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From: Bo Zheng Hu
To: Singapore Review
18 June 2004
www.thevoiddeck.org
Guess Who Gets Top Floor @ Pinnacle Duxton?
As someone who is going to get married and buy a HDB flat (since I
cannot anything else) I was recently informed of this "fact" of
Singapore's public housing. In my 29 years of existence, this
little "fact" is a big shocker to me in today's Singapore; well, I
was informed by my oldie birdie friends in my neighborhood kopitiam
that all the Choice flats and Choice units in a HDB housing estate is
prioritized first and foremost for this group of people known as
Grassroots Leaders -- aka or also commonly known as the people who do
the dirty work for PAP MPs in each constituency -- remember how the
Nee Soon grassroot buggas cocked up in the last GE over the lor zhu
incident and almost cost the Minsta of State his seat until SM had to
go to a temple and negotiate like a true blue gangsta? Yep, those
people indeed. Anyway, back to my story: I gaped and said "WTF???"
My guess is that there has to be some truth to this little fact since
it was confirmed by at least another 3 or 4 people. When asked
whether this kind of policy is logical, they shrugged their shoulders
in the very Singaporean style and said "like that lor?". To pre-empt
any Minsta from justifying by saying that these people contribute
tons to the constituency and break their Sundays arranging the
walkabouts for PAP MPs, my answer is "SO WHAT?" To be a grassroots
leader, you are VOLUNTEERING right? So why should this act of
volunteering be sweetened by these little "perks"? It's like donating
for NKF so that you can win the first prize condominium. Where is
equality and a free market for PUBLIC housing? If these people are so
important why doesn't HDB build one block right in the middle of Toa
Payoh Central and house them there? While you're at it, paint the
block white with a red lightning logo across the building. These can
be the first 10-room HDB flats to reward these minions of the party.
If such a policy does indeed exist, it has to be removed. Simple as
that. For all the lucky ones getting Pinnacle @ Duxton, maybe you
should go find out who your top-floor neighbours are.
Bo Zheng Hu
18.06.04
www.thevoiddeck.org
From: Bo Zheng Hu
To: Singapore Review
18 June 2004
www.thevoiddeck.org
Guess Who Gets Top Floor @ Pinnacle Duxton?
As someone who is going to get married and buy a HDB flat (since I
cannot anything else) I was recently informed of this "fact" of
Singapore's public housing. In my 29 years of existence, this
little "fact" is a big shocker to me in today's Singapore; well, I
was informed by my oldie birdie friends in my neighborhood kopitiam
that all the Choice flats and Choice units in a HDB housing estate is
prioritized first and foremost for this group of people known as
Grassroots Leaders -- aka or also commonly known as the people who do
the dirty work for PAP MPs in each constituency -- remember how the
Nee Soon grassroot buggas cocked up in the last GE over the lor zhu
incident and almost cost the Minsta of State his seat until SM had to
go to a temple and negotiate like a true blue gangsta? Yep, those
people indeed. Anyway, back to my story: I gaped and said "WTF???"
My guess is that there has to be some truth to this little fact since
it was confirmed by at least another 3 or 4 people. When asked
whether this kind of policy is logical, they shrugged their shoulders
in the very Singaporean style and said "like that lor?". To pre-empt
any Minsta from justifying by saying that these people contribute
tons to the constituency and break their Sundays arranging the
walkabouts for PAP MPs, my answer is "SO WHAT?" To be a grassroots
leader, you are VOLUNTEERING right? So why should this act of
volunteering be sweetened by these little "perks"? It's like donating
for NKF so that you can win the first prize condominium. Where is
equality and a free market for PUBLIC housing? If these people are so
important why doesn't HDB build one block right in the middle of Toa
Payoh Central and house them there? While you're at it, paint the
block white with a red lightning logo across the building. These can
be the first 10-room HDB flats to reward these minions of the party.
If such a policy does indeed exist, it has to be removed. Simple as
that. For all the lucky ones getting Pinnacle @ Duxton, maybe you
should go find out who your top-floor neighbours are.
Bo Zheng Hu
18.06.04
www.thevoiddeck.org
