I believe its more of the culture in Singapore. I also believe
other countries have such problems, but because Singapore is small
its more "obvious".
other problems do have similar problems if not more but not
based on the size alone.
why so many problems
which are negative in nature?
what's the first house that comes to your mind when you just
started working supporting yourself?
9/10 will say a HDB - either 3 or 4 room flat
why is this so?
just take a look around you.
every mrt/bus stop, 95% we see all are HDBs, we are bought up in a
HDB mind-set, until we really are exposed to what money can bring
us, than will our mind open up more to go view condos, terrance
house, semi-detach or every better stuffs.
you go to schools, what do the teachers, facilitators, lecturers
tell you?
Get Good Results, After Graduation, Find a Good Job and
Work!!
Then Save Up Money and gain experinece earn more money.
Ever since stepping into school, this is the negative environment
we are being exposed in.
Ask yourself, why is it that the rich do things so different?
the rich also have 2 eyes, 1 nose, 1 mouth and 2 ears, what's so
different between them and us?
answer is - the way they THINK and HANDLE PROBLEMS, average joe
looks at things negatively, the rich/millionaire mind-set person
will look at the problem and try to come up with a solution to solve it
instead of waiting for answers to appear by itself.
main difference -
rich mind-set = problem-solvers
poor mind-set = promblem-makers (complain and blame these and that,
but don't do some soul-researching on themselves at all)
Come to think of it, I believe its more than financial education
the general public need to know. The whole culture needs to be
reset. Kiasuism, kiaseeism, family bonding, generousity, courtesy,
smile, kapoism, etc, etc...
kiasui - everything in Singapore is going up,
while salary which average joe looks forward to every month isn't
increase, under such circumstances, we can't really say we are
kiasui - it's the
survival of the fittest, even kiasui also needs to fight
well other average people if not how to get the cheapest
stuff?
kiasee - many don't dare or refuse to take more
more responsiblites, thus they are afraid of more work-load, if do
wrongly than off they go = retrenchment
from a rich-mindset, by accepting something difficult, you are
taking on a leadership role, when you take up the role, take up the
challenge of doing something difficult, the next time you do
something average, it will be much simpler. it's just practising
more and more until you know it at the back of your hand.
the successful business owners all failed dozens of times, because
they know reasons contributing to failures at the back of their
hand. only when you know it inside out, than can you do a task
faster than others.
family bonding - how many families can really
afford the time to have quality time with their own kids?
all struggling for monetary terms already, if they no income, much
the less say family bonding, can't satisfy kids' needs, then kids
complain say parents don't love them for they dun get what other
kids can get, so what you gonna do?
earn more money la.
generousity- how can we expect to be generous when
the majority are already suffering trying to meet month end's
needs?
the only time a lot of ppl are generous is when charity drive with
celebrities than we donate. other than that, no way man.
courtesy & smile- in the work place, no such thing already,
it's not like the past when there is still the bonding between
colleauges. now everything goes in the search of opportunity to get
pay-increment.
when you smile at people, inside their heart, they feel 'this
person is up to no good, must be caution of him/her if not will be
back-stab, have to protect my job.
kapoism- if you don't know what the peers are
saying of you, or be it in fashion, you'll be marked "out-dated"
and no-one (those materalistic character) will want to mix with
you. you have got to be on the same frequency with them to speak
their language there's a saying
but in business, also have to be kapo - better term will be
Market-Research/Survery to know the demand and need before you go
into the market
All those need to be reviewed and re-improvised. No matter how
much the govt wanted to help, by putting up banners, videos,
speeches and such, they will not get much result.
"core-values"
in the past 1980s tv shows, most are about helping one another,
thinking and help neighbours, promoting friendly ties, which is why
old aunties can get to know more auties and chat up easily. coz
they are in that era!! if you were to watch 'Tofu Street' the show,
although it's kind of old-fashion show, but it's meaniful in a way
or another.
whereas we are not!! what the tv shows currently is what I
personally view as "rubbish" (no offence but just my own
thinking)
why i say "rubbish" coz if you look at the shows currently, it's
either fighting for a better life, spending future money, over-use
of credit cards, if not showing marriage failures, bankrupt etc, or
even worse fighting. now i rather read newspapers or use the net
read channel news asia webby or watch CNA channel unless got
comedies than i watch
most tv shows are what i termed as "clouding our reality, making us
idolize a person, even when they wins the competion, what do you
get from them wining - money? will you get a few days off from work
just because u support them? no-matter how successful they are,
also none-of-our-BUSINESS!!
(No-Offence, but I was one of those going after idols when i was
young, thus I understand the satisfaction of getting up close with
idols. but lets be REALISTIC!!)
they win they got share their income with you anot?
wake up la.
unless our standard of living increase if not the cost of
living decrease (which is impossible) than we can be
generous and go back to the 1980s-1990s that year range to be even
happy although we aren't rich, that's the bonding, but as the
society develops, everything needs money, the price that we paid
are our relationship as in bonding, opening up chatting with
strangers.
in the past, its amazing to see strangers willing to talk, now you
want to find this breed of people, they view you as ailen
already.
The "core" values have to be tackled, but how to actually start
that... Well... I saw this in a certain episode of the Justice
League: To impose the big laws, you have to enforce the small
ones.
enforce small ones doesn't start with the govt, it's based on
individual assessment of how they want to start with their core
values.
not up to the govt, it's the brain that controls our attitude, our
behaviour, our mentaily. Unless we do something about how we think
- Must be Positive la, if not what will be like now - bad Core
Values will always still remain as it is.
Incentives and punishments has got their uses and flaws. At
least not everybody are robbing or murdering... but we are still
littering, spitting and showing no courtesy everywhere.
how much are these courtesy worth these days?
how many people will really hold on to a litter and dump it into
the litter-bin?
i myself do, but when i cant spot a litter-bin within my 100m
radius, i also dump it elsewhere.
little ppl have integrity as compared to before already.
govt wants to prevent terroist bombing, but why keep so many
rubbish bin away causing a lot of ppl to litter?
murdering or robbing, under Singapore Law so strict, they will be a
fool to do unless they seeking death than i got nothing to
say.
Why I get da feeling dis post I put is better off in Speaker's
corner than here har...? 
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