[Vicky] Random Discovery

Browsing around after mi boss left for meeting meaning i can officially eat snake..

Found this thread on EDMW..

Background of Story:Chia Hong Chu ('eat wind house' = bungalow);Goh Pang Sek (5-room design = HDB 5-room);and Sah Pang Sek (HDB 3-room).Maybe this is how the Gahmen should explain their policy.........S'pore Char Kway Teow Means Testing styleThree friends went to their usual favourite char kway teow stall in the HDB food centre.They were Chia Hong Chu, Goh Pang Sek and Sah Pang Sek. The char kway teow stall was crowded, and there was a long queue. 'Ah Pui! Three plates, hah!' cried Chia Hong Chu.Sure, boss! Coming!

Within the next 2 minutes, the first plate of char kway teow came and was plonked in front of Chia Hong Chu. Where two more?' 'Wait lah! Coming! See long queue!' Chia Hong Chu tucked in his char kway teow. Half an hour passed, and the second plate came, plonked in front of Goh Pang Sek. 'Where my?' cried Sah Pang Sek. 'Coming lah!' said Ah Pui.Goh Pang Sek tucked in his plate, and another half an hour passed before the 3rd plate came, plonked right in front of Sah Pang Sek. 'Wah! Got to wait so long ah!' said Sah Pang Sek. 'Don't make noise, Mr Sah. You get same good char kway teow, best in Singapore !'

When they have finished eating and chatting, Chia Hong Chu called out: 'Ah Pui! Collect money, ah!'Ah Pui came over. 'Sah Pang Sek, $3. Goh Pang Sek, $5. Chia Hong Chu, $10.Wah! Robbery! I always pay $3. Why $10 now?'Ai yah, Chia Hong Chu. You don't read newspapers mere? You don't watch TV mare? This is gahmen food centre, heavily subsidised rent. Last time hah, everyone eat my char kway teow subsidized because cheap rent. Now upgrade liao. See new clean tables, new chairs, and ceiling fans? Cost money, you know. And we have means test now.

Ah Chia, you live in chia hong chu (holiday bungalow), and you pay full, no subsidy. $10. You don't like, don't eat here. You eat in hotel in Orchard Road.'But I get the same food!''No. You get 5 more harms, and you get served first, no need to wait. 5 harm service 1''What about me? Why $5 when I pay $3 last time?' cried Mr Goh. 'And I wait half hour!' 'Ah Goh. You also kinna means test. You live in goh pang sek (5 room flat), you wait only 30 minutes, I subsidise 50%. And you get 3 more harms -- 3 harm service.''Why I wait 1 hour and no extra harm? So damned hungry I can die waiting ah! And why no extra harm? Not nice with no extra harm.''Won't die lah. We give you same good food. No extra harm. No frills. But you wait. Wait and wait. You get your char kway teow, I make sure you don't die. You pay only $3. Heavily subsidised -- 70%. Because, Ah Sah, you live in sah pang sek (3 room flat)!

You see, we have limited resources. Can only fry so many plates one night. Only so much manpower. So must ration, lah. Everything goes up -- petrol, cooking oil, gas, harm, kway teow, light, labour....And we give better service -- 5 harm service, like Orchard Road 5 star service.' (For those who do not understand hokkien, - just enjoy)



for those who do have no idea of what the hoot means testing is..it is a categorisation plan by the gahment for prioritising the health care sector..dun get it??? READ THE NEWSPAPER LAH!