Friday, October 03, 2008
Money No Enough 2
It is getting more and more difficult to update my blog, what with work and personal life clamouring for my attention. The new department is not too hectic and the crap level definitely loses out to the previous pit-hole. I basically like everyone here as well. But there is just something missing. I'm pretty sure I hope to get out of working on this limited topic by next year. But where to go? What to do? I am at a loss as to how to fulfil my destiny in this fleeting life.
Watched "Money No Enough 2" DVD on the Aidil Fitri holiday (look Singaporeans, it should technically not be called Hari Raya, because the phrase literally means "day of celebration"). I know I ought to take more pride in local productions, but it is a continuing struggle to do so. But! I found myself intensely touched by the movie, especially the portrayal of the treatment of senior citizens.
Why is it that Singaporeans find it so difficult to care for the elders who, for most part, have loved and taken pains to raise them? In Indonesia, believe it or not, a country where many aspects of its being have been reaped with nothing but criticisms, this is not a problem. Many young married couples do not mind staying with the parents or in-laws. It is a common sight to see three-generations of families thronging the malls together or having meals. Is it the non-existent social welfare in the Archipelago that prompts them to do that? My parents claim that Western values have flooded Singaporean mindset so much that individuality has taken over collectivism or socialism. Is that the core issue?
I am also often dismayed to find how contemporary parents treat their children. Sure, I believe in loving children and giving them the best we can, but to put them on the pedestal is simply wrong. Children do not need more tuitions, piano lessons etc to cope with the 21st century changes. I believe they need to be taught to love and have respect for others and learn the values of working hard and independence and responsibility for their own actions. Tall order, of course. But kudos to Jack Neo for highlighting so many social issues through the movie.
Watched "Money No Enough 2" DVD on the Aidil Fitri holiday (look Singaporeans, it should technically not be called Hari Raya, because the phrase literally means "day of celebration"). I know I ought to take more pride in local productions, but it is a continuing struggle to do so. But! I found myself intensely touched by the movie, especially the portrayal of the treatment of senior citizens.
Why is it that Singaporeans find it so difficult to care for the elders who, for most part, have loved and taken pains to raise them? In Indonesia, believe it or not, a country where many aspects of its being have been reaped with nothing but criticisms, this is not a problem. Many young married couples do not mind staying with the parents or in-laws. It is a common sight to see three-generations of families thronging the malls together or having meals. Is it the non-existent social welfare in the Archipelago that prompts them to do that? My parents claim that Western values have flooded Singaporean mindset so much that individuality has taken over collectivism or socialism. Is that the core issue?
I am also often dismayed to find how contemporary parents treat their children. Sure, I believe in loving children and giving them the best we can, but to put them on the pedestal is simply wrong. Children do not need more tuitions, piano lessons etc to cope with the 21st century changes. I believe they need to be taught to love and have respect for others and learn the values of working hard and independence and responsibility for their own actions. Tall order, of course. But kudos to Jack Neo for highlighting so many social issues through the movie.
Labels: Saya Affairs, Se-lat-por Affairs
// posted by Jenn @ 4:04 PM 
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