On Thursday, 21st August around 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm there was an open lorry with 1 gal and 4 guys going around the neighbourhood with a loudspeaker. No, they were not collecting 'old newspapers'. They were RT members drumming up support for the guarded community scheme, and importantly, to remind residents to make payments for Sept/Nov 09.
One guy with 'ahem' manly but sometimes shaky voice (must be the lorry lah) and this gal, clear and distinct making the announcement in english and manderin respectively. A younger man was holding on and directing the loudspeaker to get maximum message power. Along the way, some residents came scurrying ,stopped the lorry, and handed in cheques.
If only our civil servants would show such dedication to their work and duties!Surely the community give thanks to Lee Kwee Cheng, HK Tan, Chin Hock and Charles Ong. Ngiam came for the ride. The view of SS2B is quite different from atop an open lorry on a cool, breezy twilight evening as the sun slowly dips in the distant horizon!!
Isn't it time we move on to new technologies?
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