Charity?
ok, gzai, after reading tis, if u tink i m in danger of being sued, pls sms me IMMEDIATELY to remove my post!!!
(Disclaimer: tis post is not targetted directly at any organisation or individual, other than myself!)
After 2 sundays' of LIVE performances and many pleas from stars and patients to donate our hard-earned $, i m proud to say tt i did not succumb to the overwhelming pressure.
unfortunately, my mum fell prey. only consolation is she donated thru the donation card, so can claim (double) tax deduction.
it reveals alot about me tt i m act saying we shldn't donate $! since when hv i becum so selfish rite? i wld even b more willing to spend the $ on a Mac's value meal than to make 1 call!! *gasp* selfishness is rearing its ugly head.
then again, everyone's ENTITLED to use our $ the way we deemed best. i can choose to fly 1ST CLASS, bcos i want to hv more space n comfort, rather than b 'squashed' in BUSINESS (note: not even ECONOMY) class.
n of cos, if i m TT rich, i rather wash my hands with a GOLD-PLATED TAP..a normal one of cos wldn't do, for someone of my status n position. besides, if i m not the one paying for it, who cares? the company is paying aniwae, in my personal toilet...though i disagree with it in principal lah..cos wld look too extravagant n extra.
oh yah, wat if i happen to b the lucky chap to b rewarded with 10-12 mths' bonus?! my performance must b WAY too good..y didn't anybody poach me, since i m so gd?? did i neglect to mention tt the backdrop is one of economy not doing well, while i scored so splendidly at work? my mthly salary is ONLY $25k..not too high, just manageable. can lure me over one leh..i m motivated by $, not the cause..i do anyting for $ n entitlement benefits!!
at the end of the dae, i suddenly realised tt my company is (supposedly) not-for-profit n function upon donations from the public! *gasp* wat if the public find out about my outrageous ($-wasting) habits? wat wld they tink?
so of cos i must deny all accusations. if anyone says anything, i will sue. tt will shut everyone up! if i keep denying, no one will ever realise tt tt's the truth, rite? i will scare them into silence! tada! so i m a tyrant!!
no one can control me..not even the regulatory body..simply bcos i do not survive on their handouts. i m my own man, n i rule my own company the way i want. doesn't matter if it is being supported by lies (not even half-truths). i play on the emotions of man..who ask humans to b so touched by scenes of sickness and unhappiness...if u all want to sympathise with others n reflect on yr own happiness, then u hv to survive with the fact tt u have been tricked by yr own emotions! it's not my fault!! i did not intentionally mislead u pple!
rite now, since my cover has been blown, i can only say i will resign if the pple insist. n of cos the pple will insist. but hey, i already hv $1.8m (or more) stored, so even if i shld retire now, i can retire in great comfort...i m a multi-millionaire! one tt was constructed from pple's kind-heartedness. i cheated them at their own game, n i m still being lauded as the key person who brought about radical changes to the industry, for introducing innovative means of raising funds! how's tt for man's stupidity?
n so i shall go on, insisting tt i hv done nothing wrong..which is a really warped way of tinking. but hey, everyone's ENTITLED to their own views...
hmm, alrite, i admit it, since my conscience is eating me up alittle...mayb, just mayb i was wrong. i started out with gd enuff intentions, but in the process of doing good, i lost sight of my real objectives n got swallowed by GREED. i was blinded by my own selfishness...
if i apologise now, wld the pple forgive me? but i can't give up my multi-millionaire status, u noe...after all, i just happened to b born in the wrong century...i am controversially ahead of my times..can only blame god at the end of the dae. so y is everyone against me now?
(Disclaimer: tis post is not targetted directly at any organisation or individual, other than myself!)
After 2 sundays' of LIVE performances and many pleas from stars and patients to donate our hard-earned $, i m proud to say tt i did not succumb to the overwhelming pressure.
unfortunately, my mum fell prey. only consolation is she donated thru the donation card, so can claim (double) tax deduction.
it reveals alot about me tt i m act saying we shldn't donate $! since when hv i becum so selfish rite? i wld even b more willing to spend the $ on a Mac's value meal than to make 1 call!! *gasp* selfishness is rearing its ugly head.
then again, everyone's ENTITLED to use our $ the way we deemed best. i can choose to fly 1ST CLASS, bcos i want to hv more space n comfort, rather than b 'squashed' in BUSINESS (note: not even ECONOMY) class.
n of cos, if i m TT rich, i rather wash my hands with a GOLD-PLATED TAP..a normal one of cos wldn't do, for someone of my status n position. besides, if i m not the one paying for it, who cares? the company is paying aniwae, in my personal toilet...though i disagree with it in principal lah..cos wld look too extravagant n extra.
oh yah, wat if i happen to b the lucky chap to b rewarded with 10-12 mths' bonus?! my performance must b WAY too good..y didn't anybody poach me, since i m so gd?? did i neglect to mention tt the backdrop is one of economy not doing well, while i scored so splendidly at work? my mthly salary is ONLY $25k..not too high, just manageable. can lure me over one leh..i m motivated by $, not the cause..i do anyting for $ n entitlement benefits!!
at the end of the dae, i suddenly realised tt my company is (supposedly) not-for-profit n function upon donations from the public! *gasp* wat if the public find out about my outrageous ($-wasting) habits? wat wld they tink?
so of cos i must deny all accusations. if anyone says anything, i will sue. tt will shut everyone up! if i keep denying, no one will ever realise tt tt's the truth, rite? i will scare them into silence! tada! so i m a tyrant!!
no one can control me..not even the regulatory body..simply bcos i do not survive on their handouts. i m my own man, n i rule my own company the way i want. doesn't matter if it is being supported by lies (not even half-truths). i play on the emotions of man..who ask humans to b so touched by scenes of sickness and unhappiness...if u all want to sympathise with others n reflect on yr own happiness, then u hv to survive with the fact tt u have been tricked by yr own emotions! it's not my fault!! i did not intentionally mislead u pple!
rite now, since my cover has been blown, i can only say i will resign if the pple insist. n of cos the pple will insist. but hey, i already hv $1.8m (or more) stored, so even if i shld retire now, i can retire in great comfort...i m a multi-millionaire! one tt was constructed from pple's kind-heartedness. i cheated them at their own game, n i m still being lauded as the key person who brought about radical changes to the industry, for introducing innovative means of raising funds! how's tt for man's stupidity?
n so i shall go on, insisting tt i hv done nothing wrong..which is a really warped way of tinking. but hey, everyone's ENTITLED to their own views...
hmm, alrite, i admit it, since my conscience is eating me up alittle...mayb, just mayb i was wrong. i started out with gd enuff intentions, but in the process of doing good, i lost sight of my real objectives n got swallowed by GREED. i was blinded by my own selfishness...
if i apologise now, wld the pple forgive me? but i can't give up my multi-millionaire status, u noe...after all, i just happened to b born in the wrong century...i am controversially ahead of my times..can only blame god at the end of the dae. so y is everyone against me now?
posted by Belief in Life @ 1:02 pm
4 Comments:
I didn't know of this big hoo-haa until my sister told me today. Its such an outrage! It seems that the concept of a charity not-for-profit endeavor has been so mutated and warped... given that NKF is the most high-profile charity organization in Singapore, will these turn of events affect others? Also, will SPH be counter suing them?
hee, gz, i m not emotional about it. it was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek. i act thot it's quite farnie re-reading the entry.
of cos, i m happy tt the whole board and the key person in qn are stepping down. they dun hv much choice really. all credibility has been destroyed. if they continued to stay on, it wld spell the demise of the org surely.
to aki, the patients' welfare wld still b taken care of, simply bcos the org still has so much reserves (even if wat's reported in the news is a gross overstatement).
to ruoxi, the govt has stepped in, so i guess they r pre-empting public outroar which may spill over to other charities. at the end of the dae, if the charities did nothing wrong, they wun b afraid of being investigated.
n it is also my guess tt tis matter will stop here, cos the govt wld put pressure on SPH not to countersue. it has created a big enuff hoo-ha as it is. just imagine if it continues to b hogging the headlines. doesn't reflect well on s'pore too.
I am thinking more on their emotions rather than the $ to help them.
it's amazing tt tis post attracted 6 comments so far.
aniwae, it reflects badly on s'pore, cos tis whole episode started in the 1st place. it's like hanging dirty linen in public. but of cos, the aftermath was handled in an ok manner (or shld i say a typical PAP manner? not tt it's no gd lah..)
besides, NKF was famous abroad for being so successful in raising funds. it's detrimental to its reputation, n wat a pity tis makes cos it did good work in the past.
at the end of the dae, since PAP stepped in, dialysis wld definitely continue, albeit under a new leadership. patients wld hopefully not b affected too much...
after reading so many articles on his character/charisma/ conviction etc, i m more convinced than ever tt he just got caught in his own web of greed. he started off with noble enough intentions. just brings hm the pt tt life is never simply black or white, but in shades of grey.
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