From d Lians whom I know, I observe there seem to be two types
of Lians. The more hou mia Lians and the not so hou mia Lians. Hou
mia as in they are born into overall better life circumstances n
hence they still end up with good jobs, higher social status, good
education, happy family of their own, we name it.
The not so hou mia Lians are those like that gal in my example:
born into very unfavorable life circumstances n as a result find it
very hard to get out of low paying, unskilled jobs n the chiongster
lifestyle. Plus if they have a very chaotic family background, they
may also end up marrying the type of men who replicate the family
they aim to get out of. I'm not denying that there are many high
flier Lians out there. What I'm saying is, on the other end of d
spectrum, there are also many of the so called stereotypical long
suffering, the 12 lotus type lians. Because this group of Lians
usually don't use fb or much of d internet, they r more invisible
to d world. Like Royston Tan 's movie 15, some people comment that
the story is stupid n unreal because they have never seen this
aspect of Singapore before.
I also know Bengs n ex Bengs of the type1 n type2. Type1 most of
them work now in very high paying white collar jobs (although they
used to b in street gangs, got into a lot of trouble with d law
becos of gang fights), come from at least higher middle income n/or
English speaking parents, r mostly married or dating 'normal'
girls. N they typically don't like me to talk to them about their
past anymore. They try to evade the conversation or feign ignorance
with a joke.
Type2 Bengs are the ones who are either in low skilled blue
collar jobs, or still in n out of prison. Also they typically from
low educated, non English speaking n working class family. Although
both type1 n type2 bengs n Lians often have family problems to
start with (parent conflicts, parent working too hard communication
break down, or emotional abuse etc), type1 bengs n lians becos of
their higher level of positive life circumstances n support find it
easier to grow a better life for themselves. Plus type2 lians n
bengs often have more serious family issues eg parents who
are drug addicts, both parents don't want them/can't take care of
them etc... This is not just limited to Singapore. Everywhere
around d world, there is massive result to show a person who comes
from a family with higher income n/or educational level is more
likely to have a better job n higher education than a similar
someone.
If all d Lians have all become high fliers, who are the Lians
who still in n out, who work in nightclubs as mummy or gal? ^_^
