singawhore

was selected to be a french announcer/interpreter for the yog this aug, so i went for some training yesterday at nyp.

was surprised to see that most of the yog organising committee were foreigners; a majority of them were even on contract service who flew in specially for the games. spoke with a few of them and got to know that while they had some experience in event management, for many the yog is going to be their first time managing a sports event. which led me to wonder why are we getting these people into singapore in the first place: are there no singaporeans who can possibly fill their roles? surely with the increase in sporting events in singapore there must already be a core group of people who are already familiar sports event organisation here, so why the need for foreign talent?

nevermind the angmoh > local part, what really got my grape was their pay package. erm let's just say that for mid-level management staff, their housing allowance is already more than half of my pay! this, from the government who refuses to increase the $350 handout to the poor and needy. and in the end the same government wonders why there is a exodus of citizens, and why housing is so expensive for the everyday man.

oh well. i guess you just can't trust singaporeans to get the things done - not with all our complaining and whining about how hard life is, difficulty of the tasks, etc. besides, ang mohs really make things look more professional and credible in our colour-blind and multiracial society, no? after all, it is no secret that the government's policy is ns for singaporeans, jobs for foreigners!