Breakfast was a cup of kopi O and 2 slices of cheese toasts and in the late afternoon, we ate Yong Tau Foo at Foodfare, Seletar Mall. The name of this stall is Lim's Yong Tau Foo and it has a few outlets in Singapore. It is one of the best YTF in Singapore and if you are a YTF lover, you should try it.
In January this year, a 14 year old boy committed suicide by jumping off his 14th floor flat. Before his death,he was interviewed by the police for 3 hours regarding a molest case of a 11 year old girl.
There was also another case of suicide by a 11 year old boy last week. He jumped from his 17th floor flat. His father was seen kneeling by his corpse and heard to have apologized profusely. Neighbours said that prior to the boy's death, they heard the parents quarrelling.
I was wondering how come these 2 young boys would resort to suicide? When I was their age, I never once thought of killing myself even though I was beaten quite often by my mother for the smallest thing. At that age, my main concern was to go out and play with my friends everyday. I was cheerful and happy throughout most of my childhood years.
Perhaps, today the kids are under lots of pressure to excel in their studies. Perhaps, they are playing too much of the computer games which incite hatred and violence. I don't really have all the answers but things have changed since I was a kid.
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