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Today I read about this guy who plays piano in the newspaper. I think his name is Melvyn Tan. Actually hor, he has been in the news for the last few weeks alreadi.
They say that he pay $33,000 and dun have to do NS. Wah, like that also can?
They say that he went to England when he was 12. Then, he never come back for 37 years. He din dare come back 'cos when when they call him to do NS, he dun wan to come back, so if he come back, police will catch. Then recently hor, he came back to see mother see father and Garmen fine him $3,000 only. The other $30,000 his father and mother pay a long long time ago.
Many people not happy. They say $3,000 too cheap. Must jail him or fine him more money. $3,000 cheap meh? I have to sell many many bowls of mee pok to make $3,000 leh. Maybe play piano make money easier lah. Too bad I only know how to cook mee pok, dunno how to play piano. :-(
They also say that he got Queen now and no longer sing majula. Hmm, got something I dun understand. How come he dun sing majula, people still wan him to do NS leh? If got war, he will come back to protect my mee pok store meh?
Actually hor, last time when I do NS, quite cham one. Can only book out on Saturday to see girlfriend. Then girlfriend also run away and now I only got mee pok store. Then hor, every day sergeant tekan me until cham cham and I want to cry also.
Maybe people not happy because they kenna tekan cham cham. And now hor, they also want this pianist guy to kenna tekan cham cham then they shoik.
The news today also got this guy who say he likes to do NS leh.
Dec 1, 2005I very impressed. Maybe next time if go to war, I can fight next to him. Too bad I no good at shooting rifle, only good at cooking mee pok.
FINE FOR PIANIST WHO EVADED NSContinue to believe in national service
I REFER to Mr Ben Leong Wing Lup's letter, 'Moral of story behind Mindef reply on NS case' (ST, Nov 29).
Thousands of mature young men like me do their national service (NS) each year. The real reason we answer the call-up is not to enjoy the rewards cited, like HDB concessionary loans, IPPT monetary awards and New Singapore Shares.
We all serve NS so that our parents, siblings and loved ones will sleep well each and every night. We know that we must defend what belongs to us.
And when I ORD, I will continue to sleep well as I know there will be others like me who will give up 2 1/2 years of their life to defend the country. Without young men like us, Singapore is really just 'a little red dot' on the map.
The crux of the matter is about renown pianist Melvyn Tan and his fine of at most $5,000. It doesn't matter if he left Singapore when he was nine, 12 or 18 years old. What matters is that at 18 years of age he should be mature enough to realise that he had a major responsibility at hand.
He could have called Mindef for advice, and perhaps sought a deferment. At the worst, he could have emigrated early if he felt that Singapore was not the place to call home. His legal guardian should also have given him sound advice. In the end, it is about individual responsibility.
I do not think that Mr Tan woke up one month before his concert in Singapore and realised that he had not served his national service.
I urge all male Singaporeans to continue to believe in national service. Without us, there would not be a safe Singapore.
Ivan Michael Pung
Aiyah, I hope we won't go to war lah. I a bit scared scared. I wonder how many people will fight leh? Aiyah, actually hor, talk is cheap lah. Do NS, all also can do. When go to war, then we know who talk only and who really believe in NS.
This guy say that he do NS not for dunno what share what award. True ah. I also din do NS for these dunno what share what award ah, but if Garmen give me money, I also happy.
Dunno leh, if I got $33,000, I think I still want to stay in Singapore and sell mee pok. $33,000 can buy a lot of things leh.
If I pay $33,000 and go to England to sell mee pok, dunno can earn back the money in 2 and a half years or not. I seldom have ang-mo customers, so dunno if the ang-mo in England like mee pok also. I guess the ang-mo must like piano music so the piano guy can survive in England by playing piano.
Alamak, better not take the risk lah. Also hor, if I move to England, very lei cheh to fly back to see mother see father. Hmmm, so many reasons to stay in Singapore.
Really dun really understand why so many people unhappy with this piano guy. People got money and can play piano so people go and play piano for Queen lah. People like me, got no money, only know how to cook mee pok, so must do NS loh. Actually not so bad olso what. I actually quite happy selling mee pok in Singapore olso. If go to England scully Queen dun like to eat mee pok how?
Maybe a lot of people want to play piano for the Queen, but cannot go, so they upset. I feel sorry for them. Maybe these people can come and learn to cook mee pok from me. Quite fun one. Makes me happy. Maybe it will make them happy too.
posted by meepokman at 10:15 PM
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hey welcome to the bloging world. I hope it's enjoy your time. Good luck
Go England and sell mee pok lah, mee pok man. Gahmen say we must take risk what. Plus hor, if take risk alreadi got success, maybe you will neber need to come back and chiong sua liao.
Sell your exotic mee pok to curious ang mohs and nostalgic Singaporeans in London. Charge in pounds. Here, $2 for one bowl, there, you sell 5 pounds (almost $15 here). Even if change citizenship hor, the gahmen will recognize and say you bring make Sinkapore proud leh.
If not successful? Come back and jump down from twelve storeys lor. ;)
Harlo Molly,
Actually, my one bowl of mee pok sell $3. How come the ang mos want to buy my mee pok at $15 leh?
You got lobang or not? I dunno anyone in England leh. Maybe I should make friend with the piano man?
They say jump from twelve storey, head will pitcha like water melon. :-(
They angmohs will pay 5 pounds because that's considered cheap in London already and it's rare, exotic cuisine over there. Molly teach you ah, label it as "Authentic Organic Mee Pok." Before you go, get Eric Khoo to sign his endorsement. Angmohs like Eric Khoo a lot (better than Jack Neo at least).
Or maybe you can be the piano man's personal chef.
You don't want to jump 12 storeys, you can stay there and live on welfare lor, after you get citizenship. Try to seduce an angmoh char boh with your superior culinary skills and marry her. If divorce, get her to pay alimony.
Get citizenship already hor, don't forget Molly ok. Molly also wants to marry Enguish citizen.
Harlo Molly,
Your suggestion to seduce ang mo char bo sounds hard leh. Can you teach me?
Why you want to marry English citizen leh? Singaporean men no good meh? You make me sad sad. Seems like all the girls want to marry ang mo. Me pok man sure got no chance olreadi. :-(
Acherly hor, it's not we girls want to marry ang mohs lah. It's the citizenship that counts lah. So once mee pok man gets England citizenship, Molly will propose marriage. Got nice mee pok with yummy fishballs, who don't want?
How to seduce ang moh char bo...Molly also dun know. She try to seduce ang moh da bor only. Quite easy lor, just dress like my fren Xiaxue, talk my other fren Fiona Xie and behave like you need protection. For ang moh char bo, maybe similar lah. Ang mohs very independent and feminist. Act like the sensitive new age guy; cry when she is sad, etc. Rememer to carry tissue paper.
Harlo Molly,
Wah, I very touched that you want to marry me. I told my mother.
She thinks we should get to know each other better before getting married.
Also hor, I dun have England citizenship yet.
Aiyoh, you also know Fiona Xie. Wah, you in high society; mee pok man only low society lah.
My only friends are the prata man, the curry fish-head man and his dog, Fifi. :-(
My mother say this is called class difference. Dunno what bamboo door wooden door something.
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