Can cleaners survive on $1,000 a month?

• Li hao Lim Matthew

  26 Feb 12, 19:49

  Originally posted by Summer hill:

  yup, $1,500 take home, two children mouths to feed and pay for school fees, one mother to take care of, and bills to pay, transport fees to pay.

  pity my father. :(

  you are kidding

  no way can your father use 1500 to keep the house running.

  your tuition, enrichment classes like ballet, piano, TKD, pretty clothes, cosmetics easily amount to 1500.

  then your food, transport, utlities, how?

• Summer hill

  26 Feb 12, 20:23

  Originally posted by Li hao Lim Matthew:

  you are kidding

  no way can your father use 1500 to keep the house running.

  your tuition, enrichment classes like ballet, piano, TKD, pretty clothes, cosmetics easily amount to 1500.

  then your food, transport, utlities, how?

  i no piano or any external lessons,only tution when i was primary school?

  pretty clothes? i only have a few tee-shirt, a hand-me down jeans and a hand-me down dress.

  thats why i still have time to go on sgf to talk to you.

• Summer hill

  26 Feb 12, 20:25

  i also no cosmestic.

  no TKD, only wushu offered by my school for free which i am not intrested.

• SBS5010P

  26 Feb 12, 20:35

  Originally posted by Summer hill:

  i no piano or any external lessons,only tution when i was primary school?

  pretty clothes? i only have a few tee-shirt, a hand-me down jeans and a hand-me down dress.

  thats why i still have time to go on sgf to talk to you.

  
  Well said.. but do you have other siblings in ur family? and are u in the financial assistance scheme while in primary school?
• Li hao Lim Matthew

  26 Feb 12, 20:51

  Originally posted by Summer hill:

  i no piano or any external lessons,only tution when i was primary school?

  pretty clothes? i only have a few tee-shirt, a hand-me down jeans and a hand-me down dress.

  thats why i still have time to go on sgf to talk to you.

  you should not have internet as it is very costly

  cut it right away

• Sky_Blue223

  26 Feb 12, 21:01

  Originally posted by Summer hill:

  i no piano or any external lessons,only tution when i was primary school?

  pretty clothes? i only have a few tee-shirt, a hand-me down jeans and a hand-me down dress.

  thats why i still have time to go on sgf to talk to you.

  This has been on my mind for a while. It's unfortunate that those are your circumstances, however the way you are facing up to it is unprogressive.
  
  Your approach is of blind anger towards anything that you can cast tether on. But what's the use in that? Is that going to solve your current situation?
  
  Though you might be thinking that you are only 14 and you want to lead a life like others, but you got to face up to reality if you really want to help your father.
  
  Your choice. But you should know, no matter how many people can sympathise with you on sgf, it is not going to change a thing about your situation.

• Summer hill

  26 Feb 12, 21:09

  Originally posted by Li hao Lim Matthew:

  you should not have internet as it is very costly

  cut it right away

  it only cost me $30/month

  $1/day.

  No, internet is very important in education now, even though you have no internet the school will force you to have.

  Which singapore teenager would live without internet? Maybe you are a rich ass kid who thinks that poor people shouldn't have internet.

  Internet is fast becoming a human right, which is the right to information, the right to communication, the right to knowledge.

• Summer hill

  26 Feb 12, 21:15

  Originally posted by Sky_Blue223:

  This has been on my mind for a while. It's unfortunate that those are your circumstances, however the way you are facing up to it is unprogressive.
  
  Your approach is of blind anger towards anything that you can cast tether on. But what's the use in that? Is that going to solve your current situation?
  
  Though you might be thinking that you are only 14 and you want to lead a life like others, but you got to face up to reality if you really want to help your father.
  
  Your choice. But you should know, no matter how many people can sympathise with you on sgf, it is not going to change a thing about your situation.

  how can i really help?

  Quit school and start working?

  Man, I once fantise how my family would better well-off with my additional salary.

  btw, people sympathising me gives me a feeling that I am not alone, i feel better.

  then i went onto youtube and see how messed up and poor other people's life are.

  i no blind anger, i was inspired by animal farm to speak out against anything I don't find right before its too late.

• Summer hill

  27 Feb 12, 21:22

  Originally posted by Sky_Blue223:

  This has been on my mind for a while. It's unfortunate that those are your circumstances, however the way you are facing up to it is unprogressive.
  

  wow, you were thinking of me?

  how did you know that the way i am facing up is "unprogreassive"? Who are you? a mp? LKY's son? pap member? Tony tan? 

  i very curious to know, you seem to know a lot about me.

• Clivebenss

  27 Feb 12, 22:14

  if you could read my mind.

  

• Summer hill

  28 Feb 12, 15:46

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  if you could read my mind.

  

  i can, you are thinking of sgforums now. 

• Summer hill

  28 Feb 12, 21:21

  really, reality sucks

• charlize

  1 Mar 12, 20:19

  Reality bites.

• Summer hill

  1 Mar 12, 20:21

  uncle "skyblue" still hasn't replied to me.

  something fishy leh

• Clivebenss

  1 Mar 12, 21:36

  Originally posted by Summer hill:

  uncle "skyblue" still hasn't replied to me.

  something fishy leh

  busy in the pariahment lor.

  

   

• Summer hill

  1 Mar 12, 21:40

  Originally posted 

  b

  y Clivebenss:

  busy in the pariahment lor.

  

   

  so i am guessing he send "someone" to check "my progress" out of "proverty"?

• Clivebenss

  1 Mar 12, 21:42

  may be you should meet up in the mps.

  and listen to more of his "free" wisdom.

  

• 4sg

  1 Mar 12, 21:46

  study hard s h.........reward yr for daddy for his hard work n sacrifice.

   remember go study n dont come here or to the net when exam time comes k? 

• Summer hill

  1 Mar 12, 21:55

  Originally posted by 4sg:

  study hard s h.........reward yr for daddy for his hard work n sacrifice.

   remember go study n dont come here or to the net when exam time comes k? 

  yes, uncle 4sg.

  its almost march hidays, but i realise i no holidays becos the days are packed with camp.

• 4sg

  1 Mar 12, 22:03

  Originally posted by Summer hill:

  yes, uncle 4sg.

  its almost march hidays, but i realise i no holidays becos the days are packed with camp.

  u a smart gal for yr age......nvr let yr talent n intelligence go to waste......

• 4sg

  1 Mar 12, 22:25

  actually, there are many poor ppl in sg.....mostly elderly n long term sick.

  many middle class sgporeans dont know, dont care n dont want to hear about them.....sad.

  I know 'çause I was once involved in a social project......I nvr knew these ppl exist until I joined the project.......eye opening for me.....brought tears to my eyes.......even thinking of these ppl now.....

  I can say at least 1 of these ppl I spoke to n interviewed is dead......uncared for, unrelated to, under-nourished, unloved for before their passing.......haiz.....

  Just that our MSM (mainstream media), our society, our upbring made us think these ppl are so untouchable....

  but if you talk to these ppl.....u will be mentally disturbed......simply because u will see how ordinary these ppl are...... our common humanity runs thru the blood of the rich n poor alike...... 

• Sky_Blue223

  2 Mar 12, 05:10

  Originally posted by Summer hill:

  how can i really help?

  Quit school and start working?

  Man, I once fantise how my family would better well-off with my additional salary.

  btw, people sympathising me gives me a feeling that I am not alone, i feel better.

  then i went onto youtube and see how messed up and poor other people's life are.

  i no blind anger, i was inspired by animal farm to speak out against anything I don't find right before its too late.

  No. You just have to study hard enough to get a scholarship in a top tier uni.

• Sky_Blue223

  2 Mar 12, 05:11

  Originally posted by Summer hill:

  wow, you were thinking of me?

  how did you know that the way i am facing up is "unprogreassive"? Who are you? a mp? LKY's son? pap member? Tony tan? 

  i very curious to know, you seem to know a lot about me.

  I thought higher of you. That's all.

  Cheers. TGIF.

• Summer hill

  2 Mar 12, 18:30

  Originally posted by Sky_Blue223:

  I thought higher of you. That's all.

  Cheers. TGIF.

  TGIF, you still haven't told me what are you working as 

• Summer hill

  3 Mar 12, 17:08

  Originally posted by 4sg:

  actually, there are many poor ppl in sg.....mostly elderly n long term sick.

  many middle class sgporeans dont know, dont care n dont want to hear about them.....sad.

  I know 'çause I was once involved in a social project......I nvr knew these ppl exist until I joined the project.......eye opening for me.....brought tears to my eyes.......even thinking of these ppl now.....

  I can say at least 1 of these ppl I spoke to n interviewed is dead......uncared for, unrelated to, under-nourished, unloved for before their passing.......haiz.....

  Just that our MSM (mainstream media), our society, our upbring made us think these ppl are so untouchable....

  but if you talk to these ppl.....u will be mentally disturbed......simply because u will see how ordinary these ppl are...... our common humanity runs thru the blood of the rich n poor alike...... 

  sometimes, people can afford  1.5 MILLION DOLLAR CONDON. But they can't take in their aged parents.