tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post8122625956585812687..comments2024-03-29T10:02:12.153+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: Strong wings and deep rootsChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-2110182020341922492009-07-20T15:42:50.975+08:002009-07-20T15:42:50.975+08:00The day S'poreans start getting suspicious of ...The day S'poreans start getting suspicious of their govt, and that becomes the "default" — whether times are good or bad — is the day the people will own their country once again.<br /><br />This is a classic problem: one has a personal experience of a person calamity, searches for quick answers, and then concludes that it is the government's fault.<br /><br />BITTER LAUGH!! hasⓂatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-6248464979216462332009-07-20T08:53:58.836+08:002009-07-20T08:53:58.836+08:00hi anonymous, if more and more singaporeans were t...hi anonymous, if more and more singaporeans were to feel this way, that the govt has done them wrong, their support for the govt will diminish. the govt can say what they want, claim what they want. ultimately it is the people's voice that counts.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-50918456289658181612009-07-20T06:01:17.099+08:002009-07-20T06:01:17.099+08:00Is there a way for me to downgrade from Spore citi...Is there a way for me to downgrade from Spore citizen to PR? I want to be Malaysian citizen and Spore PR too...<br /><br />I am an engineer. Over the past year, I have been squeezed out of my job by cheaper Chinese, Malaysian and Indian engineers. To them, $2000 is much when they remit back home. To me, I can’t even afford a HDB, as frugal as I try to be, because the foreigners keeps driving homeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-49301893479301417792009-06-30T13:52:17.111+08:002009-06-30T13:52:17.111+08:00SCIENCE! 60 secs report
Living abroad may increas...SCIENCE! 60 secs report<br /><br /><a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=increase-your-creativity-live-abroa-09-06-14" rel="nofollow">Living abroad may increase your creativity</a>Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-25332916785209956712009-06-30T13:50:47.354+08:002009-06-30T13:50:47.354+08:00Hey Wally
1. You're never too old
2. The cha...Hey Wally<br /><br />1. You're never too old<br /><br />2. The char kway teow is better here — more "stuff" and the produce is fresher since we grow most of the goodies here<br /><br />3. Rent out your 3 room, preferably to a graduate foreigner working for a GLC (they tend to be responsible tenants) — it will cover the lease on a modest (but better) unit here — which I can rent to Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-46537523882147612492009-06-30T01:44:27.112+08:002009-06-30T01:44:27.112+08:00Hehe Matilah,
You will make a good poster boy fo...Hehe Matilah,<br /><br />You will make a good poster boy for Aussie Immigration!<br /><br />But I am too old to go. Besides, I like my char kway teow and my 3 room HDB too much to leave. Oh, and not forgetting Sim Lim Square and the four PC shows a year.Wally Buffethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310530661689310446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-80468642721641270672009-06-29T17:14:19.493+08:002009-06-29T17:14:19.493+08:00Chok Tong is asking the schools to inculcate emoti...<i> Chok Tong is asking the schools to inculcate emotional values or bonds in the hope of keeping them with us. < </i><br /><br />And I am going to fuck him up by continually telling the kids to use their reason, think for themselves and be wary of some politician who lives off tax-money telling them how they should feel and think.<br /><br />ALL attachment is EMOTIONAL. But to be empowered isⓂatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-21639647426630132112009-06-29T13:18:49.792+08:002009-06-29T13:18:49.792+08:00The young of today fear to venture out of their co...The young of today fear to venture out of their comfort zone. Even with the explosive influx of foreign workers, Singapore is still relatively easy to live in. That's one of the reasons why we will never have great and innovative entrepreneurs to power up and keep our economy robustly relevant. We are just eating off our fat which we have accumulated when my peers and I slaved to make this Wally Buffethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310530661689310446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-86605599564070836912009-06-29T12:27:37.738+08:002009-06-29T12:27:37.738+08:00Dear Wally;
the Malaysians at least got a country...Dear Wally;<br /><br />the Malaysians at least got a country with lots of resources that they can return to. It is the Locals(Singaporeans) that have to worry about their survivals here.<br /><br />Liked what You said in another thread, sell a HDB Unit will get a Singaporean a farm in Oz. I find very few Singaporeans with the guts to venture out of our shore.<br /><br />Our empty-handed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-45372806008643717502009-06-29T10:51:25.098+08:002009-06-29T10:51:25.098+08:00The days of wine and roses are slowly ebbing away....The days of wine and roses are slowly ebbing away. In come, the more hardworking PRCs and Indians and at a lower pay.<br /><br />Unless you are a real talent, it's best for the malaysians to stay away.Wally Buffethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310530661689310446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-50460369569488843322009-06-29T08:48:41.208+08:002009-06-29T08:48:41.208+08:00the malaysians really have the best of both worlds...the malaysians really have the best of both worlds. they can ignore the discriminating policies back home, come here and be treated as equals, make the money and return home to live thru their golden years in a sprawling house...and ignore their govt policies, no need to depend on their govt.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-66374428051685940982009-06-28T17:14:23.053+08:002009-06-28T17:14:23.053+08:00'.....lots of them have become naturalised Sin...'.....lots of them have become naturalised Singaporeans......the smarter ones only want to become PRS and retain Malaysian Citizenship. Same with the PRCs and the Indians'<br /><br />That says a lot about the situation. The smarter ones do not want to have permanent roots here, And all the talk about the country up north being unsafe and all that stuff. Why? So, we are in fact getting theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-38249487347349152382009-06-28T17:10:23.322+08:002009-06-28T17:10:23.322+08:00Patriot,
You're welcome.
Think of politician...Patriot,<br /><br />You're welcome.<br /><br />Think of politicians as used car salesmen.<br /><br />Now where is Beanie? Probably at the golf course on a Sunday afternoon.<br /><br />:-))Wally Buffethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310530661689310446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-30917516866382956272009-06-28T17:04:47.461+08:002009-06-28T17:04:47.461+08:00Oh, by the way. In Singapore, when we talk about &...Oh, by the way. In Singapore, when we talk about "foreign talents" or FTs., the "T" you can define according to your mood of the day, we mean to include mostly:<br /><br />bus conductors, hawker stall assistants, masseuses, ktv hostesses, waitresses, supermarket cashiers, nurses, clerks, salesgirls, cleaners, construction workers, eating house owners in Geylang, niteclub Wally Buffethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310530661689310446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1125580096070271762009-06-28T16:43:45.086+08:002009-06-28T16:43:45.086+08:00Wally:
Your Points noted, thank You for the inter...Wally:<br /><br />Your Points noted, thank You for the interaction.<br /><br />However, I wondered and wonder why despite the Great Loves from our three Prime Ministers, citizens are not buying their(PMs) words ?<br />Their words feel so empty and impotent ! And it is so disappointing to note such !<br /><br />patriotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-62861918757705640482009-06-28T16:39:01.040+08:002009-06-28T16:39:01.040+08:00"These foreign workers are just here to earn ..."These foreign workers are just here to earn a living like the Malaysians in earlier days, and will return home sooner or later."<br /><br />Not quite. Even for the Malaysians and because of the lax criteria in giving citizenship lots of them has become naturalized Singaporeans. The smarter ones only want to become PRs and retain Malaysian citizenship. Same with the PRCs and the IndiansWally Buffethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310530661689310446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-82731862725941036132009-06-28T15:50:56.811+08:002009-06-28T15:50:56.811+08:00I think we have gone astray in defining 'forei...I think we have gone astray in defining 'foreign talents'. I would not call them 'foreign talents' if they are just here to help at foodcourts, manmed the checkout counters at supermarkets, set up hawker stalls themselves or make up the numbers in our services sector. <br /><br />These foreign workers are just here to earn a living like the Malaysians in earlier days, and will Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-31634804306568998132009-06-28T14:49:34.326+08:002009-06-28T14:49:34.326+08:00Patriot,
One of the biggest reasons for the local...Patriot,<br /><br />One of the biggest reasons for the local talents to leave recently is because the floodgates to foreign talents have been thrown too wide open.<br /><br />Look around you. Every other person you meet is a foreigner. Expressed as a percentage of the indigenous population, foreigners make up about 30+ % which is amongst the highest in the world. Our identities as true blue Wally Buffethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310530661689310446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-46933641425803535212009-06-28T14:30:49.983+08:002009-06-28T14:30:49.983+08:00It is apparent to me that the Local Talents that l...It is apparent to me that the Local Talents that left and leaving SIN are those that are either disenchanted or are pissed with the Local Administrators. Of course, there are also reasons that there are much better places than us lah.<br /><br />BUT, on the other hand, we were/are reminded time and again by all our Prime Ministers that they will take good care of locals to imbue a sense of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-69011009108332982992009-06-28T09:28:13.741+08:002009-06-28T09:28:13.741+08:00The talents from China and India will replace true...The talents from China and India will replace true blue sons of the soil, lost, you say?<br /><br />They wouldn't have lamented if they were so sure that those imported REAL talents will stay. Those who WILL stay will be ordinary worker bees such as the study mamas, the food court assistants, the bus drivers etc. in short those who are really down at the bottom of the value chain. <br /><br /Wally Buffethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310530661689310446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-30395975365334061202009-06-28T09:11:45.630+08:002009-06-28T09:11:45.630+08:00< The migrants will be grateful and appreciativ...< The migrants will be grateful and appreciative and will not go away for greener pastures.><br /><br />I wouldn't count on migrant either, they have the history of leaving for greener pastures...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com