tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post6390110392634784883..comments2024-03-29T22:35:40.298+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: 40s and 50s still joblessChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-40333240059972517832007-12-20T10:15:00.000+08:002007-12-20T10:15:00.000+08:00it is just marketing tricksit is just marketing tricksChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1492615300277116192007-12-18T15:39:00.000+08:002007-12-18T15:39:00.000+08:00Well, I guess we'll have to agree to disagree on t...Well, I guess we'll have to agree to disagree on this one. In any case, I wish those folks best of luck.<BR/><BR/><I> > unless you are saying that they are lying. in which case i bet you are damn wrong as their cases could be easily verified. < </I><BR/><BR/>WOW redbean. Now you are putting words in the meaning of my posts (an analogue of "putting words in my mouth"), and doing my thinking for meⓂatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-86055724101140029142007-12-18T08:25:00.000+08:002007-12-18T08:25:00.000+08:00it is not a matter of belief. these are people who...it is not a matter of belief. these are people who have a name and owned up to it and wrote to the msm. unless you are saying that they are lying. in which case i bet you are damn wrong as their cases could be easily verified.<BR/><BR/>and if you still insist that you don't believe, it is like saying that you don't believe that the sun will rise from the east. then i can't argue with you.<BR/><BRChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-56763067820111910782007-12-17T20:26:00.000+08:002007-12-17T20:26:00.000+08:00I don't believe that for one instant.And you are i...I don't believe that for one instant.<BR/><BR/>And you are irresponsible for not checking your facts.<BR/><BR/>There is no such thing as a fully-functioning adult being "unemployable" in a vibrant market economy.<BR/><BR/>S'pore still imports cleaners, labourers, supermarket workers etc. Locals can do these jobs, but they WON'T. Building and construction is going off the charts. There is plenty Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-53529863230009625592007-12-17T15:15:00.000+08:002007-12-17T15:15:00.000+08:00matilah, the people who wrote that letter are will...matilah, the people who wrote that letter are willing to work even with lower expectations. but because of their age and because they are singaporeans, they are unemployable so far.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-75828643304213255692007-12-17T14:57:00.000+08:002007-12-17T14:57:00.000+08:00There are tons of work on offer in S'pore."The wor...There are tons of work on offer in S'pore.<BR/><BR/>"The world owes me a living" attitude is alive and well. If you really want to works and are willing to accept anything in the job market, you will be employed.<BR/><BR/>In Oz, the low-end jobs are referred to as <B>McJobs</B>, with reference to the lowly burger-flipping jobs at McDonald's.<BR/><BR/>Still, study after study has shown, that if Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-81117146353212994302007-12-17T14:22:00.000+08:002007-12-17T14:22:00.000+08:00half a million dollar job will do for me.half a million dollar job will do for me.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-40358317120244671872007-12-17T13:18:00.000+08:002007-12-17T13:18:00.000+08:00There must have been a misunderstanding. Cannot be...There must have been a misunderstanding. Cannot be. Just look through the classified section in the ST each day and you will be shocked to see so many vacancies waiting to be filled. Maybe Mr Goh's friends are waiting for the million dollar jobs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com