The past week was
ummm how should i put this. Fun yet tired yet enriching. Yup
i've been to Raffles Community Leaders Forum. My topic was on Urban Poverty, Yes its real. Though you don't see them usually, because the government hides them literally. Putting their blocks in the middle of the estate so as not to been seen easily. Most of this people are elderly, families with no income. families that are huge, and many more. Its really difficult to see people living in this conditions. My family is the middle income range, living in a 5 rm flat. We have everything that we need, computer, Television, our own bedrooms and so much more that are so
difficult to describe in words.
I've been in acts 29 for over 4 years and i really
didn't understand how should we help them. We just gave rations, and the occasional visit to speak to them. My Group came up with this idea, to target the youths, because of generational poverty. This youths might think that it is alright to stay and live in this conditions.
That's why we have come to realise that we must start a program in
Singapore. It has already been used in
Australia. Its called the big brother, where youths who are capable to mentor this youths, to guide them to the right track. Though tutoring is important, building their
financial literacy and character development is as important as well. This program will last from 6 months to a year and through this we hope to break the poverty cycle in them. To make them understand that a comfortable life is waiting for them.
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It seems like all
ITE students have the same mindset, that higher educated people look down on us and treat us as underdogs. I had the same mindset too. But through this forum, i have manage to break away from this mindset. Seriously, i used to call RI the retarded institute because since they look down on us we should just do the same, probably those are the minority's.
Ok probably you can call me a hypocrite, i
don't care. Well the majority's are real cool people, though their english might be a little too profound at times, that's how the way it is. Yup and we can get along really well. RCLF 2009 rocks...
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I just read a book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad", ok i admit its a damm old book, but what it is trying to say is really true. Talk about fiancial literacy, i used to spend all my hard earned money on stuff that are really liablities. Never thought bout the difference between assets and liabilities because thats how singaporeans are born to be. To earn, shop and probably fall into a big debt. So there comes this term called "Chicken Little" if you remember the movie. It talks about this chick thinking that the sky is falling. turning income into assets and therefore going back to your income. Thats how the rich do it. I wanna get out of the rat race.
