tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post3542663390807649298..comments2024-03-19T18:44:15.041+08:00Comments on Little Stories: Very Poor Service By The Straits TimesGilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-77185238589627951922008-04-16T11:13:00.000+08:002008-04-16T11:13:00.000+08:00Man! The shit piles up so thick over the years tha...Man! The shit piles up so thick over the years that one really needs wings to stay above.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-25164170972650610282008-04-14T07:37:00.000+08:002008-04-14T07:37:00.000+08:00Isn't the Govt itself propagating complacency? I m...Isn't the Govt itself propagating complacency? I mean if WKS screwed up but didnt get fired, then wdn't WKS be complacent or get even more complacent?<BR/><BR/>How ironic...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-41806955267976146972008-04-13T16:36:00.000+08:002008-04-13T16:36:00.000+08:00I knew it. LKY has a way with turning black to whi...I knew it. LKY has a way with turning black to white and white to black. That is THE skill needed for being the Prime Minister of Singapore. Have we found him or her yet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-30254712541322717132008-04-10T22:15:00.000+08:002008-04-10T22:15:00.000+08:00The ultimate in Singaporeans complaccency and negl...The ultimate in Singaporeans complaccency and negligence is to keep the pap in power for 49 years. It is indeed worrying that Singaporeans continue to be controlled and manipulated by this 84 years old hack. This is worst that allowing Mas to escape if Singaporeans are indeed to be blamed as LKY made it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-15931066270944371652008-04-10T15:37:00.000+08:002008-04-10T15:37:00.000+08:00Classic LKY!! If something goes wrong every one in...Classic LKY!! If something goes wrong every one in Singapore are to be at fault. Shared responsibility? Not quite. <BR/><BR/>For if things goes smoothly it is they, the PAP ministers who have the vision, forsight, etc, etc to get things going. Nothing about the the citizens. You don't get the praise or accolades. You just do what you are told. That's all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-76905120442272588882008-04-09T21:25:00.000+08:002008-04-09T21:25:00.000+08:00ST should've known by now, how to put things into ...ST should've known by now, how to put things into perspective in favour of the PAPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-26243734313738260642008-04-09T09:01:00.000+08:002008-04-09T09:01:00.000+08:00Yah Lor!!! The limper escaped, and it is our fault...Yah Lor!!! The limper escaped, and it is our fault and everybody else's problem except for those who are responsible, namely the PAPpy gahmen and the unholy trinity of the father, the son and the unholy Goh.cc chiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320354056412522048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-733964646409675042008-04-08T19:07:00.000+08:002008-04-08T19:07:00.000+08:00There may be good reason for him to mention on thi...There may be good reason for him to mention on this wild card of conplacency. After all he is Sir MM Lee!!<BR/><BR/>i have the 'weirdest' experience in a phone conversation with a mid level- Deputy Director of NAC! <BR/><BR/>During the 31 min conversation, he was silence/muted for 3 occasions! imagine holding on the phone for 3-4 mins in silence. <BR/><BR/>To read it - http://tankwankliang.blogspot.com/2008/04/weirdest-telephone-conversation-with.htmlKenleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297377124754542442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-70696567832211249842008-04-08T13:34:00.000+08:002008-04-08T13:34:00.000+08:00Singaporeans have not forgotten how people like Li...Singaporeans have not forgotten how people like Ling, Neo and the like in the opposition camp who were given the opportunity to run and manage their won constituencies. It was a big flop to say the least! <BR/>Today, Singapore's electorates are smarter. "Opposition yes; but not in MY wards." It doesn't pay.<BR/>There are armchair critics everywhere but performers, few.<BR/>At the end of the day we still have neither oil nor any natural resource. And we need jobs, food, education for our kids, proper sanitation, clean water, electricity, etc. . . . . <BR/>So, why rock the boat for experimentation? We don't play play with our livelihood in this tumultuous dog-eat-dog world, do we?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-72921455582915568392008-04-08T12:45:00.000+08:002008-04-08T12:45:00.000+08:00The MM is something of an armchair critic. How is ...The MM is something of an armchair critic. How is he able to know that exactly how we all feel about security? He must be counting on some lousy survey numbers. <BR/><BR/>If we are all complacent and think security is the business of those who are paid to do that job, tell me why are there members of the public who help nab robbers. Why do people call in tips? Done out of complacency?<BR/><BR/>You think if MSK were to appear somewhere on this island now and is seen by members of the public, no one will bat an eye or call 999? If he doesn't limp quickly out of sight, he'd have guys jumping on his back. <BR/><BR/>Call us complacent. Tell him to put his ears to the ground.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-83594863680269907862008-04-07T22:26:00.000+08:002008-04-07T22:26:00.000+08:00Isn't that what is precisely the mouthpiece is cre...Isn't that what is precisely the mouthpiece is created for- a political tool of the ruling party.<BR/><BR/>Apparently party cadres in the 'Titanic' SPH have REFUSED to learn from the experience of BN electoral defeat. <BR/><BR/>It no longer carries the voices of the citizens of Republic of Singapore but that of the ruling elite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-53689298039918056902008-04-07T21:30:00.000+08:002008-04-07T21:30:00.000+08:00"COI job is basically dissolved."Is that right? I ..."COI job is basically dissolved."<BR/><BR/>Is that right? I thought they promised to have a COI?<BR/><BR/>What a joke. How to take them seriously anymore?Sing Republichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03727610894064487879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-12363460863166190942008-04-07T21:29:00.000+08:002008-04-07T21:29:00.000+08:00Well, MM Lee was right, if only partly.To begin wi...Well, MM Lee was right, if only partly.<BR/><BR/>To begin with, it is absurd to attribute such anthropomorphic terms as 'complacence' and 'gratitude' to the government, which is merely an inanimate framework through which Singapore is administered.<BR/><BR/>Which is to say that, while the government is incapable of 'complacence' or 'apology', there is also no need for people to feel 'grateful' to the government. The government is only as good as the people running it. The system that supposedly enabled Singapore to catapult itself to first-world status would have crashed and burned had Singaporeans not did their part.<BR/><BR/>An overreliance on the government or any sociopolitical system is never the fault of citizens. It is in people's nature to rely on an object that works well. And when its marketers resort to concocting various fabrications to retain its customers, with the implicit help of its manufacturer, the customer is left with no choice, especially when the manufacturer ignores customer feedback and squashes all competition discompassionately.<BR/><BR/>A democratic system, hence, is a means to mitigate such wanton excesses by such a monopoly by returning control to the people. Unfortunately, two-thirds of Singaporeans are still sweet-talked by the marketers to even contemplate any change in product.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-43374448425233151822008-04-07T21:28:00.000+08:002008-04-07T21:28:00.000+08:00They're master at the blame game. When you pocket ...They're master at the blame game. When you pocket a huge chunk of public monies and swear by the Singapore flag that you will do your utmost for the people, you have better learn basic manners and that is: if you have messed up the toilet, flush it yourself. Incidentally, the daily papers are there to wipe yourself, not others!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-22915389146176942902008-04-07T20:36:00.000+08:002008-04-07T20:36:00.000+08:00COI job is basically dissolved. Anyway, all this s...COI job is basically dissolved. Anyway, all this spinning makes a mockery of their recent astronomic pay revision. C'mon, let's get real ... <BR/>PS: I mostly stopped paying attention to our nation bldg media *sigh*Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377652006776085987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-86753725600858541372008-04-07T19:47:00.000+08:002008-04-07T19:47:00.000+08:00Frankly, there are many sides to reality. ST repor...Frankly, there are many sides to reality. ST reports one side of it - as seen from the ruling class.<BR/><BR/>A people deserves the government it elects. The people of this land chose this state of affairs, thru' their action or inaction.<BR/><BR/>Learn to live with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-74445807141884503142008-04-07T17:44:00.000+08:002008-04-07T17:44:00.000+08:00It seems that the MM has already come to his concl...It seems that the MM has already come to his conclusions even before the CoI report.Sing Republichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03727610894064487879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-36905014014030405652008-04-07T16:13:00.000+08:002008-04-07T16:13:00.000+08:00I think I do not have to wait for the so-called ex...I think I do not have to wait for the so-called experts I mentioned in my earlier post above to enlighten us. They are unlikely to shed anything here in Mr Wangs' Blogs.<BR/><BR/>From most writings in the Socio-political Blogs, it is clear that breakdown in relations between the Government and its' citizens has reached irreconcilable level. It portends conflicts, confrontations, contentions that will lead to war cries.<BR/><BR/>How wise is the Leadership if it leads to a miscarriage of nationhood when none had been created before, after Independence?<BR/><BR/>To me, it is a total failure right from the start four decades ago. Intuitively, I felt(and feel) that the Man who got the Independence on a platter from the British was(is) a fame seeker, a self glorifying man so to say. I wish all these years that I will be wrong, but alas I am badly disappointed.<BR/><BR/>It is very sad to the many local born citizens that within four decades, the state of affairs for Singapore is so disappointing and hopeless. It cannot be denied that finger pointings between the Rulers and the Ruled are frequent and getting rampant.<BR/><BR/>HOW AND WHY ARE LEADERS SO DISREPECTED? AND EVEN CURSED AND HATED. WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO DESERVE SUCH ANIMOSITY?<BR/><BR/>patriot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-23573250579364626012008-04-07T14:32:00.000+08:002008-04-07T14:32:00.000+08:00Come to think of it, it really is the fault of Sin...Come to think of it, it really is the fault of Singapore citizens. It is their fault because they voted for the PAP to run the country. <BR/><BR/>I guess if we loose money bailing out failing banks, it will also be Singapore citizen's fault, no less. If we make money, well, you know who takes the credit. Certainly not the citizens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-53294220918204421862008-04-07T13:33:00.000+08:002008-04-07T13:33:00.000+08:00Hi Mr Wang,Thanks for alerting us from another ang...Hi Mr Wang,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for alerting us from another angle. I was thinking that the Editor might have chopped up the original article until it has become such a lousy job. Or, perhaps, these two writers, Su-Ann and Chin have the intention of purposely stirring up public sentiments for whatever reasons known only to them?<BR/><BR/>The Garuda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-57669745961669678452008-04-07T13:18:00.000+08:002008-04-07T13:18:00.000+08:00Mr Wang,Thanks for highlighting this ST article. O...Mr Wang,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for highlighting this ST article. Otherwise I would have missed it.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I should start subscribing to ST again, just for laughs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-41324567996850362172008-04-07T12:32:00.000+08:002008-04-07T12:32:00.000+08:00Aiyaiyai,What happened to the COI? From 3 persons ...Aiyaiyai,<BR/><BR/>What happened to the COI? From 3 persons now reduced to 1 person (MM) izzit???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-36352131868049298242008-04-07T11:50:00.000+08:002008-04-07T11:50:00.000+08:00Actually MM Lee is technically correct...Here's wh...Actually MM Lee is technically correct...<BR/><BR/>Here's why - the guards are Singaporeans and hence if the guards are complacent, then by the same extension of logic, that makes some Singaporeans complacent...Xtrocioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08846520633929127414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-89424386923289841742008-04-07T10:51:00.000+08:002008-04-07T10:51:00.000+08:00I remembered that a policeman said that the govern...I remembered that a policeman said that the government is equal to the PAP, in an open court during a court trial of an opposition member.<BR/><BR/>The problem is that any decision made by "low level government" will have to be approved by "high level government". When the "low level government" did not do their jobs, it is still the responsibility of "high level government" to ensure since they are very "kaisu". <BR/><BR/>When have Singaporean citizens (not the funny term "residents" by MOM) been involved in any thing to do with ISA and its ISD. ISD people are specially trained, you mean these highly trained security personnel are easily influenced by the citizens of Singapore. This got to be the joke of the year. We don't know if our HDB neighbours work for ISD, then how do uncles and aunties change their minds.<BR/><BR/>Do you know the Gurkas' living quarters have a fortified compound at Mt Veron? It has barbed wires and security gates. You mean we can walk in and change their minds? It has been mentioned that they are not allowed to mix with the local population, in order not to get too personal when there are conflicts. So that they can "put down" any local conflict without any hesitation.<BR/><BR/>You really cannot connect the dots between Singapore citizens and ISD personnel.<BR/><BR/>In the context of ISA and MSK, you mean that the "high level government" was being slack with "low level government"? We have not seen this kind of slackness between the "high and low level government" when the police was surrounding the four people during a major event.<BR/><BR/>Are they still finding excuses? They now have to use the services of our esteemed leader to spin things back within their controls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-20118489016204158972008-04-07T10:08:00.000+08:002008-04-07T10:08:00.000+08:00Since our MM and his puppies has admitted that we ...Since our MM and his puppies has admitted that we Singaporeans have been too complacent (which implies that MM himself and all the PAP Ministers are also equally complacent) , shall we as tax payers NOW demand that all our Ministers be paid a salary that is commensurate with their current level of complacency, which I believe should be many notches below that of a world class efficient government. <BR/><BR/>To continue drawing a world class salary is tantamount to cheating us complacent citizens of our hard earned taxpayer's monies.<BR/><BR/>Isn't that the greatest joke of the year, a whole bunch of complacent cheats in our Cabinet !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com