What I hate about the current Singapore

[Imami]

BeContented:

buds:

I do think many are curious as to the term SAHM or housewife..

One person I came across asked this, \"Stay home all the time, not bored arh?\"

Asking u bored or not still can swallow & pretend (actually really) we lucky worrrrr, got such option.
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Telling u zho bo Liao bee (do nothing, waste rice) & try to insinuate u very free :nunchuk: :rant:

Wah.... :mad: :rant: :stompfeet: :nunchuk:

Liao wo eh bee mah, um si yi eh bee(waste my rice, not your rice)

[metz]

BeContented:

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Telling u zho bo Liao bee (do nothing, waste rice) & try to insinuate u very free :nunchuk: :rant:

Tell them no choice loh.
Not as if we can choose, unlike them.
Hubby says must stay at home, what to do?
Must make hubby happy mah.

[Imami]

janet_lee88:

We do not live for others. So what if people tell me I am just a housewife. As long as I am happy. Some people chase the 5Cs and put others down just bcos they stay in condos. But both husband and wife have to work to be a slave to maintain the condo. What for?


I did think of getting another flat like DBSS. But the cost is way too high. Also, I must like the location.

Janet Jie Jie, being a housewife is not easy. Especially if this housewife is a Sahm in this age. When I was a kid, housewives did not need to drive kids around... These days many Sahms need to shutter around to fetch/send kids to different places.

I always think to myself about these housewives/Sahms - they may not be able to change the world, but they can make a difference to their children's lives. These children may one day change the world.

[janet88]

Imami:

janet_lee88:

We do not live for others. So what if people tell me I am just a housewife. As long as I am happy.

Janet Jie Jie, being a housewife is not easy. Especially if this housewife is a Sahm in this age. When I was a kid, housewives did not need to drive kids around... These days many Sahms need to shutter around to fetch/send kids to different places.

I always think to myself about these housewives/Sahms - they may not be able to change the world, but they can make a difference to their children's lives. These children may one day change the world.

being a housewife in the past was easier...at least no need to stress over children's education. now when the child is sitting for psle, it's like I am the one :slapshead: my mum didn't coach me...planned own revision...one assessment book used from jan to dec. now ? i dropped more hair at popular than at takashimaya.

then again, last time study not so jelak...after homework is done, it's play time. i am not superman, no need to change the world...but making sure my kids are well brought up, know manners and bonding with them is important.

[Imami]

janet_lee88:

i dropped more hair at popular than at takashimaya.

:rotflmao:

[limlim]

Imami:

limlim:

But I'm just saying.. the lesser the income, the more likelihood of being unhappy with the current Singapore.

I get what you mean - in short I (or anyone in the same situation) am not complaining because I have enough (if not have in excess). Sure, I agree with you that someone who has enough or have excess is definitely in a happier position than someone who has insufficient. But it's all relative and more importantly, the idea of \"enough\" is subjective. As soon as one is beyond the staples, it is all a state of mind. By any standard, I would be deemed as \"have enough\".

Can we have a show of hand here how many is < $2k/mth household income and contented?

Can we have a show of hand here how many is < $5k/mth household income and contented?

Do give some encouragement here that you do not dislike the current Singapore..

This is not to prove anything.. just to add more positive mood.... anyone?

[KSP]

Dreamaurora:

but my BMW (Bus, MRT, Walk) good enough already. :rotflmao:

Big Mouth Women, 别摸我(Bie Mo Wo) or Be My Wife

[verykiasu2010]

KSP:

Dreamaurora:

but my BMW (Bus, MRT, Walk) good enough already. :rotflmao:

Big Mouth Women, 别摸我(Bie Mo Wo) or Be My Wife

ouch! Break My Window, Big Money Waster

[Imami]

limlim:

Imami:

[quote=\"limlim\"]

But I'm just saying.. the lesser the income, the more likelihood of being unhappy with the current Singapore.

Can we have a show of hand here how many is < $2k/mth household income and contented?
Can we have a show of hand here how many is < $5k/mth household income and contented?
Do give some encouragement here that you do not dislike the current Singapore..
This is not to prove anything.. just to add more positive mood.... anyone?

[/quote]One can't just based his/her \"contentment level\" on household income. Whether my household income is $2k or $5k or even $20k per month, I am still thankful that

- we don't have people dying because of extremely hot weather.
- sg is generally safe enough for me to come home late at night
- education is available for all sg children
- we have reliable medical facilities readily available to the public
- sg is a politically stable country (even if one does not support miw, try thinking about the political unrest in middle east?)
- sg is not a war zone (think places like Iraq, Somalia and Afghanistan)

I am not saint or hypocrite, I have my own set of problems too. Each one of us may have a catch 22 situation at one time or all the time. If one has 10 buckets and 9 covers, one can see it as \" I don't have that one\". But I will choose to see that \" out of the 10, I already have 9\".

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[Oppsgal]

Imami:

One can't just based his/her \"contentment level\" on household income. Whether my household income is $2k or $5k or even $20k per month, I am still thankful that

- we don't have people dying because of extremely hot weather.
- sg is generally safe enough for me to come home late at night
- education is available for all sg children
- we have reliable medical facilities readily available to the public
- sg is a politically stable country (even if one does not support miw, try thinking about the political unrest in middle east?)
- sg is not a war zone (think places like Iraq, Somalia and Afghanistan)

I am not saint or hypocrite, I have my own set of problems too. Each one of us may have a catch 22 situation at one time or all the time. If one has 10 buckets and 9 covers, one can see it as \" I don't have that one\". But I will choose to see that \" out of the 10, I already have 9\".

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Agree to some of the points like no war, no riots, no weather problems to cause death. Also I like that there are libraries to borrow free books to read.

Medical facilities, if no money also not available.

I must say I got both dislikes and likes. Not 100% dislikes only.

Income high or not, don't think got any effect. Got other conditions all add up like stress etc?