7 million vs 24 million; 24 million vs 1.3 billion??

Last year, inflation was hitting high in China. In December, it was 4.6% CPI I think. And January, it was 7% something. Anyway, in quarter four of 2007, the China Government raised the minimum retirement monthly salary to the lao-bai-xing, everyone is happy, although the amount is small, but whenever the TV station interviewed those old ah ma and old ah pa of what they think of this action, they answered with tears in their eyes "谢谢国家领导对我们的关爱”. Can feel they were sincerely touched.

And, the China government also doing a lot of thing, to help the non-shanghainese (e.g Ningbo, Hunan, etc etc) to get a job in Shanghai. They have a website, that those local people can log in to find job (something like jobstreet, but more advance, and it's government effort). Every info is on the website. As long as you can read and write, you should be able to find a job, well, as long as you are not lazy as pig also. They even open lots of child-care specifically taking care of those 外来劳工的子女，so they can build houses for shanghainese (hard labor) without worrying who is taking care of their kids.

Recently, they also have opened up a lot of, they called 社区医疗中心 so those old people or people who cannot walk properly can seek doctor advice more easier (just around thier living area should have 1 of this kinda center), and no need to take transportation to go to city to visit hospital. And, they were lowering prices on medicine, so more lao-bai-xing can benefit in the medical area.

They built new subway line, connecting all places, with all places. Though I hate subway takers (I always think only loser take subway. Yah, I am a loser in the morning, coz I cannot catch a taxi in peak hour), I respect the China government who makes 老百姓出行 so convenient! And from what I can see over here, whenever public voiced out something that the government should change, to make life more efficient, the government really listen, and really got action, and changed, within short period of time.

Government also constantly upgrading the road condition, though I hate this becuase this means traffic jam for that time being, but hey, they upgrade the road condition in the city, without asking the 老百姓 to pay toll ok. And, they don't take YEARS to just build a bridge... and they don't build a bridge so near to 老百姓 house and break 老百姓 house wall with shaking noise and movement. Yah lah, I am referring to the Sri Petaling KLP highway lah..

They even do all tax-payer's evaluation timely. All 老百姓 who earned more than 12K a month ought to declare taxes paid before March of every year, regardless u local or not local. Our company submited for us (yes, so nice one, company submitted in group, we just sign), and we received the acknowledgement notice from tax authority that they have received within 10 days(fyi, that time was chinese new year time). Compared to our lhd*, phooh.... I got nothing to comment.

p/s: writing this, because suddenly remembered March 8th is the voting day for Malaysian... suddenly also, feel extremely sad. If you say Singapore can be so successful because the leader only need to 'manage' the 7 million people, and Malaysia cannot beat Singapore because our dearest leader have to "manage" 24 million people, then.... then.... China has 1.3 billion 老百姓, should it be worsed than us then? Suddenly, feeling more sad...

p/s: hey, I still hate rude cheena lang, though sometimes, just sometimes, I respect the government here, ok? ok??!