tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post113918644642289096..comments2024-03-29T22:35:40.298+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: life is getting tougher at homeChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1139710534142125542006-02-12T10:15:00.000+08:002006-02-12T10:15:00.000+08:00elfred, the rules are only a generalisation. the c...elfred, <BR/><BR/>the rules are only a generalisation. the china today is seeing the 6th ruler after mao, and it is still steaming ahead. why?Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1139640808284666122006-02-11T14:53:00.000+08:002006-02-11T14:53:00.000+08:00I think, if got chance, will have to have a nice l...I think, if got chance, will have to have a nice lengthy chat with you over that post of yours.<BR/><BR/>Whichever the case, if miracle shall come, it'd happen to myself first. :D<BR/><BR/>Remember every miracle has to have a reason. They don't just happen.<BR/><BR/>Who'd expect a young commoner to talk politics as such? But there's a reason as well.<BR/><BR/>There is never need to confirm death Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1139479173893118872006-02-09T17:59:00.000+08:002006-02-09T17:59:00.000+08:00singapore was blessed for the last 40 years. will ...singapore was blessed for the last 40 years. will we be so blessed to deserve another bright star?<BR/><BR/>looking back into history, the founding father is always the strongest and went through the toughest time to build up an empire.<BR/><BR/>his immediate successor will have the easiest of time and ride the momentum. the problems will come with the third or at best the fourth when the Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1139475555225999422006-02-09T16:59:00.000+08:002006-02-09T16:59:00.000+08:00Nay. Actually the intervenist approach is needed a...Nay. Actually the intervenist approach is needed and has always been there but at various degree of 'confession' everywhere else in the world.<BR/><BR/>The key issue, for Singapore in this discussion, is much epitomised by the crooked gun shooting of Listing NTUC...<BR/><BR/>Every good system or what governance... without the good elements, it's ALL finished.<BR/><BR/>Intervene so long so much...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1139392622300179962006-02-08T17:57:00.000+08:002006-02-08T17:57:00.000+08:00you are living in a fictitious time and place. it ...you are living in a fictitious time and place. it is too good to last.<BR/><BR/>assuming your conditions exist today, when most nations were as lawless and without a recognisable govt, we will all be colonised once again,<BR/><BR/>that was exactly what happened in the last three or four hundred years. the people who organised themselves controlled the disorganised. the european powers were able Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1139391180684482172006-02-08T17:33:00.000+08:002006-02-08T17:33:00.000+08:00Well, I go for the non interventionist approach......Well, I go for the non interventionist approach... all the way.<BR/><BR/>If the people can't get it together, fuck them, let them wipe themselves out. If they have to WAIT for someone to come along and FORCE them to CO OPERATE, then these folks are not yet ready to take the next evolutionary step. They are still savages.<BR/><BR/>EVERY society which enjoys the fruits of human achievement has Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1139306765360940902006-02-07T18:06:00.000+08:002006-02-07T18:06:00.000+08:00basic human nature is such that you cannot get awa...basic human nature is such that you cannot get away with no govt. they will be replaced by the mafia with their own rules.<BR/><BR/>the people will organise themselves. the strong to control the weak and the weak to fight against the strong.<BR/><BR/>no way can there be no govt.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1139305305090263942006-02-07T17:41:00.000+08:002006-02-07T17:41:00.000+08:00Hahaha... Reddie, after Matilah gets rid of the go...Hahaha... Reddie, after Matilah gets rid of the government he can be our government... :D<BR/><BR/>Hehehehe... Come on.<BR/><BR/>Interventionist governing approach when people are stucked and get no right intervention is horrible. Might as well stop intervening then. Poor governance never means well.<BR/><BR/>But the momentum will be needed to change things. It's now merely the speed of how such Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1139296084947431312006-02-07T15:08:00.000+08:002006-02-07T15:08:00.000+08:00I'm not against training. In fact, I know that it ...I'm not against training. In fact, I know that it is necessary to be learning constantly.<BR/><BR/>However I do take exception to the fact that the govt gets involved in this. They're the ones who started the NS shit.<BR/><BR/>The tenor of my posts are always directed in reducing to the greatest extent possible, govt meddling in our lives.<BR/><BR/>The more we can get done privately, the less Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1139272513138209132006-02-07T08:35:00.000+08:002006-02-07T08:35:00.000+08:00hi guys,there are two artificialities here. one is...hi guys,<BR/><BR/>there are two artificialities here. one is citizenship and the rights of citizens in his own country. the second is ns. the imposing of ns is a very high price that the men paid to be a citizen. and this cannot brush away simply and be forgotten because ns is not that 2 or 2 and a half years. it is almost the whole life of a male citizen.<BR/><BR/>and normally, countries must Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1139225447748722222006-02-06T19:30:00.000+08:002006-02-06T19:30:00.000+08:00Nearly everything is taken for granted in Singapor...Nearly everything is taken for granted in Singapore... what lacks the ability to appreciate will mean having more on granted. :D<BR/><BR/>Matilah,<BR/><BR/>Reddie is right. If Singaoporeans are willing to do the jobs, then train them up, let them gain skills and experiences on job, not just pay absurd school fees then go blindly searching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1139222606732118142006-02-06T18:43:00.000+08:002006-02-06T18:43:00.000+08:00Actually, I defend the right of any boss to hire w...Actually, I defend the right of any boss to hire whoever he wants for whatever his reason.<BR/><BR/>The govt who interferes with this is indeed an evil, meddling government.<BR/><BR/>For those who "believe" in NS, good for you - serve your mother cuntry, and be done.<BR/><BR/>For those who consider NS an intolerable abomination, I support and encourage you to live by you rown standards.<BR/><BR/>Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1139213531620925882006-02-06T16:12:00.000+08:002006-02-06T16:12:00.000+08:00haha speed,i can taste the sarcasm.but statistical...haha speed,<BR/><BR/>i can taste the sarcasm.<BR/><BR/>but statistically, 240,000 low income. this is official. unofficial, anybody's guess. for jimmy and nelson to post those articles, they must have known of people that are in trouble.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1139212967438650042006-02-06T16:02:00.000+08:002006-02-06T16:02:00.000+08:00Hi Redbean, hope you are well.Singapore, according...Hi Redbean, hope you are well.<BR/><BR/>Singapore, according to figures published in the ST has been enjoying tremendous growth. Unemployment is down and with the distribution of surplus wealth by the govt, people should all be happy and secure. Maybe Jimmy and Nelson are both mistaken. Maybe they are two of the unfortunate 2.5% unemployed. Maybe they are too demanding and unwilling to work for Speedwinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827682557075362199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1139202951507936112006-02-06T13:15:00.000+08:002006-02-06T13:15:00.000+08:00we have taken our ns men for granted for too long....we have taken our ns men for granted for too long. all the talks about recognising ns men amounts to a few dollars worth.<BR/><BR/>i have nothing against foreigners. but lets take care of our people first.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1139197311628481752006-02-06T11:41:00.000+08:002006-02-06T11:41:00.000+08:00quah is still right when you said there is a short...quah is still right when you said there is a shortage in IT personnel, so more foreigners get the job. that is fair. but not when foreigners are doing the jobs of locals when locals are prepared to do it. <BR/><BR/>in the recent past, the locals were demanding too much. today, the locals are not demanding any more. just a decent job with decent pay.<BR/><BR/>but the jobs are still given to Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1139195768999409942006-02-06T11:16:00.000+08:002006-02-06T11:16:00.000+08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1139195745093729522006-02-06T11:15:00.000+08:002006-02-06T11:15:00.000+08:00Well, everyone has an asshole, and an opinion, and...Well, everyone has an asshole, and an opinion, and it is great that we live in times and place where it is OK to be wrong, in fact you have the right to be wrong.<BR/><BR/>Both these guys are catagorically wrong.<BR/><BR/>If you can't get it together in a modern society like Singapore, regardless of its uptight totalitarian dictatorship, where the fuck are you going to get it together?<BR/><BR/>Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1139193649716449402006-02-06T10:40:00.000+08:002006-02-06T10:40:00.000+08:00NS again...Why not put all the PES E out of job co...NS again...<BR/><BR/>Why not put all the PES E out of job compare to Pes C1 then?<BR/><BR/>Mind you... Many PES E include the richee kids. :D<BR/><BR/>NS is an immature consideration in such issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1139192593363998932006-02-06T10:23:00.000+08:002006-02-06T10:23:00.000+08:00Singapore is the only country that I know of that ...Singapore is the only country that I know of that put its Citizens and PRs who do not serve NS on Equal Footing with the Foreigners when come to job employment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com