I was at the Woodlands Checkpoint yesterday walking towards the queue for the bus when this large man just pushed past and proceeded to board the bus without any regard for the queue or the people. I recall then calling him a few nasty names and shaking my head.
It wasnt until I got on the bus and saw him again, that I started to feel like a total bitch. Why? I felt like a bitch because the man in question was deaf. He and two other friends were using sign language to communicate. At that very point, I felt guilty, slightly angry and a burning need to learn sign language myself.
But then, I got to thinking.. Should people with disabilities be allowed to flout rules just because they are disabled? The running tag line in Singapore for the disabled is that they are "disabled, not unable." If thats the case, then everyone, disability or not, should be treated equally. I still dont think its fair that he pushed his way through just because he was deaf.
::EDIT::
There are many reasons why I think my job here is secure..and then there are many reasons why I think that I may get the boot any day now. Things change so easily here.
*~I feel insane every single time I'm asked to compromise
I'm afraid I'm stuck in my ways
And thats the way it stays~*
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