The contrarian

We bet on everything in the office - world cup, boy or girl (new born baby) and now- the election! I don't have the right to vote in Sg. And I belong to the ‘foreigners’ category as labeled by the opposition camp (although friends and family may not say it outright to me). I don’t know much about the Sg politics but if I was still in Penang, I would have voted for the opposition. One day when I have the voting right in Sg, I may also do that. But for now, M and I have different views (and heated discussions) over the ruling government and opposition.

But coming from a person who has been ‘suppressed’ racially in her own country, she appreciates the little things in her life in this country.

1. She can walk safely on the street without worrying that someone may attack her from the back
2. She doesn’t have to mindfully lock her car fearing that someone will jump in at the traffic lights
3. She is sure that her children will be assessed on par with friends of different race to get into the local university
4. She knows she doesn’t have to leave 2 hours earlier from home to avoid traffic jam
5. She has no qualms to let her parents take the reliable public transport, unlike her own country
6. She has the freedom to buy pork in the open, not needing to hunt for the meat stall in a hidden corner of the wet market
7. She appreciates that she doesn’t have to pay 40% personal tax
8. She is certain that her children will be able to speak and write in English and Chinese properly
9. She appreciates the strong currency that allows her to help her family at home
10. She loves that people are more tolerant of inter-racial marriage in Sg vs. where she came from
    

Of course, she can’t stand the education system in Sg among other things. But today, it’s about what she likes.