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p|gGyPeN SG · 2001-06-28T16:36:00+00:00

just a little comment from me..... me like to approach families lo....dunno y la.......just tt kids are like sooooo cute, and u approach families rite, den t...

p|gGyPeN SG

I believe that most of you have been pestered by students doing Flag day Donations on weekends in City areas, bus-interchange, MRT stations and many more.

Thus, i would like to touch on 2 issues today, that is ...

Students, who HAVE to render their service, are not doing their part in helping the unfortunate, poor or needy.
It may be true that they are being FORCED into it coz its been implemented into their curriculur time and they need the hrs badly. However, I m quite against those who juz stand there wif the cans in their hands, that is people who think that asking for donations is something disgraceful or watsoeva. It is as if pple would juz donate. Most of the time, i m waiting for those people to juz ask coz i m willing to stop and dig out the coins anytime.
Worst still, there are pple who juz collect the cans and either go home or somewhere, until its time to return the cans.

Secondly, some people are well-dressed, but simply unwilling to even stop by and donate a cent.
I had this experience when i was doing flag day, for the red cross society. Alot of teenagers who are dressed in designers' clothes juz walk off/shun me and give me 'that kind of look' when we walk towards their direction to ask for donations. Yet, this foreign construction worker(who barely earns 500/month), dressed in a torn shirt and tattered jeans, juz took out a 50cent coin, looked at it sadly, donated and walked off. At that point of time, i really feel like giving him back his 50cents, coz i know that the amt. is impt to him.

personally, i dun approach pple who have lotsa bags on their hands, pple bz talking on hps and some others but i do urge u guys/gals out there to help and all u need is to donate an amt which u think is affordable.

I do welcome advice, comments frm others.

'wateva is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.'

domyoji33 SG

i think we should be honured as to be given a chance to help those unfortunates.

I used to help up the youth challenge to sell bk marks at orchard from 8am-5pm
I met allllllllll sort of pple.... to think of it , i really want to voimit blood.

Ok , there's this young lady , can consider as chio bu. I approach her , explaining to her where her donations will be going to ( to those lonely elderlys who are living alone ) . I catch up with her everytime she tries to shun me.
AND FINALLY.... SHE SHOUTED, n i mean shouted. " HEY DO U UNDERSTAND WHAT I AM SAYING? GO AWAY ! " ..... * specchless * does a $2 note from her can really kill her? then what is she doing with a gucci bag? ( fake one? )

Then there are pple who ans u back , "i am oso very old liao , oso living alone , u donate to me lah. "( kaozzzz they are only in their 40s n 50s )

But at the end of the day. I still feel great , coz they are pple out there who caresssss sooooo much Surprised )
When i am doing flag day , i do not expect pple to donate at least a dollar . I juz wish that they can doante any amt which they are most comfortable with. *every drop of water makes the ocean * Be it a ten cent coin or a dollar note , they will still get a smile from me.
I'll approach anyone , but wil avoid older pple . ( Dun want to ma fan them ) I'll go " GOOD MORNING < i will say it real loud as to make evryone notice that i am approaching this particular person , so that she/he will be really stress as everyone's attention is on him/her . WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE SOME DONATIONS FOR BLAH BLAH BLAH. Usually they will doante , unless for those thick skin pple lah . LIke the two egs above.
There were even worst one.... but i forget liao.

domyoji33 SG

YAH !!!!! i remember somehting liao ...
SOme bengs n lians DIAO me sial..... BUI TAHAN hahahhahaha . See them in those striking colors really hurt my eyes.

^TzM 53^ SG

regarding this... i do give donations to ppl wif tins...if i got extra coin in my pocket..i will donate again to another person wif same cause...coz i think if one person donate 10cents,100 people is 10bucks...
ppl in designer clothes u mentioned...they r plain selfish...onli care abt themselves..for them they may think its uncool to donate or wat ever...i haf seen the same thing happening in orchard other time...i was shocked to see foreign workers donating instead of 'our fellow countrymen' crap its all crap!

kaiLi SG

"Yet, this foreign construction worker(who barely earns 500/month), dressed in a torn shirt and tattered jeans, juz took out a 50cent coin, looked at it sadly, donated and walked off. At that point of time, i really feel like giving him back his 50cents, coz i know that the amt. is impt to him. "

yah, i've a similar incident.. it's a constructn worker i guess.. juz foreign worker. u can see frm his eyes tt he wanted 2 help so much.. he took out a $1 coin frm his pocket.. stopped n hesitated.. den dropped it n2 e can.. tt $1 means alot of him... yet, he chose 2 give it up..

it's very sad.... i was nearly in2 tears, lookin @ e kinda struggle in him...

still.. like wat u all had mentioned.. those in designer's clothes juz dun bother 2 take a look @ us.. some even stared...

what a shame... singaporeans....

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^TzM 53^ SG

*SheeSh*
some sgeans r so inconsiderate.....these bunch of ppl make us like bad sia...

yolanda_tan SG

i would like to help out at youth challenge but how do i go bout doing it?

ApPlE_PiE SG

singaporeans are realli a disgrace!!do u all noe dat we had been listed as the worst grp of pple in Asia??
i work in the sales grp,so everytime during lunch hour those office pple will come to our shop to look look.most of them think dat juz bcoz they dress smarter than us,they r more superior than us!most of them r chinese but cun even speak simple chinese!they think dat juz bcoz we r nt working in the office(like they do),we duno hw to speak eng.so they'll use their so-called chinese to communicate to us.its very obvious dat they look down on sales pple!! Mad

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mikegk_76 SG

That really happened to u, what a disgraceful lot of Singaporeans, all of us r living in Singapore, so there sholdn't b any discrimination. Btw, there's also those who r very friendly and even offer help when in need, right. Anyway, u r really unlucky to meet those "bad" pple while working loh. So u r working in the sales department, huh? Vacatn job?

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Prodigy SG

damn
i feel kinda guilty after reading tis thread..
i seldom donate....sometimes i jus walked past them quickly, but if they do ask
well, wat the heck i'll jus dig out some coins and drop it into the can
but from wat i see, guys dont come up and ask u for donation, its the gals tat do. So of cos lah, i ended up donating to the gals ehheheee
yea, i did some charity work too...like taking a tin can running abt asking for donations
i'm not one who stands there like a block of wood waiting for ppl to donate
i'll open my mouth and ask, if someone give me a job to do, and i accept it, i'll have to do it wholeheartedly.
those designer clothed arses? nah, there r jus lians and bengs (basically most of them are) tats why they like to stare so much, those idiots

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^TzM 53^ SG

defination of beng and lians:
tiao ppl until they pengsan Rolling Eyes haahaahaa

ermm...actually hor..ermm... not all r bad lah...this was this one time wen i was short of cash to go home rite...(abt 12mn liao) thn tt time don haf motor licence mah...so i hail a cab...n told the cabby abt me not having enuff cash...i was shocked tt he said... aiya buey yao gin lah..an ni wa liao wa mai zai le..siang zai??? heehee... when i reach home he did not even take a cent from me..he say wait i not enuff cash...so i cautiously 'dropped' 8 bucks in his cab... the total fare was abt 9+ to 10 bucks lor..
kind hor that cabby... lucky sia... haahaa

Crysania SG

Ok... most of the time, there will be lots of ppl holding cans around, and most probably all of them will want you to donate. Can't possibly donate to all unless you have time and money.
Most probably those teenagers that spend lots of money on designer clothes does not have much change left.
There are times when we experience an empty wallet so bo pian have to siam away. Its like you have money donate, no money bo pian have to siam mah. We don't know the person, how do we know whether she/he do donate?

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Bear SG

Well, I do appreciate the pple who offer to voice out for donations. and usually when they do that, I wun hesitate to donate.. even if there are 2-3 of them.. Sometimes my frens ask me y I donate so much I just answer then coz they asked... It really shows that these pple really want to help.

There was even a time when I walk back all the way to find that person who ask me to doate. coz I dun have small change in the first instance... the person has done her job so will I do my part... it's just a couple of dollars.. these pple need it more than I do...

And there was this time when my fren was complaining that he's standing beside a broken radio.. coz I was there yelling, 'donations please'... Then came this guy who was walked back and put a dollar into the tin, i turned and passed him the sticker, he just say he donated, and this time rd he's doing it becoz of the voice. I was touched.. since then I told myself anyone who approach me for donations takes the effort and cannot reject.. even if reject, must still go back to him when got $$$

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p|gGyPeN SG

Quote by yolanda_tan:
i would like to help out at youth challenge but how do i go bout doing it?

i think u can search the internet for contacts and all those. If not, u can try calling 77 77777 and ask for their contact no. they'll gladly be of help.

Quote by ApPlE_PiE:
singaporeans are realli a disgrace!!do u all noe dat we had been listed as the worst grp of pple in Asia??
i work in the sales grp,so everytime during lunch hour those office pple will come to our shop to look look.most of them think dat juz bcoz they dress smarter than us,they r more superior than us!most of them r chinese but cun even speak simple chinese!they think dat juz bcoz we r nt working in the office(like they do),we duno hw to speak eng.so they'll use their so-called chinese to communicate to us.its very obvious dat they look down on sales pple!!

ermm .. i think its abit out of context .. u might wanna try posting a new topic abt it?

Quote by Crysania:
Ok... most of the time, there will be lots of ppl holding cans around, and most probably all of them will want you to donate. Can't possibly donate to all unless you have time and money.
Most probably those teenagers that spend lots of money on designer clothes does not have much change left.
There are times when we experience an empty wallet so bo pian have to siam away. Its like you have money donate, no money bo pian have to siam mah. We don't know the person, how do we know whether she/he do donate?

i do experience times when i m really broke. However, wat i usually do is juz give a frenly smile, say no and walk away. If i've already donated, i would juz tell the others so, then walk away. Coz you give frm your heart, dun really have to be bothered if the others still wan u to donate.

'He who considers too much will perform little.'

domyoji33 SG

Are there cocks talking here?????
*WHERE*????????

Bear SG

baby yoz...
check out this site....
http://www.mcds.gov.sg/HTML/soc_serv/ser_fr.html

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Quote by ApPlE_PiE:
singaporeans are realli a disgrace!!do u all noe dat we had been listed as the worst grp of pple in Asia??
i work in the sales grp,so everytime during lunch hour those office pple will come to our shop to look look.most of them think dat juz bcoz they dress smarter than us,they r more superior than us!most of them r chinese but cun even speak simple chinese!they think dat juz bcoz we r nt working in the office(like they do),we duno hw to speak eng.so they'll use their so-called chinese to communicate to us.its very obvious dat they look down on sales pple!!

ermm .. i think its abit out of context .. u might wanna try posting a new topic abt it?

whahaha... oopps.. hee... ;p

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yolanda_tan SG

thanx!

Larry SG

I still remember doing Rag & Flag during my varsity days. It was funny when u go up straight to the person and ask for donations. Then u see the person ducking here and there so as to avoid coming into contact with u. Very Happy

In simpler terms, people are getting more and more stingy nowadays. Only when they go through the hellish process of the needy, then would they understand the need of social kindness. Rolling Eyes

Those teenagers who rather spend their money on designer clothes are just plain materialisitic. When they grow up, then will they know the importance on how to spend your money.

For those people who just stay there to wait for people to donate, u can carry on waiting. Until u take the step to approach those people outthere, being passive about such matters just bring nothing in the end. Rolling Eyes

And for those bengs and lians who got nothing better to do than to "diao" those people collecting donations, wait till u grow up without a proper education and then u will know that these people are your financial providers.

^TzM 53^ SG

i like yr last paragraph haahaa... farnie man ....the way u put it... Very Happy