time.
As many of you know.... I have this really lousy and shitty insomnia problem that can't seemed to be solved. Hence, the blog name insomniac. As for sueno, it actually is sleep in spanish, so it basically explains itself.
So today, I finally ran out of Medical Certificates (MCs) and have to go back to bloody camp. However, I OVERSLEPT!!!!! The typical book in time for me to book into camp would be by 8am in the morning. I woke up at 8.30am. And that was after countless calls from my office. I was told to report to camp immediately and I did.
I got to camp at about 10am. Apparently, my boss wasn't too pleased about it. I got quite a good ticking off and was yelled at for a good half an hour. He said I was irresponsible and was trying to "chao keng". Surprisingly, I was numb to his yelling and whatever he said. I just didn't feel anything. I don't feel anything anymore. I wasn't upset. Nor was I angry. I don't know why it has become like that. I used to get upset when I'm accused of things I didn't do, but this time round, it just didn't affect me. All I could think about was, "Get on with it already. I'm tired and I wanna have my nap. Your screaming is giving me a headache. Bollocks!! I really am very tired and want to sleep." Numb and indifference was all I felt. Sheesh....
Anyway, after the yelling session, I really did fall asleep. Lol!! I slept till like about 2pm then went for lunch with CO PA and Sam. For those of you who don't know what CO PA is, it is Commanding Officer's Personal Assistant. Fancy title for someone who gets pushed around all the time by the top brass and does lots of sai kang. Lol. Told Sam about the morning fiasco and he said something that made a whole lot of sense. He said, "It's not fault you can't sleep and can't wake up. They should just try to understand that. It is a f*&^ing medical condition. It's not like you did it on purpose." Yeah, I didn't do it on purpose. I mean if I really didn't bother about camp, would I even have gone back to camp on the request of my boss? Come on, give me a break.
For the rest of the day, I couldn't help but just look forward to booking out time at 5.30pm.
Met my unit's Docu Clerk on the train home. She said that maybe I should go on a short vacation and get away from stuff. I think it might actually be worth considering. I guess we shall see. I'm not really keen on it but I'm not writing it off totally just yet.
I'm actually kinda afraid to sleep right now cause I'm araid that if I sleep I'll be late again. Gosh, I really don't know what to do.
Sorry Christine that I didn't answer your phone earlier. If not I could have joined the mahjon session. My apologies. We can always play some other time.
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