Breathing but ain't Living
Sunday, January 08, 2006
Renci Charity Show & NKF scandal
Just finished watching the Renci Charity Show on Channel U. For some strange reason, I always prefer watching Renci rather than any other charity show because it always gives me a more sincere feeling. Maybe because Renci hospital is headed by a religious figure? Or is it because I have been to Renci to do volunteer work so I feel more strongly for the organization? I remember going with my SRJC class to Renci and I chatted with a female patient there and really felt sympathy for her.
When I was in secondary school, I remember doing flag day with Sharon. From what I recall, we were raising funds for NKF and I did put my heart and soul in collecting donations. I even remember one incident when Sharon and I got scolded by a man when we approached him for donation. I think he was an NKF hater or something. And if I'm not wrong, that was in 1999 - way before our recent NKF saga.
Many of us have been outraged when we realise that our hard earned money and/or our time and effort have contributed to someone else's first class air ticket or 'study trips' to Las Vages.
I was and still am sore about it and I feel that's only natural, but at the same time, strangely, I never regretted doing that particular flag day, or dropping spare coins into the tin cans whenever a student approaches me, unlike the many people who have said that they regretted donating to the old NKF.
Although the old NKF patients only received 10 cents per dollar of the donations, when you think about it the other way round, what would have happened if I hadn't donated that $1? For every dollar that was donated by me, these patients would have received an extra 10 cents and that 10 cents would have probably made a difference, though small, but still a difference.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not speaking up for the old NKF. In fact, far from it. I feel that people who make use of other people's sympathy should get their ass whipped back, front and centre. But since this has already happened, why not take a more optimistic perspective instead of grumbling about regret? ¶ Sunday, January 08, 2006 1 comments
When I was in secondary school, I remember doing flag day with Sharon. From what I recall, we were raising funds for NKF and I did put my heart and soul in collecting donations. I even remember one incident when Sharon and I got scolded by a man when we approached him for donation. I think he was an NKF hater or something. And if I'm not wrong, that was in 1999 - way before our recent NKF saga.
Many of us have been outraged when we realise that our hard earned money and/or our time and effort have contributed to someone else's first class air ticket or 'study trips' to Las Vages.
I was and still am sore about it and I feel that's only natural, but at the same time, strangely, I never regretted doing that particular flag day, or dropping spare coins into the tin cans whenever a student approaches me, unlike the many people who have said that they regretted donating to the old NKF.
Although the old NKF patients only received 10 cents per dollar of the donations, when you think about it the other way round, what would have happened if I hadn't donated that $1? For every dollar that was donated by me, these patients would have received an extra 10 cents and that 10 cents would have probably made a difference, though small, but still a difference.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not speaking up for the old NKF. In fact, far from it. I feel that people who make use of other people's sympathy should get their ass whipped back, front and centre. But since this has already happened, why not take a more optimistic perspective instead of grumbling about regret? ¶ Sunday, January 08, 2006 1 comments