Master Lee is my favorite Singaporean. He’s an 18 year old kid trapped in a septuagenarian’s body; maybe that’s why I immediately felt drawn to him. He was the one who introduced me to Indian food, and it’s him also who educated me on the nuances of Singaporean English or Singlish.
Two days ago, we were discussing the proposed increase in salaries of their senior ministers. Singapore has one of the best compensation packages for government employees. Salaries for these senior government officers, if I’m not mistaken, ranged from SGD 1.2 – 2.2 million per annum– that’s around PhP5.5 million per month for the top tier earners.
I was expressing my amazement in these figures when he looked me in the eye and said;
“You see Fence (harhar), if you offer peanuts as salaries, you only get monkeys.”
He couldn’t have put it more succinctly. Monkeys indeed.
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hahaha! ouch!
Hey, I said most, not all.
Peace.
Gad, i just had to edit it.
hey fence i wasn’t offended. hehehe…i’m not guilty of the sin but i have to agree, most are.
no worries.
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