Bald or wear a wig...

Good day folks, it is a start of a wonderfully short week, well this post is a response to an article that I have read on Straits Times on "3 girls who shaved head bald for charity told to wear wigs to school by principal" this article really caught my eyes..Well first of all lets take a look at what did the girls do?

First of all...the girls went for the Hair for Hope which is Children's Cancer Foundation signature fundraising event. It serves to raise funds and awareness of childhood cancer. For such a meaningful event, we see the inflexible of the Singapore's Schools. Lets take a look at the event..lots of people are questioning...why shave..? Well it is to raise awareness and to let those cancer suffering kids to know that it is ok to go bald..and it will still looks good.  

My question to St Marg principal...yes i agreed that the students should don a wig since they have promised to do so..it is the school original stance that irk me..So by making the girls wear a wig..does that defeat the purpose..? What are you thinking...? Let me see...this is your stand..The school's rules do not allow "punk, unfeminine or sloppy hairstyles". Said principal Marion Tan: "It's very clear in our mission: it's about their turnout as a young lady.-source Straits Times. 

So what is a young lady...? In bible context since you guys are a mission school..so you feel that being bald is not lady like...so it is by whose standard..? the world standard or God's standard..? In the gospel Matthew 7:1-2 " Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you" and in Romans 12:2 " Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of you mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will." - both from NIV version. In the bible it clearly stated that we as christians, we dont judge..and dont conform to the world standards...but over here you have used the world standard to gauge that your students are not going to be lady like..in fact you have produce fantastic young ladies who CARE about the world...they are in fact living out...Matthew 5:13-16, Salt and light..That their simple actions are actually glorifying our father in heaven..but by asking them to don a wig..you are telling them it is WRONG to join the event..so how to be salt n light...?

I understand that the school worried about the fact that students may make use of this opportunity to go bald...but hey..this is a case by case...these girls are not doing it deliberately to challenge the system you have put in place...but for the greater good...so if you keep being so inflexible in your future actions, well i guess you will suffer more flaming...and im glad that you have reverse the action on donning the wig..but it is by mass public reactions... 

And to those who still feel that the girls should don a wig...just becoz they have promised...well you are not wrong too...but hey..what is the charity all about...? Showing awareness..if donning a wig..how to show awareness right...

And yes the final parting shot to the educators out there...you are in place to educate the right values to the kids under you..do you want to create a society of robots who only say yes sir yes sir..? then we will not have future for Singapore..as our kids or our future generation will only get squarer n squarer..with zero creativity it looks super bleak now...if you have the heart for our future...look at what you are teaching and prepared to bend a bit for the right cause...Happy holidays...

-DKR-

Child care..hmm..

Well in the recent light of child abuse..especially in child is under the care of school or places we called child care centre..where it supposed to be a safe haven for them..yet they are being abuse..and thank god for the inventor of cctv where we catch the teacher in her pickaboo moment..which spark off a series of chain mines..but before that..lets rewind and go back to 2012..Punggol East by-election..the issues by various residents and highly used by many parties..YES...Child care..so lets take a look at child care problem and see if there is a link...

First..the raising cost of child care...dont we so love money..so it is always a good start with money...a quick check with child care centres..you are expected to pay around 100 to 600 depending on how much you can afford and where you want to send your kid to...many parents have been saying child care are getting more and more expensive thus they are finding it hard to make ends meet with the raising cost on bread and butter..with our salary hardly moving....so how do we send kids to child care..now before all of you hit the like button..which I dont have..lets take a look at a typical day of a kid in child care...

Now you see it..they are feed..being educated..having fun with other kids..but the question is..where does the child care find the money to pay for the food..? To teaching materials for your princes n princesses..? And where do they find the money to hire the people that supposed to take care and educate your kids..? So many will go by aiyah we pay a lot every month..but if you actually pool the amount together..it is not a lot considering that the amount of bills they are paying electrical, food, educators, etc..the upkeep of a child care centre isn't cheap..

Now you are thinking right..? So lets take a look at where we can cut cost...hmm..food..I doubt you would want to feed your kids crap..not crab ah..so I dont think we can deduct from there...hmm so lesser work for them..eh..wait..arent you guys send them to child care centre to be educated at the same time someone looking after them while you are at work..so I dont think you will want to be short change here..if not they might end up losing to other kids when they go kindergarten or even primary school...so we reach the final component that can deduct child care teachers..yeah..aren't they do this job becoz of passion for kids...hmm...they dont mind taking home lesser pay right..WRONG..come on you people child care teachers are some people that we took for granted..and yet you guys want their pay to be deducted goodness...many people I know cant earn enough and ended up leaving the industry due to the ever raising cost and their salary indeed NOT moving..they are your kid next best friend you are at work everyday other then weekends..they are human too they have their families to feed too..can they just sustain on passion alone? Many of them maybe stressed up inside yet you dont know..it maybe the spark that the kid did..that spark off a series of chain reaction from the educator? Do you know that childcare teachers are one of the least appreciated educators..? They get puke on..scolded by parents for the most nitty gritty things like..why my son got bitten by mosquito..you most be laughing at it but it is true..I have heard stuff like this from my friends in the industry...in fact some parents leave the parenting espect to the educators...or even worse...technology..iphone, ipad just to name a few...so in this period of time cut some slack n take a step back...n remember they are humans too and they are doing something that you are not..so dont whine n complain something you cant do or wouldnt do...so hope this set u guys thinking...thank you..

-DKR-