So you must have heard about that man who jumped onto Chinese Garden MRT track and died. Blinkymummy has been talking bout it for quite a while in her blog. The poor family (a polio wife and two Sec children), received donation worth 500k in total! She gave 100k to the Undertaker company who offered a FOC service to the family. Blinkymummy talked about how this company got free advertising by doing so, as the story was covered in the newspaper quite intensively. I wouldn't talk about how the company could have had other motive in offering the help. That's not my concern.
Rather.. I am concerned about how there has been another case of someone plunging onto the MRT track sometimes after that first incident. Apparently the suicide rate has been quite high recently in SG. And maybe.. just maybe.. those desperate people looked at how this dead man got his family 500k by jumping onto MRT track. They got inspired and thought: "Hey.. why don't I give it a go?? I am useless and can't earn enough money for my family. Am tired of this wretched life. If I could get few hundred thousands for my family by killing myself, why not??"
So there you go.. the suicide club was formed. In Singapore!
Who would have thought that such a developed country would have so many people comitting suicide because of poverty? But poverty is not something that results purely from situation. In most cases, it has to do with character. Sometimes you just can't understand how a man who barely has a decent job insisting on getting married and having children. Oh my..
I remember reading an article on a man who has gone for semi retirement in his 30s. He only has some parttime jobs, including acting, to support his life. He could live on 20$ a day and he lives happily. It's amazing that in today's world where everyone are glued to the shows such as "the Apprentice", there is still this kind of person who decides to live a simple and peaceful life. Of course, the main reason why he could do that is because he is single. Hm...
Rather.. I am concerned about how there has been another case of someone plunging onto the MRT track sometimes after that first incident. Apparently the suicide rate has been quite high recently in SG. And maybe.. just maybe.. those desperate people looked at how this dead man got his family 500k by jumping onto MRT track. They got inspired and thought: "Hey.. why don't I give it a go?? I am useless and can't earn enough money for my family. Am tired of this wretched life. If I could get few hundred thousands for my family by killing myself, why not??"
So there you go.. the suicide club was formed. In Singapore!
Who would have thought that such a developed country would have so many people comitting suicide because of poverty? But poverty is not something that results purely from situation. In most cases, it has to do with character. Sometimes you just can't understand how a man who barely has a decent job insisting on getting married and having children. Oh my..
I remember reading an article on a man who has gone for semi retirement in his 30s. He only has some parttime jobs, including acting, to support his life. He could live on 20$ a day and he lives happily. It's amazing that in today's world where everyone are glued to the shows such as "the Apprentice", there is still this kind of person who decides to live a simple and peaceful life. Of course, the main reason why he could do that is because he is single. Hm...
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