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**Big A** · 07-07-2012, 05:02 AM

I wrote this because I heard a really sad case involving 3 brothers yesterday. The 3 brothers grew up in Redhill in a one room flat. The eldest joined the government department and reached Div 2 status. He is in his mid 50s and still employed. The 2nd brother will turn 50 this year and has remained unemployed for the last 10 years except for short periods of temp employment. He had a impressive career in IT with NCS, Citi and even a stint in the US etc. He was also a govt local scholar. He also has masters from UK. The third brother also has masters bit from OZ. He too has been unemployed and had been doing odd jobs. He does not want to say anything to the family but they think he works as night guard at a condo.

The 2 younger brothers both had their basic degrees in NUS. They look after their elderly mother by renting out the master bedroom to FT.

All 3 served their NS.

Streets in Singapore are now choke full of PRC, Viet and Thai free-lance prostitutes roaming it.

What are the NS men defending? The answer is that NS men are defending the PAP regime and the unjust system that only takes care of the rich.

And that for little or no pay, for 2 years. If you don't find that silly, I don't know what is. And don't be fooled by the phrase "National Service". The way PAP is running Singapore, this island is not a country or nation, but a private enterprise -- and no, you and I are not the shareholders, we are merely workers or slaves. NS is just a coded word for slave labour.

07-07-2012, 05:02 AM	#4
Big A Join Date Oct 2005 Age 50 Posts 4,148 Administrator	I wrote this because I heard a really sad case involving 3 brothers yesterday. The 3 brothers grew up in Redhill in a one room flat. The eldest joined the government department and reached Div 2 status. He is in his mid 50s and still employed. The 2nd brother will turn 50 this year and has remained unemployed for the last 10 years except for short periods of temp employment. He had a impressive career in IT with NCS, Citi and even a stint in the US etc. He was also a govt local scholar. He also has masters from UK. The third brother also has masters bit from OZ. He too has been unemployed and had been doing odd jobs. He does not want to say anything to the family but they think he works as night guard at a condo. The 2 younger brothers both had their basic degrees in NUS. They look after their elderly mother by renting out the master bedroom to FT. All 3 served their NS. Streets in Singapore are now choke full of PRC, Viet and Thai free-lance prostitutes roaming it. What are the NS men defending? The answer is that NS men are defending the PAP regime and the unjust system that only takes care of the rich. And that for little or no pay, for 2 years. If you don't find that silly, I don't know what is. And don't be fooled by the phrase "National Service". The way PAP is running Singapore, this island is not a country or nation, but a private enterprise -- and no, you and I are not the shareholders, we are merely workers or slaves. NS is just a coded word for slave labour.
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