tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post1712435439645468399..comments2024-03-28T17:31:22.152+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: You are free to leave!Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-55590348892641836342008-09-24T08:50:00.000+08:002008-09-24T08:50:00.000+08:00hi disillusion,welcome to the blog.this post is to...hi disillusion,<BR/><BR/>welcome to the blog.<BR/><BR/>this post is too far deep down and not many may read your post. the views of many of the young or the self assured would not see any poverty falling on them. so everything is rosy and pink.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-39489829131523049612008-09-23T23:44:00.000+08:002008-09-23T23:44:00.000+08:00Hi Librarian "The country belongs to everyone...Hi Librarian "The country belongs to everyone who is a Singaporean.. " <BR/><BR/>Do you recall speech.." NO Singaporean will missed out in opportunities if they are prepared to..." Said at the start and end somewhat similarly. <BR/><BR/>Everyday we see Ah Peh & Ah Soh picking up waste paper and cans to make sense of their last few days in Singapore. <BR/><BR/>You madeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-65476735686889470422008-08-04T08:54:00.000+08:002008-08-04T08:54:00.000+08:00hi qq*librarian,welcome to the blog.the message th...hi qq*librarian,<BR/><BR/>welcome to the blog.<BR/><BR/>the message that this island belongs to everyone of us must be made very clear. only when singaporeans understand and believe in this, will they want to get more involved in its well being, in defining what it should be and what path it should take.<BR/><BR/>singaporeans are all very well educated. you do not need a rocket scientist to tell Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-7419485316486973472008-08-02T13:17:00.000+08:002008-08-02T13:17:00.000+08:00This is very well-said. I concur. I don't necessar...This is very well-said. I concur. I don't necessary agree with everything that the government does, but as a Singaporean, I have a lot of feelings for this little island-state of ours, and I do want to see it become a better place to live - for everybody, rich or poor.<BR/><BR/>"As citizens, it is our right to stay. And as responsible citizens, it is our right to demand changes for the bettermentQQ*librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948325834783761013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-24981030373671622482008-07-29T10:25:00.000+08:002008-07-29T10:25:00.000+08:00Some parasites grow on trees and in time they thin...Some parasites grow on trees and in time they think the tree belongs to them and try to prevent others from enjoying the fruits of the tree. When the tree dies, they just look for another tree, and they think they are very loyal subjects of the tree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-33059644410608856982008-07-28T20:48:00.000+08:002008-07-28T20:48:00.000+08:00"anonymous 3:09 may not be a singaporean. and he i..."anonymous 3:09 may not be a singaporean. and he is unlikely to be from the ruling party to taunt singaporeans to go away. it would be disastrous if this is the ruling party's position. unlikely. how many think it is possible?"<BR/><BR/>Lately, some supporters from a particular party had taunt posters to stop whining and leave Sg if they were unhappy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-55996982933038432772008-07-28T17:47:00.000+08:002008-07-28T17:47:00.000+08:00hi packrat,welcome to the blog.yes, the view on wh...hi packrat,<BR/><BR/>welcome to the blog.<BR/><BR/>yes, the view on why to stay needs to be further expanded. there must be reasons for us to want to stay other than pure economic reasons. it can be emotional or sentimental. but to many, this is all we have. <BR/><BR/>and for the stayers, they need to participate more in the making of our future. they cannot remain voiceless as what some people Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-89082627285971524932008-07-28T17:37:00.000+08:002008-07-28T17:37:00.000+08:00Anon 3:09,COntribute to what exactly? Contribute s...Anon 3:09,<BR/><BR/>COntribute to what exactly? Contribute so that the rich get richer and you get poorer? Contribute more and more and get back less and less in return? And when you say "success of this country", i hope you weren't referring to the embillishments that you read in the daily press....<BR/><BR/>And just who are you referring to when you say baggage? The elderly people who are left Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-10232094968419017752008-07-28T17:29:00.000+08:002008-07-28T17:29:00.000+08:00To anon 3.09p.m.There are people in their 60s and ...To anon 3.09p.m.<BR/><BR/>There are people in their 60s and beyond currently living in Singapore who contributed to make Singapore the country it is today. And what is their reward? Clearing tables at food courts? To add insult to injury, they are hiring 'foreign talents' to do even such jobs. Does it really matter if Singapore become a first world country when we don't even treat our own Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-9890910673914492062008-07-28T17:20:00.000+08:002008-07-28T17:20:00.000+08:00To anon 3.09pm,You are a disgrace to humanity. Eit...To anon 3.09pm,<BR/><BR/>You are a disgrace to humanity. Either your folks have not taught you the proper values or the schools you attended have not done their jobs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-72141964074706902222008-07-28T17:05:00.000+08:002008-07-28T17:05:00.000+08:00Hahaha, typical elitist first world at all cost re...Hahaha, typical elitist first world at all cost reasoning. You will grow old and you will be without a job. You will then not be contributing to the success of Sg. You too, should ship out! Hahaha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-26710947825377544612008-07-28T16:57:00.000+08:002008-07-28T16:57:00.000+08:00Oi...Don liddat lar. Poor and non-contributory can...Oi...Don liddat lar. Poor and non-contributory can still sell organs for the rich to live longer. <BR/><BR/>Hear hear for the post though. I guess that the stay and fight idea really isn't articulated sufficiently. (Despite the sea of voices that seem to shout "dissent!") That we belong is enough reason to stay. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for saying it.Packrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14270603698558316893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-90267341466564277622008-07-28T15:09:00.000+08:002008-07-28T15:09:00.000+08:00For Singapore to achieve first world status we mus...For Singapore to achieve first world status we must have the best talents, local or imported. If loca cannot compete then it is better they leave this island for they are nothing but baggage. One thing we do ot need is baggage. Whether you are born here or not is not the question. The most important question should be if you can contribute. Those who are not contributing should just pack up and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-27598380286319760342008-07-28T13:41:00.000+08:002008-07-28T13:41:00.000+08:00being smart, reading a few books on politics or ta...being smart, reading a few books on politics or taking instant courses on public administration are just a technical aspect of being a political leader.<BR/><BR/>there must be at attachment, an emotional attachment to the country and people. for the people is not rubbish to be brush off as a public relations statement. if we don't have people feeling that this is their home, we are done.<BR/><BR/Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-33511502261541209962008-07-28T12:48:00.000+08:002008-07-28T12:48:00.000+08:00It is not whether we leave or stay but nobody has ...It is not whether we leave or stay but nobody has the right to tell us to leave. Who the hell do they think they are. Their grandfather own this place?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-12691046107781664392008-07-28T12:34:00.000+08:002008-07-28T12:34:00.000+08:00Hey ... I am glad they told me to leave !!I was bo...Hey ... I am glad they told me to leave !!<BR/><BR/>I was born here, grew up here and have my first kid here.<BR/><BR/>But I feel no attachment and pride of being a singaporean. I don't identify with what Singapore represents. Which is nothing but a mercenary, materialistic modern city. A corporation. <BR/><BR/>I don't even see it prospering for another 20 years. That is the crux.<BR/><BR/>When Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-55783131169385985532008-07-28T12:26:00.000+08:002008-07-28T12:26:00.000+08:00How can we give away something thats doesn't even ...How can we give away something thats doesn't even belong to us in the first place? That's the tragedy of the current administrations policies of executive decision making - the alienation of the public and the "disconnection" from the people.<BR/><BR/>Singapore is a corporation, not a country. And we aren't even shareholders, we're just workers. Would you begrude someone for changing "jobs" for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-68237648878860034962008-07-28T12:01:00.000+08:002008-07-28T12:01:00.000+08:00No money to run away? Then no choice but to be a s...No money to run away? Then no choice but to be a stayer who whines and complains everyday.Mockingbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06138644598929711369noreply@blogger.com