From what transpired......what was done or rather not done.....what was reported......
Officialdom acted blur hoping incident will blow over quickly with minimum fanfare......
Probably out of misguided sense of shame, embarrassment....
Canadian had a real shot at a medal....the 2 sinkies directly impacted his chances....
Siew Shaw Her either was instructed to keep mum or he was an ingrate.....no 2 ways about it.
What an old post! Gist is simply this. Sinkies are ingrates, no need to help them. If you helped but not get acknowledged, that is not called robbed. It called stupid especially if you already know what sinkies are like.
Typical Singapore mindset.
Half of those who go trekking into Bukit Timah Nature reserve and have to be rescued claim that they decided to wait for daylight to come out. Too embarrassed to admit they fucked up and were indeed lost. Every now and then can see a comical sight where the lost soul will be waving frantically to SICC golfers on the other side of the drink. When help reached them, they will claim that they merely looking for shortcut and were not lost.
Ang moh are de best.only a ang moh will gallantly sacrifice himself to save others.this is why singapore can never fight a war.if black hawk down was singaporean,and a sinkie helicopter went down in iraq,u can be sure no one is coming back for ur ass.
Frankly I found this very amusing....when very young, I have trekked from what we call Upper Pierce all the way to lower pierce down to MacRitchie up, all the way to where Cashew Rd is ...past Kg Chantek, Riffle Range, Dairy Farms..past boys town ....to & fro & small treks & to Bukit Timah Reserve.....got lost many times, done this with a group....
How could we get lost here...where one could point easily to manmade lightings, sounds & homes...& even the roads...now to the nearest highways...the monkeys can come out all the way from the jungle across the road to Pierce School....ha ha ha & down to the condos down the road too....what sort of trekkers are these that got lost in SINGAPORE?..I forgot...you can point towards the two SICC golf clubs...too.
What an old post! Gist is simply this. Sinkies are ingrates, no need to help them. If you helped but not get acknowledged, that is not called robbed. It called stupid especially if you already know what sinkies are like.
Yes, it was the Canadian's fault. he did not know what sinkies were like. If it was a Mudlaysian or Indian or PRC sailor, they would have sailed right pass these two ingrates, and Singapore will make Olympic history as the first country to have atheletes drown during competition. LOL.