I was walking past a void deck with a friend when my friend noticed a box of stuff that was thrown away. We approached the box and discovered packets of mushrooms, cans of food, medicine and also other food stuff 'left' by their previous owner.
We were surprized that they actually threw away food like that. Are Singaporeans so rich nowadays that with the yearly Chinese New Year spring cleaning exercise we can just throw away stuff that are still ok for use?
A friend from Sri Lanka came back to visit also commented when he saw a writing table and sofa set thrown away at a void deck that furniture in that condition would still be repaired and reused if they are in Sri Lanka. Singaporeans just end up buying a new one! It does makes perfect sense by donating them to the needies.
I have seen kids under financial assistance in school fall under 2 categories - one where they are so poor that they have no money for food during recess and the other where they are still able to affort some luxuries like an MP3 player or a handphone. The 2 extremes in our society seems to be widening - the rich getting richer while the poor are struggling and getting poorer.
A week ago, I picked up a Yamaha piano/organ bench that was thrown away. It was in perfect condition - no tear, no scratches. Probably the owner simply has no space for a chair that size... It's now placed beside the main door for me to sit when I put on my shoes. I've been wanting to buy a nice looking bench to put there. Thanks whoever he/she is!!!
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