How is it to get the economy going?
I read an article in the straits times a few weeks ago. It said "donations to charity organizations totalled 30 billion US$". I was encouraged, brightened to know of this, but as my prediction has it, a few lines below, the author stated the problem "only 10% of donations go to the needy." Where are the rest of 90%? Donated to luxury-providing firms which need money to fund their latest development. For example, the construction of an opera hall.
Today I just saw one of the many scenes of needy families needing financial support. Actually, i've known of people facing worse plights.
How much have we know what it is to give but not given? We sing "give all you have away". Go eat shit. We know not what it is. We have a 100 dollars and donate $10. Then with fatter pockets of $100,000, we donate $1000. What sacrificing are we committing ourselves to so to claim that we love them?
Digressing from the sides of citizens, these people are going cyclical poverty. Medical bills are sky high, and subsidies are "high" (as what they say), but not enough. Always not enough. But for those guys, definitely not enough. Our country isn't a welfare state, and thus, it incites people to work to cover medical costs. Debts mount like climbing dunes in the desert. Slowly layer by layer. Because the people work, it gets the economy going, and covers the expenses, a nice 2-in-1, killing 2 birds in one stone indeed.
But to say that "We love the people", don't we need to help them more? Don't more aid needs to be passed to these really low income people? No, it is not that i oppose to Singapore not being a welfare state, but it's the case that a minority are suffering so much, to cure a disease, to save a life. But looking at ourselves, those of us who are able to help the needy, and say that we need to "love and help those in need",
give a piece our ourselves.
my 2 cents worth.
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$$$
im tired.
so so tired man. show coming up in days, by back still aching, and JUST LOST ONE SIDE OF MY LENS. WTH.
after some accounting i did today, i came to realize what i said and predicted was true: i save 30 per month.
100 bux spent on nutritionizing myself, church every friday takes up total of 20$, and gym sessions take up the rest of the 30$. This leaves me with 30$ to spare.
and i haven't spent anything outside these except for a converse sleeveless and a squash ball, 17 in total.
sorry for those who don't what's going on.
but i'm feeling broke. never felt broke in my LIFE before. i always have some spare (not rich though, just spare).
how do i get the $$$ back again? day job? i have not much time.
i think i must find a way around nutrition.
how?? there must be a way...
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deadlift.
i did deadlifts on tuesday.
it tortured my back. killed it. killed many other muscles that have seemingly little relation to do with deadlifts. it gave me an idea what deadlifts feel like.
it hurt like mad the second day. with many other muscles but it's worth it.
i like that feeling :)
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