Gilbert and his speakers

Gilbert being interviewed

The speakers

Gilbert and Zaobao reporter

Ravi enthralling the crowd

An independent speaker on his own

This one is carrying LKY on his back

The Singaporeans at Hong Lim May Day

The ladies are present

The future is also present

The Singaporeans are there

More Singaporeans

And more Singaporeans

Even more Singaporeans

Still more Singaporeans

Not the last Singaporeans

May Day messages at Hong Lim

Fish will be at Hong Lim

Some of you may still remember Feed Me to the Fish and his passion to protect Singaporeans and their children from this questionable 6.9m population that is akan datang. Some are now flying the kite of 10m which will make 6.9m looks small and much more acceptable. We have yet to hear someone knowledgeable or responsible to tell the people the other side of the story, of what 6.9m could mean, the consequences and effects of such a huge population in such a small piece of rock. Nay, no one that is worth something, in monetary terms, will want to say something silly like this.

Fish may have left us for nearly three months. He was there at Hong Lim during the first Rally with his whole family. I am sure he will be there in full spirit to support the call for not going the 6.9m way. Fish is not going away, quietly.

The Spirit of Singapore is in people like Fish and all the Singaporeans who care and are concerned for the future of the island and their children.  Would there be more Singaporeans in Hong Lim today or will apathy take over and Singaporeans just resign to their 6.9m fate? I can understand those who think this 6.9m is a good idea for not attending the Rally. For those who disagree and do not want to see 6.9m in the near future, it is their choice and opportunity to make a stand today.

How many will be there? Would Hong Lim bring Singaporeans together as a people that will stand together in a crisis? Or will Hong Lim prove that Singaporeans are a defeated people, waiting to be extinguished and to disappear, to be replaced by new migrants becoming new citizens?

Freedom arrives: What next for the Littoral Combat Ships?

This is the title of an article by Euan Graham in the Today paper on the arrival of US combat ship Freedom in Singapore. The article was on Monday’s Today. The title is catchy but the meaning is something that keeps everyone guessing and some with the naive delusion that we are going to get our freedom. Is Freedom arriving in Singapore or is it bondage, or is Singapore going to lose its freedom and be caught in many warfares that it does not intend to be involved?

The 4 combat ships are going to give the Americans a bigger bite and in tempering with the affairs of Southeast Asian countries for sure. Without the presence of military assets, they could talk and any action would take time to happen. Now it is like hanging the guns on the tight of the cowboys who are ever ready for a gun draw or a street fight.  The Freedom combat ship will make it so much easy for the Americans to shoot first and talk later.

Southeast Asia, other than Vietnam, has enjoyed a period of relative peace after the WW2, thanks to the absence of American bases here. Vietnam was embroiled in 30 years of warfare against the Americans and only regained peace and independence after driving away the occupying forces. Now the Americans are back and claiming that they are here for peace when we already have had peace all these years after Vietnam. The truth is that the region is now seeing more tension with the American’s presence and their military pivot and increasing their military assets in the region.

Peace and Freedom are the last things that the Americans will bring to Southeast Asia. The aggressive and provocative stance of the Vietnamese and the Filipinos are clear evidences of who is behind their emboldened and belligerent conduct, trying to pick a fight with China.

Just wait and see when and which part of Southeast Asia will go up in flames. The arrival of the littoral combat ships is the first sign of the return of neo colonialism in the region.