We have had several days of furious reporting on the proceedings and
revelations of the Little India riot by the COI. The committee had a
field day expressing great admirations to individual bravery and
frowning at some acts of ‘cowardice’, not sure if this is an appropriate
word to use. And there were suggestions of what would or could be done
better. It was all about how the rioting could not have happened if the
accident was properly handled, nipped in the bud by properly trained
personnel who somehow failed to do so. There were so many
disappointments on how the men in blue handled the incidents. And one
striking moot point was the choice of not firing a warning shot that
could have made a great difference.
Then the reporting in the media stopped. No more coverage. No more
revelations of bravery and shortcomings and misgivings. What happens? No
more COI, or is there an adjournment and we would hear more of juicy
details later on? I am really looking forward to the interesting
revelations and commentaries from the eye witnesses and the experts. And
I must say I am not disappointed.
There was an adjournment and the COI continued with more aggressive
bouts of verbal tussle between the committee and the witnesses.
Yesterday was more between former Commissioner Tee Tua Bah and current
DAC Lu Yeow Lin, a contest between the veterans who have been there,
seen it and done it, full of valour and experience on one side, and top
scholars, full of talent, meticulous and well honed technical skills and
with modern management skill and expertise on the other side.
The veterans believed in actions, go in and get the job done quickly.
Think later or think quickly. The new technocrats, careful, measured,
situation appreciation, considered the lives of bystanders, officers and
not wanting to aggravate a bad situation. It was all cool, calculative
and thoughtful decision making. The veterans did not favour such an
approach. Too slow and could even be the cause of emboldening the
rioters. The new talents disagreed.
How would the situation be like should the veterans be in charge is a
iffy thing. It could lead to even bigger riot or the rioters could
scamper and all arrested on the spot with minimum fuzz.
The outcome could actually be extrapolated from the assumptions of the
rioters. One view is that the rioters are like innocent and nice school
children. If this is so, the aggressive and swift ‘nip in the bud’
approach of the veterans would surely do the job. Actually, if the
rioters were like school children, they could send in a team of police
women, as long as they are tougher than the female bus attendant, would
do the trick. Just give the rioters a few pushes and they will all fall
on the ground.
On the contrary, if the rioters were wild and untamed beasts, like how
they beat up the bus attendant and driver and some policemen, and
burning of police vehicles, a rough handling could actually go the way
as described by the new talents, bigger riot and burning of Little
India.
Between the veterans and the new talents, who is wiser? Which approach
is the better one? Can we develop a computer game to offer the different
possibilities and scenarios and see how they run out?
What do you think?
3/05/2014
World’s most expensive city!
We are the most expensive country in the world to live in. And we are
trying to attract our citizens overseas to return to sink root here. I
am wondering aloud if this is another wayang or for real. We are so
expensive in two big ticket items, housing and cars. How are we going to
tell our Singaporeans to come back home to live and work here when they
have to pay a ransom just to get a roof over their head and a decent
car to enjoy the good life? Or maybe the target group is the low earners
that are eligible to buy HDB.
How are they going to tell them that when they returned, because of their higher incomes, they cannot buy public flats but pay a few millions to buy private properties?
These overseas Sinkies are living in big houses, landed properties that cost less a HDB flat and owning cars that cost a fraction of a small Japanese car here. They could afford two or more cars in where they are living. Why would they want to trade their good life to live in the world’s most expensive city and pay a bomb for a tiny flat and a tiny car?
Are you people real? Are you people thinking? Are you people asking too much from the overseas Sinkies? Are you nuts? Or do you think they are nuts? Or maybe they are so excited to want to live in the world’s most expensive city.
A country that refuses to sell public housing to its own citizens for whatever silly reasons when housing prices are sky high is a SICK country run by sick people. Period.
Kopi level - Yellow
How are they going to tell them that when they returned, because of their higher incomes, they cannot buy public flats but pay a few millions to buy private properties?
These overseas Sinkies are living in big houses, landed properties that cost less a HDB flat and owning cars that cost a fraction of a small Japanese car here. They could afford two or more cars in where they are living. Why would they want to trade their good life to live in the world’s most expensive city and pay a bomb for a tiny flat and a tiny car?
Are you people real? Are you people thinking? Are you people asking too much from the overseas Sinkies? Are you nuts? Or do you think they are nuts? Or maybe they are so excited to want to live in the world’s most expensive city.
A country that refuses to sell public housing to its own citizens for whatever silly reasons when housing prices are sky high is a SICK country run by sick people. Period.
Kopi level - Yellow
US militant doctrine of permanent warfare for world domination ( PART Two
USA evil doctrine of permanent warfare for world dominance.
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US state organised terrorism did not start only after the Second World War. American terrorism is and has been an extension of Imperial British terrorism which terrorised the whole world from the 1600s AD to 1960sAD. Under British terrorism , wars of aggression and harassment were carried out symstematically and natives of conquered lands were brutally massacred or genocided. When US got its independence from England it consisted of only thirteen states and it existed among the many self governing or semi-independent native Indian states in North America. However from the first day of its independence US systematically carried out brutal wars of aggression against these native Indian states and destroyed them one by one and killed , murdered or genocide eighty-five million or ninety-five percent of the native population. US brutallity knew no bounds and its savage and wanton treatment of natives even outdone and exceeded that of its British forbears. Thus the whole of North America with the exception of Canada eventually came under US rule. US then systematically and yearly carried out a mass system of populating the conquered native lands with millions of white immigrants from all corners of Europe.
US did not stop its wars of aggression after taking over all the native lands in North America. It justified its conquests and complete destruction of the natives by quoting the Bible in saying their Christian God did not keep these rich and resourceful lands for the "savage natives" but God has meant it to be reserved for "civilised White Men". Now who are the savages and who are the civilised people? You judge for yourself. US then turned its wars of aggression against Mexico. It always created border incidents to justify its aggression. Thus in between 1840s to 1890s US attacked and invaded Mexico and eventually occupied more than one million six hundred and sixty-five thousand square miles of Mexican lands which now comprise the states of Florida, Texas, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and California.
After annexing more than two thirds of Mexican lands US focus its wars of aggression across the Pacific Ocean. It attacked and took Hawaii by force in between 1905 to 1940s. The natives of Hawaii fought the barbaric Americans bravely and only gave up after hundreds of thousands of native Hawaiians were killed and slaughtered. US then went on to depose the Hawaiian queen and eventually annexed the group of Hawaiian Islands to America. Just like in North America, Hawaii is now occupied eighty per cent by white men. There is another native islander kingdom called Guam across the other side of the Pacific Ocean in the east and this island kingdom would eventually suffered the same fate as Hawaii. Guam is now a major American military base. From Guam the Americans are now posturing its aggression against China. It had earlier used Guam for operation as a major military base for its war of aggression against Vietnam in the Vietnam Wars of 1965 to 1975. After taking Hawaii and Guam US went on to occupy and mopped up many other small islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Who and when will the Evil Empire's savage aggressions be stopped?
Southernglory1
Wednesday, 5th March, 2014
3/04/2014
Did Cheng Bock disinvite himself again?
Someone pointed out to me that Cheng Bock’s name was not among the
comrades listed in the Obituary for Chua Sian Chin. Practically every ex
MP and minister’s name was on that list except Cheng Bock.
The question is whether Cheng Bock was not invited or disinvited himself from the comrades in arms. If he was not invited, is it a clear sign that he is no longer one of them? Unless of course someone took out the wrong list that was not updated.
What is happening?
The question is whether Cheng Bock was not invited or disinvited himself from the comrades in arms. If he was not invited, is it a clear sign that he is no longer one of them? Unless of course someone took out the wrong list that was not updated.
What is happening?
Hospital tents as temporary buffers
Gan Kim Yong: ‘the tent used for the Admission Transit Area Extension at
Changi General Hospital is part of the “buffer capacity” to respond to
unexpected surges in demand. It was built in June last year.’
Well, in many services there is this occasional need for additional facilities when there is a surge in demand. Restaurants could put up side tables in any space available when needed. Our housing crisis over the last decade was due to the lack of tents to accommodate the influx of a million foreigners. The MND should learn from MOH to built tents as buffer capacity when the next population surge arises when they did not see it coming.
It is understandable that such buffer capacity wouldl be needed when there is an epidemic like the Sars crisis. Just wondering why there is a need to cater for a surge during the end of the year holiday season? If this is a seasonal thing, there must be better ways to cope with such demands and the number of additional beds could be fairly predictable after years of repeated demands.
When such buffer capacities have to be activated in a non crisis state or when there is no outbreak of a contagious disease, does it not say that our hospital capacities are already fully loaded or insufficient? One can imagine what the needs for beds would be like when there is a major outbreak like the SARS. The only good thing about this shortage is that it will be quite similar to the housing shortage and the huge demand could be translated to good profits with higher ward charges. Or maybe not since the ward charges cannot be subject to market forces and market pricing mechanism of supply and demand.
Incidentally, would patients housed in such temporary tents be charged the same rate as those in the normal wards? Oh, are these ‘Admission Transit Area Extension’ going to be a permanent temporary fixture of hospitals?
Well, in many services there is this occasional need for additional facilities when there is a surge in demand. Restaurants could put up side tables in any space available when needed. Our housing crisis over the last decade was due to the lack of tents to accommodate the influx of a million foreigners. The MND should learn from MOH to built tents as buffer capacity when the next population surge arises when they did not see it coming.
It is understandable that such buffer capacity wouldl be needed when there is an epidemic like the Sars crisis. Just wondering why there is a need to cater for a surge during the end of the year holiday season? If this is a seasonal thing, there must be better ways to cope with such demands and the number of additional beds could be fairly predictable after years of repeated demands.
When such buffer capacities have to be activated in a non crisis state or when there is no outbreak of a contagious disease, does it not say that our hospital capacities are already fully loaded or insufficient? One can imagine what the needs for beds would be like when there is a major outbreak like the SARS. The only good thing about this shortage is that it will be quite similar to the housing shortage and the huge demand could be translated to good profits with higher ward charges. Or maybe not since the ward charges cannot be subject to market forces and market pricing mechanism of supply and demand.
Incidentally, would patients housed in such temporary tents be charged the same rate as those in the normal wards? Oh, are these ‘Admission Transit Area Extension’ going to be a permanent temporary fixture of hospitals?
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