I have written quite a number of articles calling for more
jobs and recognition for being Singaporeans and being citizens of this island
we called home. This, to me, is a place that our forefathers have turned
around, from a British colony and a not so well developed country of the Third
World to the Jewel of Southeast Asia. Thought we should be proud
of what have been done by our forefathers and should claim credit for it.
Looks like I am just a voice in the wilderness and not many
people care two hoots what was done in the past. The honour and the people that
needed to be rewarded are the new foreign talents, the foreign workers and
nothing to do with Singaporeans, the daft and lazy and untalented and
undeserving citizens should just shift out and be replaced.
Many are getting sick of the message that I thought
Singaporeans should be thinking and talking about for their own well being and
the well being of their future generations. The pathetic turnout at Hong Lim is
a point to ponder. And the many annoying views against the protection of
Singaporeans and their jobs have appeared more and more frequently in my blog
and also elsewhere in the social media and the main media.
Singapore
is a place for the talented regardless of nationalities. All the good and top
jobs must go to the most talented and deserving. I spent one whole night
meditating over this call and have been enlightened by the power of the logic
and reasoning. Yes, Singapore
and the citizens would be nothing if we are narrow minded, trapped by our
little pride and nationalistic fervour, to want to reserve the good and top
jobs for not so talented Singaporeans. For the survival of Singapore,
we should allow the talents of the world to come in and take over the top jobs
in the island to drive the economic growth for the good of the future of the
island.
I have finally come around with my rustic, naive and archaic
thinking that we should be thinking for the good of Singaporeans. No, that is a
bad idea, a regressive idea. The lesser talented and daft have no place for the
future, citizens or no citizens. The future is for the best talented.
Singapore
is the city of the future for the talents of the world. Imagine the kind of
city Singapore
will be if all the top talents are here and all the dafts are departed for
their own good. It will truly live up to the expectation of what a futuristic
and fantasy utopia of the rich and most well endowed human beans the world ever
produced.
To move into this direction, let’s do away with citizenship.
The new term to replace citizenship can be locals or residents. These are
people specially qualified by their talents to live here. The rest will be
temporary workers, the no talents. The first exercise will be to select the Singapore
citizens and PRs and sort them out, and divide them along this line. The non
locals or non residents, ex Singaporeans included, can still be rewarded to
become locals or residents, if they can prove themselves over the years, that
they are deserving talents.
No job in the country is reserved for citizens, as there
will be no such category left. Taxi drivers will also lose their reserve
occupation to drive taxis. At the top, all govt posts, including President, PM
and Ministers will also be open to all locals and residents. In this way only
the very best in the world can take over these positions. No half baked
citizens can aspire or conspire to keep these jobs to themselves. And there
will be free mobility of talents in and out of the island, based on nothing but
their talents or no talents.
Singapore
will be the best place to live in, for the best talented. The lesser talented
and not so talented, please shift out.
Are you talented enough to be a local or resident? Good luck
to you.
45 comments:
JOKE:
This is what a PAP elite really thinks about Singapore:
"Singapore would be a great country if not for the Singaporeans who live here."
Limbo Singh says...
Well said. With more and more foreigners and new citizens in decision making positions (in public bodies and private corporations) and with the number of the wealthy ft's overtaking the number of wealthy locals (wealth is power), what Redbean is 'proposing' will jolly well come true. The Death of the Singaporean might be sooner than we think. If the majority of Singaporeans are still in slumber or if they don't act, we'll end up like the boiled frog syndrome. I'll wake up one day and have to call myself Jaswan.
redbean:
>> Singapore will be the best place to live in, for the best talented. The lesser talented and not so talented, please shift out.
Talent is overrated. The term should be replaced with the ideas of being PRODUCTIVE,SELF-RELIANT and PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE.
One thing is for sure: citizenship/ residence/ working in one single cuntree is fast becoming OBSOLETE.
Instead of complaining like a whiney little bitch, redbean -- with his vast life experience in many fields -- could do better by offering real-world, personally achievable SOLUTIONS for those who feel "stuck" instead of singing the same old lame-ass song about how delinquent the govt is by doing what they do.
All govts are made up of assholes who don't give a shit about you -- as an individual. If you're hoping for your life to change for the better from "govt policy" you are a BLOODY FOOL and are living in pure denial of the fact that your life is your business -- whether you live or die vastly depends on your thinking and subsequent actions.
The times, they are a changing.
Come 2016, if the PAP is returned as the ruling party,
then the Minister will follow the Malaysian Minister will said: If Singaporeans are not too happy with the state of affairs then you can also migrate- you ingrates.
Do not let this happen to the fellow Singaporeans.
MS bugger, why are whinning down here? Go and do something useful.
Very good brief and this post helped me alot.Thanks for sharing the blog.
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Ms, go get your blowjob fix in jb lar and don't waste people time here. If it is as simple as u said then can one say I don't want to serve ns or not. Can not right because you are a citizen so it's mandatory. So what the fuck are u talking about. Knn
'All govts are made up of assholes who don't give a shit about you'
- I totally agree. The cabinet here treats this small island as a corporation only not a cumtree. Their only goal is to milk everyone, everything for their own assets enhancement. It is better for you to cash out and migrate. At least you have the chance to smell the roses from your garden, ease your blood pressure rather than to go against the regime and risk everything. It is not worth (altho I will miss your blogs) cos the people here are too kiasi, kiasu, kia mata. One day, some cumtree will come and takeover the regime and then it will be too late.
I bet some countries are already planning to take over this country. Except the daft did not know it and keep opening the legs. They see the enemy over the horizon and did not feel the prick inside them oredy.
Isn't it scary?
Hi All,
Since time immemorial, societies yearn for wise leaders and good governance.
The longest dynastic era in Chinese history is the Chou Dynasty ( BC 1046 to BC 256 ) which lasted almost 800 years.
One of the key figures in the founding of Chou Dynasty ---Jiang Zi Ya 姜子牙 --- was said to be instrumental in influencing the thoughts and governance of several generations of Chou Kings from BC 1046 to BC 772 during the Western Chou period.
Subsequent Chinese philosophical thoughts during the period BC 771 to BC 256 ( Eastern Chou period ) such as Confucianism, Taoism, Art of War etc were said to have originated from Jiang Zi Ya who was also affectionately known as Jiang Tai Gong ( 姜太公 ). Incidentally, in Chinese historical records, his life span was documented as BC 1156 to BC 1017, living to an extremely ripe old age of 139 years old.
Below are three of his legendary quotes for good governance of states:
“君不肖，则国危而民乱；君贤圣，则国安而民治。祸福在君，不在天时。”
“缗微饵明，小鱼食之；缗调饵香，中鱼食之；缗隆饵丰，大鱼食之。夫鱼食其饵乃牵其缗，人食其禄乃服其君。故以饵取鱼，鱼可杀；以禄取人，人可竭；以家取国，国可拔；以国取天下，天下可毕。呜呼！曼曼绵绵，其聚必散；嘿嘿昧昧，其光必远。微哉！圣人之德，诱乎独见。乐哉！圣人之虑，各归其次，而立敛焉。”
“天下非一人之天下，乃天下之天下也。同天下之利者则得天下，擅天下之利者则失天下。天有时，地有财，能与人共之者，仁也。仁之所在，天下归之。免人之死，解人之难，救人之患，济人之急者，德也。德之所在，天下归之。与人同忧同乐，同好同恶，义也。义之所在，天下赴之。凡人恶死而乐生，好德而归利，能生利者，道也。道之所在，天下归之。”
ching chong ching chong eat fishball
@ anon 6.09 pm
//"ching chong ching chong eat fishball"//
Apa maksud awak?
Matilah, nothing will happen to the person who walk down Chinatown screaming ching chong, ching chong, eat fishballs. After 55 years of pappies rule, Sinkies have become daft and ball-less eunuchs.
JOKE
-----
Q: What is worse than having your CPF account gang-raped by the PAPigs?
A: Watching Matilah getting fingered by Freddie Kruger.
Image of Freddy Kruger:
http://www.comicvine.com/images/1300-2367709
don't talk big also lah matilah. you are also one of the balls-less and vulgar racists who vomit their nonsense under the cloak of anonymity. but we know you are GYW.
Hi jeanalice, welcome to the blog.
And my apologies that you have to read some of Matilah's craps. He is not getting much attention lately and need to prove himself that he is a clever one with a clever mind. Everyone else is rubbish except him.
But everyone here knows that he is under treatment and when he skipped taking his medicine he will behave this way.
Just ignore him. And all the bloggers here, please be kind to him and tell him he is good.
Cheers.
MS lately is behaving like he is being paid to scold redbean.
MS, can tell us how much are you paid? Same as the other guy or not?
Ms, if u stop your medication u will relapse into those unspeakable incest acts again. Please spare those close to u and pay some money in red light district for your Beasley lust
Our students would benefit immeasurably if they are able to learn some of the great works of the best historical philosophers, thinkers and strategists from Asia, first hand not through translation from a western perspective be it French, German or English.
The produndity of Asian philosophy from China and India is of high intellectual standing but under appreciated here despite it's part of our cultural roots.
More people not born and bred in Singapore would be placed as grassroots leaders to serve the PA/RC in the years to come according to the latest news.
@ anon 18/05/2013 10.18 pm
// Our students would benefit immeasurably if they are able to learn some of the great works of the best historical philosophers, thinkers and strategists from Asia, first hand not through translation from a western perspective be it French, German or English.
The produndity of Asian philosophy from China and India is of high intellectual standing but under appreciated here despite it's part of our cultural roots. //
Hi there,
Such thinking may not be shared by the majority in Sg, especially the decision-makers.
But I do appreciate like-minded people like you who understand the many gems in the wisdom of our ancestors.
Definitely it is a big waste not to enable some of our students, if not all, to have conducive opportunities to learn such profound and rich cultural roots and heritage.
Most of the time, I believe schools under MOE's programmes at the most just have a half day trip to Pagoda or Smith Street or Serangoon Rd as an attempt for such learning.
Surely, such are not concerted efforts that would allow the students to significantly attain a good grounding in the wisdom of some of our great ancient ancestors.
When Vernacular was taken out as a medium of instruction abd learning some over 30 years ago, it spelled the demises of Oriental Cultures. No more Chinese, Tamil and Malay School which naturally focussed much of the individual cultures in the contents of their studies and education.
Me would not blame the younger generations about their ignorance or lack of interest in things Oriental. When their Mother Tongues got bastardized, their Roots started rotting and within a generation or two, the people know not their indigenous cultures.
Me suspects that Vernacular was taken off from school syllabus for political reason. Another obvious reason was that those leaders who were the pioneer batch of Rulers were educated in English. Be it LKY, GOH KENG SWEE, RAJARATNAM OR TOH CHIN CHYE, none of them were even conversant with Chinese. Rajaratnam might had been good at the Indian Language. But, been typical English educated, liked his Fellow Cabinet Members, they behaved banyak atas(Aristocratic/exclusive). It was obvious to me that they wanted/want to be acknowledged as Rulers. Even today this is obvious. See for yourself the cleaning up, the busloads of welcome parties and how many body guards are whenever a parliamentarian moves around.
Queerly, me used to imagine the Late Rajaratnam in a traditional Indian Jhoti. Thought he would looked good and handsome in one. My imagination was much aroused by his very distinct Indian look.
Anyway, since the Day Lee Kuan Yew chucked away the Vernacular of the People, English Language and Western Cultures grow, take root and bloom. The Oriental Culture is on the verge of extinction.
The Sin Rulers were very successful in killing our heritage, however I must say that they were successful only because majority of the People agreed, bought over or were overwhelmed.
How many know Yuefei, Qiyuan, Mencius, Su Dong Po, Li Bai, Mao Zedong, Chou Enlai, Sanskrit, Hinduism/Buddhism, Bhagavad, Nehru, Gandhi or even Kamasutra?
Do Singapore Malays remember the history of the Malay Archipelago? Hang Tuah, the Princess of Langkawi etc?
Me likes to assert that Sinkies do not regret nor feel sad about the loss of their culture as the raping was done by their very own Leaders.
patriot
@ Patriot 8.25 am
Hi Patriot,
I suppose the younger generation would appreciate your effort and time in articulating your aphorism of what could have been the reasons behind the erosion.
For those born after 1965 including myself, we may not be born yet or are too young to know all of the intricate and myriad policies in the past that are intertwined holistically.
But at least the younger generation, through your time and effort, are provided the opportunity to see from another perspective and at the end of the day form their own opinion on this matter.
Good Morning Edmund Lim and All.
Language Policy had been hotly and robustly debated especially when Nanyang University was subjected to change in status. Do google for Language Policy In Singapore, which i just did.
Me feels that there are just too many justifications and just as many disagreements making the Subject highly controversial. Therefore, it is best for those interested to go through the History of the Policy personally.
Language Policy was/is very subjective and it is best for those interested to read it up in the Web.
My Afore-mentioned Comment was to express a very personal sentiment about the Policy and its effects on the social and political aspects on our live(life). There were much debate about the merit of the Policy and nothing unanimous has been achieved thus far. It remains highly controversial and shall be so infinitely.
Do read the very extensive dissertation in the Web to form your own view and opinion.
patriot
No citizenship is to remove a divisive line that separates the people of the world. If this is obsolescent, why are political parties and the interests of these groups of people not obsolescent?
There should be no divisive lines or party lines anymore. Belong to a country is a bigger scale of belonging to a political party, identifying and protecting a bigger group of citizens or a smaller group of party members.
@814:
>> MS lately is behaving like he is being paid to scold redbean.
Wah, If only there was a real job like that. How sweet.
>>MS, can tell us how much are you paid? Same as the other guy or not?
If I was really being paid, I assure you it will be a lot of money. So much money in fact that your ministers will demand a pay rise as they'll be jealous of a small-time insignificant blogger earning more then they :-))
@redbean 745:
>> my apologies that you have to read some of Matilah's craps.
Wah. Redbean is now his self-appointed agent speaking on my behalf.
How come I'm so special? Touching, very touching...
>> He is not getting much attention lately and need to prove himself that he is a clever one with a clever mind.
Wow! Free psychoANALysis from an anal psycho.
I assert that I'm definitely not clever. I have PSLE only. My IQ is 85. I often place my left foot into my right shoe, and discard my left shoe because I cannot find the other foot without a map and GPS.
>> Everyone else is rubbish except him.
Not everyone. Just you, on occasion and a few others on a permanent basis :-) Please, don't over-generalise. Life is full of subtleties, and it would behoove you to appreciate that. However, it is your nature to be ignorant, so please, carry on and entertain :-)
anon 18 may 10.18 pm is obviously edmund. talking to himself again.
Thanks for being honest mate.
@ anon 3.00 pm
//"anon 18 may 10.18 pm is obviously edmund. talking to himself again"//
Wah! Anon!
You seem to have "SUPERNATURAL POWER" knowing "EVERYTHING" in the ether world!!???
To "SHOWCASE" to the world your "SUPERNATURAL POWER" is not some "snake oil make belief", can you reveal to the world before 6.30 pm what will be the "4D" 1st prize tonight?
Also, perhaps in case your "SUPERNATURAL POWER" fails you, you have one more chance by telling the world what is the toto combination tomorrow!
Otherwise, don't assume netizens are so "gullible" as you presume! And your "snake oil stuff" may be just good enough to "con" 3 years old.
@ anon 3.00 pm
It's already past 6.30 pm. It seems like your "SUPERNATURAL POWER" IS PURE IMAGINATION in your own mind.
You have lost one chance to tell the world you are not lying through your teeth!
You still have one more chance to redeem yourself before 6.30 pm tomorrow to tell the world the toto 1st prize combination because you held yourself up as possessing "SUPERNATURAL POWER".
Otherwise, you will be seen as the proverbial fox in Chinese folklore. The "grapes" are just too high for you. You need to "jump harder"!!
the grapes and fox story is an Aesop' fable not chinese folklore, you myopic chin chau man.
@ anon 7.38 pm
Ha ha anon,
I think I know who you are ......
Btw, what's is "myopic" and what's "not"?
The world is awaiting earnestly for your "grand theory" since you seem to be anti-........
Profit is border-less, but
not citizenship.
Kuwait 1990, is a remainder.
//Such thinking may not be shared by the majority in Sg, especially the decision-makers.
But I do appreciate like-minded people like you who understand the many gems in the wisdom of our ancestors.
Definitely it is a big waste not to enable some of our students, if not all, to have conducive opportunities to learn such profound and rich cultural roots and heritage.//
It is ironical to read the Sun Zi Art of War in French or English, when the strategy was conceptualised and written in the earlier form of our mother tongue.
Nevermind the policy, what is important is that we don't give up on our cultural roots. Why should we if the Western publication deems worthwhile to translate the ancient text into so many foreign languages ?
To prepare our next generation for the Asian century with the rapid rise of CHINA, INDIA and INDONESIA, apart from learning French and English as an international language for making international and Singaporean friends, we should also persuade our young to re-connect be proud of our Asian roots like the Koreans and Japanese.
Like the minority in many countries, we can deepen our knowledge and understanding of some of our finest literary works, moral teachings, philosophy in our mother tongues be it Tamil, Mandarin or Malay through self-upgrading.
Fat lot of good the sun zi art of war did for the chinese against the mongols, against the europeans in the 19th and early 20th centuries and against the japanese in the 1920s-40s.
The Art of War is completely useless when a country is bankrupt, no money, no guns, no bullets, no food, against a well armed and provided army. It will be a walkover.
The Art of Wars is useless when the readers interprete it according to their own ideas.
No gospel it is, not much different from holy books.
@ ANONYMOUS 19 May 2013 3.00 pm
ANONYMOUS, so that is your “grand theory” ............ !
Look who is “obviously talking to himself”!
ANONYMOUS “talking to” ANONYMOUS “himself”!
( CLUE: Check out some of the ANONYMOUS comments in this post )
The world “can feel your agony” playing the role of your “schizophrenic self”. ( Sigh ....... how sad. )
Your “malicious attempt” to “mimic me” and “insinuate it is written by me “ isn't convincing.
Perhaps, ANONYMOUS, YOU should have wrote some parts in Chinese to “make it sound more believable that it is written by me”. UNFORTUNATELY, for OBVIOUS reasons, you can't.
Nonetheless, you have given the issue on hand a “historical perspective” if you know what I mean.
( Suggestion to ANONYMOUS: you may wish to “thicken” the “plot” next time with some readings of Agatha Christie and Sherlock Holmes. In addition, in order to make your “schizophrenic characters you are trying to mimic more “convincing”, you may also wish to read some “Chinese Classics” in Chinese to help you write some parts in ancient “Chinese” lingua. That way your “story plots” would have less obvious give-away signs in this instance. Those ANONYMOUS comments that you try to “mimic me” would sound more “like me” and become more “believable”. The current “plot” is rather “obvious” and “sharp eye” readers can easily “see through”. ANONYMOUS, even your current attempt to “mimic me” in English fails so badly because I don't write like that. There are so many parts that sound just YOU – ANONYMOUS! If you insist that I “take your argument apart again”, even without mentioning YOU directly, readers likely would have known WHO ANONYMOUS is. Nonetheless, your current attempts may be entertaining read for some people. Incidentally, it would also likely increase the traffic in this “blogsite”, if that was not your intention.
Word of caution: “Schizophrenic” pesonality should see doctors immediately and follow doctors' advice . Some may become “psychotic” and that can be “dangerous”. )
( English Dictionary description of schizophrenia:
noun
Psychiatry. Also called dementia praecox.
A severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, of the following features: emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, and hallucinations.
A state characterized by the coexistence of contradictory or incompatible elements. )
PS. ANONYMOUS, in case you did not realise, you had unwittingly admitted in your own “grand theory” that you have to read Sun Tze's Art of War in English or French translation. If all those ANONYMOUS stuff are “written by me”, does it make any sense that I read Sun Tze's Art of War in French or English translation and be fed second, third or fourth hand information when I can get first hand information in Chinese? ANONYMOUS, don't you think YOUR subconscious thought ( in your schizophrenic character's style and content of writing ) have given YOUR identity away?
Any intelligent guess who ANONYMOUS ( aka “ ANONYMOUS talking to himself “) is?
redbean, your posts are attracting too many loonies. this edmund beats veritas and matilah hands down.
Freedom of expression.
Amen to that motherfuckers!
@ ANONYMOUS 20 May 2013 3.53 pm aka Mr NONAME
( ATTN: Only to @ ANONYMOUS 20 May 2013 3.53 pm aka Mr NONAME
Not addressed to other anonymous )
RB, just a little suggestion but its your call. :)
Should those who are attracted to your post but “hide” behind “ANONYMOUSLY”, too “COWARDICE” to identify themselves and calling people with all sorts of names be assigned with some form of addressing them? Modern civilisation, since time immemorial already started having names for each person. Why are there still some with no names and take it "so self-righteously and proudly" to call others with all sorts of “nasty” names?
Some suggestions:
Mr Noname @ ANONYMOUS 20 May 2013 3.53 pm
Mr Caveman @ ANONYMOUS 20 May 2013 3.53 pm ( since noname mah! )
Mr Noname Caveman @ ANONYMOUS 20 May 2013 3.53 pm
Mr Flintstone @ ANONYMOUS 20 May 2013 3.53 pm ( no name mah! Must be from caveman era )
Mr Cowardice Sore-Loser Caveman Flintstone @ ANONYMOUS 20 May 2013 3.53 pm
Which one you like?
Take your pick.
None?
To: Mr Noname @ ANONYMOUS 20 May 2013 3.53 pm
Pls don't start to call people “nasty” names and “hiding” behind anonymity!
Because people can also “assigned” many “names” to you so as to be able to identify you in this modern world.
Mr Noname @ ANONYMOUS 20 May 2013 3.53 pm, be my guest and go ahead to call name any time you feel “sore” and “cowardice”.
Btw, have an “ENJOYABLE” dinner later.
Cheers :)
@ Anonymous 20 May 2013 9.14 pm
Mr Anonymous Noname, is that u again?
Still has not mustered the courage to identify yourself?
Btw, I m "glad" you are a "fan" of "fishball" --- a chinese dish.
Nonetheless, pls exercise caution when u r eating it the next time and dont be very "ching chai ching chai and kan chong kan chong eat fishball". Gobbling down fishball this way can be dangerous.
Anyway, I am sure your "famous and epic" saying //"ching chong ching chong eat fishball"// would be immortalised and go down the annals of historic records albeit on the walls of stone caves.
Btw, sleep well tonite :).
And dont forget //"ching chong ching chong eat fishball"// tomorrow morning for your breakfast. But dont rush. I know is your favourite dish. Eat slowly, ok?
Cheers :) eat well tomorrow :)
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