tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post4991614814420467617..comments2024-03-19T18:44:15.041+08:00Comments on Little Stories: My Book Launch ... and Some Reflections on AirportsGilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-83629027142779589572009-07-07T06:58:48.194+08:002009-07-07T06:58:48.194+08:00"You mean slack and stupid mentality? The Air..."You mean slack and stupid mentality? The Airport's usefulness is the ability of CAAS to attract airlines to fly through Changi. Cleanliness and the niceness of an airport is only a small factor in the entire decision matrix for an airline. If we want to be top, top soemthing else, not some... stupid low life ambition not worth caring about."<br /><br />Surveys are conducted independently by international organisations. The key performance indicators are also provided. Therefore, Singapore has no choice but to comply, big or small factor. Surely, we aren't going to do something outside the prescribed KPIs given our kiasuism. Right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-86327985784777835152009-07-04T21:25:03.986+08:002009-07-04T21:25:03.986+08:00"No choice lah.
Must always strive to be num..."No choice lah.<br /><br />Must always strive to be number 1.<br /><br />Slack mentality comes in we are dead. Look at our neighbours. With enormous mineral resources & manpower.<br /><br />We must be like the Far Eastern countries of Japan, Korea, Taiwan, HK & China.<br /><br />Otherwise . . ."<br /><br />You mean slack and stupid mentality? The Airport's usefulness is the ability of CAAS to attract airlines to fly through Changi. Cleanliness and the niceness of an airport is only a small factor in the entire decision matrix for an airline. If we want to be top, top soemthing else, not some... stupid low life ambition not worth caring about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-14808585584084823232009-07-04T19:50:54.515+08:002009-07-04T19:50:54.515+08:00[No To Rape] Please blog to support No To Rape
D...[No To Rape] Please blog to support No To Rape<br /><br />Dear Mr Wang<br /><br />We are a group of volunteers running a campaign to completely abolish marital immunity for rape in the Singapore Penal Code. At the moment, except in limited circumstances, non-consensual vaginal sex within marriage is not treated as rape. We think all non-consensual sex should be treated the same way under the law - as rape - regardless of whether victim and perpetrator are married to each other.<br /><br />You can find out more at our online petition, hosted at http://www.NoToRape.com/<br /><br />Since its launch on Wednesday, it has collected more than 230 signatories.<br /><br />We hope you will help our campaign by not only signing our petition, but also raising awareness of it on your blog. Our site contains blog badges that you can put up on your site during the petition drive.<br /><br />If you wish to find out more, don't hesitate to contact us at NoToRape@gmail.com. We've also compiled a list of FAQs on the site.<br /><br />Homepage: http://www.NoToRape.com/<br />Blog Badges: http://www.NoToRape.com/promote/#link<br /><br />We really value your support, which will make a real difference in addressing sexual violence in Singapore. Thank you very much.<br /><br />No To Rape teamUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01434748606834144940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-89538599097959064602009-07-03T23:49:10.643+08:002009-07-03T23:49:10.643+08:00Hey just to let you know. Deepak Chapro is having ...Hey just to let you know. Deepak Chapro is having a seminar at the Esplanade in Oct. You can get the tickets at sistic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-91011171421567953942009-07-03T07:26:56.781+08:002009-07-03T07:26:56.781+08:00No choice lah.
Must always strive to be number 1....No choice lah.<br /><br />Must always strive to be number 1.<br /><br />Slack mentality comes in we are dead. Look at our neighbours. With enormous mineral resources & manpower.<br /><br />We must be like the Far Eastern countries of Japan, Korea, Taiwan, HK & China.<br /><br />Otherwise . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-67948867727801925892009-06-29T17:18:40.161+08:002009-06-29T17:18:40.161+08:00Breaking news: They have just replaced half of the...Breaking news: They have just replaced half of the board at CAAS. I guess the directors failed try out the jambans there to know how the situation has deteriorated there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-9135935667532680242009-06-28T13:52:03.164+08:002009-06-28T13:52:03.164+08:00Does anyone knows what's the rewards for first...Does anyone knows what's the rewards for first place in Skytrax? 50% increase in tourist flow for that particular year? 1 billion in extra funding for CAAS?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-33597486225837664862009-06-25T10:36:03.556+08:002009-06-25T10:36:03.556+08:00If Changi Airport were no. 1 for engineering feat,...If Changi Airport were no. 1 for engineering feat, yeah sure why not? <br /><br />But we are celebrating that Changi Airport is No. 1 for.. cleanliness and service in a country that values the latter little and cleanliness because of the army of cleaners paid at dirt rate? For perfidity is this? It is neither unique nor memorable and people are grumbling that we fell off the perch?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-2463520662019316202009-06-24T21:07:57.801+08:002009-06-24T21:07:57.801+08:00Yes it is ridiculous and no one is immune.
Four l...Yes it is ridiculous and no one is immune.<br /><br />Four leg gooood, Two Leg baaaaad.<br />AKA Sheep mentality of Animal Farm.Onlookernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-82168755706105771632009-06-24T17:30:10.899+08:002009-06-24T17:30:10.899+08:00The problem with many Singaporeans is that they fe...The problem with many Singaporeans is that they feel compelled to compete for this and to compete for that .... without even knowing why they are competing.<br /><br />It's like the Raffles Place crowd at lunchtime. Sometimes a long queue of people will form out of nowhere, in the hot sun. So you walk up to one of the people, and you ask: "What are you queueing up for?"<br /><br />And the guy says: "I dunno. I saw a lot of people queueing, so it must be for something good. So I also queue, lor. Must be got some free gift."<br /><br />Sounds ridiculous, but it's true.Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-85011549948779964932009-06-24T15:35:57.602+08:002009-06-24T15:35:57.602+08:001. In primary school I used to be 2nd in class all...1. In primary school I used to be 2nd in class all the time.<br />2. In secondary school I scored 9 A1s for my 'O'-levels while a whole bunch of my peers had 10 A1s.<br />3. In uni I graduated only cum laude (2nd class) and not magna/summa (first class).<br />4. Now I am the COO (not CEO) of my organization.<br /><br />But I still pull in half a million dollars a year easily, have several properties and a few german cars in my driveway.<br /><br />I don't have any problems being Number 2, why should anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-34125285431107859972009-06-24T15:00:42.348+08:002009-06-24T15:00:42.348+08:00Yep .... I know that the thinking required here is...Yep .... I know that the thinking required here is somewhat subtle, many Singaporeans cannot handle it. <br /><br />Here's a mini surprise. Look at the posts of readers like Sassy and probably Anon 9:45 pm. <br /><br />I bet they think that Changi Airport has always been No. 1 for the longest time. But here's the simple truth. In Skytrax's airport survey:<br /><br />Changi was not No. 1 in 2009<br />Changi was not No.1 in 2008<br />Changi was not No. 1 in 2007<br />Changi was not No. 1 in 2005<br />Changi was not No. 1 in 2004<br />Changi was not No. 1 in 2003<br />Changi was not No. 1 in 2002<br />Changi was not No. 1 in 2001<br /><br />Changi has been No. 1 only twice in the past 10 years (2006 and 2000).<br /><br />And so ...?Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-60788640730979551042009-06-24T12:23:49.976+08:002009-06-24T12:23:49.976+08:00being no1 is not everything...being no1 is not everything...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-18996318944180347862009-06-23T21:45:19.797+08:002009-06-23T21:45:19.797+08:00Hahahahaha.....while the analogy is indeed quite f...Hahahahaha.....while the analogy is indeed quite funny, one should ALWAYS strive to be no.1. Why be contented with second or third? If the mentality of everyone is that second or third is fine, one day you'll find that we're no longer how we used to be. No. 1. Simple motto.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-84739798866494554642009-06-23T20:25:07.893+08:002009-06-23T20:25:07.893+08:00I am amused that we should consider getting no. 1 ...I am amused that we should consider getting no. 1 for a damn piece of construct as "pride", when there are more important things than this damn airport. I guess it's typical that we should always aim low just to be happy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-57526015321177744662009-06-23T19:12:07.058+08:002009-06-23T19:12:07.058+08:00i think so too....maybe, Mr Wang u can be the cata...i think so too....maybe, Mr Wang u can be the catalyst for students to love literature for what it is and not another subject for grades....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-44060385878707433822009-06-23T16:41:49.568+08:002009-06-23T16:41:49.568+08:00Mr Wang, I thoroughly enjoyed your book launch. Yo...Mr Wang, I thoroughly enjoyed your book launch. You really made the poems come alive, by the vivid way you introduced them and read them aloud. The event was certainly an eye-opener for me. <br /><br />You would have made a very, very good literature teacher. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-42097434063061250572009-06-23T13:08:40.944+08:002009-06-23T13:08:40.944+08:00"Tourists visit Beijing for the Great Wall of..."Tourists visit Beijing for the Great Wall of China and not for the positive impression that its airport may have on them. <br /><br />I am also equally sure that Phuket and Bali attract tourists for their cultural heritage rather than their airport amenities."<br /><br /><br /><br />And that is what I meant in my poem, when I wrote:<br /><br />"We are here only because<br />we are going elsewhere"<br /><br />and <br /><br />"and we would stay to watch<br />the whole world here,<br /><br />if only it was not always<br />merely passing though."Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-60634492211350565242009-06-23T13:07:06.647+08:002009-06-23T13:07:06.647+08:00In today's ST Forum, there is a letter by Harr...In today's ST Forum, there is a letter by Harry Ng. His point of view is similar to mine.<br /><br /><br />"June 23, 2009 <br />Let's not be uptight over Changi's slip in rankings <br /><br />I REFER to The Sunday Times report, "After falling in rankings, Changi Airport cleans up its act". <br /><br />We should ask ourselves whether a decision to visit a country centres on the impression that the country's airport makes on us. <br /><br />Let's not get carried away. Tourists visit Beijing for the Great Wall of China and not for the positive impression that its airport may have on them. <br /><br />I am also equally sure that Phuket and Bali attract tourists for their cultural heritage rather than their airport amenities. Singapore's push for tourists' money will be in serious trouble if Changi Airport is the only reason why tourists come here and nothing else. <br /><br />Let's not be too hard on ourselves. Changi Airport is an efficiently run airport by any standards. <br /><br />Harry Ng"Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-62396578006220861242009-06-23T02:08:17.634+08:002009-06-23T02:08:17.634+08:00But it lost out in categories like washroom cleanl...<i>But it lost out in categories like washroom cleanliness and <b>security processing.</b></i><br /><br />Er? Why not mention of any plans to improve the security processing category? E.g. an old uncle slipped boarded a plane using his son's passport.Winking Dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045187430930181570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-53168634746235991042009-06-22T20:10:31.049+08:002009-06-22T20:10:31.049+08:00Mr Wang, your post made me laughed. Singapore'...Mr Wang, your post made me laughed. Singapore's obsession with rankings is simply ridiculous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-63209865858429976532009-06-22T12:58:07.596+08:002009-06-22T12:58:07.596+08:00Mr Udders: That was an interesting post ...Mr Udders: That was an interesting post ...Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-61108999961878030582009-06-22T11:52:08.904+08:002009-06-22T11:52:08.904+08:00Sassy:
Here is a simple analogy.
You score 98 ma...Sassy:<br /><br />Here is a simple analogy.<br /><br />You score 98 marks in a maths exam. However, another classmate scores 99 marks.<br /><br />Your mother announces that you're an idiot. Something has gone wrong! There is a big problem here. She wants to do a complete review of how you do mathematics. Aha, she discovers that you must have lost .... because you didn't drink your Brands essence of chicken everyday ; and didn't buy one assessment book that your teacher had recommended; and your tuition centre is not ranked as Singapore's No. 1 tuition centre; and you actually watched one movie per month!<br /> <br />That's why your Maths is so lousy! From now on, you must drink three bottles of Chicken Essence per day; Mama will change all your maths tutors; and oh yes, no more movies for you, until you graduate from university.<br /><br />After all, you scored ONLY 98 marks! Your maths is damned lousy!!Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-83771276946786433652009-06-22T01:48:22.492+08:002009-06-22T01:48:22.492+08:00Thanks for your post. It helped stimulate some tho...Thanks for your post. It helped stimulate some thoughts <a href="http://udders.blogspot.com/2009/06/corporatesafcivil-service-culture-in.html" rel="nofollow">which I've listed down over here</a>.mr.uddershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01415344403087702933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405345292513335071.post-37681302036881641602009-06-21T20:11:56.598+08:002009-06-21T20:11:56.598+08:00I thought every time we are no. 1 mah. How come no...I thought every time we are no. 1 mah. How come now we lose to other people? <br /><br />Changi Airport is our pride. Don't keep thinking about corporate profit.Sassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16642972252826620705noreply@blogger.com