Chuh

I read with disinterest the article in today's paper regarding lawyers, uh, leaving the profession to go in-house or to join foreign firms. Hey, it's not like we're retired you know. We're still gainfully employed. And as lawyers. We're just not working in a local firm. Perhaps I should paraphrase that - we're just not working where they think we should be working, i.e. in a local firm.

What's the difference between a foreign firm and a local firm. It's an office, with people in it, all sitting in front of the computer doing the only thing they know how to do. Pay-wise, it's similar. The hours are quite similar. Why do certain parties make a distinction between a foreign firm and a local firm? Is it more patriotic in a sense to work for a local firm? Are we standing up for Singapore?

The only difference in my view is you are either working for a Singapore boss or you are working for a non-Singaporean boss. How does the nation benefit in a general sense. If we could all freely practise our trade under Singaporean or non-Singaporean bosses, then surely more Singaporeans could potentially benefit, wouldn't they. More prospective employers!

Enough grousing. Went to Waraku again today for lunch and was very amused by the "Waraku Bukkake" item in the menu. I know it's their special dish and all, but does it have any relation to ... never mind. If I order it, are all the waiters going to gather at my table and ... never mind.

I know where all this aggression comes from - it's because the S$10 Waraku voucher I had kept in my wallet for use today turns out to only be usable in their Clarke Quay branch. Goddamn. I'm not yer travelling monkey. Why would a customer of the Marina branch want to go all the way to Clarke Quay to try the same food, when I can get it at Marina?