tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post114005515674734510..comments2024-03-28T17:31:22.152+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: university fees: smu joins the frayChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1140399954720790402006-02-20T09:45:00.000+08:002006-02-20T09:45:00.000+08:00what? nus and ntu going to learn from smu on how t...what? nus and ntu going to learn from smu on how to raise tuition fee?<BR/><BR/>are they kdding? are they saying that a simple thing like this and they messed it up?<BR/><BR/>how can they deserve the big fat pay they are getting? my hr officers will be able to do a better job than this.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1140351246660947202006-02-19T20:14:00.000+08:002006-02-19T20:14:00.000+08:00we are all actors in different planes and fields. ...we are all actors in different planes and fields. just act well and things will go well.<BR/><BR/>the academia too has a role to play. they helped to collect and organise data and pass it on.<BR/><BR/>the market shall determine how much each actor shall get. and not how much the actor dictates and others got no choice hut to pay him.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1140169501468131642006-02-17T17:45:00.000+08:002006-02-17T17:45:00.000+08:00No problem. I prefer to have less money than to be...No problem. I prefer to have less money than to be a slave to the sg.gov.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, who says they are the only people who pay "big bucks"? Fuck them. To any sensible person the one who pays the BIGGEST BUX is the MARKET. The more people you help, the richer you will be.<BR/><BR/>I really despise the tenured and tethered intellectuals who grow in carcinogenic communities in <B>ACADEMIA</B>,Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1140137399172378572006-02-17T08:49:00.000+08:002006-02-17T08:49:00.000+08:00i think you miss the chance for them to pay you bi...i think you miss the chance for them to pay you big bucks. just name your price man.<BR/><BR/>the students or consumers will end up paying for quality lecturers and professors like you. won't that be nice?Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1140094297174364962006-02-16T20:51:00.000+08:002006-02-16T20:51:00.000+08:00Exactly. If they can do anything they like, imagin...Exactly. If they can do anything they like, imagine what they can do to you if you work for them - especially if you openly challenge them or openly and stridently disagree with them, without regard for anyone's feelings - the way I would most likely do. ;-)<BR/><BR/>... let them get a "valuable" foreigner for the gig.<BR/><BR/>When I see any relationship - good, bad or disasterous, I always say Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1140082619110485582006-02-16T17:36:00.000+08:002006-02-16T17:36:00.000+08:00it is good to know that people still value you. it...it is good to know that people still value you. <BR/><BR/>it seems that the edict has been passed that all these universities can do whatever they want especially when money is concerned. and for money to be able to buy quality is a gospel truth that all those who matters fully concurs.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1140079700509800652006-02-16T16:48:00.000+08:002006-02-16T16:48:00.000+08:00Just before I left to come back to Oz, one of the ...Just before I left to come back to Oz, one of the heads at SMU took me to lunch. I was then treated with a tour of the facilities. (I was being head hunted) Although there are some architectural and engineering "cockups" (IMO), the place is a great resource. The new nat library near by is also spectacular. I don't mind seeing my tax dollars spent this way.<BR/><BR/>That being said, I think it is Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.com