Old Post - Chinese and Dogs

I've decided to post some of my previous entries from my other blog addresses. Here's one...
Thank goodness, i'm still alive and not shot dead, neither have i vanished from the face of the earth.

中国人与狗不得进入

To put it straight, i'm never against the idea of having a casino in Singapore. The presence of horse-racing, lottery and prostitution in Singapore doesn't make the idea of havinga casino in Singapore a worse vice.

But i do have my strong opinions against how the government do it.Firstly, they require Singaporeans to pay an entrance fee of $100 per person, per day to enjoy what they call an integrated resort. And guess what, foreigners do not need to pay a single cent to get it.

I understand the goodwill of the government on this part that is to prevent indulgence on the part of hard-core gamblers but these people do belong to the minority. More effective way to keep these people out is not through entry fee but to stop them individually once detected that they have family or economic problem and gambler needs have become a threat to social and moral values and their family life and comfort.

Alternatively, they can buy the $1000 per annum membership ad what will eventually happen is these people, being the 'kiasu' Singaporeans we are, would not wanna lose out and would go to the casino at a more frequent rate.

So what happened to the resort meant for families? An average family of 4 finding some entertainment in this resort would need to fork out at least $400 for a day. How ridiculous. Now would it seem more logical to you that being a Singaporeans "entitles" you to lesser benefits than holding say a Dominican Republic passport?

This whole entry payment thing reminds me of one thing. In early Shagnhai, when Chinese government was weak, foreigners have parks with signs outside saying "Chinese and dogs not allowed". Doesn't this sound familiar. Like Singaporeans and pets not allowed unless you pay $100. And if you're a Malaysian, Chinese National, Bangladeshi or Vietnamese, you get free entry. It's not about the money. It's about the integrity. Now our government unlike the Chinese Government then, we're not weak or suppressed, we are in a way, how sad. But their action make Singaporeans feel inferior. By the time comes, chinese nationals and bangladeshi workers from construction sites have rights to go in and out of the place and Singaporeans just stand outside and watch. Oh welcome if you have $100. And mind you, $100 only get you through the low door hinge. By then, the $2000 a year, Singaporeans can save up and go to Hongkong Disney and we'll spend out money overseas while they beg money to come in from all over the place.

This brings me to my second point. The resorts will be divided into two. Nice, interesting but they forgot the very basic thing. Economies of scale. Wouldn't you make more money and seem more inviting to people when you have this huge casino strip like Las Vegas and not having people coming all the way from Siberia to gamble in one and find it so inconvenient to travel all the way to another one. How is Singapore expected to earn money?

And the Youth God-knows-what PAP group, please stop suggesting these people to take money out from CPF to pay for this entry fee. This will just defeat the purpose of having Singaporeans pay the money cuz they don't even need to fork out any sum. Then why do we still need to pay? Just abolish the whole damn thing. Besides the real purpose of having CPF is to help people have shelters above their heads and have money in their old age to help them wth serious need. Not gambling.

I can't imagine the hardwork Mr Goh and the elder Mr Lee put in is going to be ruined within days of "intense meetings" and not hearing the people out. There is every reason why people do not want casinos in Singapore but if you really want it to materialize, please have some really smart people do it not some idiots like some Mr Lim. To avoid Singapore government who seems to be spying our every move, i shall just keep their names short and hopefully unguessable. And if you are someone spying on my site, please tell the Singapore government, i still support PAP but i would choose not to vote next time because as much as i do not have any confidence in our opposition party(oh gosh, just look at the bunch of losers modelled against CB Juan), i'm losing confidence in our cabinet.

I so wish i can migrate right now. I can't imagine i used to cry when i sing my national anthem and felt so patriotic cuz i no longer feel it. I feel ashamed because my government tells me to. They tell me i am inferior to foreigners. Oh they didn't tell me that. It's just so obviously implied. Chinese and dogs not allowed. I miss Mr Goh. Simply adores him. I do not wanna get arrested. I rather you just assasinate me with one shot through my brain. Die faster, more painless.