Thursday, July 21, 2005

It's time for Singapore's favourite talkshow, I'm Right and You're Wrong! With your self-centered and obnoxious host. The one. The only, Jerkzilla! Don't bother switching channels, we've taken over. LOL!

I've always wanted to say something like that! For the record, it's just a joke. Don't get hung up on insignificant details like that yah?

Self-amusement aside. Let's get it on.

Before I start my seemingly opinionated post, be warned. Lengthy post ahead. Buckle your seat belts and keep your tables locked in their upright postions!

Here goes nothing!

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Anlin: 1st, ppl hav the right to know how they used the money, hence the investigations (not that I condone it)

4th, its the media's character to dig up stories. No wind, no fire, they won't call you a paedophile unless you're spotted snogging a child at some backyard.

Jerk's response: It's really cool to refer to yourself as the third person! Okok. I'm digressing. Back to my response.

I'm in no way stating that people don't have the right to know.

Food for thought. Have anyone questioned how the government deals with the tax that our fellow blue and white collars pay. Have anyone questioned what happens to the money HDB make everytime some unmellowed individual unwittingly purchase one of it's flat?

I'm just plainly expressing my digust for SPH for being selective in the subjects that they probe and dissect.

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Anlin: 2nd, people won't be so pissed if he didn't use the money that was meant for the patients. Do you know many patients the amount he wasted can cover?

3rd, NKF is a charity organisation, so are expected to put the patients on 1s priority. 600k annually = 50k a mth, which is 10 times the pay of a HOD. Think its reasonable?

Jerk's response: What's a HOD?

Anyway, everyone participating in a flag day needs to registered, yah? Even flag days have to be regulated and governed, shouldn't there be an external organisation that does the same to charity organisations?

Like what had been stated in my earlier post, it's a failure of a(our) system, not of a man. T.T is merely the result of that failure in my opinion.

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Anlin: 5th, its Singaporeans we're talking about here. Remember singaporeans like to complain, but are still charitable. No doubt less will be donated, they still care. So let them do what they have to do.

Jerk's response: Not really taking sides afforded me a clearer and wider view of the whole scandal, not that I'm in anyway assuming you are.

If SPH really wanted just to induce changes in their financial policies, wouldn't choosing a more discreet manner of conveyance be more logical?

I view the aftermath of this media frenzy being totally uncalled-for. But that's just me.

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Anlin: 6th, even if NKF has a large reserve, there's no reason to waste. They can use to help other charity organisations?

Jerk's response: I'm not advocating that it's justifiable to waste donor's money, regardless of the size of their reserve. However like what you've said, their beneficiaries are of their top priority. Acquisition of a large reserve is one of their responsibility to their beneficiaries.

As for helping other charity organisations, I'll say it's a good suggestion. Hopefully my blog becomes popular enough that it'll be noted. Then again, what are the odds? LMAO!

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Anlin: lastly, I hated the way tehy conducted the charity shows. It stinks of plastic hypocriticism. No way I'm paying for the actor to walk across daggers. Give me a talent-time; not dangerous stunts.

Jerk's response: It's getting kinda old eh? The whole third person thingie?

Anyways, believe it or not, plastic hypocriticism sells. They do.

President Star Charity which broadcasted on free airtime, hosted and performed by volunteery artists and consisting no prizes whatsoever. It raised a total of one million, give or take, in donations.

On the other hand, NKF's charity show which boardcasted on paid airtime, hosted and performed by paid artists and consisting tons of prizes, from cash to condos and cars. It raised a total of 6 million, give or take, in donations.

This is the point in my post where Soon Jie will pop out of thin air and shout "own3d!". My sentiments exactly.

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In the superficial society that we're soaking in, it's a rarity that anyone have any thoughts on anything beyond that of "do I look good with in that?", or "is the milk in my teh low fat?".

For being that rarity, I sincerely commend you.

We've come to the end of yet another tormenting long post. Yes, yes. It's yet another post without pictures. Boohoo. Cry me a river.

Wait wait, don't go. I promise the next post will be filled with trashy pictures okay? Be good and Jerkzilla won't tear you limb from limb. Lol!


FUNKED IT ALL UP ON 8:04:00 PM