First we had PAP MP Chia Shi Lu, who went to Alexandra Village Food Center with potential PAP candidate Colonel Eric Chua to supposedly distribute masks to hawkers. Now we still have Seah Kian Peng who also break the rules by going to the market alone, claiming that he is a safe distancing ambassador, even though he never wear the proper Tshirt and still can hashtag #walkabout.

I was extensively snooping around the Social Media arena to gauge the well-being of society as a whole under this Pandemic. What I found instead was sheer ugliness within the social fabric of this country. Under normal circumstances, these faults within our collective behavior would be easily overlooked, perceived as a normality rather than a disturbing phenomenon. But now, such acts of general societal disharmony have increased to an extent so shocking that it would place our status as a first world nation at serious scrutiny. Surely it is not much to ask people to refrain from treating service workers like a slave or even subhuman? Their work is literally among several that is keeping the existence of this country as a solvent nation, cut them some slack for making a few mistakes among a sudden flood of demand.

An employer who hires foreign workers complained that the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) policies suck. His criticisms include how MOM comes out with multiple policies daily, and how information about these policies are passed on to employers inconsistently. He also explained that employers also face constraints and limits, and urged the ministers to walk the ground to see how employers are scrambling around trying to keep up with their short-notice policies.

The situation must be incredibly dire to severely limit the food options of this country more than closing all dine-in eating. This just makes me more scared of our domestic situation. But it is also getting me more distrustful of the lightning party. They would argue that only under their iron hand we would go through this crisis, but the same could be said for literally anyone in any crisis with enough time and patience given by the people. And if they had taken advantage of the buffer period of January to March where they had little infection and more time to take more drastic measures, we wouldn't be in this sort of crisis.

An anonymous contributor informed that the Facebook (FB) page of Gin Thye bakery has received many reviews from foreign FB accounts. Our contributor does not mean that foreigners cannot Guo Da Li, a Chinese-culture betrothal gift ceremony, but questions why would many ang mohs living overseas buy from Gin Thye for Guo Da Li?