Your friend's mom, who probably lived thru hard times during our formative years after Independence, gave SOLID advice. May he take it up, rather than to be a bum & lived on handouts or worse, crime...
It TAKES all kinds in a Nation to contribute to our society's growth, from the PM to the toilet cleaner. Such are HONEST jobs, to feed oneself & loved ones.
So long one is hardworking, honest & reliable by employers, the sky is never out of reach to anyone, regardless if one has only primary school level education or a Master's degree.... & such are NOT motherhood statements, but only facts & evidences proven by our founding & forefathers whom worked hard, sacrificed much, for our todays....as promotions to the next level to earn better income are only NATURAL to employers whom will want the best to EXPAND their operations, profits & wealth, even as our World had changed, but the FUNDAMENTALS of Employment still remains....
We taxpayers had willingly offered up our hard earned funds thru the various form of taxes such as IRAS tax, GST, COE, etc, etc, Such fund goes into our National Treasury Social expenditure - education, skills upgrading, healthcare, infrastructure, etc, to UPLIFT Fellow citizens lives - a LEGACY that our brave & courageous founding & forefathers had laid down for us, to LEAVE NO fellow citizen behind, unless they wish to, & KBKP at coffeeshops over a cup of $1.50 coffee growing cold at private enterprise Coffee shops, blaming others & foreigners whom are far more hungry than us to survive...
No one is gonna help us if we DO NOT HELP OURSELVES, to put food on the table for oneself & loved ones.....
All the best
