Friday, December 22, 2006
13:24 by FoxTwo
So much so, that stress like these can drive a man to kill himself. In fact, one did. Or 2, if you count the one "found unconscious" outside IBM Towers in Shenton Way on Tuesday, or was it Wednesday? But, I digress. The man I was talking about is the poor man who decided to end his life by jumping onto the MRT tracks at Yishun station right smack in the middle of morning rush hour. He must have had a lot of problems indeed, to do that. Well, he doesn't have them anymore, and he did give about 25,000 other people in Singapore a great excuse to be late for work!
"Hey boss, I'm late cos some guy killed himself on the MRT tracks and we're all stuck here in the train!"
Thank the stars for handphones.. or else you couldn't tell your boss you were late. Thank the stars for 3G too, cos now you can SHOW your boss via video call that you are not lying about why you're late. Give him a real-time blow-by-blow on the whole situation!
One friend of mine in particular, had no sympathy for him. Actually, 2. Yes, true, he did make 25,000 other people late for work. He did make the police close off Yishun MRT for more than half a day. He did make the workers and cleanup crew work overtime to get the blood and body-parts (yes, he wasn't in one piece after the whole incident) off the tracks and the platform.
Yes, he gave people extra work to do, made them late, had to take a cab to meet their clients etc, just because he thought he had a lot of problems and wanted to end his life on an MRT track. He truly led a life by the motto - It's Better To Give Than To Receive. Singaporean Style.
13:24 by FoxTwo
It's A Time For Giving...Singaporean style!
So much so, that stress like these can drive a man to kill himself. In fact, one did. Or 2, if you count the one "found unconscious" outside IBM Towers in Shenton Way on Tuesday, or was it Wednesday? But, I digress. The man I was talking about is the poor man who decided to end his life by jumping onto the MRT tracks at Yishun station right smack in the middle of morning rush hour. He must have had a lot of problems indeed, to do that. Well, he doesn't have them anymore, and he did give about 25,000 other people in Singapore a great excuse to be late for work!
"Hey boss, I'm late cos some guy killed himself on the MRT tracks and we're all stuck here in the train!"
Thank the stars for handphones.. or else you couldn't tell your boss you were late. Thank the stars for 3G too, cos now you can SHOW your boss via video call that you are not lying about why you're late. Give him a real-time blow-by-blow on the whole situation!
One friend of mine in particular, had no sympathy for him. Actually, 2. Yes, true, he did make 25,000 other people late for work. He did make the police close off Yishun MRT for more than half a day. He did make the workers and cleanup crew work overtime to get the blood and body-parts (yes, he wasn't in one piece after the whole incident) off the tracks and the platform.
Yes, he gave people extra work to do, made them late, had to take a cab to meet their clients etc, just because he thought he had a lot of problems and wanted to end his life on an MRT track. He truly led a life by the motto - It's Better To Give Than To Receive. Singaporean Style.
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Labels: Christmas, festive season, giving, sharing, X'mas
