Friday, October 05, 2007
Kiasuism: A Singaporean Trait?
After today's Ministerial Forum, I'm even more sure that Kiasuism is NOT a Singaporean trait.Out of the 7 or 8 people who asked questions, there's only 2 Singaporeans. The others? Chinese taking most of the positions, an Indian or two, and a Vietnamese.
It's not that Singaporeans don't want to speak up for ourselves. It's just, the moment the floor is opened, I saw people rushing to the mike. Turns out they're not Singaporean.
So what are Singaporeans waiting for? Free speech? Since FREE things are bound to draw hordes of Singaporeans to queue (but are the ones at the front of the queue Singaporeans?)
Whatever. Shows my apathy eh? I have zero questions to ask Grandpapa, but it does NOT mean I have zero questions. It's just, I'm no longer expecting satisfactory answers from Grandpapa.
Yes, his answers were long. Too long, in fact.
But more than half the time, they are not answering the question! Concise questions, says ex-SU president, but where are the concise responses to reciprocate? I don't need looooooong answers - I simply need a satisfactory one.
Perhaps, if there're less 'corners' and more forthright responses, there could have been more questions entertained.
Then again, most of the time, we already have the answers. Why bother asking then? Seeking confirmation, or just wanting to hear his opinions (where are they)?
P.S. WKWSCI is over-represented! While we only make up a super small portion of the varsity population, about a quarter of the questions came from us! *Proud*
Labels: NTU, random, school, Singapore, WKWSCI
posted by QueenPig @ 2:51 AM
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