USA is number 1. number ONE war mongering nation!

with the looming attack on iran on the card, with all the equipment and personnel ready, what it needs is for bush to say go. and we will have war again, and many innocents will die, iranians, iraelis and american boys. sons of chicken george and jeremiah, sons of italian americans and afro americans. but not the children of kennedy's or the bushes. the united nations and the world must stand up to this aggressive and hostile nation's bullying. the world bodies must put a stop to war, that war is not an option among civilised nations. and the usa called itself a civilised nation. it is number one in the number of wars it is engaging around the world. is the world blind? where are the righteous and god fearing people who denounce war, who denounce killings and even death penalties, but let bush and the usa to go around killing innocent people in the thousands. and many will stand up and support the killings by the americans. the whole world is full of hypocrits. shame to the united nations, shame to all the world leaders, for allowing this mad man and his madness to go on, unrestrained. what is the point of scrambling to be members or permanent members of the security council when no one can deter the usa from launching wars and naming their enemies? why is there no free press, western press to conduct a survey to name the most dangerous country in the world? where are the pressmen? oh but the most dangerous countries are from the axis of evil, including north korea, all waiting to be attacked by the most friendly nation, the usa.

nation building, when money is enough

we are going to spend billions in upgrading and redevelopment, providing more recreational facilities and given old estates a facelift. we could pump in $160 million to add in controversial features in an already over used and over crowded park. the singapore incorporation is on a buying spree around the world, buying everything that is attractive as an investment. compare these to the 1960s when the govt's coffer is practically empty. when everything that we wanted to purchase were either on credit or foreign aid. when public facilities were basic and shared by the whole neighbourhood. people had to watch tv at open air community centres. one tv for a few hundreds when it is now not new for one tv in every room, even in toilets. back to today, govt could push up all costs and prices of essential services, passing the buck of personal medical needs and personal well beings to the people. forcing people to save monies in amounts that they have not seen in their lives. we are in a state of abundance. when money is enough, to the state. never have we so much money that we have problems trying to spend them. and have to agonise for the lack of valuable ideas to make these monies really beneficial to the people. monies are seen to be spent on extravagance, on the frills, and for thrills. on the other hand we have people who are really feeling the pinch. many people are in a state when money is not enough. when life is still quite miserable, making ends meet, saving a few cents here and there to cover expenses in other areas. when tomorrow is another day of adjustments and to stretch every dollar. why is there such a huge gap, where money is more than enough at the national level and not enough at the individual level? public policies and public administration, statecraft, and nation building, all have something to do with the well being of the people and the distribution of wealth and welfare to the people. are we failing in this area? it is unforgiveable if we do, when there is plenty at the state's disposable but not reaching out to the people. it is like the nkf, with $260 million in reserve and kidney patients are still being turned away, dying, or continue to pay high treatment fees with minimum subsidies. and that is called good management and charity. we need to get our priorities right. our national wealth must be put to good uses to benefit the people. hsien loong's new year message covered many grounds, the citizens, the lower income group, the older workers, the aged and the ns men, are all in the radar screen. we are all going to move together, sharing the wealth of the nation. the issue is how are the people going to share the wealth of the nation? how would the less able and not so well endowed be made to live life a little easier? all the monies spent on physical upgradings? are they really that essential and necessary to uplift the lives of the lower income people? could they be put to better use by directly contributing to relieve the cost of livings of these people? could national resources be diverted to areas that really counts, the daily cost of commuting to work, the food cost, education, and medical fees. would there be a rethink, that the state really has a responsibility to look after the people and not to pass the buck back to the people in every area? the people pay taxes, enormous amount of taxes in gst, income tax, property tax and corporate taxes, road tax, import tax etc. everyone contributes according to his ability to the nation's growth. some are exploited and the benefits of their contribution still go to the state in some way. the people deserves to be taken care of by the state when they are unable to do so. and the state shall return some wealth to the people by reducing their cost of living. a little angpow from nss is but a little angpow that last for a few weeks at the most. it is the daily chores and expenses that must be really looked into. we need to rethink on how to manage a nation when money is more than enough. do we create a system that results in many being unable to afford to live in and have to depend on handouts? or shall we create a system that is affordable for the masses who can live their lives in dignity though with some deprivation?

retrenched at 51 when hotel doing well

the chicken rice chef of mandarin was retrenched at 51, and at a time when the hotel business was picking up. or hotel business picking up but chatterbox chicken rice not doing well? if i were the chef and with a winning and famous recipe like chatterbox chicken rice, would the management dare to retrench me? they would probably beg me to stay and pay me 12 months bonus. why was he happy with a $20k retrenchment benefit? assuming it is one month for each year of service as is market practice, and he had 31 years under his belt, he will get at least $93k, assuming his salary is $3k. and he is not appealing to his union? i had a chicken rice at neptune a couple of months back. the same famous chicken rice and the same famous price. i must say, a $3 chicken rice in a good hawker stall would taste better. it's only good point is more pieces of chicken.

islam in malaysia

the recent tussle for the body of a hindu man who presumably converted to islam a year ago, and without the knowledge of his family, is interesting to show how far a state is prepared to go in the meddling of a private personal affair of the people. in this case, they have the clerics, religious policemen, the courts and the vehicles to judge and enforce the decision of the court. and they went to snatch the body from a widow to bury the body in accordance with muslim rites. presumably the cost is bore by the state. why would the state go that far to interfere in the burying of a dead body? why would the state deprive a widow and her family from doing their last duties to the dead man? the court or state has nothing better to do? how far could a state progress when they are so obsessed with the private personal matters of the individuals and went to wrestle for the dead body of a man from his family?

asians are disgusting!

as i read the article on racism in the sunday times today, the more i feel that asians are disgusting and deserving of all the abuses the white men thrown at them. the article spoke of the experiences of asian students overseas and all their unpleasant racist experiences. and after saying all these, the disgusting asians tried to explain to themselves why the white racists did those things to them. that tells how deserving they are to be attacked racially. for they have accepted that it is alright to be on the receiving end. and maybe explaining that the racists are suffering or feel threatened because of them will make them feel better. where is ah Q? let me just quote a few comments. 'jake feels that one reason why racist incidents occur could be due to miscommunication and a lack of understanding of both cultures. he said: "i have observed some service staff being less polite to asians. but i do believe it's because we asians are more reserved. so when we pay for our shopping, we do not smile, but just pay and go.' what an idiot! why didn't he attacked the whites as i believed he too did not understand their cultures and did not communicate well with them too? and when must a customer smile to a sales staff in order for the sales staff to be polite to them? aren't the sales staff supposed to smile to customers to get tips or at least make the customer return to patronise the shop? and he said, 'we come off as being cold and aloof.' that's it. asians, you deserved to be treated as shit. there were more silly comments from other asians to justify why they should be attacked by the white racists. so they should not complain since they are so deserving to be treated badly for being asians. another idiot said, 'if you think people are racist towards you, you should also take into account your own prejudices towards other races.' and the advice from jake, 'i would advise overseas singaporean students to not react aggresssively, be it physically or verbally. rather, understand why it happened and be cool headed about it.' for goodness sake asians, go and put your heads into the toilet bowl and flush it with shit. you are truly disgusting and pathetic. i would agree that being physically small and alone in a foreign country, if one is unable to whack the racist arsehole, it is better to walk away. but the reasons given here to walk away is really sick. you walk away because it is alright for the racists to attack you. and you must try to understand them. it is your fault that they attacked you racially. it is all your fault to born disgusting. the world needs more subservient asians to work as cooks and waiters and waitresses and to be screwed in bed for animal pleasure.