The Money Problem in Singapore

Hi everyone, it has been some time since I updated this blog.

Recently I came across this article which mentioned how the government pledges the Singaporeans to help them cope with the rising costs. The rising costs, including food, fuel and taxes, is a growing issue in Singapore and it certainly has affected the majority of households that are not well-off.

Feeling glad that the government is taking measures to help us? Yes, but only to a certain extent. The most important thing is that the government has to turn words into meaningful actions.

I wonder if anyone realises that every upgrade in services by the government does seem to affect the overall costs? Take for example, the Distance Fare system as currently implemented by the public transport. The new method of calculating the cost of taking transport does seem to be more appropriate, but it does not actually solve the expensive cost of taking public transport, and I felt kind of being cheated, especially when I live far away from my home. Does anyone know anything about the Distance Fare glitch which "cheated" Singaporeans about SGD $300,000?

Does this device serve its intended purpose?
Picture courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/hxyume/3936819660/

Hence, in conclusion, the happiness of the Singaporeans lies in the abilities of the government to take effective actions to solve the problem of rising costs.

Encountering Someone with Authority? No Fear.

Hello it has been a long time since I last made a post on my blog.

Recently I came across this video about how this young girl bravely spoke up to address environmental issues during a UN conference, even though she herself has no political authority.

What I admire about her is that although she was a young civilian at that time, she had the courage, of which most people did not have, to make a very good point to people having the highest power of authority. She even make a few constructive criticisms about how some countries unneccessarily wasted their resources. Even though the whole world is silenced by her words, I believed that most of the representatives of the countries who attended the conference would be taking her words by heart and willing to change the governing of the country for the better, for the sake of a peaceful world.

Now, because of her, we, the citizens of Singapore, are given many chances to voice out our own opinions regarding Singapore laws and political issues to our government.

Message of this blog: It is not just politicians, but all of you (even if you are not a politicians), who have the ability to change anything.