This is the voice of the developing world....

All along, we believe that capitalism and globalisation is the way to go. Yes it is, especially for us Singapore, who is so heavily dependent on imports for survival.

But..is it true that it applies to the whole world? All along, we heard umpteen times about the WTO riots and wondered what it is about.. Because we truly felt that free trade is the only way for them to grow. "They should just be contented that we are allowing them a chance to make money, a chance to develop....."

But when you discovered that even poor countries like Jamaica had to pour away excess fresh milk down the drain (literally down the drain), not because they have too much but because of the influx of cheaper US imported milk powder, you know that the consequences are serious....

When you discovered that the IMF and the world bank does indeed promise to lend loans for the development of the nations, but only under the agreement of loads of underlying,restrictive and unfair restrictions, you suddenly realise why the poverty remains and even got worse..

Those riots are not just about stubborn people who loathed the WTO, they are truly the voices of the poor, the suffering, the exploited... Things aren't just what we thought it was..

This is capitalism, the selfish world we live in. Yet ironically, it seems to be the only way that seems to work. For communism, which promotes the ideology of brotherhood totally falls apart so easily in the face of capitalism.

When was the last time we stopped to think about the bigger picture? When was the last time we even care to unveil the ugly, hidden truth of the world? The thing is, how do we continue after learning the truth? Things just aren't as simple as we thought...

and we wonder why we had to take GP..