tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post5970970047746854962..comments2024-03-28T17:31:22.152+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: Meritocrazy in a decadent city stateChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-30344014160651949392014-04-06T16:41:29.760+08:002014-04-06T16:41:29.760+08:00No chaos but we know what we have here...a wanker....No chaos but we know what we have here...a wanker. Malu lah shameless wonder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-37217782949551006262014-04-06T08:47:49.401+08:002014-04-06T08:47:49.401+08:00touchsk which
@RB:
>> Only the hard scienc...touchsk which<br />@RB:<br /><br /><i> >> Only the hard sciences think? Come on, open up your horizon. </i><br /><br />Ah, this is classic cognitive dissonance in play. Instead of considering my proposition with an open mind, you simply stick to your guns. <br /><br />I'm not saying that studying anything other than hard science, math and engineering is <i>not</i> education. I'm Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-68636285407850669552014-04-05T23:34:06.179+08:002014-04-05T23:34:06.179+08:00Is it true?
"Translator" is another word...Is it true?<br />"Translator" is another word for TRAITOR?<br /><br />Does the word Founding Translator have any meaning in Singapore?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-30126777702018462042014-04-05T22:26:42.576+08:002014-04-05T22:26:42.576+08:00Anon 6:05. The answer is called 'traitor'....Anon 6:05. The answer is called 'traitor'. Traitors can call themselves nationalists or patriots, and sell off the country to foreigners.<br /><br />Judge them by what they do. What is deep nationalism if all the academic staff are foreigners and all Sinkies are sacked? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-24491084226487424932014-04-05T21:46:15.834+08:002014-04-05T21:46:15.834+08:00Winning 93% seats with only 60% votes is shallow a...Winning 93% seats with only 60% votes is shallow and hollow meh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-50710188624516279562014-04-05T21:13:53.208+08:002014-04-05T21:13:53.208+08:00Academia superficial and nationalism wow big words...Academia superficial and nationalism wow big words, pity about the shallowness. Whoever is paying for these hollow comments are not getting good value for their money from this and many other paid shallow little brains.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-36854311652417172492014-04-05T18:24:46.049+08:002014-04-05T18:24:46.049+08:00having enough singaporeans on faculty is superfici...having enough singaporeans on faculty is superficial nationalism."<br />Anon 6:05 pm<br /><br />Because there are not enough Sinkies who are the best what. So cannot just put Sinkies there for the sake of being there, tio bo? <br /><br />So not having the best but just having the best available Sinkies in academia is superficial nationalism. <br /><br />But this does not apply to ministersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-56110160943769022812014-04-05T18:05:33.498+08:002014-04-05T18:05:33.498+08:00One academic was quoted as saying "wanting to...One academic was quoted as saying "wanting to be the harvard or MTI of the east is deep nationalism. having enough singaporeans on faculty is superficial nationalism." <br /><br />I must admit feeling pretty puzzled by this statement. <br /><br />It is almost like saying 'wanting to have the best defence to protect singapore is deep nationalism. having enough singaporean sons in theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-45887238908148419572014-04-05T17:49:39.849+08:002014-04-05T17:49:39.849+08:00Sure, some will go thru university but not benefit...Sure, some will go thru university but not benefitting from the regime of organised dialectic sessions. But that is what university was meant to be, not just parroting works of others.<br /><br />Not many will turn out as critical thinkers of repute. We only have one in Kishore. But many would be able to think much better than the laymen that have to be jolted to life by some shocking events.<br Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-63221871760760944452014-04-05T17:27:00.124+08:002014-04-05T17:27:00.124+08:00Oldhorse42, I have the same problem cause the deal...Oldhorse42, I have the same problem cause the deal is done verbally and not online which at least u can read the fine line if u choose to. Verbal contract u are in blind spot. Some more the pinoy woman assured me good deal then when I tried to claim the benefit after one year before the two years contract expired, they tell me they changed the terms! I asked them how can they changed the terms Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-62450839584052468692014-04-05T16:39:58.151+08:002014-04-05T16:39:58.151+08:00@redbean:
IMO, and I occasionally do work with un...@redbean:<br /><br />IMO, and I occasionally do work with universities, CRITICAL THINKING culture is more prevalent in the hard sciences, engineering and of course maths courses.<br /><br />The rest, you can forget. It is all subjective, touchy-feely thinking.<br /><br />If you think that going to a tertiary institution guarantees one will emerge a critical thinker --- you are engaging in your Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-50933297849229349962014-04-05T16:33:48.694+08:002014-04-05T16:33:48.694+08:00To be able to read, to be literate do not make a p...To be able to read, to be literate do not make a person think critically. The most impt thing in formal education is to teach the students to think in a shorter time frame than to learn the hard and unstructured way from the university of hard knockes. <br /><br />In the latter, not many are able to think even when situation makes them to or it will take too long to do so.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1639056500234057592014-04-05T16:11:08.172+08:002014-04-05T16:11:08.172+08:00@redbean:
I must say you are one helluva wishful ...@redbean:<br /><br />I must say you are one helluva <b>wishful thinker</b>. Many people are now online trying to improve their critical thinking skills, but I must say you've raised magical and wishful thinking to levels I never thought possible.<br /><br />FACT: SOCIETIES DON'T LEARN FROM HISTORY. Read again and again.<br /><br />On the individual level some folks might learn a few Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-4092367762544512872014-04-05T15:49:59.023+08:002014-04-05T15:49:59.023+08:00'April 05, 2014 2:05 pm'
- but they were ...'April 05, 2014 2:05 pm'<br /><br />- but they were still defeated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-5661598660805794322014-04-05T15:48:59.968+08:002014-04-05T15:48:59.968+08:00“The whole educational and professional training s...“The whole educational and professional training system is a very elaborate filter, which just weeds out people who are too independent, and who think for themselves, and who don't know how to be submissive, and so on -- because they're dysfunctional to the institutions.” <br />― Noam ChomskyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-29182695664095738502014-04-05T15:45:31.750+08:002014-04-05T15:45:31.750+08:00'Where would the Sinkies go?'
- sinkies ca...'Where would the Sinkies go?'<br />- sinkies can go anywhere green when they can. there is no greener pasture. but there is brown and green pastures. sg is becoming brown as days go by.bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-45427240952534631012014-04-05T15:28:38.015+08:002014-04-05T15:28:38.015+08:00Sinkies should get out of sg to show the world tha...Sinkies should get out of sg to show the world that sinkies can turn barren land into fertile soil with LKY, PAP and their cronies. The rulers just want to make sure sinkies remain daft and easily controlled and manipulated. They do not want sinkies to be bright, creative and with independent thinking skills.bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-29335910433697959582014-04-05T14:05:42.374+08:002014-04-05T14:05:42.374+08:00The Imperial Japanese Army was very strong during ...The Imperial Japanese Army was very strong during that time what.<br /><br />So of course smart Sinkies would join them during that time lah.<br /><br />Which party is very strong now, u tell me?<br /><br />So which party will smart Sinkies join now, u tell me lah?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-89718704107325220612014-04-05T13:46:33.899+08:002014-04-05T13:46:33.899+08:00There is only one solution.
Vote out the Traitors ...There is only one solution.<br />Vote out the Traitors and their pro alien policies.<br /><br />Vote them out before all of us become translators for the Imperial Japanese Army.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-79274959514438025612014-04-05T13:14:08.526+08:002014-04-05T13:14:08.526+08:00coffee level yellow again!
Got to cho kang to bri...coffee level yellow again!<br /> Got to cho kang to bring up the level so that dear RB will not be deprived of his favourite beverage that continually pump creative juice into his head.<br />Talking about decadent state, I have a run-in with Singtelrecently when I subscribed to their redhot sale to book 200M fibre home bundle packaged with 5 benefits.<br />I found out that sim lim square oldhorse42https://www.blogger.com/profile/11779719986093261335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-60506751981689757982014-04-05T13:06:05.283+08:002014-04-05T13:06:05.283+08:00Hollowing out in the academia?
Then what about Si...Hollowing out in the academia?<br /><br />Then what about Sinkie opposition? Very solid meh?<br /><br />If Sinkies cannot even have a solid opposition, and this is exclusive to Sinkies only, how can u expect Sinkies to be solid in other areas, you tell me lah?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-6328795667670084052014-04-05T12:23:40.822+08:002014-04-05T12:23:40.822+08:00Matilah, it is exactly the lack of history and pol...Matilah, it is exactly the lack of history and political consciousness among the sinkies, both not encouraged, history not taught in school, that our so called elite, including you, are so empty in the heads as far as nation and citizens are concerned.<br /><br />People without knowing history and political science will sell out their father and mother, and of course the country and people Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1117358918672800102014-04-05T12:06:31.012+08:002014-04-05T12:06:31.012+08:00Very often we heard people saying "it depends...<br />Very often we heard people saying "it depends what you want".<br /><br />Yes, we want success, we want economic success, but not at all cost.<br /><br />Our society is indeed moving too fast, many people were left behind along the economic expressways. They are trying to catch up, BUT many failed and are struggling. Some are crying silently.<br /><br />Is this BEST described the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-37029950040246286962014-04-05T12:03:28.911+08:002014-04-05T12:03:28.911+08:00Rb: //Where would the Sinkies go? //
Selling fri...Rb: //Where would the Sinkies go? //<br /><br /><br />Selling fried chickens? At least one "Clever" sinkie looked like the KFC logo and practically doing the same thing like the KFC logo which is doing nothing but just have the picture hang up there ubiquitously and can jiak liao KFCly and effortlessly pocket more than 10,000,000 in one term? But you may need to be good in mathemagic LOONG CHONG JIAK LIAO KCFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-69829785564566893322014-04-05T11:50:50.533+08:002014-04-05T11:50:50.533+08:00There is nothing to worry about.
"Political ...There is nothing to worry about.<br /><br />"Political science" is not even a bona fide science and it actually one of those useless bullshit degrees which wastes taxpayers money on keeping unemployable academics cloistered in the luxury of their ivory towers.Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.com