Biblical Taichi

JIS said that i was biblical. i didn't quite understand what she meant so i asked her in what ways were i biblical. her response:
"(cos you have) pristinely good heart, idealistic, etc etc"

another testament to my Oscar deserving acting talents.

in other news, i visited the lady i mentioned in my previous post at her temporary place today. found out more details. one of the FSC's already has a social worker on her case. and still she is in quite a bad situation. that means her situation is really quite serious. now what is more serious is that she has a daughter, 14, who has a form for her to apply for admission into Assumption Vocational Institute. but the lady doesn't want the daughter to enter AVI, saying, "wait go school, no money to travel, no money to makan, no money to pay school fees. go school for what?"

i am personally more concerned about that. because if the daughter enters AVI, picks up some qualifications, she would at least have some chance of breaking the poverty cycle. if not, she will inherit the poverty.

i am going to call the social worker on this case and see what we can do, specifically for the daughter. if that still doesn't work, might have to try something a little bit more drastic.

such things can be so emotionally draining.

like yesterday. spent 1.5 hours doing 'taichi'. didn't help that the other parties involved were very emotional. but that whole experience raised a few issues:

1. does one MP's letter carry more weight than another? if it is an education issue, do the residents of Taman Jurong have an added advantage that their MP happens to be the Minister? does a petition letter written by Teck Ghee's MP carry more weight than one written by Potong Pasir's MP? or does it not matter which MP writes the letter? can we honestly trust that regardless of which MP writes the letter, what matters is the merit of the case and how the case is being put forth?
2. should a Singaporean citizen have appeal directly to a Minister for assistance regarding matters within his ministry, regardless of electoral boundaries? i.e. if i stay in Ayer Rajah, should i be allowed to go see Mah Bow Tan to sort out my problems with HDB? if not, why not? am i not a Singaporean citizen? why don't i have the right to see my own minister?

i have my own answers to these questions. but i wasn't able to convince those 2 people last evening. not least because they were, in my opinion, not listening to reason and bordering on egoistical selfishness. that is not to say that i do not understand why they behave that way. most people would.

i am tired. need to rest. CSI Miami time.