This is wat i saw this morning at the MRT on my way to school, after waking up groggily at braddell mrt. absolutely DISGUSTING sight. that lady there obviously thinks her $1 makes her the queen of the mrt.
before alighting, i politely went up to tell her to please don't hog the seats, there're others standing around and all who may want a seat.
her reply," IF THEY WANT A SEAT THEY CAN COME AND TELL ME, I'LL GIVE IT TO THEM!" and gave me a rich tai-tai snort and the look as tho i'm a busybody with nth better to do. As if anyone will DARE to come near you, auntie. Initiative? Zero. Responsibility? Zero. Civic-mindedness? Zero. Selfishness? 100. Ego? 100 also.
Li Ao criticized Singaporeans as stupid last year. We were all pissed off. The forums bloomed with anger and everyone was on "red alert". Admittedly so was I. My uncle told me on Sunday over lunch "actualli u see the reaction of Singaporeans u know that Li Ao spoke the truth. We can't accept criticisms, we are so selfish. He's reminding us of where we stand!"
i was thinkin thru all these and kinda contemplating. This morning's incident confirmed it. And the reason why i keep paragraphing is to make it easier for u all to read so tt u all will read and think abt this.
We are a first-world country materially. We've got the highest class tpt, the highest class (disputable) education and we're at the top for nearly everything: Bio industry, Shopping, Food, even night-life. Yet where is the quality of us Singaporeans? Readers' Digest ranked us one of the worst quality citizens in the world a few years back if i dun remember wrongly. Li Ao criticised us. Isn't it time to do sth abt it? The government cant be the ones holding up Singapore alone. They cant go around doing diplomacy and tourism if all that others see when they come to Singapore is this kinda behavior and quality out of us.
Singapore has provided so much for us, our ancestors slogged so hard for us to enjoy. However, this is i believe far from what they have hoped for, to see us behaving so selfishly. Please guys, let's be more civic-minded and build a more gracious society...