eh,, kopi ping cau siew tai !!! faster...!, damn hv to drink in
kopitiam, last time i only go starbuck, now economy no good,
Sergeant: ALL Rise!!!
Judge Angel: Be seated, with all due respect, i shall deliver my
verdict in regard to scholarship in Singapore and hope that all can
have a better understand on this issue and let us all pray in
whatever god or things you believed in for a better tomorrow.
Awomen.
In a perfect world, it's a win-win situation. Scholars are set
for stardom, and companies/SAF get the best talent - the belles of
the ball.
At the wooing stage, the organisations present themselves as
Prince Charming, willing and able to offer the belles everything
they are looking for.
But once the contract is signed, some organistions treat
their scholars like babes, some like aliens.
They feel they 'own' the scholar. Because they paid for his/her
education and living expenses, they feel entitled to ask them
to do whatever they want, without considering what he/she
wants.
This may sound extreme, but how different is it from Capt (Dr)
Allan Ooi's case?
Here was a fully-trained medical doctor asked to write
newsletters and organise ad hoc events.
Herein lies the flaw of the contractual analogy. Why are
some giving a scholarship contract the same level of sanctity as a
marriage agreement?
There are no children involved. No ugly dividing of friends and
assets. So why was Dr Ooi not permitted a 'divorce' except under
'exceptional' circumstances?
Then again, it would not be fair to 'blame' Mindef for Dr Ooi's
death. With all respect to his family, the decision to end his life
was his own.
But his intense unhappiness over how the 'contract' had turned
out ought to be given greater consideration - by Mindef and other
scholarship managers.
Of course, 'brides' should take responsibility too.
For the diva brides: Are your expectations too high, too
unrealistic? Are you unwilling to compromise? Are you so fixated on
your groom's flaws that you fail to see the good? Are you so upset
about letting other Prince Charmings go by that you spend all your
time wallowing?
In short, are you the one who is a bad wife?
Like a true marriage, scholars and their organisations/Mindef
should meet as equals, each bringing something to the table, going
in with their eyes open, willing to make compromises, and
communicate.
It's hard work. But the reward is happy, fruitful unions,
fulfilling the essence of what scholarship contract is all
about.
Case Close
All Rise!
I go kopi shop only drink Tat Kiu. Hot day drink with ice.. cold
day I like it hot, please.
Har... you copy paste from online newpaper.. you think we donno
ah.
Hmmm.. so what is your verdict on this ah Judge Angel ?