it was another lazy day yesterday. went to changi beach club with jiawei for a swim in the awesome olympic sized swimming pool. the water was clean and clear...and not too highly chlorinated. and there were only 4 people in the pool! it was great just chilling out at the boardwalk later on and watching the world go by.

we then hopped into my car and headed down to changi point where i gorged myself silly on a plate of nasi lemak and another plate of chicken rice. i sat there eating...and watching the hawkers go about their daily routines... there was the chicken rice lady who was struggling inside her small and cramped stall, chopping the chicken meat...and there was the drinks lady....selling drinks for about 60 cents per cup...and i couldn't help but think to myself... life is hard in singapore... if u are at the lower income brackets. i wonder how these hawkers earn enough to pay off their monthly rent if like she sells drinks for 60 cents a cup. of course the cost is really low....but even after breaking even....how much disposable income are u left with?

its alright if u're in ur 70s and lead a simple lifestyle. but if u're in ur 40s with kids to support...its really tough.

the income gap in singapore is just widening...butthe govt constantly repeats the fact that this is a phenomenon in developed countries. of course that's true...but i think more should be done to help the lower income brackets make ends meet. yea...its true that we are not a welfare state..but considering the size of our government coffers...it doesn't help to have a bit of welfare!