I saw this article on ST this morning that caught my eye, regarding the pay of political leaders. In summary, SM Lee was of the opinion that we should not underpay ministers, and neither should we expect so utopically that they ministers should live only on the satisfaction that they have served the public.
I've been struggling for awhile to justify the same stand I had all this while, and the article essentially just did that for me.
In that sparkling moment of revelation, I marvelled how "I miss(ed) GP, and feeling right all the time, backed by proper and valid arguments too."
In the next split moment, my other half of the brain spluttered indignantly. It told me that some time ago, I wrote a post affirming how afraid I was to share my opinion or take a firm stand on a GP issue, because after I've read around on different viewpoints, I realised how shallow mine was.
I remember this study I read about before. Simply put, as a person knows more, the less he believes he knows. In my foolishness I actually believed I had a good clear answer to the age old resistance against ministerial pay increments. Ugh.
Politics! I don't even follow it. Never in my J2 year of GP would I even have dared to attempt a politics question because I am painfully underinformed of the political landscape, both local and abroad. Ridiculous to think that I could have ever thought the way I did.
At least I caught myself in time. Alright this just means I shouldn't let my brain rot away anymore. I'll read more! And since I haven't found any good fiction books to read, non-fiction it shall be :)
(on a stuffy bus winding around now, and I'm about to barf from motion sickness.)
(forgot to bring my shades and the sun is reflecting off my phone screen and it hurts)
Okokok enough. Signing off now!!! I'll post about sunway before cny :)
And prom, which I still haven't blogged about hahaha.
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