Sunday, August 24, 2008
I Agree, Foreigners Should Stay
19:30
First of all, let me congratulate the team that represented Singapore at the Olympics Table Tennis events which led to the acquisition of a Silver medal. No mean feat, in my opinion, when we are up against table tennis powerhouses China and Korea. This is a national pride, our grand moment. And celebrate it we should: our smart investment plans.
All the bickering over how our national players consist of foreigners that we bought, senseless. The world is doing it, and if you don't follow, you might as well quit. Because face it, the world is changing, and since money becames a carrot-on-a-stick, fuck it, buy more people over please. After all, how many local parents are willing to let their child neglect studies and throw their whole future into sports?
A new reason surfaced today that proved why foreigners are sometimes better than locals. Let me at this timely juncture thank our Table Tennis Association president, Ms Lee. Not only did she dismissed the team manager who was behind the Silver Medal after so many decades, the head coach, Mr Liu, may possibly face the same fate. A wise decision indeed, getting rid of the people BEHIND the Olympic success of Singapore, most wise indeed. Let me suggest other changes that you can make to our country's ageing infrastructure:
1. Top students from all national examinations must be denied entry to the best institutions, instead they should be sent for hard labour training.
2. While you're at it, may I suggest you fire the brilliant minds that taught these students.
3. Fire the government since they are the best people for the job.
4. Best employees of the months to come in all firms must have their pay lowered.
All these suggestions I have humbly suggested are in line with your current line-of-action. After all, aren't you getting rid of the best people for the job? Why not do it across the board too? If the sarcasm isn't obvious enough I suggest you stop reading in English and learn some other languages instead. I recommend Sanskrit. Consider this post a protest against the oh-so-wise and timely decision made by another local talent. Read the Sunday Times if you are still wondering what the heck I'm talking about.