MP for foreigners

2007-02-21
感谢《联合早报》
赵佩

　　首先，要感谢《联合早报·交流》编者在工作繁忙中，以及版面有限的情况下，急人之急，及时刊登了我的投函，尤其是站长的那一段话，令人读后回味无穷。

　　文章刊出之后，引起强烈的反响，受到三育学校师长的关注和慰问，宏茂桥集选区国会议员和秘书在得知我们的处境后，及时伸出援手，使我们申请延长准证的问题得到解决。我们对于关注这事件的热心人士表示衷心的感谢！
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　　在新春佳节，愿《联合早报》全体人员、宏茂桥集选区国会议员和秘书、三育学校校长和全体老师、我的担保人，以及关注这事件的所有热心人，在新的一年里好事连连。谢谢！


Background story: This is an ex-student of a private school. Her student visa was cancelled by the Immigration department, since she is no longer a student. She requested an extension, and it was granted. Twice in fact. But then she requested an extension for the 3rd time, till her O-level result is released, so she said. The immigration department refused this 3rd extension and so she wrote to the Chinese press to complain some time ago. This is her second letter, this time to thank the Members of Parliament of Ang Mo Kio and their secretaries who "upon reading (her) letter" rendered "timely help" to settle the visa problem for her.

Now, I cannot comment on whether the extension is justified or not, since I am no privy to the reason why it was denied in the first place. But what I want to comment on is this:

Nowadays, our Members of Parliament are sooooo busy! Not only do they have to help Singaporeans, they have to help foreigners too! That's right, the girl is not even a PR yet. And in fact, the girl did not even approach Ang Mo Kio's MPs! The MPs and their secretaries, on their own initiatives, came to her help, after reading her letter! Amazing!

And this blue-pill dispensing man still "dare" to talk about how late into the night PAP's meet-the-people session can go. Of course, it has to be so late. It is going to be even later in the future, as we take in more foreigners to make up the 6.5 million population. Haha!

Oh, is there a separate queue for Singaporeans, or are we supposed to queue behind if we arrive at the meet-the-people session after a foreigner did? Hmm, I think I can answer this question myself: nope, there is no need to queue behind foreigners. And that's because only Singaporeans need to seek out their MPs. For foreigners, MPs will seek you out!

Haha, what a way to cultivate a new loyal PAP voter. That's right -- start them young, while they are still foreigners, and even before they become PR! See how thankful the girl is :)

This Human Battery has only three questions: Who voted for these MP? Who paid for their $14, 000 per month "allowances"? Who are they supposed to be working for?

As usual, I will answer these questions myself:

MP for foreigners,
NS for Sink-a-poor-人!