Plasma tvs? sofas? maids? beds with mattresses? spas and manicure? Indulgence of the rich and famous? Not really. It seems some prisons in the country south of SG are allowing such privileges to their distinguished occupants! Imagine the millions that have been donated to the Sumatrian tsunami victims? I am not alleging that they are all gone, I am just curious how much actually reached the victims.
More recently, it has been reported that there are as many as 80,000 street children in greater Jakarta. 80,000? There's almost the same number of NSFs at any given time. What future lies ahead of them? What will become of them when they reach adulthood? On the other obnoxious end of the spectrum, their richer country-mates are snapping up >$2000psf condos in downtown SG like limited edition Hellokitties.
Though the gaping income divide is not as pronounced in SG, such problems are often not given much thought by the young and the educated. After fulfilling their CIPs and decorating their resumes with countless hours of volunteer work in bid to land highly competitive varsity places and envious jobs, how many actually match the volunteer hours they put in after they have achieved their aims? Success usually clouds their perspective of life and society...A pity...
