'If I don't collect cans, I will not have food'

[Ah Guan]

It will go down in the record books if all these students spend their weekends helping these old folks collecting cans. Patriotism is not about the flag but helping your fellow citizens. To do 8 hrs of Community Involvement Programme per year speaks volume of our educational system.

Good idea.

What's the fucking purpose of setting a useless world record when they can actually HELP the less fortunate ...?

 

[zack123]

The issue underline the great divide which is appearing in Singapore. We have often seen old people collecting cans just to survive while some others don't even bat an eyelid for a $500/1/1(or even more) session with a local FL.

Not just collecting cans, more and more older Singaporeans are seen as toilet attendants when they should be reaping the fruits of their labour at this age.

So how are we moving ahead as a 1st world country? I doubt we will be a graceful one when even the question of basic needs cannot be guaranteed for our old ones.

 

[Gillette]

Good idea.

What's the fucking purpose of setting a useless world record when they can actually HELP the less fortunate ...?

Excellent point. Just like NDP - no bloody purpose except to stroke the ego of some PAP ball carriers. Why the Singapore flag? Just get the students to form the circle-lightning party logo instead. Parents should speak out against these activities and stop their kids from participating.

 

[southwest]

Why don't the students just set up a oil barrel at school and let all students dropped their cans there? :(

 

[pia]

its real tragic then old folks even now have to compete with PRC can collectors.. i have seen so many PRC doing this too...

NB... WTF is with PAP?? we have gone backwards..

Cans to put on a show, or cans to feed a hungry mouth? Does it need a genius to answer this question?

We have failed our senior citizens miserably. An old woman like her would have worked in a factory which contibuted to the country's progress over these 30-40 years, or minimum, supported her husband likewise, or produced and brought up offsprings to continue this progress.

And this is the fruits of her labour? I still can't get over the fact that we have aged cleaners, dishwashers, fast-food servers. I have not seen where else in the world there is this phenomenon where 70 year olds are still struggling to live day-to-day in a modern economy.

What kind of nation have we "proudly" built? :(

 

[silverspoon]

bo liao show doing bo liao things....haizzzzz

 

[Big Sexy]

collect cans also difficult, collect food also not easy.....
maybe she should start to consider collecting food instead of cans..

'If I don't collect cans, I will not have food'

 

[fanta]

Why are these kids denying someone rice bowl just to break some silly world record

 

[Cestbon]

Watse time to organize can collection, somemore fighting with old lady really shame. Maybe should organize better activities like tree planting, collecting rubbish in park, help disable and old people apply for aids like money and foods. These activities is more meaningful. This school pupils and teachers are no brain arrange for can collection. We don't need can collection because there are many people doing so.
I still remember there is one local drama where charity fighting with old lady for drink can or carton box.
REALLY SHAME.

 

[Big Sexy]

blame it on mediacock. always organise such program

Why are these kids denying someone rice bowl just to break some silly world record

 

[Cestbon]

Want to break record. Do the tree planting. No one will talk bad word. The whole world will be cheering.

 

[wooozzz]

Surely The govt, Ntuc Chiarman n Minister are not walking the ground to see for themselve. They are good in lip service. A first class government with low class mind set in sloving n taking care of their citizen problems. A tiny red dot care not look after , somemore want to how lian to other countires performance. sickliy n power corrupt government . On the contrast , we must have opposition party to proof MM Lee wrong judgment. Spread the word n do singapore proud as one of the most free and decomatric country.