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A Little Island called Singapore

I actually have lots to bitch about today. I just can’t decide where or who to start with. (Now with my colleague sitting so close to me…it’s even harder…)

I’m quite sure tho, that this is not a case of PMS.

The truth is, I cannot tolerate why Singaporeans tend to discriminate one another. It’s like there’s this life delegate that says, you’re a scholar, welcome to the rich and powerful life and if you’re not a scholar, pls step aside and proceed to the lucky-to-find-a-job life and lead whatever-comes may-life.

Sometimes I just can’t help but wonder why people are always so biased? The reason I’m having this outburst is the fact that I’m hearing another fresh grad getting 45k per annum!!!! Yes you’ve heard me right. 45k per annum while I’m still struggling to qualify for my first credit card, even after almost 2 years of work. How unfair is life? Is this discrimination? Or is it just me? *sigh*

I’m not going to be all dainty and nice and imply that I’m not a tad jealous nor envious. The truth is, I am. Very jealous!

Don’t get me wrong…I’m happy for these people. In fact I feel that with all our years of burrowing our heads in tons of books, we, as graduates deserve at least a decent amount of salary. I’m not saying that we should be paid like huge sums, but we should at least get a respectable amount as a morale booster to congratulate us on commencing to our next phase in life.

But no…..Singapore trend is that only and only if you are a scholar or some high achievement student, then you will be rewarded, not by a little but by a lot! The rest of us simply stand at one corner and drool at their big fat paycheck while we slog for years to try and reach their standards, if it is even possible to begin with.

It’s just so unfair. I mean, here we are struggling to find a decent job, still get underpaid while these so-called high flyers are paid like a few thousands more than us simply with a snap of fingers? And the worse part is, they might not necessary earn it. My friend actually told me that he had been the one who had been doing all her assignments for and yet she is the one who got the high paying job, simply because she is a PSC scholar.

Sometimes I can’t help but feel saddened by the fact that people actually do discriminate amongst ourselves. It’s like this status call that once you are up there, u will never come down, but , if you’re down there, it doesn’t mean you can climb up there. It’s a vicious cycle. The rich gets richer and the poor gets poorer.

I just don’t understand why the system is so unfair. While many of us can’t find a job, can’t find a decent paid job, there are people out there who get paid big fat paychecks instantly. Why is there such discrimination between scholars and non-scholars. Scholars already have scholarships to pay for their expenses in schools and such. And when they graduate, they are offered big paychecks? With that, don’t they incidentally get richer too. But for the rest of us, we have to strive to get a decent pay, strive to pay off loans from school, strive to feed our parents to fulfill our part of filial piety and yet, we have to feed ourselves, perhaps go out for dates, and always hoping to have some spare cash for holidays while still trying to save for our future, marriage, family etc.

Perhaps now I know why Singaporeans always push their kids to excel. Because it is clear to me now that if you are not in the elite portion of the population, you will never get a good head start in life in this little island called Singapore. It’s a vicious cycle for success.

The question is, what happens to the rest of us?

Blabbered by KaiRiNu at 10:52 AM