Singapore's mediacorp has a fund-raiser for China's Sichuan earthquake this evening. This is admirable, but when you consider that a disaster has struck Myanmar as well, and Myanmar is a much poorer country than China and hence requires financial aid much more than China, holding a fund-raiser for Myanmar would seem like a more reasonable thing to do.
So why is it that they hold fund-raisers for China instead of Myanmar? And we see that the total amount of funds raised through all sorts of events for the China earthquake is much more than the hurricane that hit Myanmar. If you look at it, China is right now such a prosperous nation, that if their citizens were to each donate $1, they would have $1.1 billion! That is much more than the single-digit million that Singapore raises.
I suspect that this has to do with relations. Having more contacts and business relationships with Chinese clients is, I suspect, one of the main reasons for holding such fund-raisers. This is to let their clients know that we care for them. This is similar to businessmen sending gifts to clients to make them happy. Whereas there may be less business dealings with Myanmar, and hence no such need to hold fund-raisers for Myanmar. This is a realistic world, we must understand.
Also, one can suspect that as Myanmar is controlled by the military junta, funds raised by various organisations may not reach the people in need, but end up somewhere in the coffers of the junta. This could be a reason that put people off donating sums to Myanmar.
Nonetheless, I feel that to be fair, Mediacorp should have a fund-raiser for Myanmar as well, as they really need the funds, much more than their Chinese counterparts.
Sunday 25 May 2008
Tuesday 13 May 2008
My Tennis Kakis
My usual Saturday past-time, having a game of tennis with my kakis. Had a real good set of tennis doubles match last saturday which Niankai and I won 6-4 3-6 6-3. Great times!
Me, the poser. Ha...
The Doubles Team!
JR and his super sliced serve!
Me, the poser. Ha...
The Doubles Team!
JR and his super sliced serve!Champions of England once again
Manchester United is crowned the champions of the English Premier League once again. It was an emphatic victory, made sweeter by the fact that we did not end level on points with the hated Blues, which only managed a paltry draw with Bolton while Man Utd managed a sweet 2-0 victory over Wigan. The victory was never going to be in doubt, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a penalty and Ryan Giggs, the one and only Ryan Giggs, wrapping up with a second. And all the Blues are going home with, are sad faces and a broken shoulder for Captain John Terry.
Bye Bye Terry, take all the time you need to recover, and we'll take the Champions League trophy from you meanwhile...
On the other hand, I was really upset with Inter Milan for failing once again to wrap up the Scudetto with a simple win over Siena at home, by drawing! Fans have high hopes you know. And holding such a big advantage, they had to let it go down to the wire in the last match. That is pathetic. They were so dominant throughout the match and should have done more to seal up the win, which was REALLY disappointing. With all the home fans out with banners and flags and champagnes ready, they had to go out and not win this easy match. Now, a bad and familiar feeling is overwhelming me as I remember a few seasons back when Inter was the leader, but was pipped at the last day by a loss to Lazio which allowed Juventus to grab the title. That really sucks. I do hope history is NOT REPEATED.
Bye Bye Terry, take all the time you need to recover, and we'll take the Champions League trophy from you meanwhile...
On the other hand, I was really upset with Inter Milan for failing once again to wrap up the Scudetto with a simple win over Siena at home, by drawing! Fans have high hopes you know. And holding such a big advantage, they had to let it go down to the wire in the last match. That is pathetic. They were so dominant throughout the match and should have done more to seal up the win, which was REALLY disappointing. With all the home fans out with banners and flags and champagnes ready, they had to go out and not win this easy match. Now, a bad and familiar feeling is overwhelming me as I remember a few seasons back when Inter was the leader, but was pipped at the last day by a loss to Lazio which allowed Juventus to grab the title. That really sucks. I do hope history is NOT REPEATED.
Saturday 10 May 2008
Unbelievable Upsets
I just ended watching the match between Radek Stepanek and Roger Federer, where Stepanek won 7-6 7-6. Ouch! What an upset for the world number 1. Sad.
And the other match I watched 2 days ago also saw a MAJOR upset with the clay court specialist Rafa losing to Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-5 6-1. Subsequently, Ferrero lost in the next match.
Also Nikolay Davydenko lost to Tommy Robredo whom he had won against for the previous matches, but this time on clay, the spaniard proved to be superior. It was a REALLY tight match, 4-6 6-2 7-6(7-4). The spaniards seem to be better on clay??
A player whom I see who has potential is Simone Bolelli, a 22 years old Italian player. He was the finalist in the Munich open but lost to Fernando Gonzalez. Watched him play against Andy Roddick, and although he lost and made many stupid mistakes, but he seem to be able to progress far in future.
Without the number 1 and 2 players in the competition, will the number 3: Novak Djokovic win this tourny? hmm...
And the other match I watched 2 days ago also saw a MAJOR upset with the clay court specialist Rafa losing to Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-5 6-1. Subsequently, Ferrero lost in the next match.
Also Nikolay Davydenko lost to Tommy Robredo whom he had won against for the previous matches, but this time on clay, the spaniard proved to be superior. It was a REALLY tight match, 4-6 6-2 7-6(7-4). The spaniards seem to be better on clay??
A player whom I see who has potential is Simone Bolelli, a 22 years old Italian player. He was the finalist in the Munich open but lost to Fernando Gonzalez. Watched him play against Andy Roddick, and although he lost and made many stupid mistakes, but he seem to be able to progress far in future.
Without the number 1 and 2 players in the competition, will the number 3: Novak Djokovic win this tourny? hmm...
Sunday 4 May 2008
Man Utd 4-1 West Ham!!!
Woohoo! What a wonderful result that now puts Man Utd 3 points ahead of the much disliked Chelski. Now I hope K.Keegan & his Newcastle team can halt Chelski's run. If they don't, it will be next week's match against Wigan which will be the decider. Let's do it and win the double!
We have to make Chelski pay for the FA cup by winning the Champions League in Moscow. SWEET VICTORY!
And Another match that I'm keenly interested will be the Milan derby tomorrow. 3 match to go, and Inter are currently 6 points ahead of roma. But if Inter can get a winner tomorrow against the rossoneri, we can seal up the title! So this is a very crucial match, one of the most important derbies. For milan, they want to win this match to stay in the race for a 4th spot for Champions League qualification against Fiorentina, BUT seriously, who cares whether they get a 4th spot anyway! I hope Inter win tomorrow, and Fiorentina extend their lead against Milan to boot them out of the UCL. Forza Inter!
We have to make Chelski pay for the FA cup by winning the Champions League in Moscow. SWEET VICTORY!
And Another match that I'm keenly interested will be the Milan derby tomorrow. 3 match to go, and Inter are currently 6 points ahead of roma. But if Inter can get a winner tomorrow against the rossoneri, we can seal up the title! So this is a very crucial match, one of the most important derbies. For milan, they want to win this match to stay in the race for a 4th spot for Champions League qualification against Fiorentina, BUT seriously, who cares whether they get a 4th spot anyway! I hope Inter win tomorrow, and Fiorentina extend their lead against Milan to boot them out of the UCL. Forza Inter!
Friday 2 May 2008
Jeon Ji Hyun's Asience Ad
This Shampoo ad with Jeon Ji Hyun in it makes me want to use the shampoo! Ha..
Thursday 1 May 2008
Entertainers
People say that politicians are good actors, and as good actors, they have to provide good entertainment. This is certainly served up when Malaysia's first parliament seating since the election turned out to be a real entertaining one, comparable to those seen in Taiwan, with a name-calling show by Karpal Singh and Bung Moktar Radin. Lim Kit Siang also provided a very vocal showing. All these contributed to the entertainment value of watching parliament.
Now why ain't many people watching the Singapore parliament? It is so boring, hours long, and sometimes members of parliament fall asleep themselves in parliament as well. It would be real entertaining if the Singapore parliament can introduce such entertainment factor into it, and we could expect more audience then. The politicians will also keep themselves awake as they would not want to be called sleepy pigs by the opposition. Now that's a show!
Change of topic. My macro econs lecturer/tutor is such a sucky prof that I wonder if his cert is a fake. Anyway, as the final exam is coming, I kindly emailed him to ask for some tips about the exam, as there was no past yr papers to refer to, so we have no idea as to the direction we should head towards. Without some guidance and hints, we would be like bobbing floats in the midst of an open ocean. I waited, he didn't reply.
Okay I thought. Was reading through the mid-yr exam solutions and had some questions about it. So I decided to email him. Was thinking of sending an email to screw him, a bit like how I did the bald manager or the guy selling the sliced-fish noodles but milder since it's an email, but then decided against it since he would be grading my final exam, so that would be a disaster.
So instead I sent a sarcastic email which usually works to get a response. And the reply to the hints and guidance was: I've already mentioned that the final exam would be comprehensive and includes everything we've covered in this course.
Hey thank you! What a wanker
Now why ain't many people watching the Singapore parliament? It is so boring, hours long, and sometimes members of parliament fall asleep themselves in parliament as well. It would be real entertaining if the Singapore parliament can introduce such entertainment factor into it, and we could expect more audience then. The politicians will also keep themselves awake as they would not want to be called sleepy pigs by the opposition. Now that's a show!
Change of topic. My macro econs lecturer/tutor is such a sucky prof that I wonder if his cert is a fake. Anyway, as the final exam is coming, I kindly emailed him to ask for some tips about the exam, as there was no past yr papers to refer to, so we have no idea as to the direction we should head towards. Without some guidance and hints, we would be like bobbing floats in the midst of an open ocean. I waited, he didn't reply.
Okay I thought. Was reading through the mid-yr exam solutions and had some questions about it. So I decided to email him. Was thinking of sending an email to screw him, a bit like how I did the bald manager or the guy selling the sliced-fish noodles but milder since it's an email, but then decided against it since he would be grading my final exam, so that would be a disaster.
So instead I sent a sarcastic email which usually works to get a response. And the reply to the hints and guidance was: I've already mentioned that the final exam would be comprehensive and includes everything we've covered in this course.
Hey thank you! What a wanker
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