Wednesday, May 5, 2010
qutie a dead blog i suppose...
i've been reading yahoo news really actively, lol and sometimes, i feel that all the paparazzies deliver some better presentations than those in local dramas or the mundane news about tax cuts, rebates and a better singapore.
nat ho is leaving the circle for a musical establishment. wishes him success, coz we really need some big-time singer from singapore to replenish the ever-so-minute supply of vocals. never heard him sing though, and never realised he contested Singapore Idol. that came as quite a big shock to me, lol. as i read the article, some points struck me. Sorta-like-my-idol Adrian Pang was indirectly citing reasons of why he left singapore's entertainment monopoly - the lacklustre of good roles, scripts, dialouge and opportunites. it's so real and so true. hello? only fann wong made it to hollywood, moreover it's just a couple of films and while people may recognise the pretty face of hers, she's not attained international fame. Not everyone can be like jackie chan or brad pitt. people just know them since life started. local dramas are really cmi. cmi ttm. with a couple of nice shows but these nice shows (perfect cut 1) are produced by fresh young blood; people who can relate to the society and understand what people really wants from a drama. this is what happens when stuck with a monopoly, no competition, no change, no care about what the consumers really desire since we are channel-inelastic and must do with these channels. now, i only turn to taiwan dramas on channel u and those variety shows with self-degrading artistes for true mocking entertainment, lol. we need some change, people.
and another article about retiring at 60. it's "at and not by", still, imo, it's not possible. let's make the simpliest out of things and take the cheapest alternatives in like 5years, when we become people with a stable income, values close to our parents' since they would probably only factor in inflation and not equate productivity to wages and channel the money to the origins of america, spain and italy, in simpler terms, it's S$3000, lol. so by then, hdb flats in singapore, those 4room ones, would cost about 1.5million i suppose, a car would be 600k and your pasar malam clothes would be 3 for 25 bucks. if we start working at a miraculous age of 20 with a starting pay of S$3000 and add another whopping 50% BONUS, it would be 2.214million dollars, and paying off our housing and automobile's debt, we would be left with S$114,000 and for the 41 years of work, you will definitely spend more than 114 grand on clothes, food and electricity bills right? OH, and i forgot about TAX. walaa, we are born to incur debts and die a horrible death with no money to get ourselves a low-class coffin. maybe if we retire at 80, we can afford one! :D at least we get ourselves a coffin to sleep in when we die right? lol. seriously, retire at 60? people comment about it's possibility with frugal living and wise investments. most of us singaporeans are not wise in the 1st place, and being stuck with extreme thrift for an entire life for a coffin made from teak isnt that wonderful either. we are born into this world to study and work and die. NOT enjoy life. wake up people, start mugging to get yourself a better coffin and hope you dont die before 60, otherwise you wont even get a floor to sleep on. high standards FOR living, low quality of life ftw.