When i came across this, i was somewhat surprised that the backlash from the article was that sizeable. Initially when i read the article, i thought that it was quite a cool idea. Then i read that the guy actually was a perm sec, and started to get miffed. I, lesser mortal that i am, distinctly remember him being quoted as saying stuff like "taking five weeks leave is easier that you think". What a lack of foresight on his part, to say something like that, and of course, to disclose with so much pride the expensive details of his little cooking holiday to the whole of S'pore. A bit worrying that someone of his standing can be so aloof (but then again, it's not as if this is an isolated case, so it's not as if i was surprised).
Didn't expect it to lead up to this though. Didn't think it was that big of a deal (or at least that it would be allowed to become as big a deal as it has). Of course, i'm sure they only decided to reprimand the guy, or at least to make it public, cos of the larger-than-expected backlash, a kind of damage control measure. Can't help but feel a bit for the guy though - the timing of the silly article i suppose couldn't have been any worse, and whether done intentionally or not it sure seemed as though the writer/editor styled the story in such a way as to get as negative a reaction as possible to the holiday. I bet the guy wishes he'd brought his family to Shermay's Cooking School instead :p...
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