NTUC has a drama queen Amy Cheong

Our diva Amy Cheong who is an Assistant Director at NTUC Partnership and Alliance, and a person who manages a group of people under her, and has to deal with deadlines and projects, simply cannot put up with Malay weddings on weekends? Oh, c’mon…

Dear Amy Cheong, I really hate to say this but really you are not smart. If you are smart, you wouldn’t have posted that ill-fated, silly Facebook posting. It is really sad to see reputable NTUC thinks so highly of an immature staff like Amy Cheong and give her a comfortable seat in office. Imagine what kind of skewed values Amy imparts to her fellow subordinates and colleagues. Are these the kind of people that NTUC wants to breed in future? Amy was unable to exercise tact, control and rationale when making her judgments. As a staff of NTUC, she brings a bad reputation to the brand name.

Dear Amy I would like to think you read newspapers but obviously you didn’t keep up with current affairs despite being a manager. FYI, most Malays are middle-incomers. Malays cannot afford expensive weddings without risking financial burden. Malays want to get married and invite as many people as possible to share the joy of the occasion. Void decks are accessible for the hosts to ferry goods from their homes to the reception area. Void decks are also convenient for those who are driving because they don’t have to pay for parking on Sundays. Even if you have to pay, there are ample parking lots for the guests. Also void decks are cost friendly with good space to feed the guests who can stream in at any time they fancy within the stipulated reception period.

If Amy is complaining about the noise level between 11am to 5pm on Saturdays and Sundays, we also have to deal with Chinese one-month long paper burning which affected our clean laundry and also cause environmental pollution. We also have to put up with mahjong sessions that can go on up to 12 hours long and into wee hours in the morning. It’s a fair game, vice-versa. Malays put up with mahjong and 7th month just like the Chinese put up with our Malay weddings. Give and take; tolerance and acceptance. Is that difficult?

For the majority of Singaporeans, we have grown accustomed to the religious/cultural traditions that uniquely represent each race. Living in harmony and respecting each other’s customs and traditions is important so that we avoid engaging in silly racial/religious slamming just like what we are doing now on diva Amy and many others who have made it o the list of cyber motor-mouths.

It’s high time that Singaporeans do some reflection and think about why we are so edgy and easily tick off at the smallest issue. Our increasing intolerance towards each other disintegrated our long-standing peaceful relations that our fathers have developed and preserved all these years. We should revive the old spirits of cordial ties with neighbours and fellow Singaporeans.