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Stupid Malay Boxer play Boxing become Vegetable - Guess they blame who?

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Malays Pak boxing kanna knock out blame PAP? Next time I drive BMW kanna langgar, I blame Lui Tuck Yew? Next time I ride motorbike langgar, I blame Lui Tuck Yew?

MY BROTHER SHAHRIL AND HIS STRUGGLE FOR LIFE

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Some of you may remember Shahril Salim, the national boxer who, on the eve of turning professional, was incapacitated by internal bleeding of the brain. Shahril is now bed-ridden and needs constant care (pictured left). He is tube-fed and unable to communicate verbally but can respond by raising his left arm to indicate a ‘yes’. He is also my younger brother whom I love dearly.

On 28 October 2012, Shahril collapsed during a sparring session and was rushed to the hospital in a coma. He was training for his debut professional Dragonfire bout, an international boxing association based in Australia, at the Marina Bay Sands. His opponent was going to be a boxer from China.

He had trained like I never saw him train before – disciplined, focused and with fire in his eyes. He would be the first to arrive in the gym and would work the punching bags even before the coach arrived. It was his dream come true to fight and represent his nation. He would have gone on and had a wonderful career and made our country proud.

Shahril and I grew up in a poor family having to fend for ourselves and never had anything handed to us. We worked hard and made good for ourselves. He once said, "Life has always been tough for me. Hopefully, one day it will all be just a distant memory...”

But life is cruel in that sense. Shahril was struck down in his prime and there is nothing we can do about it but just to look after him the best we can.

When a medical tragedy like what happened to Shahril strikes, no one can prepare for it. As days turned into weeks and weeks into months, Shahril remained in a vegetative-like state. The medical bills began to pile up. When he left the hospital on 23 July 2013, the expenses totaled $206,734 before government grant. Even after "subsidies” the bill still came to $54,000. There was no way that my sisters and I could meet the payment.

We organised the 'Wake The Bull Project' (Shahril earned the nickname 'The Bull' because of his tenacious fighting style) to help raise funds to pay off the hospital bill and to help with the maintenance expenses. His medication alone costs up to $500 or more a month, his diapers is $100 and milk $384 monthly. These expenses don't include sterile water, tubes, syringes, wipes, antiseptic cleaner, trachea collar, hospital visits for treatment, ambulance charges etc. All in, his monthly needs exceed $1,000.

As his siblings, my sisters and I were expected to use our Medisave accounts to top up Shahril’s payment from his Medisave account. If our Medisave funds are used up, what happens to me and my family if we fall ill?

After much debate with the finance department, countless explanations, and means testing, they agreed to use Shahril's Medishield account instead of deducting from our Medisave. We also discussed the use of Medifund in his case but the department refused because it said that he still had some money – less than $2,000 – in his Medisave account.

Now the Home Care Team from the Singapore General Hospital visits Shahril every month for a period of six months. St Andrew Community Hospital, a non-profit hospital, will take over the care after the period. Although he gets subsidies, the home care provided by hospitals still costs us money.

When we are younger, we often don't think about our healthcare needs because we are in the prime of health. But as Shahril's case demonstrates, we can be struck by illness anytime, anywhere. When it happens, medical bills can be financially ruinous. In Shahril's case, he was more fortunate because he was a known figure (and, therefore, had some media coverage) and, as a result, contributions towards his medical care needs were slightly easier to raise.

Imagine the countless others who have to face such a daunting prospect of taking care of a loved one with little financial support.

This is why I am so glad that my party has drawn up The SDP National Healthcare Plan. Under this proposal, Shahril would have contributed $50 a month from his CPF into a national healthcare fund when he was still healthy and earned an income – and if his family's income was between $2,000 to $3,000. If the income was less than $2,000, no money would be deducted. And when he succumbed to his neurological problem, he would have paid a maximum per year of $2,000 of the hospital bill upon discharge. The Government would have paid the remainder. The national fund would continue to pay for his monthly expenses from the home care that he now receives.





Shahril was born on 4 December 1990, grew up in eastern Singapore, attended Min Xin Primary School and, later, Bishan Park Secondary School. He attended ITE College East Simei before serving his National Service in the SAF. He was a Singapore boy through and through. He loved his country and would have done it proud had fate not intervened.
But why is the system so compassion-less when he was in his darkest hour, struggling for his life? Why is it that we cannot devise a better way to protect the vulnerable when they are struck down by illness? Why does the working class have to teeter on the brink of financial destruction when medical tragedy occurs?

The SDP's healthcare plan is not just another political issue which we debate. It has a real impact on real lives. We really need to stop and think how the present system has deprived us of our needs and to seriously consider the alternative.

I know it because it has had a real impact on my brother's life and my life.

To find out more about Shahril 'The Bull' Salim, please visit his FB page at www.facebook.com/wakethebullproject


Jufri Salim is recently elected as a member of SDP's Central Executive Committee, he is also the party's Organising Secretary.
 

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Blame who? Who ask him to be a fighter? He wanted fame and the risk being a boxer is known. Despite so, he didn't buy any insurance? Now they want to use public fund?
 

numero uno

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Blame who? Who ask him to be a fighter? He wanted fame and the risk being a boxer is known. Despite so, he didn't buy any insurance? Now they want to use public fund?

frankly speaking alot of these mudheads and shit heads are getting on my nerves. they have no personal accountability and lack of insight. they get themselves into trouble and then blame everyone else for their predicaments and think the whole world revolves around them. claasic lazy arrogant buggers. many of them sold off the HDB flats, live off the profits, camp at eats coast park and demand tax payers fund them for another flat. call up papers and cow beh and cow bu. no wonder sinkieland going down the drain
 

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Death would be cheaper...but before you recommend theft for someone else, remember it can also happen to you
 

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they are not complaining or blaming anyone. They are asking for help. Do you have any compassion at all my man?
 

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I am glad to see someone write sense for a change. Most of us are lucky to have avoided the fate of this young man, and I'm happy for that. But there is no need to mock a national boxer who was badly injured working towards his dream. At least he had a dream and acted to achieve it. How many of us can say that?

If you don't want to donate, don't. Mocking him and his race is just bad form.

they are not complaining or blaming anyone. They are asking for help. Do you have any compassion at all my man?
 

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C'mon On guys.. Please have some compassion.. That boy grew up an orphan raised by his elder siblings.. He is a fellow S'porean just like you and me.. He's fighting for his life..

If daft Sinkies could donate thousand of dollars to the mom of Huang Na who then bought a big bungalow for herself back in her native motherland, then why not help a fellow S'porean who is fighting for his life at this moment of time?

If don't want to help then don't help.. But there is no need to pass harsh comments about the kid..
 

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I am glad to see someone write sense for a change. Most of us are lucky to have avoided the fate of this young man, and I'm happy for that. But there is no need to mock a national boxer who was badly injured working towards his dream. At least he had a dream and acted to achieve it. How many of us can say that?

If you don't want to donate, don't. Mocking him and his race is just bad form.

Like your post. Well said
 

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This Mat Bodoh is a grown up. This Malay boxer is fully aware of that in any full contact sport, there are high risks of injuries. He knew the risk, he went for it. He carried on sparring with the knowledge that insurance providers are not providing him with any coverage. He has to be responsible for his actions. This is part of any full contact sparring sport. Do you agree with this?

Is the organization he is playing for a locally accredited organization? "Dragonfire bout, an international boxing association based in Australia" sounds like those American McDojo to me.
 

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and lack of foresight. I know a property agent friend who shared with me about his Malay client who sold off his flat and gained substantial profits. Instead of getting another smaller flat to maximize the profit, the Malay client rented condos and service apartments. How smart. :rolleyes:

frankly speaking alot of these mudheads and shit heads are getting on my nerves. they have no personal accountability and lack of insight. they get themselves into trouble and then blame everyone else for their predicaments and think the whole world revolves around them. claasic lazy arrogant buggers. many of them sold off the HDB flats, live off the profits, camp at eats coast park and demand tax payers fund them for another flat. call up papers and cow beh and cow bu. no wonder sinkieland going down the drain
 
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There is an easy way to save money.... pull the plug.

Administrator said:
Blame who? Who ask him to be a fighter? He wanted fame and the risk being a boxer is known. Despite so, he didn't buy any insurance? Now they want to use public fund? .

Leongsam getting into orgasm weilding his mealy mouth.
Adminstrator doing his wanking as if public funds really for public and not just for the usage of PAP and their mealy mouthing syncophants. Not that there is much money considering smear of shit on sole of shoe screwed and fucked 700++ billions into his own stinkapore sovereign funds as well as painting a series of bullseyes on his idiot Ah Loonie that after LKY die, Ah Loonie to be hooted and hooted for those billions

Stinkapore is a sick place as they voted and voted for sick prurient minds like smear of shit on sole of shoe to fuck and screw them until only maggots like leongsam and administrator and their likes can speak and mealy mouth about as they like

Those with hearts should just fuck off and leave stinkapore to leongsam and pap and toothpick stealers

We will come back and yum seng when LKY die and his rotten empire dissolve away.
Hope that can be soon before the Malay boxer pass away as it seems the only interest PAP has now is to bleed as much money from his poor family while Leongsam and admininstrator wank each other
 

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You are more cheebye than me. :eek:

Nope, I am just smarter than you are. It's common knowledge that all God-worshipper like to credit their God for every good things that happened to them but never question their God when the unfortunate happened.
 

bryanlim1972

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frankly speaking alot of these mudheads and shit heads are getting on my nerves. they have no personal accountability and lack of insight. they get themselves into trouble and then blame everyone else for their predicaments and think the whole world revolves around them. claasic lazy arrogant buggers. many of them sold off the HDB flats, live off the profits, camp at eats coast park and demand tax payers fund them for another flat. call up papers and cow beh and cow bu. no wonder sinkieland going down the drain

we need to separate the wheat from the shaft. same argument as always, don't throw out the baby with the bath water.
 

bryanlim1972

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We will come back and yum seng when LKY die and his rotten empire dissolve away.

good luck trying to buy a property in sgp after you sell and cash out and move to wherever. chances are property price increases in singapore outpaced wherever you're in, with a few exceptional top tier cities.
 
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