tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post6792440621025842111..comments2024-02-17T01:11:34.207+08:00Comments on Of Kids and Education: Are you a key?monlimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-62814352602139717272009-01-21T23:36:00.000+08:002009-01-21T23:36:00.000+08:00Ad: err... nope...Eunice: these people are like so...Ad: err... nope...<BR/><BR/>Eunice: these people are like something out of a drama serial!!monlimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-61536577117957262822009-01-21T23:27:00.000+08:002009-01-21T23:27:00.000+08:00Can't beat the really, really rich Thais here. One...Can't beat the really, really rich Thais here. One girl (there was a full page article in the papers about her) said her dad PAID her to stop work cos he felt it was too hard for her and when she got married, paid her husband as well so that he would be a good husband to her by not being distracted or stressed by work!!!! Can die or not???eunicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947588319632443357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-54913438437404913742009-01-21T22:10:00.000+08:002009-01-21T22:10:00.000+08:00Once again, I didn't press the send button hah? Sl...Once again, I didn't press the send button hah? Slap forehead ... @_@Alcovelethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186199996328583152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-23936609616831297752009-01-21T21:07:00.000+08:002009-01-21T21:07:00.000+08:00Yah, I know adults who keep quitting from their jo...Yah, I know adults who keep quitting from their jobs "because it's too hard" and live off their parents, and kids who flit from course to course cos they lose interest and so never graduate from anything or go to work. And parents keep footing the fees! Why why why??monlimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-32616707592532790482009-01-21T20:51:00.000+08:002009-01-21T20:51:00.000+08:00I was totally appalled when I went back once and r...I was totally appalled when I went back once and read in the papers about new grads expectations. If nothing less than 5 figures per month and not secretary, they won't even consider it!! Wah!! I remember when I graduated and first job I took was with POSB and was paid a princely sum of S$1,200!!<BR/><BR/>I have mums who justify what they do by saying 'but I love my child so much..' er... and I don't???? Anyway, told Sean, spent so much $ on his school here, he's going back to NUS and after that he's on his own!eunicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947588319632443357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-32535084307046940622009-01-21T18:14:00.000+08:002009-01-21T18:14:00.000+08:00Sure won't be the master key. Cos no money to buy ...Sure won't be the master key. Cos no money to buy sports car, condo and not even 100 k to "donate" to a school for a P1 spot.<BR/><BR/>But what you ladies say us so true. My dh tells me that it's so diff to motivate the Gen X these days. They don't care about money nor job titles nor promotion. They all own a car once they are out working - of course no need to pay rent/mortgage. Not hungry for their job at all. And if they are not happy with their job, they suka suka quit, as if they were the boss!bACk in GERMANYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14398896655016654428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-38735341764078123132009-01-21T16:17:00.000+08:002009-01-21T16:17:00.000+08:00I don't remember that but I remember a couple of g...I don't remember that but I remember a couple of guys in our hall who drove sports car. There's a term for these princes right? Is it Ah Sia Kiah?<BR/><BR/>Folks around our age wouldn't dream of quitting without a job. But I remember younger colleagues, maybe about 8 years younger, who would quit cos don't like the job, or feel stressed, or want to take a break. And they aren't rich, just typical heartlanders. <BR/><BR/>Both Eddie and I were paying our own rent after graduation, paying off tuition fee loan, giving our families a regular allowance, how to quit just like that?Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10157427086383621265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-74952232690350426952009-01-21T16:06:00.000+08:002009-01-21T16:06:00.000+08:00Lilian: Remember in NUS where there was an undergr...Lilian: Remember in NUS where there was an undergrad whose parents bought him a sports car, and when he crashed it, they bought him another? I really don't get it. As for those who traveled first, they probably had parents to help pay off their student loans.<BR/><BR/>It's the same thing now - in the news recently, some young graduates said they're taking their time to find a job they really like and are not worried about the financial crisis. Why? Cos Mummy and Daddy still feeding and housing them what!monlimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397210688200284987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-41736304512087095232009-01-21T15:55:00.000+08:002009-01-21T15:55:00.000+08:00Eunice, you said the same thing as my mom did 30 y...Eunice, you said the same thing as my mom did 30 years ago! Wow, am at least that old already ah, if you work the numbers. She once said to me, education was the best. It's riches that couldn't rot nor be robbed away. So I'll tell my kids the same thing now. <BR/><BR/>Mon, I so definitely wish not to be a key. Nudge me if I'm turning into one anytime, sooner or later.bACk in GERMANYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14398896655016654428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-4062461856199070762009-01-21T15:48:00.000+08:002009-01-21T15:48:00.000+08:00I posted something on my blog.Anyway, I have a fri...I posted something on my blog.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I have a friend who paid for his son's new car in Australia. His son had just started working. Not too long later, he paid a significant amount of money for the downpayment of an apartment in Melbourne, also for the son. I don't get it. This son doesn't give his parents any monthly allowance. <BR/><BR/>Even when I first graduated, I didn't understand friends who took a loan to go on a Europe tour, with no job waiting for them and already with a tuition fee loan to pay. Haven't people heard of delayed gratification? Earn first, enjoy later lah! <BR/><BR/>Agree with Eunice, my role is to provide my kids with an education. Something we can afford. I sure as hell won't be selling off my house to fund their education -- I know someone from Malaysia whose mother sold their house so he could go to Australia to study! Trouble is, local universities won't exactly be that affordable anymore at the rate things are going.Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10157427086383621265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109681525590028536.post-8870394322597535962009-01-21T14:17:00.000+08:002009-01-21T14:17:00.000+08:00I see many parents here who are major keys! I met ...I see many parents here who are major keys! I met this little girl (&yrs old) and she didn't know how to unzip her own pants cos she had nanny to do it for her! Here, it's very common to have 1 nanny per child, so you can have a household where there are 3 nannies and 2 maids. <BR/><BR/>I see many parents too who don;t want their child to want for anything and then work themselves to the bone to buy a car, condo etc for the child. I figure, I give him the best thing any parent can do and that is an education where he can then go buy himself all those things. <BR/><BR/>I really wonder what these children will be when they are adults and mummy and daddy aren't there any more to act as buffers.<BR/><BR/>Monica, again, you have struck the nail on the head.eunicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947588319632443357noreply@blogger.com