Thursday, July 14, 2005

Drama-tic few days it has been in the papers these days.

All that NKF saga unfolding and alas! how can they use our donations for 12 month bonuses for a man who told lies to lead the public into believing that their reserves is only capable of supporting their patients for 3 years when it was sufficient to sustain them for 40 years?!

There were times when I was broke and really broken, and yet I donated generously to the hotline (duped too because the hotline number flashed during the variety show was the one that pays for like 5 calls therefore $25 per call) I called 3 times on each of my mobile, that costs me like $75 X 2. Apart from that, there's the handling fee that costs me like additional dunno how many cents.

All these I done willingly thinking that it was for the good of the many who were unfortunate enough to contract the rich man's disease. I was just doing my little part for them.

I even vehemently cursed privately at people who tried to flame the organisation for its charitable work.

Now I know the truth and I applauded the reporter who so bravely revealed the truth to us. We as common citizens should be made known of how our donations are being used.

For the many years I have donated to the hotline, most of it while I was in between jobs and really in need of money, I had thought that these money would go to the needy, that's why I donated.

Now i really know.. it went to somebody who had 12 month bonus per year even though we commoners were out of job, very nearly out of dough, and up to our neck in debts.

Others argued that for a man who managed a 200mill premise, 600k is peanuts, I asked that person to try living in our shoes.

Nkf is a charitable organisation, it is not a profitable organisation! I deem it necessary to be transparent handling of our funds.

I have stopped donating to ticket charities because I was told each volunteers are actually paid a sum of money for each booklet of tickets sold.

For days after the nkf show and while I was anticipating the huge bill, I have lived miserly trying to find ways to stretch my dollar while I was still in between jobs. Often feeling the shame of not being financially independent and having to depend on family for one's daily meals. I also could not go out as often, for transport was not exactly cheap in little Singapore, one trip out would probably costs me more than $10 a day. There is also the problems of providing for my 5 hamsters and 2 dogs, whose expenses sometimes far much exceeded my own. Finally the uncertainty of whether I would be able to find a job in the near future.

Evidently, while I was stressing my little brains out on how to survive, there's somebody enjoying in his private office room, probably smoking a cigar and admiring his gold-plated tap/sink or what not.

And there you are trying to tell me not to be angered by him/the organisation?!

I cant help but be disgusted by the fact that even a charitable organisation is capable of such deceit, and one that is even supported by a minister's wife.

To think NKF has garnered so much support and publicity overseas because of its huge success - which much of it being attributed to by its blatant lies, making use of the public's sympathy.

I dread to think what the population would do, when other charitable organisations start to ask for funds.

When other charitable organisations start to fall short of funds, I think probably it is time to claim some back from mr. t.t. Durai.