7/10/2013
Stylo mylo Vivian in Parliament
The most impressive part of the 10 minutes broadcast on Parliament after the news last night was all about Vivian. At least that was the only thing I could remember. He was a class of his own. He dressed very well, dressed to kill, looked very good and spoke damn well. Indeed he was a very polished debater. He peppered his lecture in Parliament with well measured tone and body language. This is fine art. Great stuff. I gave him full marks for presentation.
When he was speaking the floor listened intently in silence. No one moved. Hsien Loong and all the ministers were there, in deep thoughts, listening or maybe thinking very hard about something else more important, that I am not sure.
It would be nice to know what were in their minds. Were they so impressed and overawed by the articulate performance of Vivian, the smooth talking minister? Or were they thinking that he should cut it off as such matters of ‘I said this, he said that, I am more honourable, he is not, he is lying, she is untruthful’, though well executed, should be said somewhere else and not in Parliament?
It is really interesting to know what were in the minds of the ministers and MPs then. Unfortunately there will be no answers to this. But overall it was a great performance by Vivian. In oratory skills, none in Parliament could come close to him. His parting shot to Low Thia Khiang was superb one upmanship, a little patronizing, but he got away with it.
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2 points:
1) Relying on internal notes to accuse someone of lying - how reliable is that? Now, everyone can fly, apologies Air Asia, now everyone can lie.
2) Do we pay ministers millions to talk at length about cleaning hawker centres
Tell him get a life!
Try watching the V Bala performance again - without he audio.
Ha ha, funny. Thought the other side got at least three lawyers. How come sent just one ex-doctor can out-gun ( out talk ) them? If they send their sc lawyer mp then even more chiat lat?
His debating skill did him in.
He lost his sense of proportion just to show his eloquence and oratory prowess.
And failed to appreciate the triviality of the Issue which should have been EASILY settled over a cup of tea at a hawker centre.
VIVIAN SPEECH IN PARLIAMENT IS LIKELY TO COST PAP SOME VOTES... RATHER THAN GAIN VOTES...
Indranee rajah sitting behind looked uncomfortable, eyes shifting here and there.
Way doctor more eloquent than the lawyers
Is true! In fact everyone in the house were shocked!
You don't speak like that in parliament!
I agree with Anon 3.10pm.
This girlie, in name, comes across as extremely arrogant in style and substance, like a fighting cock on heat, but his poor judgement of the sense of proportion and the triviality of the issue makes a mockery of his use of his sterling debating skills and waste of everybody's time in Parliament.
I hope he does not end up like Khaw, humbled into wordless non- entity nowadays. If he hopes to score points for himself or the PAP, he failed miserably. Singaporeans know who buttered the bread of the NEA officers handling the case, which puppet master is pulling the strings and who were they trying to bury.
So like that will PM Lee still keep him next election? What say you?
Hsien Loong and Chee Hian were also looking very uneasy.
I think our PM will haze him!
@Anon3.54/I think our PM will haze him!/
Haze him only meh? Not also dumpgue him?
But Vivian defeated the SDP in 2011 GE winning with about 60% of the votes! And despite the SDP team even got Presidential material Tan Jee Say plus another doctor (a Dr Ang something) also!
So what say you?
So I think for sure Vivian will not only stand as PAP candidate in 2016 but also will win again. After all, he is still quite young and also talented.
Maybe Vivian joined the right party and Tan Jee Say the wrong party.
Anyway Tan Jee Say is no longer with SDP.
The lesson after all these?
Read the right thing.
Write the right thing.
Speak the right thing.
Most important, join the right party.
He is likely to stand in Aljunied GRC!
I think the WP deserved to be criticised the way Vivian as well as others criticised. It is for WP's own good.
This is to make WP buck up and to get ready to be govt by 2016.
I am sure Sinkies don't want the strongest opposition to be complacent, tio bo?
In fact Vivian should be thanked for that.
@Anon3.54pm
>>>I think our PM will haze him!
Not only haze him, will YOG him also (yog as in cantonese proununciation)
If Vivian thinks WP team is so lousy at Aljunied GRC.
Why not Vivian contest against WP at Aljunied GRC in GE 2016.
If everything Vivian say is true, then he will be doing Aljunied GRC constituents a favour.
And WP will be soundly defeated.
He SURE WIN if he contest in Aljunied GRC.
You have got to give it to the pap; these guys are able to trivialise the important national issues - management of reserves, accountability for public monies (think YOG), etc - but can go on and on over a matter like this. If the pap really believes vivien has defeated the WP, why not send him, perhaps together with patriot khaw, gangname teo, et al, into Aljunied GRC and complete the rout in GE2016? Sure win, can't lose, since honesty, integrity, patriotism, K-pop packaged into one team. I'm sure Aljunied residents will make yet another HISTORIC decision. :-)
I think he was trying hard to ape a
certain old man, you know who ?!
I cringed when I listened to his speech. Smack full of hypocrisy to the max. These ppl can really lie without batteing an eyelid and make themselves look like the most moral ppl in the whole wide world. Totally wanna puke.
He must be reading mr redbean and other forums which criticized him chia chia lat that he cannot tahan anymore and simply let go with his oratory skills.
'The right politics for Singapore"
I give you our Millionaire Minister Bala.
Come, I clap for you.
The entire episode is a waste of tax payers monies. How come they have nothing better to do rather than engage in an exchange of tongues? They need to work more efficiently and effectively. No wonder productive level is so low in sinkaland.
Men-In-White Jokes
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Singaporean woman: 'The Million Minister touched my breast'
Singapore Man: "Think yourself lucky - he fucked the rest of the country."
I don't see why people are getting so upset at Millionaire Khaw's plans to reform the HDB Flat Subsidy system.
Personally I'm all in favour of evicting people who don't work for a living and expect the taxpayer to support them in homes that they would otherwise be unable to afford.
Starting with The President in the Istana.
If he contest in Aljunied GRC. I think he will win back.
I think WP has won a lot of sympathy votes. The entire session is like a ridiculously well paid sissy minister trying very hard to bully a woman who is trying to do her job well. No one likes a bully especially a very well paid and lazy one.
He gives free condoms to foreign athletes.
We pay $2.50 for N95 face mask for the haze.
I CANT BELIEVE THAT HE GIVES FREE C O N D O M S TO FOREIGN ATHLETES.
I DONT BELIEVE IT!
Thumbs-down for the minister and the state media.
Hi b, I am not sure if I have welcomed you here before. Let me welcome you here if I have missed you earlier.
Cheers.
Did Millionaire minister Bala make free condoms available at the Singapore YOG?
YES HE DID!
"The content of these interactive sessions has been developed specifically for the Youth Olympic Games to engage athletes. In addition, condoms have been made available for free at the medical clinics."
http://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2010/august/20100813fsyoutholympicgames/
PAP, Men-In-White Jokes
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Q.What's the difference between the PAP headquarters building and a condom?
A.You can only fit one prick into a condom.
Hey VB, if you or any lapdogs are reading this...
"As for being upfront and honest, we still don't know what went into the $79.8 million "Other Costs" accounting entry of the bloated $387 million YOG budget. That's enough money for a couple of houses at Sentosa Cove. And while he gave away free condoms for the foreign athletes, we had to pay $2.25 for a N95 mask." - http://singaporedesk.blogspot.sg/
i remember watching vivian debating on tv when he was an undergraduate. they used to have debates between tertiary institutions. i think he's even won best speaker. his parliament debate however, no substance lah.
>>1021pm
Too much good food due to enormous pay cheque have clogged up their blood vessels so there is shortage of blood flowing into all these ministers brains.
He is a lousy politician, will be better for him to quit politics and go back to be a doctor and maybe he can charge $24m for his service.
Seriously do we need a minister like him? Plain rubbish!
I m a neutral observer but think vivian should note devote so much time slot on this ..as there r more hot button pressing issues to b dbated in parliament ...if he wan he can do it in facebook or conference call or ministetial statement ...
Ltk is composed n showed a class of its own .... dishonesty is a heavy word to use in this episode ....
Going forward i would like all parties to delve more in depth nitty gritty on those hot button issues rather than political armtwisting ...singaporean must come first , we must build a truely inclusive society , we must aim to help those who r poorer n less well off ....we must have a robust social safety net for those needy singaporeans ...These r more fruitful to b debated in the house ....
.....if he is so gooooooood and gentleman enough, he should form his team to contest against LOW and his team in ALJUNIED GRC in 2016!
"Keeping WP very busy": that is the AIM.
The problem with pap is that they think all scholars are good politicians. Bring in specialists, generals, ball lickers and form a government. Look at their peformance. Yak!
/// Anonymous said...
You have got to give it to the pap; these guys are able to trivialise the important national issues - management of reserves, accountability for public monies (think YOG), etc - but can go on and on over a matter like this. ///
Spot on mate - it is called pap smear.
Trivialize the important national issues and sensationalize the trivial issues.
Integrity man!
I am so surprised by the number of bad vibes against Vivian in the internet. Practically every blog or website I visited tells the same story. Everyone is against him and asking for his blood.
But of course this is only from a small sector of the population that has a different agenda. This group does not think Vivian will survive the next GE. I think they will be very disappointed.
One day he would have to swallow back what he said like those who talked bad about Yaw Shin Leong.
The Star, Malaysia
[Useful words of wisdom]
"A law
which can be used by me to silence my critics
could one day be used by them to silence me."
http://www.thestar.com.my/Opinion/Columnists/Brave-New-World/Profile/Articles/2013/07/10/Useful-words-of-wisdom.aspx
/// But of course this is only from a small sector of the population that has a different agenda. This group does not think Vivian will survive the next GE. I think they will be very disappointed. ///
Ask Ms Vivian to stand in a SMC, and then we talk, okay?
Bravo! But Ms surely got no marbles lah! That is the law of nature. Unless....
Did someone order the internet brigades to stop defending Vivian?
He never take RB's advice to bathe in flower water.
As I've said before, I dun like this fella. I find him annoying.
However, putting personal feelings aside, gotta hand the winning points to Dr Viv. He has the laws on is side. And his argument is as close to perfect as it'll ever get.
This would be a good time for ALL the Town Councils to take stock and clean house.
"Politics is about power". Classic lah.
In my personal opinion, one word -
... CLOWN.
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