Hmmm.... Seems that a paragraph of my blog got someone's attention.
He or she is the editor of the Asia Observer. I felt honoured. First time i got to know that my blog got the attention of someone which is not in my circle of friends.
You can read what is quoted on here. http://www.asiaobserver.com/component/option,com_jd-wp/Itemid,435/p,39/#more-39
On the updates of the goverment pay hike. Last night, i got to know that PM Lee decided to freeze his pay for 5 years and donate pay hikes
Well, some might speculate that he did that for PR, to squell the cries of "not fair" of the public voices. To the others, he did that to boost his publicity.
To me, be it the first or the latter, i got nothing against it. In fact, its a good thing. He's killing 2 birds with one stone.
Lets give him the benefit of the doubt, and he really wants to help out the charities in terms of donation, to help the poor and the unfortunate, and by doing so, he would in a way, cool off the rising debate of the pay hike.
If you are encountering the same situation as him, and you can kill 2 birds with a stone, hell, why not? As what Nike has said, "JUST DO IT!"
Interestingly, so far only him and another MP, Miss Lily Neo also donated her increase in MP allowances to the Public Assistance recipients in her constituency, and no more. I do not have the right to ask the others MP or Ministers to follow the leader's example (if they do, there be a hell lots of donations, and the charities will be very happy!)
But i cannot exclude the possibility that the other people in the goverment did help the charities, by donation or other way, and don't want any publicity, and wishes that i remains a private affair. Its up to individual, and its not for me to comment.
In an unrelated post....
3 more days to file your income tax returns. Have you done it? If you have not, better do it fast or face the wrath of the IRAS.
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