tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post5158866661525813451..comments2024-03-19T18:57:59.658+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: The Living LegendChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-9190498099303610882007-06-13T22:51:00.000+08:002007-06-13T22:51:00.000+08:00??I also say like that.. You leh? Huh, also same m...?<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>?<BR/>I also say like that.. You leh? Huh, also same meh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-37699444272593228812007-06-12T14:31:00.000+08:002007-06-12T14:31:00.000+08:00Look at the way china has come up that country is ...Look at the way china has come up that country is really run by true geniuses! <BR/><BR/>Despite that there is so much humility and patriotism in the leadership. It is truly remarkable.<BR/><BR/>These are the things I admire about the country, not just the economics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-34270806396141054002007-06-11T12:34:00.000+08:002007-06-11T12:34:00.000+08:00Not to sound disrespectful, but I really think we ...Not to sound disrespectful, but I really think we need a breath of fresh air after all these years. If they said Singapore has done well, then what happens to all those lost opportunities they didnt say. China is now a trillion dollar economy, and we have stagnated in that sense. <BR/><BR/>If they are as smart as they said they are, we would have piggy back on china's growth back when deng xiao Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-74836011450388099632007-06-11T10:50:00.000+08:002007-06-11T10:50:00.000+08:00I think the damage to Malaysia by Mahathir cannot ...I think the damage to Malaysia by Mahathir cannot be underestimted. Years of NEP have made the favoured group unable to compete successfully even on their own home ground, not to say globally. That is why they are afraid of having open competition in the IDR, fearing it will spread countrywide. <BR/><BR/>I am being blunt. Its like a sick person sitting in a wheelchair. The longer he sits there, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-87914648787773308292007-06-11T08:40:00.000+08:002007-06-11T08:40:00.000+08:00in the case of lky, there are more good than bad. ...in the case of lky, there are more good than bad. it is quite easy to table them to do an objective comparison.<BR/><BR/>but it is good that he stops getting involved with new policies. his ideas are good for nation building in the early stages. trying to use the same values for a first world country looks more like a mismatch.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-18791243982357174362007-06-11T08:36:00.000+08:002007-06-11T08:36:00.000+08:00i never like suharto. he is the smiling tiger that...i never like suharto. he is the smiling tiger that allowed the indonesians a free hand to kill the indonesian chinese there, many times during his reign.<BR/><BR/>mahathir in the same way allowed his racist policies to go too far that ruined the country, the malaysian chinese and indians as well as the bumiputras. the damage he has done to his country is far more than what we are seeing today. itChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-66983115716875861982007-06-10T21:25:00.000+08:002007-06-10T21:25:00.000+08:00I agree it happens all the time, the moment blokes...I agree it happens all the time, the moment blokes like that step them nobody would care two hoots abt their views. Look at Suharto and Mathathir, they were kinder to their people, yet they were sidelined in a flash only weeks after they quitted. This is life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-86297859800117369822007-06-10T21:20:00.000+08:002007-06-10T21:20:00.000+08:00Overated overstayer.Overated overstayer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-53755312710291926242007-06-10T10:36:00.000+08:002007-06-10T10:36:00.000+08:00Of course the Russians have to put on a show, beca...Of course the Russians have to put on a show, because our man is still running the show indirectly. Just like Mahathir or Suharto etc, once they lost their power, nobody cares a hoot about their views.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-7481963004052942512007-06-10T09:17:00.000+08:002007-06-10T09:17:00.000+08:00his policies and decisions may be controversial, e...his policies and decisions may be controversial, especially in his later years. i too disagree with some of them.<BR/><BR/>but he is one man whose views in politics and govt are sought after by other govt leaders. they too will disagree with some of the things that he did. india is calling for caution against over paying their talents the way we are told that it is the best and right thing to do.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-813301564430093352007-06-10T04:37:00.000+08:002007-06-10T04:37:00.000+08:00...<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-6326613597574758122007-06-10T02:38:00.000+08:002007-06-10T02:38:00.000+08:00Sorry, I meant weather....lousy English.Sorry, I meant weather....lousy English.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-89170222011072608062007-06-10T02:26:00.000+08:002007-06-10T02:26:00.000+08:00The Russians of course put on a good show....they ...The Russians of course put on a good show....they are eying our $$$$$. <BR/><BR/>MM politely told the Russians that it was not the right time for Singapore to invest yet when asked. In other words, the Russian industrial park is not likely to be successful. Who wants to invest in a bitterly cold country(I meant the whether).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-68990267795361236972007-06-10T01:50:00.000+08:002007-06-10T01:50:00.000+08:00I once respected LKY but not anymore.He wouldn't d...I once respected LKY but not anymore.<BR/>He wouldn't do the right thing-<BR/>-separate the judiciary from the executive <BR/>-open up the political arena and leveled the playing field <BR/>-transparency in GIC, Temasek, GLCs and governmental accounts<BR/>-transparency and accountability at all levels of government<BR/>-media freedom<BR/>-political parties must not be allowed to influence or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-18278597835051796452007-06-10T01:15:00.000+08:002007-06-10T01:15:00.000+08:00He once said:" If the people don't fear me, I am m...He once said:" If the people don't fear me, I am meaningless."<BR/><BR/>LKY is someone you would fear and respect but not likely to be love or like by the masses.<BR/><BR/>He used the communist to shore up his support and later allied with the British and Tengku to wipe out the communist. He also outmaneuvered Tunku Abdul Rahman, prompting the Tengku to issue an ultimatum to Singapore to drop LKYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-61959108524159732482007-06-10T00:16:00.000+08:002007-06-10T00:16:00.000+08:00In my opinion, Goh Keng Swee is a greater giant th...In my opinion, Goh Keng Swee is a greater giant than LKY. He had his hand in defence, education and the economy. In short, GKS can do without LKY but LKY can't do without GKS. I often wonder what it would be like if GKS was PM instead.<BR/><BR/>All old guards have left quietly and maintained a low profile, why is LKY still hogging the limelight?<BR/><BR/>Lastly, I would like to salute all the oldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-70485045124696309372007-06-09T23:55:00.000+08:002007-06-09T23:55:00.000+08:00We can't even get rid of this one and you're looki...We can't even get rid of this one and you're looking forward to another?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-66878110464609577342007-06-09T23:14:00.000+08:002007-06-09T23:14:00.000+08:00With GRC, politically motivated lawsuits and ISD a...With GRC, politically motivated lawsuits and ISD around, Singapore will NEVER produce another like him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-76494231199400400252007-06-09T23:08:00.000+08:002007-06-09T23:08:00.000+08:00This is just the world perspective deeply ignorant...This is just the world perspective deeply ignorant of the actual factors involved in the success of Singapore. The world thinks that LKY alone created Singapore. He is overtly lionised. In the 60s and 70s, he was lucky to have a group of talented and committed comrades together with the blessing and hardworking masses. One without the other and Singapore would not be what it is today.<BR/><BR/>I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com