We are so sorry

We are so sorry that we have messed up the public housing programme and many people have suffered because of the bad decisions. Our biggest mistake was to sell off the 10,000 excess units when we knew that the number of new immigrants coming in was so huge that the stocks would not even be enough. We knew, and please, don’t ever think that we did not know. Our system was so efficient and we had all the top scholars in all the departments and it was ludicrous to think that several hundred thousands of new migrants were arriving on our shore and we did not know, that we could be sleeping!

Yes, we made a very serious mistake by deciding to get rid of the stocks in double quick time. And yes, we compounded the problem by not building new flats and insisting that new building programmes would only be launched when the order book was full. And we were too arrogant, ruthless and uncaring to dictate that ‘take it or leave it’, the new flats would only be ready in 4/5 years time. The people who could not wait, it was their problem, not ours.

And the confluence of events and data, we had all the statistics, influx of new immigrants, young people coming of age and getting married, number of pubic housing needed and how long it would take to build, and how many units must be built every year to meet the demand. But we did not do the necessary. We did the reverse. Please don’t ask why. We cannot tell.

We are very sorry that many people are badly affected, financially affected by our ill conceived housing policies and regulations. We know that many are still not able to buy a flat direct from the HDB. And if they do, the prices would have gone up several folds and it would be very hard on them. We also are very sorry to those that were kicked out of the public housing system and now presumably too rich to buy HDB but too poor to buy private properties and hanging between the devil and the deep blue sea. And we know that they would not have the chance to ever buy a public flat as their income would have exceeded the ceiling determined by HDB. Even as we ramp up the building from 25,000 to a record 27,000 this year, nothing will change the fate of these people.

And no, we are not responsible for the shit they are in now. We will not admit any mistake on our part. How can we do that? We are incapable of making this kind of silly mistakes that cannot be made even by a 18 year old kid. Too embarrassing if we were to say so and it is not possible to unwind the situation now, and to bring down the high property prices. We know the prices were not affordable but we insisted that they were. What can you do about it?

You losers would just have to live with it and for those who fell victims, well, it is water under the bridge. Don’t call us. We know but we are not going to do anything about it. Neither would we apologise for it. We are sorry? You must be joking.

The apologetic part and the ‘we are sorry’ part, are all my imagination. Nothing of this sort will happen. Saying sorry is not a practice here. I stand corrected if anyone can contradict my statement and say yes, so and so said sorry for creating the big mess and hurting so many people, not only financially, but their whole lives, to spend more time working and saving and ended no time to get married, to have babies or start a family.

Actually there was no mistake at all, and no big mess. Everything happened the way it was supposed to be, very well executed by the best talents available. That is why there is no need to say sorry. No mistake how to say sorry? And if I am not mistaken, the policy makers could be duly rewarded for doing an excellent job, maybe even awarded with public service medals.

Now 27,000 units and the problem is getting worst, the prices are going higher. Just pretend to cry over spilt milk without meaning it. We are an inclusive country. But for those that were screwed by the bad housing policies, the inclusivity does not apply. Even if they are first timers, it will not apply to them too and they will not be allowed to buy direct from HDB. It is their faults.

Foreigners help created good jobs for Singaporeans

Hsien Loong was quoted to have said foreigners help created good jobs for Singaporeans. Or is it the other way? Singaporeans create good jobs for foreigners…and ended up with no jobs or shitty jobs for themselves.

And many Sinkies have to retrain themselves to take on jobs at lower level and lower pay.

Which is the truth when some have quoted that of the new jobs created, 70% gone to foreigners.

Which is the truth? I think the best gauge is to ask who is happier here, Sinkies or foreigners. The happier ones must be getting the better jobs. Right? Wrong?

Sinkies must be sick or insane to be so unhappy with the foreigners when the latter are helping to create good jobs for them.

The Evil Empire asked, Why does China need an Aircraft Carrier?

The Americans try to be funny and asked a stupid question, " Why does China need an aircraft carrier when Nobody is going to attack China." The world especially the third world or developing countries want to ask the White Americans , Why does USA need more than ten aircraft carriers and why does it need to build hundreds of military bases all over the world? Why is the Evil Empire creating wars everywhere and attacking and invading smaller weak countries ? Who gives the Evil Empire, USA the right  to carry out regime change by killing many national leaders of countries who refuse to toe US line or follow US
dictates. Who gives the Evil Empire the right to stir up trouble in the East China Sea and the South China Sea?Does the Evil Empire hope to make use of its Japanese lap dog and some unsuspecting littoral states in  the South China Sea to fight its proxy wars.? The Evil Empire has never stopped expanding its territories since its independence from its evil and aggressive conquering forebears England. It had attacked and destroyed all the self governing North American native Indian states, it invaded and annexed more than one million six hundred thousand square miles of Mexican lands viz the present Florida, Texas, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico and California. The Evil Empire then stretched its evil claws and mopped up and invaded many Pacific island kingdoms , the clearest examples of which are Hawaii and Guam. With such evil history of aggression and invasion , can the Evil Empire expect China to feel secure and live in peace. Instead China should continuously build up its navy and airforce as well as its nuclear armed ICBMs to deter the Evil Empire and its lap dog , the Japanese from creating troubles for China. China needs to expeditiously and simultaneously  build up at least  twenty nuclear armed aircraft carriers and send them on peaceful missions in the high seas off the coasts of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. China should continue to build up the strongest and most powerful economy and military in the world and teach the Evil Empire a lesson if it dares to mess up with China.

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True or Not? All first timers will get to buy a HDB flat at affordable prices

Sure or not? This is what Hsien Loong and Boon Wan are saying. Is this for real? Is there a change in HDB policy? If there is, why are HDB notannouncing it to tell the people what is the new policy on this?

If I am not mistaken, many first timers are still banned, yes disqualified, from buying direct from HDB because of the existing rules.

How many first timers are still not eligible to buy HDB flats? There is at least one big group that is disqualified because of the income ceilings. Has this ruling been revised or still effective? If it is still effective, then not all first timers are even eligible to buy HDB flats.

Please tell the whole truth. What is the new policy on this or nothing really has changed.

In the name of economic growth…Sinkies must accept.

Sinkies must accept more foreigners if we want economic growth. Without foreigners, salaries will go up (is this bad?) and cost of living will go up as well. Has the cost of living come down because of the foreigners or has it gone up?

Sinkies must accept higher property prices, because the queues to buy properties, from private to public housing, are so long and growing longer, because we must have 6m people and may be more and more. It is a must, no buts, that foreigners must keep coming in, a necessity for our survival. Really?

Sinkies must accept that higher building cost means nursing home cost will not only go up, but no land to build them. More land is needed to build homes for the growing population and maybe a few avatar gardens and for dinosaurs. We must thus accept that our oldies must move to JB or Batam or Bintang.

Because the cost of living is going up and up, our savings will not be enough and our oldies must accept to work till they die.

Sinkies must also accept to have more of our savings locked up in minimum schemes, schemes that Sinkies never ask for, that Sinkies didn’t have a say at all, because some benevolent, wise and compassionate leaders think it is good for Sinkies to leave their savings with them so that Sinkies will have a lot of money when they stop work. When are Sinkies supposed to stop work?

We must accept the high salaries paid to our ministers because they are the most talented and if they don’t become ministers then the country will not be well run, or they may work for the competitors.

Sinkies must accept to travel in crowded trains because we need more foreigners and the transport system is just like that.

What else must Sinkies accept? Everything the govt done for the Sinkies is good and Sinkies must accept as good.