Of that Ferrari and the so-called anti-foreigners sentiment

Update on 17 May 2012: In a rare move, the Chinese Embassy has issued a letter telling its citizens living in Singapore to be conscious of their conduct and abide by the laws here. Seeing is believing. See it for yourself here.
Update on 18 May 2012: Calls for curbs on illegal street racing 
                                        No airbags in most taxis?

This is the video of the accident that has claimed the lives of the driver of the Ferrari, 31 year old Ma Chi, from Sichuan. China, Shigemi Ito, a Japanese woman (passenger in the taxi which received a direct impact from the speeding Ferrari) and the 52 year old taxi-driver, Cheng Teck Hock.

Opportunists have used this incident to voice anti-PRC (People's Republic of China) and even anti-foreigners sentiments. It does not help that reports (here and here) seem to indicate that Singaporeans are up in arms over this. Yes, Singaporeans are angry. We are angry that lives have been lost. We are angrier knowing that the driver of the Ferrari is a China national. The reason is simple, we do not go to China and other countries to drive recklessly/live dangerously/disregard the lives of locals and others, so neither should immigrants or tourists from other countries come to Singapore to drive recklessly/live dangerously/disregard the lives of locals and others. Indeed, it is unfortunate to note that a string of accidents and incidences have involved China Nationals.

At the same time, let's not kid ourselves. In the still of the night, how often have we heard motorcycles and cars speed though the supposedly quiet roads? Can Singaporeans be sure that all these riders and drivers who have no regard for traffic rules in the "wee hours" of the morning are all foreigners? How often have we as pedestrians and drivers experienced dangerous driving? Was it always a foreigner? We do not immediate put the blame on foreigners unless the driver is really one.

We Singaporeans may be angry but we are not irrational. To the general media, please do not write like you fully understand us Singaporeans or fuel discontent amongst us. If you have not, thank you very much. If you have, fuck you very much lah.

P.S. The cabby's family has been assured by their MP,  K Shanmugam that they will be provided with all necessary assistance. The cabby was the sole breadwinner. He is survived by his wife and three children. For those of you who would like to help, do address you cheque/make it payable to "LIM CHOO ENG" and mail them to

 THE CHENG FAMILY
 c/o Comfort Transportation Pte Ltd
 383 Sin Ming Drive
 S 575717
 Attn: Customer Service Center

We Singaporeans may be angry. But we have hearts too.