This marks the beginning of my second someone politcially charged entry, there is a possiblity I'm sleep deprived. Singapore as a society has always intrigued me. Youtube is possibly not the best place to get reliable information, but the following video really sickened me, especially because I watched it right after the one about the Singaporean ministers proposed pay-rise.



It's sickening to see all those old people still having to fight to survive, and live on the street. And so much worse after you find out that the ministers running the country get paid over $100,000 a month, and these old people still have to fight to survive and still live on the street. I know poverty and homelessness is a global issue and Singapore is not alone. However you can't deny the fact that our aged should be taken care of. By no means am I saying they should be provided with all the luxuries they could ever want, but they should at least be assisted with basic amenities such as a clean, safe place to live and basic nutrition. The aged has to be able to count on their government to keep them safe and support them if they have no other means, who else do they have to turn to? The unfortunate truth is family often means little when talk turns to money.

You can says that they should have planned better, they should have worked harder, they should have.. and they should have... 360' hindsight is a wonderful thing. Sadly these old people can't change the past and all they have is now. Some are strong in spirit and are proud, they work hard menial jobs even in their late 70s and 80s, so they can have a few of the basics for survival. It shouldn't be so hard for these old people, not when the country can afford to pay the ministers in the government over a million dollars a year each! It just doesn't seem right.

Why do people cheat on their partners?

Maybe it's because they can.

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My take is that people cheat on their partners because they aren't afriad of losing what they have.

I don't buy into all the bullshit about "there being something missing in the relationship" or "it's just sex". If there's something missing in your relationship, work towards finding out what it is and how you can fix it together. If it's just about sex, just ask your partner and have them want you back.

Cheating on a partner isn't just about having any form of sexual relations with another person, or god forbid, animal - ewwwww! It's also any relationship you form be it sexual, digital, emotional or mental where you share with someone else a bond, closeness or intimacy with another person. Having a sexually charged or explicit conversation with someone or sharing an intimate conversation is as much cheating as physically humping them.

By no means am I saying that the only person you can be emotionally close to if your partner. There just shouldn't be a reason to go outside a relationship for a need that should be fulfilable within it. If there's something you think you need that you're not getting from your partner or the relationship you have, ask for it. It might be difficult, there may even be tears, but anything that you want badly enough is worth working for.

I've learnt a lot of late. My take on things are often simple. Everyone deserves to be in a healthy, honest relationship. Anyone who cheats on you, doesn't deserve you.

I've come to the conclusion that the current mood of Singapore is the want of over-indulgence. I found the greed staggering and off-putting. It was everywhere, all the time. There's nothing wrong with wanting more, but we all know that too much of a good thing is often bad. I'm not sure it's something that the people are aware of, they may just be behaving in the only way they know how; like a cat that's completely unsure of when it might have another meal and so gorges itself at every opportunity.

The country has changed so very quickly. The seeming need for "face" is more apparent now than ever before. Some are unsure of how to react and embrace the easiest option, not react at all, whilst others get caught in the overwhelming spiral of consumerism and lose what little of themselves they had left. In every conversation I had with the proverbial person-off-the-street, there was always mention of pressure, and how life is much tougher than it was only a few years ago. They would express their frustration about their financial situation, the competition for a well-paying job and their slight questioning of whether or not their elected leaders were taking care of their interests. Every mention of the latter would be quickly followed by some statement retracting that view and a weak attempt at humour. Are they afraid of their government or that someone was listening?