I watched the charity drive on TV as usual. Of course, ever since I grew up and got a bit of perspective, i decided that this is not charity...
I mean, what is charity when you are actually just taking part in a lucky draw? Sure, sounds absurd, but this is what is happening in Singapore right now. I was watching the show and i puked when i saw how they are torturing their actors. Someone had to stop a fan moving with his tongue, some other person had to use only glass bottles as support and get on to the top of a structure. Sounds weird eh. In past years, someone had to sit on swords, had to be stepped on while lying on broken glass, had to be burned in fire... The list goes on with any thing that comes to your mind as what acrobats does.
I think that there is something drastically wrong with this approach.
First, if donating money means getting some prize money from some sponsors, why not just tell the sponsor to donate their prize money directly to the people who are benefitting from it.
Second, if winning prizes is the ultimate end to donating money, what are we telling our next generation of children? That we should only give money to help the needy so that we can, through a series of unfortunate event, get some quick cash? And it just get worse each year, from three calls and get a brochure, to cars, bungalows, and finally, if you called last year and do it this year, your chance of winning increases by almost four folds. This is getting to become a bit of a joke.
Thirdly, why ask your actors to perform dangerous stunts. All those stuntperson that we see in this world today are those who had practised for many years, and not just for a few weeks. What they are doing is endangering that lives of their actors. How many actors had decided to pull themselves out of this performance because of injuries? 1,2,3,4,5,....? In fact, i think quite a lot. Someone suffered a back injury, one had her hand cut by a knife, one had her body injured with multiple blades of knives, and this is just quoting a few...
Fourthly, maybe you should say our actors are only small little clowns not worth much attention unless they perform amazing stunts which unfortunately have to include the amazing fact that they have to put their lives at risk. Wheras when Zhou Hua Jian appears, what happened, call amounts erupted, people were singing along with all their might. Do you think such people would appear in Singapore?
So, what can i conclude from this, that Singapore is a place where people get quick cash, not exactly, as some people do donate the money they had won back. Of course, i still prefer the one on Channel U with no prize money, at least that is more like a charity drive...
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1st, those sponsors only sponsors discount coupons and other sponsors a sum of $5000 perhaps.. hahaz.. i understand everything you want to say.. but for the discount coupons, the companies will still earn when the buyers go purchse their goods. it is only that they will earn lesser money from each customer but they will be able to attract more people to buy their goods. this is why they sponsor. they wan to gain n help out at the same point. you cant possible ask them to give money. they are not as helpful as you think. for the $5000 cash or whatever, this is truely by the kind hearted people.. it is put in the show so that people will call in hope to win it.. in this case, more than $5000 is donated..
2nd, your view is on the mindsets of the people who donate.. but we should not only care about their thoughts.. you should try to figure out what the people who receive the help will think. they will more than satisfication to get more money. they only care about the sum of the money. only a minority will care about their pride. the majority will be very happy to have more help. children will not only learn to care and help through this show. there is other programs in school or outside school e.g. flag days to teach them the good of donating. the prizes is just for those who are slightly more cold-blooded people to donate more money. all humans are warm-blooded, but to a diferent degree. if there were to be a benefit, they will be more generous. at least by calling, they will influence their children to call too in the future.
about the fact that the actors performing dangerous stunts, i can only say that that is to move more people. if the people get moved, they will pick up the phone to donate. for eg, in singapore, they can always see the actors acting in the television. they get used to it. thats why they will feel nothing when they act. this is due to the mindsets of singaporeans. (proven by mi.. lolz.. but is true).. most will b touched when they feel the risk and danger of the actors. when singers or actors from other countries come, they will call because of the reasons that these people are hardly found in singapore. they feel the need to support them. all again is the mind who is making the decision. for eg, when F4 or 5566 comes into sg n haf a concert, many people will line up to buy the tickets. i am however not sure if the same thing will happen if singer A from sg is going to sing. it is not that singer A is not as good as them. it is only that singer A is made in sg. Singer A seems more common than 5566 n F4. This may not be the only reason, but it is definitely one.
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