1505 HRS MAY 4TH 2007

I find it impossible sometimes

to talk to Singaporeans.

Only in this country,

can people make comparisons

between a country

and a corporation.

Irregardless

of how ridiculous

the comparison is.

I guess the government here

have done such a great job

in its propaganda machine,

comparing ministerial salaries

to the private sector,

people here feel the liberty

to think of this place

as Singapore INC

rather than

Republic of Singapore.

Just how the hell fuck,

do you compare

an employee

to a citizen?

The relationship

between an employee

and a corporation

is purely economics.

An employee

will be employed

as long as he or she

is economically viable

to the corporation.

Likewise, an employee

will remain loyal

to the corporation

so long as the corporation

serves his or her's

economic needs.

The relationship between

a citizen and his or her country

goes beyond economics.

It is about nationalism

it is about nationhood

about sovereignty.

A citizen can put his life

on the line,

by going to war

for his country.

He does not do it

because he is paid

to risk his life.

In doing so,

it is the country and the government

moral duty and responsibility

to take the citizen's best interests

into account and priority

for all their government's policy makings.

As an employee,

I serve my corporation

because of money.

As a citizen,

I serve my country

because this is my land,

these are my people.

As an employee,

if I am unhappy

with my bosses,

I take my skills

to a rival corporation.

As a citizen,

if I am unhappy

with my government,

it is my right,

to demand changes,

because polices must

be for the overall good

of citizens

and not just an elite group

of politicians

or skewed towards

rich foreigners

who have no vested interests

in this country.

I just don't see how

a patriotic relationship

can be translated

into an economic relationship.

Only in this country

I guess.