I did admit that i have been jealous lately, but some of my opinions are still pretty justifiable.
Now that the Serangoon Gardens dormitory issue has been more or less settled, much to the chagrin of the SG residents, just wanted to say how much it irritated me.
I appreciate the active citizenry. I am not gonna pretend that all those non-politically correct things they say about security, safety, noise, littering etc are things that dun run through our minds as well. Education, awareness and communication are supposed to help us get over those things but they arent working well or fast enough.
Funny thing is, SG residents saw it as an US (Singapore residents) vs THEM (foreign workers) issue. To me, it was an US (upper middle class residents of SG) vs THEM (middle or working class Singapore residents) issue. The fact has always been that everyone else just had to accept their fate when foreign workers were sited nearby (eg in Jurong, Geylang, Little India). However, the SG residents felt that when it came to their turn, their sentiments had to be taken into consideration. Did anyone care what Jurong residents felt?
Singaporeans are all equal but Serangoon Garden residents are more equal?
Please dun tell me this has nothing to do with class or money. I can understand (but not necessarily accept) human prejudices, but hypocrisy is something else altogether.