It seems that taxes are paid such that these things are provided for us, as I suppose a local committee decide on such things. Thoughtful. But I would like to suggest that would it be better to help lower income families, to engage them hand in hand and use the budget set aside for them to supplement their income.
Not to deny the work this year is in any way unacceptable. However the issue here is the 'bo-chap' attitude of the people. "National Day is a great public holiday, can rest and have show to watch. Sometimes can get freebies too!" Such is the general informal feedback about remembrance day of painful independence from the Federation Malaysia. Is this what the day is all about - to show the selfish side under the cover of parades, costumes, dance and song. This is good on the big scale, disappointedly a failure in the smaller unit. If this is really evident, It is really sad for the folks putting in so much effort for NDP 2009.
C'on... Couldn't we get back some community thing back? Is something as simple a putting up some decorations too degrading/bothersome? Or is this affirming the popular belief that many Singaporeans are drifting further apart by not interacting with our fellow neighbors? In this view, MM Lee is right in saying, "Are we a nation yet? I dun think so..."
Luke 14:28
For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it.
