Saturday, July 16, 2005 @8:31 PM
ok, i really need to comment on the NKF saga. it indeed caused a big stir in singapore.. vandalism, online petition, and finally the stepping down of durai and NKF board. i never liked watching the NKF charity shows.. i would say since sec1, i never bother to watch it, let alone call the so well-memorized hotline: 1900-112-6868. at first they started with 2bucks per call and they increased it to a min of 5bucks. then they encouraged and keep asking people to c all the 50bucks hotline to "avoid traffic".. haha, so nicely put in other words asking us people to donate more money. i don't have anything against charity, but imagine watching NKF flashing on tv all the time, first in the beginning of the year, then somewhere in april and now in july.. they seem to be interested in taking a hold in all areas of diseases.. national kidney foundation.. yeah, so it so happily expanded its network to children's foundation and cancer foundation. it's even more fustrating that the once 2-hour charity show is lengthened to 3 hours and THREE shows are held each time.
I never liked the guy emcee. he made it sound like the kidney patients would die if you don't donate that 5 bucks. after every performance he'd announce to the public this number and ask us to donate generously.. he's been on NKF show since it once started and not only is it getting boring, his tactics and persuading skills are on the decline cos the most he tries, the more locals are disgusted. the worst was after this whole drama, he said something like "you locals can forget this number, but i'll never forget it" HAHA.. what a joke. of coz you won't forget it when you are earning 16000 bucks per NKF show. so much of an irony. paying an emcee so much for a CHARITY show.
hmm, i like doing voluntary work, but i hate flag days, donation cards, charity shows. yes, money, cash is the most practical way of donating, but it defeats the purpose of social work. you don't even know about the condition of your recipents, what the organization is up to. i prefer going to the centre/org/country and actually getting a taste of what the locals/patients are actually going through. kong jien once said sth about the Renci Hospital (a subsidised hospital for really poor old people in particular) he said that these patients are bed-ridden in this 12-bed wards and their only companion is the TV hanging from above. of cos they'll have no visitors cos the reason why they are thrown or a harsher word, deposited in this hospital was coz they can't pay their own bills or their children are unwilling to spend much money on them. so when kong jien went there for CIP, he really got to know how these old people were actually suffering.
hmm, back to my own life. today's my interact club installation.. i'm finally installed as the 29th president and kong jien officially steps down. much pressure cos kong jien said he stepped down feeling unsatisfied. i don't really want that to happen on me cos i really wanna step down feeling accomplished, happy and a little relieved.