tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post6822581115153043472..comments2024-03-19T15:15:10.092+08:00Comments on Little Stories: Tin Pei Ling and the Real Reason Why Singaporeans Are AnnoyedGilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-37933780728427327292011-05-04T16:23:06.717+08:002011-05-04T16:23:06.717+08:00I feel like being treated as an idiot to put TPL i...I feel like being treated as an idiot to put TPL in my grc...<br />My anger in comic:<br />http://www.eva.sg/2011/05/011-tpl-singapore-special.htmlEvacomicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03001049594351073991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-7537262885114063532011-05-02T00:39:24.187+08:002011-05-02T00:39:24.187+08:00They will become a victim of their own doing think...They will become a victim of their own doing thinking that GRC is untouchable ! To give $15000 just to say yes, any idiot on the road can do it. If They lose Marine Parade, there is only 1 person to be blamed ! All my friends in Marine Parade GRC will be supporting opposition b'cos of TPL. Good luck PAP !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-69865726445959278612011-05-01T16:05:45.368+08:002011-05-01T16:05:45.368+08:00I think that when people talk about Tin Peiling, t...I think that when people talk about Tin Peiling, they mention either the Kate Spade, her apparent lack of maturity, and the fact that she will be elected into parliament just because of the GRC system and not because people voted her in.<br /><br />What gets lost in the hubbub is the question: why did she get nominated by PAP in the first place? The conventional explanation is “She’s there to reach out to generation Y”. That may well be true, in spite of the fact that she singularly failed in that. We can all agree that Nicole Seah is doing a much better job in this regard.<br /><br />Well the crux of the issue was brought home to me because I realized, through the Sim Ann issue that civil servants are not allowed to stand for elections. <br /><br />People don’t always put the pieces together. Her husband is the principal private secretary to the PM, the 3rd highest ranking guy in the PMO, after the head of civil service and the perm sec of the PMO. IT IS ILLEGAL FOR HIM TO STAND FOR ELECTIONS. No matter, his wife can stand for elections instead. <br /><br />To be sure, any impropriety in this will always be overshadowed by how the (now former) CEO of Temasek is married to the Prime Minister himself. But I can imagine what her real purpose is. She’s a spy for the PMO. She’s there to report to the PMO what people in parliament are discussing in private. She’s there to breach the wall between the civil service and the legislature. <br /><br />I think that the opposition may not have raised this because there are so many other better ways to whack her directly instead of saying something you could get sued for saying. But for me this is the real issue of Tin Peiling.7-8https://www.blogger.com/profile/13772775395041477772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-31597909483215185712011-04-21T20:18:18.683+08:002011-04-21T20:18:18.683+08:00im not very sure if my understanding of strata tit...im not very sure if my understanding of strata title is the same as the legal definition, i'm sure mr wang is in a better position to explain. the wiki article is here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strata_title<br /><br />if i'm not mistaken, condominiums follow the strata title method of ownership. but i'm not sure if this necessarily means if it is a better way for residents to have a say on upgrading their blocks and enbloc-ing or whether such a method gives them more independent power away from hdb, like not having to worry that even after all the money that they pay, the flat is still actually considered government/hdb property rather than really your own property.Raelynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-6015939717168299212011-04-21T14:21:28.448+08:002011-04-21T14:21:28.448+08:00Thanks Anon 11.25 for highlighting the problem of ...Thanks Anon 11.25 for highlighting the problem of trying to access TR. Sorry, Mr Wang for going off tangent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-4628058956653301482011-04-20T23:25:54.415+08:002011-04-20T23:25:54.415+08:00While http://www.temasekreview.com cannot be acces...While http://www.temasekreview.com cannot be accessed,<br /><br />to get around the problem in the meantime,<br /><br />try to access temasek review without difficulty through<br /><br />http://www.temasekreview.com/category/top-story/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-45458465302068129222011-04-20T13:29:08.423+08:002011-04-20T13:29:08.423+08:00What is strata title?
I thought either leasehold ...What is strata title?<br /><br />I thought either leasehold (99 yrs) or freehold?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-79220040429670846302011-04-20T01:39:34.302+08:002011-04-20T01:39:34.302+08:00i never quite understood why hdb flats cannot be s...i never quite understood why hdb flats cannot be strata title.Raelynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-29877530106401525142011-04-19T22:24:33.637+08:002011-04-19T22:24:33.637+08:00I have a close friend who is a PAP cadre and he ha...I have a close friend who is a PAP cadre and he had close contact with TPL. Even he was disgusted! Some of the words he used to describe her were 'childish', 'attention-seeking' etc. He said he did not understand why SM Goh was so supportive of her. I am annoyed because she is going to get into parliament, not from her own merit but on the coat-tails of somebody else. We have all seen people like her in our work place. I am annoyed because people like that always seem to get what they want. I have similar thoughts about the other illustrious PAP candidate from HSBC. I am just plain annoyed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-9878580185033211372011-04-19T15:13:25.982+08:002011-04-19T15:13:25.982+08:00PAP is what it is today because of the will (or th...PAP is what it is today because of the will (or the lack of will) of the Singaporean majority. It takes 2 hands to clap. PAP is a giant monopoly political power evolving into a cleverly disguised imperialism. You cannot inject will into will-less individuals merely by telling them they will hurt Singapore in the long run because spineless people tend to be short term oriented as well. My advice if you are intelligent able and got the means...apply for citizenship elsewhere. Let birds of a feather flock together. Then come back as foreign talent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-69806712153115195442011-04-13T00:14:02.035+08:002011-04-13T00:14:02.035+08:00Mr Wang, someone is attempting to get the Wee Shu ...Mr Wang, someone is attempting to get the Wee Shu Min "get out of my elite uncaring face" page deleted.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wee_Shu_Min_elitism_scandal<br /><br />The proposer says it is "not notable". How can it be not notable?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-52243175486099679652011-04-11T08:56:56.063+08:002011-04-11T08:56:56.063+08:00" It is a skewed system, and not fair to vote..." It is a skewed system, and not fair to voters, who may not want certain candidates to be elected as MPs to represent them, but have to live with the consequence of being in a GRC."<br />Anon 11:09 PM<br /><br />The thing is these reasons are not strong enough to make 66% vote against PAP! Even though it is completely within their power to do so!<br /><br />Will the day come when majority voters hate the GRC system so much until they even want to vote out PAP just due to this? Unlikely, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-25162620397584580922011-04-10T23:09:57.560+08:002011-04-10T23:09:57.560+08:00"The people get to decide who is to represent..."The people get to decide who is to represent them"<br /><br />Not without getting rid of the GRC system! It is a skewed system, and not fair to voters, who may not want certain candidates to be elected as MPs to represent them, but have to live with the consequence of being in a GRC. <br /><br />I can safely say that if Hougang or Potong Pasir were to be absorbed into a GRC, Low Thia Khiang and Chiam See Tong would never have a chance. It is that obvious. They would be dragged down by their own weaker candidates.<br /><br />But if all were single ward contest, the representation of MPs will probably be more realistically matched or at least closer to the percentage of votes cast for each party. Certainly not 83 MPs out of 85 and with only 66% of votes garnered. <br /><br />Just how many of those PAP MPs that went into Parliament by the backdoor can realistically get in by themselves, if they were to stand in single ward constituencies is now a question that can never be answered. But obviously not every one of them can make it on their own merit, I am quite sure. <br /><br />But this is all water under the bridge now, and we can never get out of a system that we did not choose to have, but thrust upon us agreeable or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-34232025387476632072011-04-10T22:24:37.419+08:002011-04-10T22:24:37.419+08:00"Too many of them lah, so very hard to choose..."Too many of them lah, so very hard to choose, right or not? Unless tikam, tikam (draw lots) lah."<br /><br />In some countries, a position may be hotly contested by 10 to 20 candidates (no such thing as no talent). Candidates are not "discouraged" by some selective arbitrary standards (aka obstacles) geared to benefit some particular group(s). The people get to decide who is to represent them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-79760358931504406292011-04-10T22:11:33.741+08:002011-04-10T22:11:33.741+08:00"Now if you are employer and want to recruit ..."Now if you are employer and want to recruit a staff for a $15K per month job, would you take in someone whose present salary is only $2 or $3K per month, will you?"<br /><br />As an employer, you decide the pay. For an MP's $15K, it is given whether you like it or not. The amount is already being decided and you have to pick someone who you think deserves it to represent your interest. <br /><br />If a high income earner can do that, fine. If not, so what if he holds a string of Phds or a well known high flier in his own right only good for his own interest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-88125563658377021562011-04-10T21:27:37.285+08:002011-04-10T21:27:37.285+08:00" I'd actually like to see more (PAP) pol..." I'd actually like to see more (PAP) politicians drawn from the non-English speaking backgrounds, i.e., working classes."<br /><br />Too many of them lah, so very hard to choose, right or not? Unless tikam, tikam (draw lots) lah.<br /><br />Some more, if they are earning only a few $K per month at their present jobs, MP $15K per month allowance is like a monthly windfall for them, right or not? <br /><br />Some more it is job security for them at least for 4 or 5 years. If they know how to save, can even be millionaires at end of term. <br /><br />Now if you are employer and want to recruit a staff for a $15K per month job, would you take in someone whose present salary is only $2 or $3K per month, will you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-71172471911643083782011-04-10T21:15:51.435+08:002011-04-10T21:15:51.435+08:00Offhand, I think the GRC system - voting for 3 can...Offhand, I think the GRC system - voting for 3 candidates instead of one is a good idea provided the mix right. Not all politicians are eloquent, visionary, charismatic, far-sighted, pragmatic, socially conscious, technically minded, etc.. So its good if you get a triune system where one politician is gifted in one set of skills, and the other two gifted in other areas. I'd actually like to see more (PAP) politicians drawn from the non-English speaking backgrounds, i.e., working classes.Yauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00739777043491722892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-41374064155794974442011-04-10T11:15:36.361+08:002011-04-10T11:15:36.361+08:00But for the libyan rebels, they have Western mili...But for the libyan rebels, they have Western military power to support them!<br /><br />For our opposition, having the odds set against them is one thing.<br /><br />The biggest and most critical thing is that even the majority of voters don't support them. <br /><br />So what will make majority of voters support the opposition?<br /><br />Very simple. Just a few things. They are:<br /><br />1. Be united as one. Currently too many "Indian Chiefs and not enough Indians".<br /><br />2. Have enough "star" candidates and get them to contest Tanjong Pagar, Ang Mo Kio and Marine Parade GRCs.<br /><br />3. Contest all seats and announce that they are ready to form the government. <br /><br />I guarantee the day this happens, not only me but 66% too would vote for opposition! <br /><br />But if opposition is as it is, and also behave as it is, then of course the outcome will also be as it is!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-65087247116479150982011-04-10T10:50:35.510+08:002011-04-10T10:50:35.510+08:00I don't think that was ever in doubt. If any o...I don't think that was ever in doubt. If any opposition is "confident" of winning an election, I would say that they are foolish.<br /><br />Odds are extremely stacked against the opposition, and the PAP holds most of the cards. That's what Singaporeans need to be concerned about.<br /><br />As the old saying goes, "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."<br /><br />PAP versus Opposition is a little bit like Gaddafi versus Rebels. We know what the odds are like, but at the same time we know who's the dictator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-34436012334955845702011-04-10T08:54:20.204+08:002011-04-10T08:54:20.204+08:00"WP's Low may not contest a GRC
Victory n..."WP's Low may not contest a GRC<br />Victory not guaranteed, he says<br />By Andrea Ong<br />Opposition leader Low Thia Khiang on Friday said a victory would not be guaranteed even if he was helming the team in the GRC battle. <br /><br />OPPOSITION leader Low Thia Khiang has dropped the strongest hint yet that he will remain in Hougang instead of contesting a GRC in the coming polls.<br /><br />He said in an interview published on Friday in Shin Min Daily News that a victory is not guaranteed even if he was helming the team in the GRC battle.<br /><br />Asked if he would personally lead a team to increase the party's chances of winning a GRC, the Workers' Party chief said: 'Do you think that's guaranteed even if I go to a GRC? Does it mean voters will definitely vote for me? It may not be the case, right?'"<br /><br /><br />You see lah. The opposition strongman is not even confident of winning a GRC, let alone denying PAP 2/3 majority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-50543469116286840312011-04-09T13:46:32.115+08:002011-04-09T13:46:32.115+08:00Yes it is really a cancer type of situation, but i...Yes it is really a cancer type of situation, but it applies to the opposition. They will be terminally weak and sometimes very sick with relapse but, unlike cancer, they will not die, politically speaking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-87417021642466676002011-04-09T13:33:39.245+08:002011-04-09T13:33:39.245+08:00Singaporeans have that dead men mentality, like a ...Singaporeans have that dead men mentality, like a terminally ill cancer patient, giving up all hope. <br /><br />Even before the opposition can win just one more seat, they have that defeatist attitude and they will pour cold water and tell others to just give up. <br /><br />If this is the kind of upbringing that we have here, I fear for our survival. <br /><br />Would we tell the army to give up even before firing the first shot, just because the odds are against us? I believe we would, now. Why spend all that money on defence?<br /><br />I really pity this country. God help us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-12741531624520951972011-04-09T12:57:47.698+08:002011-04-09T12:57:47.698+08:00A total of 87 seats.
To deny PAP 2/3 majority th...A total of 87 seats.<br /><br />To deny PAP 2/3 majority the opposition need to win at least 30 seats.<br /><br />From 2 seats to 30 seats? Oh my God!<br /><br />Unless the law is changed to:<br /><br />For every one vote for opposition, X 15 for final tally!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-37372371303229453982011-04-09T12:40:12.857+08:002011-04-09T12:40:12.857+08:00Because the opps can't form the 2/3 majority, ...Because the opps can't form the 2/3 majority, it is the reason why you should vote for the opps.<br /><br />This will give PAP the impetus to change for the better. It would not do it on its own will, like if you let them win all the seats.<br /><br />This is a simple game of power.<br /><br />Don't be a daft Singaporean. Only when the two teams are equally strong, the voter needs to think harder. In Singapore's case, you can't go wrong voting for the opps. In fact, the only way to make PAP better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-26901877820334953912011-04-09T11:52:27.089+08:002011-04-09T11:52:27.089+08:00The conclusion is, and I quote Mr Wang - I pity th...The conclusion is, and I quote Mr Wang - I pity this country!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com