Saturday, October 04, 2008

The Foreign Worker Dorm Dilemma : Reciprocate

Just what is so wrong with a foreign workers' dormitory being situated in Serangoon Gardens?

Hello people.. after all, all the beautiful houses that you are living in now are all built with the very hands of the foreign workers. They have paved our roads, built our houses, spurred our economy and now we are denying them of a place to shelter their heads from? Isn't it ridiculous? This is analogous to like abandoning your parents once you have grown wings as the chinese idiom describes.

Maybe its just the problem with the richer people staying in the area. Hello... we are already putting them in a FENCED UP abandoned school. This is, in my opinion, worse than a caged animal. Give them a break people. They haven't really created much trouble for us right.

Yes, if you feel really unsafe with foreign workers lurking in your neighbourhood, by all means, yes, step up police petrol. But, imagine, put yourself into the shoes of the workers. Are we singaporeans looking as though they are freaks?

As quoted,

"I am fed up!" a woman screamed from her car.

"I am thinking of moving out," said a resident.

Ya, get out, please. Your just another spoilt Singaporean. Maybe ur vacated house can be used to accomodate the foreign workers. Sometimes, i wonder, if we'd just gone with the whole dorm thing without bringing it up with the residents, would such issues ever be raised? The residents might not even realise that the dormitory existed.

Yes yes... you might be a resident in Serangoon Gardens, i dun care. R-e-c-i-p-r-o-c-a-t-e. If you feel offended reading this post, i'm sorry, I cant help it. Im just giving my 2 cents worth on this issue.