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[Liew Wei Qi] Comment on “Thai teen’s family sues SMRT for $3.4m” by Farwizah

Hi Farwizah

I agree that suing SMRT for three million and four hundred thousand dollars is too much. Both the teenager and SMRT have to take half of the responsibility for this incident. SMRT must take the responsibility for not building safety barriers on every MRT station. And for the Thai teen, she must take the responsibility of not standing far behind the yellow line. Although the real reason was never stated why the teenager fell onto the MRT tracks, but I believe it is because she did not stand far behind the yellow line. If she had stood far behind the yellow line, even if she had fainted or someone had pushed her, the Thai teen would not have fallen onto the tracks.

Singaporeans had donated a huge sum of more than four hundred thousand dollars to the Thai teen and SMRT had donated five thousand dollars for the incident. The Thai teen’s parents should be grateful for the kind act instead of asking more reimbursement. I do agree they will need more money to pay for prosthetic limbs, but they should ask for the adequate amount for each change of limbs instead of asking for the amount of money needed for her lifetime in one go. The Thai teen’s parents might abuse the use of the large sum of money given to them.

Good job and keep up the great work.

Wei Qi
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[Liew Wei Qi] Comment on “Help old folk to age with dignity” by Blandina

Hi Blandina

I am also shocked by the mistreatment to the elderly patient. Their actions are indeed unacceptable and they should be punished for the way they had treated the elderly patient.
However, if we see from the caretakers’ point of view, it is tough for them to deal with the elderly patients. Some elderly patients have many needs that a caretaker must take care of. Example, caretakers have to feed them, bring them to the toilet, and if elderly patients peed on their beds, caretakers have to clean up the mess. Caretakers also have to be a listening ear to the elderly. Some caretakers are unable to cope with the daily needs of the elderly patients; hence they felt frustrated with their job.
But I agree that this isn’t a good reason for them to mistreat the elderly patients. I would suggest caretakers who could not cope with their job to take a short break, or even quit the job. It is better for them to quit the job rather than staying on as it will do no good to both the elderly patients and themselves.

Good job and keep up the great work.

Wei Qi
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“Man admits to indecent acts with girl, 12” by Liew Wei Qi

I was shocked to know that a twenty-year-old National Service man performed indecent acts with a girl who is only twelve-year-old. From the article, it was known that the two met on the Internet six months before the man persuaded her to send him a naked picture of herself.
This show how dangerous the Internet is and how vulnerable children are towards peer pressure. The advance in technology means that the Internet will become an important part of our lifestyle. People will access to the Internet for education, work, or even leisure. Hence young children should be taught in schools the dangers of using the Internet, ways of protecting themselves on the Internet and proper Internet etiquettes. Parents must guide their children when they are using the Internet. Children do not know the true colours of people they met on the Internet and whether they are dangerous.
The girl was a victim to the Internet. Things would have been different for her if she had known basic cyber awareness. The government and schools in Singapore should learn from this incident. To increase cyber awareness to children as young as seven-year-old, primary schools can conduct assembly programs that teaches children that the Internet can be harmful and that they should not prioritise time spent online over time spent on studies. I hope that no more of such incidents will take place as it is sad to see young children falling victim through the Internet.

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_687788.html
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“Singaporeans under Attack” By Liew Wei Qi

“Singaporeans are the most disgusting and irritating nationality” is the result of a poll created by a China national. I do not agree with this statement. Some Singaporeans are disgusting and irritating but that does not mean all. Being “Kiasu” is an aspect of Singaporeans that many foreigners find it disgusting and irritating. Singaporeans tend to fear losing out. For example squeezing into a crowded train, getting freebies from a special event or even getting a bigger portion than one can consume during a buffet.
Singaporeans are not only filled with flaws. Singaporeans are kind and friendly. The recent incident of a Thai teen that fell onto the MRT tracks touched many Singaporeans, who donated a large sum of more than four hundred thousand dollars to the teen. If Singaporeans are not kind-hearted, no donation would be given to the poor Thai teen. And if you are lost and approached any Singaporean for directions, Singaporeans are always friendly and will listen to your questions instead of ignoring you and walking away. Be it Singaporeans or China nationals, I feel that we should accept each other’s flaws as who we are as a person.
I don’t feel that all Singaporeans deserve to experience such treatment and accusations. “When in Rome, do what the Romans do”, China nationals should learn and adapt to our traditions and cultures. I do not expect them to do exactly what Singaporeans do when they are in Singapore, but I expect them to accept and respect Singaporeans’ way of life. A more harmonious relationship between the two countries will be achieved if China nationals and Singaporeans can accept each other’s flaws.
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_684759.html
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"Are Singaporean youths politically apathetic?" by Liew Wei Qi

I feel that youths in Singapore are not politically apathetic. In the General Elections this year, there are many youths discussing the topic on who they will vote for if they were given the chance to vote. The GE 2011 is very significant to me as this was the first time that a General Election interests me. During the days before the GE started, I will always go to Yahoo! News to read about it. There are many interesting topics like Singapore’s youngest PAP candidate, Ms Tin Pei Ling, and whether the Worker’s Party will win in terms of the number of votes for Aljunied GRC.
The GE will definitely affect those that are under the voting age. This is because whatever decisions made by the government like increasing housing prices and construction of new MRT lines will be experienced by youths in future.

I don’t think the voting age should be lowered. Although youths now have interest and opinions in the GE, youths are easily manipulated and this can cause the GE to be monopolized. Imagine if a gang of youths influenced their friends to vote for a specific party, peer pressure will cause them to vote for a party they do not want. Hence the votes for the GE will be inaccurate, affecting Singapore in the future.

The GE has an impact on me. Through the news I had read during the GE 2011, I realized that there are many political concerns that I never thought of before. Example, why there is high housing prices in Singapore and the consequences if the housing prices is lowered. Previously, I will just put the blame on the government for high housing prices. Now, I will think about the issue in the government’ s point of view.

The GE had raised a lot of political awareness in youths. I believe it is mainly due to the Internet, news on TV, radio, and even newspapers. More political awareness could be raised if schools can hold a forum to allow students to share their honest comments on the GE to other school mates. A political awareness campaign could be held to encourage Singaporean youths to know more about the GE.
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"New Media Manners" by Liew Wei Qi

I agree that many people do not have media manners. It is a common sight to see students using their mobile phones in school, whether it is during a lunch break, during lessons, or even during the few minutes of toilet break between lessons. I dislike such sight as this action not only distracts them from their lessons; it also shows the lack of respect to whomever they are with. This bad habit of frequently checking their mobile phones for new updates and making comments at Facebook, Twitter, and SMS can cause more people to lack media manners. Imagine you are having a company meeting and one of the executives keep on tapping and looking at his phone. How do you feel? Obviously you will feel that it is rude of him to be doing that since everyone is listening attentively and discussing about the topic of the meeting.  

Social networking media is also a bad place for people to have an argument or even declaring their love. As most people in Singapore has a bad command for English, it is easy for us to misunderstand each other through the comments we type online. If I am in a heated argument with a friend, I will never have a talk with them online as I will prefer to have a face-to-face talk. The reason is that any comments I made online can be easily misunderstood, thus worsening argument we have. Declaration of love on a social networking media is also a definitely “NO”. Any errors, missing alphabet, or even letters can cause a break off in the relationship you both had created for a few months or even years!
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Sloppy in Singapore by Liew Wei Qi

I agree that Singapore has become a nation of sloppy dressers. I believe that is because of the humid weather and the way we are taught to dress for going outdoors. Personally since young, my mother had always told me to wear a simple shirt and pants to go out or to a nearby shopping centre. And until now, my mindset of wearing something casual for going out still can not be changed. However, in the event of going to a wedding banquet or a formal occasion, I will dress up properly to the dress code stated as it is a form of respect to the host. Sadly, there are cases where disrespectful Singaporeans wear sloppily in such occasions. Such action disgusts me as this shows their lack of initiative to dress up for the formal occasion.

Singaporeans prefer comfortable clothing. Dressing up nicely for going outdoors is a “ No no” to many Singaporeans, as the hot weather makes us feel uncomfortable and sweaty. For ladies, it is troublesome to keep applying makeup when the sweat destroys it. Almost no Singaporeans will forsake comfort over proper and formal clothing. Dressing up just to go places like coffee shop and supermarkets will definitely make that person look out of place as no one would wear such attire there.

Sloppy image poses negatively to tourists as they may think that Singaporeans are lazy and messy. Overall, I feel that dressing sloppily can be right or wrong depending on the location we are going to.   

Sloppy attire at Orchard Road:


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