SINGAPOREANS could consider living in nursing homes in neighbouring Johor Baru, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan suggested yesterday....
Mr Khaw added: ‘Of course many visit daily, but quite a significant number visit only during the weekends, so what is the difference in putting them in Johor Baru?’
Dear Mr Khaw Boon Wan,
How could you suggest to us to PUT our parents in a nursing home in JB? I know it is very tempting because it would cost so much less across the causeway, just like seafood and DVDs but it would be very unfilial to do that, don't you think? You know how it is with old people; they don't like to live in unfamiliar surroundings. I know you are ex-Malaysian but many of us are not and we prefer to die here in our homeland. If you have no qualms "putting" your parents into a nursing home in JB, that's fine with me but please don't drag the rest of us to hell with you. It cannot be that we can afford to have so many golf courses but cannot afford to care for our elders. So please go gather your well-paid scholar civil servants and come up with a better proposal that doesn't land us in hell.
Punishment for being unfilial. Eeks I don't want to be ground to a pulp!!!
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