civil service/ministers' pay increase

i was having breakfast at toa payoh lorong 4 food centre and could not help eavesdropping on a conversation among a group of retirees at the next table.

"i used to think of them as extraordinary people but now i realise they are ordinary people".

"blame it on the english footballers....if they are paid s$350 000 a week for kicking a ball about, our ministers should be getting more.."

"such a shameful thing to debate about pay increase of more than s$1 000 000 in parliament."

there were more disparaging remarks but i cannot list them here lest i be sued for libel and slander.