Week 8 - The Rich and The Poor

Words of the day
premediated - planned in advance; well arranged
squlid - dirty
painstaking - careful and diligent effort
mirage - image produced by hot air (illusion)
empower - to give power or authority
polytheism - the believe that there is more than one god
accentuate - emphasize or stress

phrasal verbs
revuke (someone) for (something) - criticize someone for doing something bad
goof off - being lazy
jump all over - severely scold someone
chew over - consider or think about
pshych someone out - to behave in a confident way and try to find out someone's mental and emotional state
iron out - mutually reach agreement
pitch in - join together to accomplish something

Proverbs/Quotes
A penny saved is a penny on.
Something is better than nothing.
There is one law for the rich and one law for the poor.
Never put off till tomorrow which can be done today.
Out of the frying pan into the fire.
Penny wise; pound foolish.
Make hays while the sun shines.

Talk Show: The Rich and The Poor by Aung Mrat Kyaw & K Khaing (8:08 - 8:28)
different country - different perspective on ----
Some people getting richer and some getting poorer
"freedom" is the key for escaping vicious circle of poverty
human rights
E.g. the poor in Myanmar - low % of middle class
high % of middle class --> high poverty rate and it will get higher
can't go for strike cos it is for survival
capitalism - market - governance (Economy)
Narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor --> middle class (because they can stand to a certain time)
My opinion: empower them --> business --> education (raised their standard of living/ability to lead others)

Listening: Living with tourists
It was about different attitudes towards tourists in different tourist attraction places - some people hate having too much tourists, some happy to host them and some just ignore them.

Journal Entry:
Who do you think are responsible for poverty from a family to the society? Which class do you think you belong to? Currently in which way are you contributing to Myanmar society - maybe in Singapore or back in Myanmar? How do you think you can contribute better for our community in the next 5 years?