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April 4, 2009
Politics? Not for me
Though Mr Terence Foo studied political science, he is not interested in joining politics as he is 'happy with the way things are'. -- PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN
AS A young undergraduate-to-be, Mr Terence Foo chose to study at the University of Michigan as it 'has the best political science programme'.
He later decided, however, to do it as an elective and majored in economics because he is, as he puts it wryly, a 'typical Singaporean, afraid of not being able to find a job with a political science degree'.
Now 38, it is this same pragmatism that leads him to firmly cross out entering politics as a possibility.
'I've never been interested, it's never crossed my mind,' he says categorically.
'A lot of it has to do with contentment. I'm happy with the way things are, there's no reason to be an activist.
'I've benefited from the system, I don't feel that there is anything worth changing.'
April 4, 2009
Politics? Not for me
Though Mr Terence Foo studied political science, he is not interested in joining politics as he is 'happy with the way things are'. -- PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN
AS A young undergraduate-to-be, Mr Terence Foo chose to study at the University of Michigan as it 'has the best political science programme'.
He later decided, however, to do it as an elective and majored in economics because he is, as he puts it wryly, a 'typical Singaporean, afraid of not being able to find a job with a political science degree'.
Now 38, it is this same pragmatism that leads him to firmly cross out entering politics as a possibility.
'I've never been interested, it's never crossed my mind,' he says categorically.
'A lot of it has to do with contentment. I'm happy with the way things are, there's no reason to be an activist.
'I've benefited from the system, I don't feel that there is anything worth changing.'
