Saturday, February 27, 2010
Welcome, 2010!
Hello all,I have decided to re-use my Secondary One blog for 2010, but decided to change the theme of it, thus i decided that the theme should be idiosyncrasies of our daily lives. Might i provide the meaning for idiosyncrasies : a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.
So yes, this will be like a journal of my daily life, ad what I have seen or heard during the day. To start, I shall start with a simple topic : Kia su(scared to lose) of Singapore.
Today, I went to a reunion dinner with my CCA, Chinese Drama, at a steamboat restaurant. As I had nothing to do, I decided to observe the people around me. Being an all-you-can-eat restaurant, most people naturally went for the most expensive item : crab. As soon as the crab was served, many people flocked to grab as many pieces as they could, so as to not ‘亏本’(lose out). Not surprisingly, the crabs were gone within minutes. Also, the people did not even finish their food, they just took for the sake of taking. Thus, there were many wastage.
Being a Singaporean, this actions are all part and parcel of life here, but what would tourists think? Singaporeans have this tendency to only want to benefit themselves. This action is not only seen in these all-you-can-eat places, but also in places like MRTs(mass rapid transport). People will probably find a seat for themselves, even if it means sitting on the "reserved" seats. Frankly, I feel that the Government putting those "reserved" stickers are quite redundant. People sitting on the seat do not really care about what kind of seat they are sitting on, and are too thicked skinned to feel embarrassed that they are sitting on a "reserved" seat.
However, this is just the ugly side of the situation. This is not the case with other Singaporeans. I have seen people giving up their seats on the train to the elderly and pregnant, but here's a question : "How many of you would actually give your seats up to the elderly?" Lets face it, the big answer would be "NO". Those who say yes are probably lying too. As many have said before, it is one thing to say, and another to do as you have said.
In fact, I find it almost hypocritical. In school and at home we are taught to do the right thing, like giving up your seats and not to take more than what you can eat at buffets. But in real life, the people who teaches us these values are the ones not following them. I have seen countless adults attack the buffet tables with such gusto, and people frowning at their children when they give their seat up to other people. Such actions speak for themselves. "Actions speak louder than words" children can be taught countless times these values, but when they see what their parents are doing, they will follow suit and all the teachings will come to naught.
So, I end with this: if you truly want a gracious society, start acting like one.
7:28 AM By Eugene
