There are a few urgent issues affecting Sinkies and Sin City that would
make or break the dominance of the PAP. Housing is obviously a major one
and Boon Wan has to some extent avoided the fall over the cliff. But he
could not do more than what he has done now without turning everything
topsy turvy as the problem is now too big and too complex to rewind the
damages done. And there is still a big batch of young people caught by
the dastard policies and still cannot buy HDB flats cause their incomes
have exceeded the stupid income ceiling. They will be forever not
allowed to buy HDB flats, like the outcasts or lepers of Roman Empire.
They can only curse and swear to vote the govt out for causing the harm
and damage to their lives, the ONLY group of Sinkies that cannot buy
HDB flats.
I would not bother to deal with the others but just one, ie jobs for
Sinkies which is also related to the high presence of foreigners here.
To unravel and solve these two issues would put a minister in a position
of great admiration by the Sinkies. Chuan Jin is strategically placed
to tackle these issues and could make or break his career as a result.
He either succeeds or become just one of them, seen as anti
Singaporeans. He has all the potential to rise above the heap of
mediocrity, to make a real difference to the lives of Sinkies and the
future of this island.
What Chuan Jin needs is the confident to go where the heart is and what
is right and good for the Sinkies. To do this, he must be prepared to
take on the big wigs of his party and the foreigners making outrageous
demands on the system. Get the jobs for Sinkies, cut down the unduly
huge foreign presence especially in PME positions and even top jobs. It
is a bit nationalistic but there is no reason why talented Sinkies
cannot replace the foreign imports. We built this City on the back of
local talents. The foreigner are here standing on our shoulders, on what
we have built. They did not contribute much or anything towards our
achievements but being rewarded unashamingly.
Would Chuan Jin have the courage to answer this calling and be prepared
to challenge the conventional wisdom of the party, and risk being kicked
out from the Party or being called traitor to the party? He has the all
wither to go for it.
The only misgiving is what he said about Sinkies preferring contract
jobs instead of permanent jobs. I hope he is fed with misinformation and
know that this is false. If he really believes that Sinkies wanted
short term contract jobs instead of a long term career, then I take back
everything I said above. For if he believes that Sinkies are so daft,
then I see no hope in what he will do as the premises on which his
policies will depend on is misleading. He would thus be pursuing a
policy direction that is not attuned to the aspirations of Sinkies, or
he could not understand the aspiration of the Sinkies. That means he
would be working and walking in a different direction and ending in
nowhere, no difference from where he started. Then everything will be in
vain.
Whither will Chuan Jin be heading? Would he seize the moment and be the
one that makes the difference at a critical time when a maverick is
needed? Or would he squander his chances and just crumble and merge into
the same heap of mediocrity?
12/26/2013
The compulsory Medishield Life is the best thing to happen...
Before you read further, let me clarify that this view is only
applicable to those who have all the money to pay for the premium and
living an extremely good life and want to live forever. I came to this
view after watching a short 2 mins of the SG+ on the Medishield Life and
the views expressed by a super talent who was obviously very rich and
paying was not an issue. This super talent was so excited and exuberant,
and was all praises for the Medishield Life Scheme and I can understand
why.
The Medishield Life has to be compulsory so that the cost of premium can be shared by everyone to be affordable. If you allow those losers, those that cannot afford to pay for the premium, those whose life is better dead than alive to opt out then the premium would have to be much higher. So it is crucial that no one be allowed to stay out of this wonderful scheme.
Did I get the feeling that the rich and those who have a wonderful life to live on is roping in all the poor who rather die to help to finance their good life? The TV crew did an on the spot interview with some of the heartlanders and one interviewee pointedly insisted that he wanted to opt out of the scheme. He was a pensioner, no income, how to pay for the premium? Without an income even $10 is too much for him. Unfortunately he cannot get away. It is compulsory and he would have to find a way to pay.
As for the rich, they would all love to pay. And it would be so nice if they can get the poor to help out to defray the cost. The reluctant poor, the unwilling poor, the poor that wanted to die than to live, must not get away from paying. It does not matter whether they want it or not, it does not matter whether they need it or not, just make them pay.
No one bothers about lowering medical cost which is the main cause of fear of not being able to pay. And if there is such a great Medishield Life Scheme, the medical cost can continue to go up and away since there is this scheme to pay for it. Did anyone mention that they want to prevent a buffet syndrome? Didn’t they know that with this scheme, they are actually encouraging the buffet syndrome directly as everyone would feel more comfortable to seek medical services? Those that would have little reason to want to live would also choose to seek medical treatment since they have been compulsorily made to pay for it.
Shouldn’t those that have a good life to live and to live forever and so happy to have such a medical insurance scheme be paying for themselves and not imposing or compulsorily forced those that cannot afford to pay to be robbed into paying? I am so happy too, I think I can afford to pay with the help of those that cannot afford to pay but forced by compulsion to pay and reduce what I have to pay. I would say a big thank you to them too. Needless to say, I too would be very happy with this Medishield Life. The only problem is that I do not know when misfortune will strike and I would find that I would not have the money to pay for the premium. Then I don’t think I would be happy like the happy rich anymore.
Mind you, don’t ever think that you would always have the money to pay even if you can afford it today. If you don’t care a damn about those who cannot afford to pay and still wanting them to cough out blood to defray your cost, you are likely to end up like them one day. What goes around will come around. Getting the poor to subsidise the rich is simply wicked.
The Medishield Life has to be compulsory so that the cost of premium can be shared by everyone to be affordable. If you allow those losers, those that cannot afford to pay for the premium, those whose life is better dead than alive to opt out then the premium would have to be much higher. So it is crucial that no one be allowed to stay out of this wonderful scheme.
Did I get the feeling that the rich and those who have a wonderful life to live on is roping in all the poor who rather die to help to finance their good life? The TV crew did an on the spot interview with some of the heartlanders and one interviewee pointedly insisted that he wanted to opt out of the scheme. He was a pensioner, no income, how to pay for the premium? Without an income even $10 is too much for him. Unfortunately he cannot get away. It is compulsory and he would have to find a way to pay.
As for the rich, they would all love to pay. And it would be so nice if they can get the poor to help out to defray the cost. The reluctant poor, the unwilling poor, the poor that wanted to die than to live, must not get away from paying. It does not matter whether they want it or not, it does not matter whether they need it or not, just make them pay.
No one bothers about lowering medical cost which is the main cause of fear of not being able to pay. And if there is such a great Medishield Life Scheme, the medical cost can continue to go up and away since there is this scheme to pay for it. Did anyone mention that they want to prevent a buffet syndrome? Didn’t they know that with this scheme, they are actually encouraging the buffet syndrome directly as everyone would feel more comfortable to seek medical services? Those that would have little reason to want to live would also choose to seek medical treatment since they have been compulsorily made to pay for it.
Shouldn’t those that have a good life to live and to live forever and so happy to have such a medical insurance scheme be paying for themselves and not imposing or compulsorily forced those that cannot afford to pay to be robbed into paying? I am so happy too, I think I can afford to pay with the help of those that cannot afford to pay but forced by compulsion to pay and reduce what I have to pay. I would say a big thank you to them too. Needless to say, I too would be very happy with this Medishield Life. The only problem is that I do not know when misfortune will strike and I would find that I would not have the money to pay for the premium. Then I don’t think I would be happy like the happy rich anymore.
Mind you, don’t ever think that you would always have the money to pay even if you can afford it today. If you don’t care a damn about those who cannot afford to pay and still wanting them to cough out blood to defray your cost, you are likely to end up like them one day. What goes around will come around. Getting the poor to subsidise the rich is simply wicked.
Is Valencia Worth It?
‘$418 million! That’s the amount of debt Spanish football club Valencia
but it’s no deterrence to Singaporean businessman Peter Lim. The
Singaporean businessman has a net worth of $2.3 billion and has pledged
to wipe out the debts and make money available to buy new players for
the club.
Now this is not the first time Mr. Lim had tried to buy a football club. In 2010, Mr. Lim made a failed bid for Liverpool so this bid does not come as a total surprise, but…why Valencia?
I don’t get this purchase. Valencia is so heavily in debt that Mr. Lim would need a sixth of his asset just to clear the debt. Add to that the money needed to buy new players, the money needed to finish their stadium; the total money involved would be well above $500 million….’
The above is copied from an article appearing in Musings from the Lion City.
Someone once asked a senior gentleman why he would spend $200k to put his uncle in Mt Elizabeth for an operation that had a 90% chance to fail when the condition of the illness had reached its terminal stage. The money could be better spent giving it to the family of the sick uncle. It was just being practical and realistic. The gentleman simply said it was his money and he was happy spending it.
I am not saying that Peter Lim is just happy spending his money on a flimsy project. He is a very successful and shrewd businessman and must have done his due diligence before putting the money where his mouth is. He is not spending other people’s money. Even if he loses his money, it is his money to lose.
I can’t say of people who spent OPM indiscriminately, often with minimal due diligence. I can’t say much of people who spent OPM on fetish projects that are at best good for personal egos. I can’t say of people who spent OPM for knave ideas they dreamt of during a wet dream.
There is a huge difference between spending your own money and OPM. The latter owes a huge obligation and responsibility to spend the money wisely, carefully, with great due diligence and not wantonly like an asshole thinking he is spending his grandfather’s money. The plan for a huge year long celebration to commemorate the good relations between two countries is one such example. It is so easy to spend OPM without thinking of where the money is coming from and what good the money can do for the people.
I will say Peter Lim has all the right and excuses to spend his money anyway he wants it. It is his money. Is Valencia worth it? It is for Peter to answer or not to answer. But when one is in authority and spending the people’s money, it is the people’s problem and it is the right of the people to ask if it is worth it.
And there is a 5 billion dollar question that the people should be asking. Is the F35s worth it?
Now this is not the first time Mr. Lim had tried to buy a football club. In 2010, Mr. Lim made a failed bid for Liverpool so this bid does not come as a total surprise, but…why Valencia?
I don’t get this purchase. Valencia is so heavily in debt that Mr. Lim would need a sixth of his asset just to clear the debt. Add to that the money needed to buy new players, the money needed to finish their stadium; the total money involved would be well above $500 million….’
The above is copied from an article appearing in Musings from the Lion City.
Someone once asked a senior gentleman why he would spend $200k to put his uncle in Mt Elizabeth for an operation that had a 90% chance to fail when the condition of the illness had reached its terminal stage. The money could be better spent giving it to the family of the sick uncle. It was just being practical and realistic. The gentleman simply said it was his money and he was happy spending it.
I am not saying that Peter Lim is just happy spending his money on a flimsy project. He is a very successful and shrewd businessman and must have done his due diligence before putting the money where his mouth is. He is not spending other people’s money. Even if he loses his money, it is his money to lose.
I can’t say of people who spent OPM indiscriminately, often with minimal due diligence. I can’t say much of people who spent OPM on fetish projects that are at best good for personal egos. I can’t say of people who spent OPM for knave ideas they dreamt of during a wet dream.
There is a huge difference between spending your own money and OPM. The latter owes a huge obligation and responsibility to spend the money wisely, carefully, with great due diligence and not wantonly like an asshole thinking he is spending his grandfather’s money. The plan for a huge year long celebration to commemorate the good relations between two countries is one such example. It is so easy to spend OPM without thinking of where the money is coming from and what good the money can do for the people.
I will say Peter Lim has all the right and excuses to spend his money anyway he wants it. It is his money. Is Valencia worth it? It is for Peter to answer or not to answer. But when one is in authority and spending the people’s money, it is the people’s problem and it is the right of the people to ask if it is worth it.
And there is a 5 billion dollar question that the people should be asking. Is the F35s worth it?
Get every Sinkie a job
The stories of many Sinkies that are jobless for months or years are
very depressing and make one boils down under. On the other hand, more
than a million foreigners are here gainfully employed, some through foul
means make things more difficult to swallow for the Sinkies. And many
foreigners are coming in forming a long queue, I hold your hand, you
hold another, with jobs fixed up for them by their countrymen. This is
not only not cute but disgusting, intolerable and must be put to a stop.
There is this latest letter by a Susan posted in Gilbert’s Transitioning.org blog. I reproduce a part of it here.
‘I graduated from NUS in July this year, and have since been unemployed.
Over the past 6 months, I have been sending out – I would say 50 or more – resumes daily via Jobsdb, Jobstreet, Jobscentral, NUS’s career site for their Alumni etc. You name it, I think I did it.
I did receive invitations to attend interviews for around 3-4 times each month.
Unfortunately no offers were presented after each interview.
To know that my friends from the same course have since found a job or attended paid internships after graduation does place stress on myself.
I have tried several times to contact someone and ask for assistance to review my resume and cover letter, but not much improvement on the process of my job hunt has been seen.
Months of staying at home without a proper job is tough, even tough my family is still doing fine with my father still working. I would love to be able to lessen his burden by finding a job. After all, they worked hard to get me through to a university and placed high hopes on me being able to get employed with a decent salary….’
Why are Sinkies ended up in such a deplorable state in their own country when they did everything that was needed, to get the necessary qualifications, to actively job hunt for an entry level job, but getting nowhere? Young people trying to do their bit to help their families could not even do so because of a system that favours foreigners.
This is not a challenge for the govt, but a responsibility to the people. If the govt does not see this as its duty but to look after foreigners, then the govt does not deserve to govern, does not deserve to be elected. Every Sinkie that is willing to work, actively seeking to work, except those that are a problem themselves, must be employed within a short period of job search, and employed in a job commensurate with their qualifications and experience. It is sick and arrogant to demand a qualified Sinkie to downgrade and be underemployed. Not acceptable. It is an abuse of the Sinkies.
We have a full employment situation and jobs must not be so difficult to come by for a willing Sinkie. I am not going to tell the govt how it can be done or should be done. It is their responsibility to see it done, and if necessary, cut down on foreigners, get the foreigners replaced by a Sinkie and NOT the other way. It is a fact that foreigners are here replacing Sinkies in good jobs. It is unacceptable to close one eye and pretend it is not happening.
There are many Susans and PMEs that are still unemployed or underemployed and are willing to take on any job that are reasonable and they are not demanding for the sky. Why are they still unemployed? It is not only a matter of no income, it is depressing, humiliating, psychologically painful to go on searching and getting rejection after rejection when the govt is claiming that there are so many jobs around and so many foreigners are happily coming in daily to make up the 6.9m. Can you blame them for feeling betrayed?
The govt owes the people a job, NOT the foreigners. If the govt refuses to act on this, let it be. The people shall decide who they want to be the govt to look after their interests. There is a social contract between the govt and the people. Who brays about betrayal when MPs tried to do something good for the people?
There is this latest letter by a Susan posted in Gilbert’s Transitioning.org blog. I reproduce a part of it here.
‘I graduated from NUS in July this year, and have since been unemployed.
Over the past 6 months, I have been sending out – I would say 50 or more – resumes daily via Jobsdb, Jobstreet, Jobscentral, NUS’s career site for their Alumni etc. You name it, I think I did it.
I did receive invitations to attend interviews for around 3-4 times each month.
Unfortunately no offers were presented after each interview.
To know that my friends from the same course have since found a job or attended paid internships after graduation does place stress on myself.
I have tried several times to contact someone and ask for assistance to review my resume and cover letter, but not much improvement on the process of my job hunt has been seen.
Months of staying at home without a proper job is tough, even tough my family is still doing fine with my father still working. I would love to be able to lessen his burden by finding a job. After all, they worked hard to get me through to a university and placed high hopes on me being able to get employed with a decent salary….’
Why are Sinkies ended up in such a deplorable state in their own country when they did everything that was needed, to get the necessary qualifications, to actively job hunt for an entry level job, but getting nowhere? Young people trying to do their bit to help their families could not even do so because of a system that favours foreigners.
This is not a challenge for the govt, but a responsibility to the people. If the govt does not see this as its duty but to look after foreigners, then the govt does not deserve to govern, does not deserve to be elected. Every Sinkie that is willing to work, actively seeking to work, except those that are a problem themselves, must be employed within a short period of job search, and employed in a job commensurate with their qualifications and experience. It is sick and arrogant to demand a qualified Sinkie to downgrade and be underemployed. Not acceptable. It is an abuse of the Sinkies.
We have a full employment situation and jobs must not be so difficult to come by for a willing Sinkie. I am not going to tell the govt how it can be done or should be done. It is their responsibility to see it done, and if necessary, cut down on foreigners, get the foreigners replaced by a Sinkie and NOT the other way. It is a fact that foreigners are here replacing Sinkies in good jobs. It is unacceptable to close one eye and pretend it is not happening.
There are many Susans and PMEs that are still unemployed or underemployed and are willing to take on any job that are reasonable and they are not demanding for the sky. Why are they still unemployed? It is not only a matter of no income, it is depressing, humiliating, psychologically painful to go on searching and getting rejection after rejection when the govt is claiming that there are so many jobs around and so many foreigners are happily coming in daily to make up the 6.9m. Can you blame them for feeling betrayed?
The govt owes the people a job, NOT the foreigners. If the govt refuses to act on this, let it be. The people shall decide who they want to be the govt to look after their interests. There is a social contract between the govt and the people. Who brays about betrayal when MPs tried to do something good for the people?
12/25/2013
A thought for Christmas
Hsien Loong was reported to have said that the riot in Little India was ‘a
good reminder to Singaporeans that even in a stable society, such an incident
can happen’. And he added that what was important was ‘to have a Home Team that
can deal with the situation in a calibrated, thoughtful and decisive way’.
I would like to look at it from another perspective with Christmas in mind. Many Singaporeans and Home Team officers may not be Christians but they too want to be home for Christmas, to enjoy the holiday with their families. And to expect and take it for granted that a riot would be a good reminder, and we are sure to have them, and what is important is to have the Home Team ready to deal with the rioting should not be the approach to this problem.
The key issue is not to create conditions to allow such riots to take place. And they are a host of obvious causes to this riot. These causes must be removed. And to fall back on a Home Team must be the last resort. Having our men there fighting and quelling a riot is risking their lives, and should the unfortunate happen to any one of them, no amount of kind words can ameliorate the pain and suffering of losing a loved one in the call of duty to the country.
Get rid of the causes and minimise the risk of putting our men in the front line. The best solution is prevention, not the cure, not to think it is ok to have riots as long as we have a Home Team to tackle them.
We want everyone, including the Home Team officers, to be home for Christmas. Every officer is a father/mother, son/daughter, husband/wife or sibling of someone and should not be put to unnecessary risk and harm if this can be prevented.
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