tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post8456121587241364591..comments2024-03-29T15:10:48.844+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: Is your life getting better? Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-24512346499162738072014-04-05T07:51:11.967+08:002014-04-05T07:51:11.967+08:00Seah Chiang Nee's Saturday column
[Is public...Seah Chiang Nee's Saturday column<br /><br /><br />[Is public assault civil or criminal?]<br /><br /><br />"Police in Singapore are ready to arrest peaceful protesters –<br /> but not someone who beat up a member of the public."<br /><br /><br />http://www.thestar.com.my/Opinion/Columnists/Insight-Down-South/Profile/Articles/2014/04/05/Is-public-assault-civil-or-criminal/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-20625653674032934762014-04-04T23:44:05.018+08:002014-04-04T23:44:05.018+08:00/// There are some Singaporeans who are very brigh.../// There are some Singaporeans who are very bright and forward thinking, but, very unfortunately they have all been recruited into the PAP fold. ///<br /><br />These must be the language translators.<br />Following in the footsteps of Lee Kuan Yew, the translator, in World War Two?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-91355658517522422362014-04-04T22:07:28.860+08:002014-04-04T22:07:28.860+08:00Now now, lets not get carried away and we must not...Now now, lets not get carried away and we must not be too harsh. There are some Singaporeans who are very bright and forward thinking, but, very unfortunately they have all been recruited into the PAP fold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-35813558843195281622014-04-04T21:54:27.252+08:002014-04-04T21:54:27.252+08:00You are absolutely right. Sheeples are just incapa...You are absolutely right. Sheeples are just incapable of thinking. They just listen to what the govt and main media told them and do what they are told. No car good, bicycle better. Small flat good, dog's kennel better. Got displaced by foreigners good. Become taxi driver is as good as being a boss.<br /><br />The daft sinkies deserve to be replaced and kicked out of this island. Can you findAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-31785893602468646842014-04-04T21:49:42.722+08:002014-04-04T21:49:42.722+08:00Sometime sheeples are so brainwasjed they cannot s...Sometime sheeples are so brainwasjed they cannot see or even unwilling to see alternatives. Sad to say I have been a guest of your country on and off for the past 12 years and I have not seen any step towards a brighter and more equitable nation, in fact I find things a little more expensive, the place a little more crowded and people less caring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-36087220908779619342014-04-04T21:37:01.682+08:002014-04-04T21:37:01.682+08:00Hi Speedwing, it been such a long time. I am not b...Hi Speedwing, it been such a long time. I am not bashing against anything or anyone. I am just provoking people to think about their country and to talk about it. Hopefully something good can come out from all this bantering.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-31695548690450860602014-04-04T21:30:23.481+08:002014-04-04T21:30:23.481+08:00Hi Redbean, this is Speedwing. I see you are still...Hi Redbean, this is Speedwing. I see you are still at it and I notice things have not got better for you. You are still bashing your head against the PAP wall. Well good luck. I am an outsider and I will watch the wayang from the sideline. Good luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-24031204749406407742014-04-04T19:55:55.427+08:002014-04-04T19:55:55.427+08:00Anyway, cars are going to be obsolete. I will be g...Anyway, cars are going to be obsolete. I will be going for one of these: flying bike (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnPzmM7HXrI)<br /><br />bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-71694166175456156962014-04-04T19:34:19.499+08:002014-04-04T19:34:19.499+08:00There are many folks resting and sleeping at void ...There are many folks resting and sleeping at void decks, open fields near MRT Stations or some corners around the Stations and at wet markets. Most appeared to be foreign workers and many do appeared to be elderly locals, majority males with few females.<br />Why are they allowed to live as they did openly?<br /><br />Expect more locals to seek shelters, clearing and cleaning up themselves at Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-6494638611028791762014-04-04T16:38:29.802+08:002014-04-04T16:38:29.802+08:00And the occupiers will have to cough out another f...And the occupiers will have to cough out another few millions to get another property, if they can afford it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-7974011974209310702014-04-04T15:53:27.208+08:002014-04-04T15:53:27.208+08:00
Not only HDB flats, those 99-yr
leasehold private...<br />Not only HDB flats, those 99-yr<br />leasehold private properties are<br />also included.<br /><br />The value of their properties will become ZERO at the end of<br />their leases!<br /><br />No one dare to touch on this<br />tricky question NOW.<br /><br />BUT, the day will come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-126037880541934612014-04-04T15:44:32.167+08:002014-04-04T15:44:32.167+08:00Everyone Should try and live within their means. O...Everyone Should try and live within their means. Otherwise you're going to be very unhappy hankering after what you cant afford, or in a lot of debt, which is terribly stressful. <br /><br />The difference betw yesterday and today is that, before, we had a Lot more means to live within. Also, our standard of living was rising. Today, it is falling, as we earn less, don't have an iron riceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-64780017247922277122014-04-04T15:43:50.783+08:002014-04-04T15:43:50.783+08:00'This PAP government demand so much from Singa...'This PAP government demand so much from Singaporeans. And yet they offer nothing in return.'<br /><br />"Our merchants and masters complain much of the bad effects of high wages in raising the price and lessening the sale of goods. They say nothing concerning the bad effects of high profits. They are silent with regard to the pernicious effects of their own gains. They complain onlybnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-9628943868121455562014-04-04T15:34:53.790+08:002014-04-04T15:34:53.790+08:00True, I would not know what the world would be in ...True, I would not know what the world would be in 50 years, what would happen to US, Russia or China.<br /><br />But I do know in 50 years, many HDB leases will expire and I also know you and me would not be around. Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-8897863139044790102014-04-04T14:58:46.055+08:002014-04-04T14:58:46.055+08:00@RB:
>> In another 50 years...[...]...
Ah...@RB:<br /><br /><i> >> In another 50 years...[...]...</i><br /><br />Ah fucking bullshit lah. No one, not even you with your super-kopi powers can tell what is going to happen or what the world will be like in 50 years.<br /><br />For all you know in 50 years China, Russia and the USA are all out of the geopolitical picture and planet earth is one vast Islamic Caliphate. You will have to Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-64761495933588328732014-04-04T14:48:33.927+08:002014-04-04T14:48:33.927+08:00You seriously need your head examined if you want ...You seriously need your head examined if you want to follow a Leeder that keeps telling you to downgrade your dreams.<br /> <br />If you follow PAP advice to downgrade your dreams.<br />What's the next step?<br />Tell your children to also downgrade their dreams?<br /> <br />Why not PAP tell our bosses to downgrade their expectations in terms of how hard they expect us to work?<br />Why not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-74945092821777157962014-04-04T13:48:41.899+08:002014-04-04T13:48:41.899+08:00In another 50 years our parents would have no flat...In another 50 years our parents would have no flats to live in if they are still around. Or their childre who inherited the flats would have flats no more.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-60577052009194348752014-04-04T12:37:31.489+08:002014-04-04T12:37:31.489+08:00The title today should have been = Is PAP life get...The title today should have been = Is PAP life getting better? <br /><br />The answer is unequivocally yes. <br /><br />80 years ago, our great /grandparents lived in attap villages/kampongs. Then 50 years ago our parents lived in HDBs. 50years today majority still lived and 86% owned HDB. So if we are progressing, shouldn't we all be living in the pte condos now? Got improvement or not? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-83721705152287607892014-04-04T12:32:22.013+08:002014-04-04T12:32:22.013+08:00Not many years ago, you can be considered rich and...<br />Not many years ago, you can be considered rich and OK if you have cash of $1,000,000.00.<br /><br />Today, even with cash of $1,000,000.00, you cannot go very far, it is now considered as "peanuts".<br /><br />But, I am not sure how many of us have cash of $1,000,000.00 now!<br /><br />You have? Cheers.........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-50640336899437092782014-04-04T11:01:59.134+08:002014-04-04T11:01:59.134+08:00That's right. All my countrymen are ready to r...That's right. All my countrymen are ready to replace the daft Sinkies. If they are not happy, not competitive, ship out. The government will be happy to bring in more FTs to take their place.<br /><br />Sinkies should not complain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-69152541690048007012014-04-04T10:48:00.003+08:002014-04-04T10:48:00.003+08:00@1041:
Absolutely nothing of concern. The world w...@1041:<br /><br />Absolutely nothing of concern. The world will continue.<br /><br />No one is indispensable. Not even one measly human society or civilization.Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-32001420153694280682014-04-04T10:41:56.681+08:002014-04-04T10:41:56.681+08:00What would happen if all able Sinkies were to leav...What would happen if all able Sinkies were to leave for greener pastures?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-75572347054984018892014-04-04T10:39:26.217+08:002014-04-04T10:39:26.217+08:00@RB:
It is entirely up to you to make your life b...@RB:<br /><br />It is entirely up to you to make your life better.<br /><br />If you trust someone else -- who you don't even have a personal connection with (like the government) -- to do that for you, you deserve all the shit that your lazy thinking and inaction deserves.<br /><br />You are no different from those religious assholes who believe that their invisible sky fairy is going to Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-15234905304102773952014-04-04T10:22:51.994+08:002014-04-04T10:22:51.994+08:00Darkness is showing a little light to the daft Sin...Darkness is showing a little light to the daft Sinkies. When people no longer aspire to be better, the only certainty is down the gutters.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-4203412993425216792014-04-04T10:08:03.597+08:002014-04-04T10:08:03.597+08:00Not everyone can be conditioned like a dog to go w...Not everyone can be conditioned like a dog to go whoopee! When scraps are throw their way. Some people will just say, OK, my standard of living is going down and it's harder for me to move upwards despite putting the hours and much sweat.<br /><br />Do you really believe for one moment this people would just buy hook, line and sinker into this whole nonsense of discovering happiness thru Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com