French culinery and lesser mortals!

So much has been in the news lately, but none more controversial than Perm Sec Tan Yong Soon's $46,500 cooking course in Paris. His article has sparked a major uproar in Singapore's blogging community and, more recently, MP Charles Chong's remark about "lesser mortals" being envious added fuel to an existing fire!

I chanced upon the website of The Wayang Party Club of Singapore at wayangparty.com in which MP Chong's remark happened to be one of its top posts. The website has an impressively high readership in the blogging community. As of 10 minutes ago, the blog registered 520, 888 hits (I wish our blog had such high figures-for the right reason though!). In one of it's polls, 2235 netizens (88%) felt that Perm Sec Tan's article was insensitive because he didn't spare a thought for the feelings of others.

Some of the comments left by users are fierce! I wouldn't wanna be any of them right now! (Ok I wouldn't mind enjoying french cuisine in Paris :) but I wouldn't wanna be any of them right NOW!)

I feel that although there is nothing wrong with Perm Sec Tan Yong Soon going on a family holiday, after all it is his own prerogative to spend his money as he so chooses, I thought that some of the information he  shared about himself was unnecessary, and he could have shown more tactfulness in his article, given the vast readership of the Straits Times and the current economic situation many of its readers are going through.

Feel free to read the postings. I have inluded a link at the blog title above.