What a disappointment, nothing really happened. Though some claimed to
have their Facebook pages defaced, websites of govt agencies were
unaffected except for self imposed down time for planned maintenance.
While many are taking the announcement of maintenance for the 19 sites
with a pinch of salt, officially it was announced as that, down for planned maintenance. And during the planned maintenance they discovered
more faults that caused the down time to be extended in some cases.
Another view is that the down time was to upgrade the protective system
in case the Messiah turned up. The govt spokeman did say that they were
taking the threat seriously.
To those that were expecting fireworks it must end with a big
disappointment. But did the Messiah achieve anything? For one, many IT
people were scurrying around and burning their weekend and holidays
trying to install more protective firewalls to keep the Messiah out of
mischief. And many ministry heads were worried that their sites could go
down. There was a heighten security alert and many used to be sitting
on their bums could not do so for fear of being burnt.
A threat like this is enough to cause a paralysis in many systems and
websites and forcing many people to have sleepless nights. Resources
would have to be diverted to cater to the threat. Nerves were extra
sensitive and people become edgy. This is the power of people issuing
threats.
The whole of the USA could go on a stand still by a simple letter or
message of an attack by any terrorist group. A simple message could be
so powerful and effective in bringing systems down on their knees. We
too would not be spared from such an open threat of a terrorist act. The
threat to hack or deface govt sites is already quite a big threat that
got thousands of people running around and hoping that nothing goes
wrong or someone’s backside will be burnt.
So, did the Messiah achieve anything? Indirectly 19 sites went down. But
the most direct impact is the fact that a threat was issued and aimed
at the govt. This is unreal. It has never happened before. Anyone trying
to do so, or even utter the word threat or intent to hurt an MP would
be bundled in for questioning and may be put into IMH for observation.
This Messiah is still out there, untouched and smiling, knowing that
nothing can be done to him. And he can issue even more serious threats
to make people more uncomfortable, and even fear him. It is best to keep
quiet and not to provoke him further with unnecessary confrontational
comments or actions. Let there be peace with no one attempting to
threaten anyone as the game can be played by both sides. It is a new
ball game.
11/06/2013
11/05/2013
A few Sinkie snippets
1. The most sought after software in Sim Lim Square, and running out of
stock, is Sampan 2.0. It is a software developed by the Prime Minister.
2. The lowest paid workers in Singapore are the remisiers, some earning less than the cleaners. And because the profession is in so high demand, they have to sit for examinations and yearly refresher course to keep them highly professional, only to earn $1000 pm or less. The unprofessional cleaners should be very envious of the remisiers. What, what, cleaners earning more than remisiers?
And the authority does not know, can you beat that? No, remember, the profession was once suggested as a benchmark to compute the salaries of the ministers.
Would the ministers still want to include the incomes of remisiers in the formula to compute their salary?
3. For the oldies that have no money for food, overheard someone saying the first option is to walk into a reservoir. Option 2 is the MRT track. Option 3, another Ah Pek in a kopitiam said, immolation in Orchard Road.
I think a better option, less gory, is to walk into any supermarket and just help themselves with the food. Doing so would be rewarded with free lodging and meals in a spacious bungalow, and the best part, free medical. And no need to wait for one year for a medical appointment. The doctors will come to visit you instead, to take very good care of you.
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2. The lowest paid workers in Singapore are the remisiers, some earning less than the cleaners. And because the profession is in so high demand, they have to sit for examinations and yearly refresher course to keep them highly professional, only to earn $1000 pm or less. The unprofessional cleaners should be very envious of the remisiers. What, what, cleaners earning more than remisiers?
And the authority does not know, can you beat that? No, remember, the profession was once suggested as a benchmark to compute the salaries of the ministers.
Would the ministers still want to include the incomes of remisiers in the formula to compute their salary?
3. For the oldies that have no money for food, overheard someone saying the first option is to walk into a reservoir. Option 2 is the MRT track. Option 3, another Ah Pek in a kopitiam said, immolation in Orchard Road.
I think a better option, less gory, is to walk into any supermarket and just help themselves with the food. Doing so would be rewarded with free lodging and meals in a spacious bungalow, and the best part, free medical. And no need to wait for one year for a medical appointment. The doctors will come to visit you instead, to take very good care of you.
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The mysteries of the Messiah
The Messiah has announced his arrival. He came from no where and is
everywhere. Who is the Messiah? Is it the end time? Where are the signs?
Are nations rising against nations, are there wars, famine? Are there
wickedness? No one knows when will be the end time. But there will be
false prophets and messiahs coming to deceive the people. Then again,
like the days before the great flood, everyone was marrying and merry
making and not knowing that it was the eve of the flood.
Who is this Messiah? So far there is only one claim while Anonymous hackers have appeared in several countries at the same time, in the Philippines and in Australia, and of course all over Singapore. Are they one and with the Messiah or imposters and opportunists or copycats? Anonymous Indonesia attacking Australia is presumed to be from Indonesia. Really? Could false flag be at work again?
The greatest mystery of all is the silence from the govt. So far no minister has said a word. Maybe they are waiting for Hsien Loong to say something first. The silence has led to many speculations, some very wild, that it was an internal job, a self inflicted wound to justify more controls and surveillance like George Bush did to the Americans. The perceived threat would be used as justification for more surveillance and controls and more clamping down or intrusion into people’s privacy.
This trend of though could be seen in the light touch of the hacking. No real damage really. And no need for any minister to respond, no need to sweat the small stuff. And the 19 govt sites that went down were really scheduled maintenance. And the sites that were hacked, Seletar Airport and Carpe Diem. Why would anyone want to hack a childcare if they were against the govt?
Or could it be the start of a bigger international crisis giving the sudden surge in hacking activities in the region and the emergence of a new force, the Anonymous Collective?
Does anyone know who is behind all the hackings? Would it remain a mystery and not to be discovered or be identified? Is the Messiah here? Has the Messiah arrived to deliver the people from their oppressed and meaningless lives as slaves to the economy of growth for the sake of growth with their lives getting worst than before as days pass by?
Today is 5 Nov and is the day The Messiah has announced as the day of his arrival, or is it the end time, or a new beginning? Would anything big happen today? Would the sky darken, would the moon not give light, would the earth shatter and would there be earthquakes? Where is the sign of Jonah?
Where is the Messiah?
Who is this Messiah? So far there is only one claim while Anonymous hackers have appeared in several countries at the same time, in the Philippines and in Australia, and of course all over Singapore. Are they one and with the Messiah or imposters and opportunists or copycats? Anonymous Indonesia attacking Australia is presumed to be from Indonesia. Really? Could false flag be at work again?
The greatest mystery of all is the silence from the govt. So far no minister has said a word. Maybe they are waiting for Hsien Loong to say something first. The silence has led to many speculations, some very wild, that it was an internal job, a self inflicted wound to justify more controls and surveillance like George Bush did to the Americans. The perceived threat would be used as justification for more surveillance and controls and more clamping down or intrusion into people’s privacy.
This trend of though could be seen in the light touch of the hacking. No real damage really. And no need for any minister to respond, no need to sweat the small stuff. And the 19 govt sites that went down were really scheduled maintenance. And the sites that were hacked, Seletar Airport and Carpe Diem. Why would anyone want to hack a childcare if they were against the govt?
Or could it be the start of a bigger international crisis giving the sudden surge in hacking activities in the region and the emergence of a new force, the Anonymous Collective?
Does anyone know who is behind all the hackings? Would it remain a mystery and not to be discovered or be identified? Is the Messiah here? Has the Messiah arrived to deliver the people from their oppressed and meaningless lives as slaves to the economy of growth for the sake of growth with their lives getting worst than before as days pass by?
Today is 5 Nov and is the day The Messiah has announced as the day of his arrival, or is it the end time, or a new beginning? Would anything big happen today? Would the sky darken, would the moon not give light, would the earth shatter and would there be earthquakes? Where is the sign of Jonah?
Where is the Messiah?
Invoking the Third Key
We had good govt in the past. They did so well that they could talk with
great conviction and moral authority, and the people believed in them
and were with them. To their credit, they built a big national reserve
not withstanding that the bulk of the money are the people’s CPF
savings. And it was seen as a right thing to do to introduce a Second
Key to protect this reserve that is growing bigger and bigger every day.
The people believe so too.
No future govt should be allowed to spend away this national reserve, and the President shall hold a Second Key to prevent this from being looted by a rogue govt. A rogue govt is something to fear about, our national reserve is at stake.
But the national reserve is not the only thing that a rogue govt can get their hands to or to do mischief. There are many big assets of the state that can be sold away by a rogue govt. Top on the list is land. This can be sold in many ways. Remember Christmas Island.
What could happen is that a rogue govt could sell off some of our islands and the Second Key may not be able to stop them. He could be too weak, or he could be in collusion with the rogue govt to sell the islands. Building properties exclusively in an island and selling them to foreigners, even with 99 year lease, is as good as selling the island away for 99 years. Cannot imagine if sold as freeholds.
What about selling away national assets or strategic assets? Should the Second Key be used to stop such sales in the name of national interest? The President is paid a huge salary and should be tasked to take on bigger roles and responsibilities.
What about bringing in big numbers of foreigners as citizens or PRs? Hypothetically, if our citizen population is 3m and 3m foreigners are brought in as new citizens or PRs, it is as good as giving 50% of the assets/country to the new citizens and PRs. They are brought in to share our wealth and our country. Should the Second Key be used to stop such acts?
A rogue govt can commit many acts of treasons against the citizens that we could not think of at the moment, and with a President in their pocket. Rogue govt can turn traitors to the citizens. And when they do, and if the Second Key failed to stop them, who else or what else can stop the looting?
The citizens of the island need a Third Key to prevent the country from being sold away by a rogue govt in collusion with a willing President as an accomplice. As the system is such, it is the govt of the day that appoints the President, in a way. Oops, the people voted for the Presidency. The probability of a rogue govt working hand in hand with the President is very high. Only a Third Key can stop this.
The Third Key is with the people, and the Third Key is the people. The citizens of the state are the Third Key and this key must be used in major issues affecting the state and the interest of the citizens.
The citizens of the state must use the Third Key on the issue of 6.9m population and on any matters that involved selling a part of the country away. It is time to invoke the Third Key. The citizens of a country cannot let 78 people decide their fate on a matter of such importance and with grave consequences. The people must know that they hold the Third Key and they are the Third Key.
No future govt should be allowed to spend away this national reserve, and the President shall hold a Second Key to prevent this from being looted by a rogue govt. A rogue govt is something to fear about, our national reserve is at stake.
But the national reserve is not the only thing that a rogue govt can get their hands to or to do mischief. There are many big assets of the state that can be sold away by a rogue govt. Top on the list is land. This can be sold in many ways. Remember Christmas Island.
What could happen is that a rogue govt could sell off some of our islands and the Second Key may not be able to stop them. He could be too weak, or he could be in collusion with the rogue govt to sell the islands. Building properties exclusively in an island and selling them to foreigners, even with 99 year lease, is as good as selling the island away for 99 years. Cannot imagine if sold as freeholds.
What about selling away national assets or strategic assets? Should the Second Key be used to stop such sales in the name of national interest? The President is paid a huge salary and should be tasked to take on bigger roles and responsibilities.
What about bringing in big numbers of foreigners as citizens or PRs? Hypothetically, if our citizen population is 3m and 3m foreigners are brought in as new citizens or PRs, it is as good as giving 50% of the assets/country to the new citizens and PRs. They are brought in to share our wealth and our country. Should the Second Key be used to stop such acts?
A rogue govt can commit many acts of treasons against the citizens that we could not think of at the moment, and with a President in their pocket. Rogue govt can turn traitors to the citizens. And when they do, and if the Second Key failed to stop them, who else or what else can stop the looting?
The citizens of the island need a Third Key to prevent the country from being sold away by a rogue govt in collusion with a willing President as an accomplice. As the system is such, it is the govt of the day that appoints the President, in a way. Oops, the people voted for the Presidency. The probability of a rogue govt working hand in hand with the President is very high. Only a Third Key can stop this.
The Third Key is with the people, and the Third Key is the people. The citizens of the state are the Third Key and this key must be used in major issues affecting the state and the interest of the citizens.
The citizens of the state must use the Third Key on the issue of 6.9m population and on any matters that involved selling a part of the country away. It is time to invoke the Third Key. The citizens of a country cannot let 78 people decide their fate on a matter of such importance and with grave consequences. The people must know that they hold the Third Key and they are the Third Key.
11/04/2013
Where were the securities?
The woman that climbed over the barrier to pluck at the décor for the
Kinetic Rain installation at Changi Terminal One was arrested and sent
for psychiatric observation. The puzzling and unsettling part of this
bizarre episode was that the woman could fall through the netting and kill herself, and that it went on for quite a while. It must have
taken a few minutes for her to climb over, gingerly walking to the pick
the décor, a bundle of them and one at a time, and gingerly walking back
and climbed back to safety.
Where were the guards? Where were the securities?
I remembered an experience in the underground passage of the train subway in Seoul many years back. As a tourist and full of curiosity, and a camera at my hip, I innocently took it out and shot a couple of pictures. We didn’t have our subway then. Before I could fire a third shot I was surrounded by civilian police and escorted to the side. They appeared so fast that I didn’t notice where they came from. Such efficiency and alertness in security!
Fortunately my pink passport won the day. They politely told me no pictures were allowed in the subway. I smiled and apologized. They took the roll of film with them and everything was back to normal. They went their way I went mine.
With the constant threat of terrorist attack, it was strange and uncomfortable to know that the woman could do so many things without being stopped from the moment she attempted to climb over the barrier. Were there any security personnel around watching? Not very assuring, not very good to see this kind of things happening.
Where were the guards? Where were the securities?
I remembered an experience in the underground passage of the train subway in Seoul many years back. As a tourist and full of curiosity, and a camera at my hip, I innocently took it out and shot a couple of pictures. We didn’t have our subway then. Before I could fire a third shot I was surrounded by civilian police and escorted to the side. They appeared so fast that I didn’t notice where they came from. Such efficiency and alertness in security!
Fortunately my pink passport won the day. They politely told me no pictures were allowed in the subway. I smiled and apologized. They took the roll of film with them and everything was back to normal. They went their way I went mine.
With the constant threat of terrorist attack, it was strange and uncomfortable to know that the woman could do so many things without being stopped from the moment she attempted to climb over the barrier. Were there any security personnel around watching? Not very assuring, not very good to see this kind of things happening.
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