Hi!

Ok. So the public managed to get together an amount of more than $10 million for the tsunami victims. and that's just monetary aid. The clothes, the food, the chinooks, the bulldozers, the medical supplies and the volunteers would add up to much more. Therefore, i've concluded tt singaporeans are big hearted.

Right?

Does this gesture prove that we are willing to give a part of ourselves for the betterment of others?

U know what, i'm not so sure.

we ARE an affluent society. and most of us dont have much problems parting with a small amount of our money or with our old clothes or with $10 for an NTUC hamper. No problem. But are we willing to part with a part of ourselves? And I mean that in a literal fashion.

Still don't get it? Read: ORGAN DONATION.

This is more so for my muslim friends lah. As u all know, the MKAC has been running an organ donation campaign especially after they changed the syariah. Now, instead of needing 2 walis, we just need 2 saksis (any 2 muslim men) to sign the form. So all this MKAC ppl and volunteers have been running around trying to get ppl to pledge their organs. So far, the response has been quite somber but somehow, i dont blame the public. I mean, we can have ppl from PERGAS, MENDAKI and MUIS sending us mail and even calling us at our residence asking for donation. "Spend money to get money" seems to be their motto. But MKAC isn't doing that(and i dont understand WHY). Instead, they get their volunteers (mostly makciks) to distribute the forms by hand. wow. soooooo efficient. NOT.

Yes, i understand that ppl at the MKAC are pouring sweat, blood and tears for the campaign. And i can see that the frail response is very depressing. But dont blame it on the public's ignorance. Like DUH. There must be a reason behind this unawareness. Perhaps its in the lack of aggression in MKAC's approach. Perhaps there is little emphasis on the urgency or the immeasurable importance of the legacy of life. Perhaps the advertisements where we see ppl crying because they are hurting from kidney failure do not tug at our heartstrings anymore.

Or perhaps the ppl who really want to pledge their organs cannot and don't know how to get to a form because they didnt happen to bump into one of the distributor makciks.

A'in to the rescue!
http://www.moh.gov.sg/corp/systems/organ/hota/forms.do

ps: if u dont have a printer or acrobat reader, tell me. maybe i can print for u. ;)