Kumgong Ah Neh couple came to world most expensive city for honeymoon for 2 weeks only with $1000 cash...Why do we need these poor tourists?

[Nice-Gook]

have lah. i remember hanging around the temple on waterloo street, and there were beggars sitting on the floor outside the temple begging for handouts.

this one in early 60s. there were some old folks sitting around to rest as it was crowded with no benches nor stools around, but for sure there were beggars calling out for help and sticking their hands out. old ah por ladies (literally ah poor) who stayed and sat around with baskets in arm were actually begging, but i usually gave them the benefit of a doubt about them being tired and needing to sit down.
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this poor ah por was way before my existence at raffles place. must be a 50s photo from the make and model of the car.
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this one in early 80s. i think 82 as it was then newly constructed from the century old kwan im temple (above). could see ah peks begging at the exit or side gate. cum out the exit and kena ambushed for money. pai seh must give. otherwise kwan im (the virgin) would frown on you.
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don't we often miss the forest for the wood ?...meaning ,if I said ,nooo, I am not gonna do it in a million years ..that does not mean I actually have million yesrs to live too...so the spirit and the metaphor of the wordings with the motive and intend must be taken into account or we all be arguing for argument sake

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

$1000 in Sg? U should be happy u can even last 10 days with that.

 

[eatshitndie]

don't we often miss the forest for the wood ?...meaning ,if I said ,nooo, I am not gonna do it in a million years ..that does not mean I actually have million yesrs to live too...so the spirit and the metaphor of the wordings with the motive and intend must be taken into account or we all be arguing for argument sake

no need write so much or 2 replies to overcompensate. already understand the context in 1st reply. picture tells a thousand words. but sometimes they can be misleading unless personal accounts can corroborate. on the internet the wealth and trove of info are retrievable and viewable like instant microfiche.