Sunday, April 17, 2005

Can't think straight. Seriously very sleepy.

Anywayz, i did a whole lotta things today. I went shopping with my mom. No i didn't manage to snag any buys. I just spent time to bond with my mom. It's so nice to be with her. Can't imagine life without her.

I talked to her about fund raisers like the NKF Charity Show that is on Channel 8 for two Sundays. One for International Artistes and the other for local Artistes. They perform stunts / sings / act to raise funds for the NKF fund. NKF is National Kidney Foundation. There are only a handful of such charity shows each yr. There are the NKF show, the President Star Charity, ... and the other one charity show from Channel U that i can't recall at this moment. What i really detest about the NKF show is the way they "lure" the audience to dial in. Yes it's part charity, but it's made to look like sweepstake, which i just feel is sad. It's like "call now and stand to win a Volvo XC90". So enticing, won't you call too? But is this the correct way to garner more calls? I am thinking if no prizes were given out, would there be that equal amount of calls? I doubt that.

Another talking point is when i flip papers this morning, it's all about the Casino. So are u guys for / agst it?
I have no personal attack agst it, except for this. If Singapore governnment is to allow it, i think it should allow Singaporeans to go in without any fee / charges. We're using precious tax dollars to sorta invest into the building of a casino. We're all grown ups. Singapore is undoubtedly one of the few countries worldwide that has more than 50% of its population having a Diploma or Above education. You would think, with education, common sense would kick in. I do think every Singaporean should practise their own discretion about how much they're putting on the table. It's the simple rules. And of course, the APB guy who talked about his gambling which result in embezzlement of millions of dollars. I would say BULL TO THAT. You have fouled the rules of gambling. You brought to table much more than you lose. How far can you run from the crutches of proper accounting and the government? And secondly, building a casino and more loan sharks are irrelevant. Socially, we should know how much we have in our pockets. If you can't handle it, go sit in a jail and reflect on your habits. There are already people hardcore enough to take a 30 minute ferry ride to Batam or even fly to Australia, US etc to feed their gambling addictions. So this is of cos not going to be a major issue.
On the other note : since Singapore has prosper so well, and been fine so far without a Casino, why introduce it? Enuf said!

Ok i saw Hello Kitty UNO cards at Borders. Outrageously cute!
And of cos, i saw a cute LV bag in town. Hmmmm.... hahahahaha. FYI, i didn't buy it... yet....
what a good way to end my blog today...

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