3/31/2019

Singapore Open 2019 - Athletics at the National Stadium

These are some of the pics taken at the Singapore Open on 29 Mar, the final day of this International Meet with competitors from Japan, South Korea, Hongkong, Taiwan and our neighbouring Asean countries. The schools sent in their supporters en mass to cheer their school representatives competing among the men and women in the various events. The school supporters and their parents contributed to an otherwise empty stadium and boosted the spirit of the game.

The organisers of such events need to create more publicity and find ways and means to bring in the crowds to keep the events alive and favourably received. It needs great effort, coordination and support from all the agencies and organisations to make such events successful.

The next big event would be the Singapore Masters Open cum the inaugural South East Asia Masters Meet in 3-5 May at Bishan Stadium and Home of the Athletes. Would there be supporters and crowd to cheer the seniors competing in the fields? Would there be publicity given to the event to inform the public and supporters to turn up and liven up the spirit of the game?

The main media could do a lot to lend a helping hand in such promotions and publicity.

3/30/2019

Brad Bowyer left People's Voice out of the blue

Singapore – On March 28 (Thursday), former PAP turned opposition Brad Bowyer announced his resignation from the People’s Voice (PV) opposition party.

Through a post in his Facebook account, Bowyer said that as of March 24 (Sunday), he no longer has any direct association with Lim Tean’s opposition party.
The reasons for his separation remain unclear, although he did mention personal health issues....

While there is still no word from Lim Tean regarding Bowyer’s decision, netizens are already giving their suggestions for Bowyer’s next steps.
Hass Kamsun suggested joining the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) and hinted that Bowyer would fit in nicely.

Above is reported in theindependent.sg

How many more opposition candidates would resign from their parties suddenly like being struck by lightning and claimed health reasons and wanting to start on a new journey? The clearest sign of lightning struck is this comment in theindependent.sg, 'Khong Marcus and Jack Ng suggested going independent although Bowyer replied that his path is still unclear'. Lightning struck victims often appeared blur or lost.

Would there be more akan datang?

I think Bad Bowyer should join the PAP, safer and better future. Guaranteed would not be struck by lightning. And if he is thinking of getting into parliament, no need to look elsewhere.

What do you think?

3/29/2019

Fake news that senior managers applying for junior secretary job

Martin Gabriel, who runs HR consultancy and training firm HRmatters 21, shared on Facebook last weekend that a quarter of the 100+ applications his client received for a junior secretary job came from “applicants above 40 years of age and previously held senior positions making much much more than 3k.”
Mr Gabriel wrote: “I don’t usually discuss the confidential part of my work so openly, but I think it’s good to alert everyone, how bad the job market is. Recently my client advertised for a junior secretary position for a salary of about 3k plus.
“What was astonishing was that, even senior Managers and Directors were applying for that position. Most of them, out of work for more than 6 months.

“More than a 100 applications were received for one position with about 25% of the applicants above 40 years of age and (sic) previously held senior positions making much much more than 3k. That’s is how bad the job market situation is in Singapore.”

In a comment, Mr Gabriel added: “I don’t want to call people out, but even here in FB, I have friends who are desperately looking for a job and had (sic) gone into depression. There is even one person who had to seek medical treatment for 2 years and was suicidal. I feel so sorry for this person.
“No mainstream media would dare interview me for such stories because I can easily come up with 5 to 6 stories that would drive people to tears. And these are real stories, not made up. I’m a hands on person. My course of work brings me up close to such people and unfortunate situations.”
The above paragraphs copied from theindependent.sg blog 
My instant reaction is that this is fake news because with all the rosy reports in the main media that unemployment of PMETs is not serious and so many are getting employed, this type of news cannot be true. If it is, then PAP cannot be elected with so big majority election after election. 
Also you don't really hear PMETs complaining about being jobless or unemployed, at least not in the main media that always tell the truth. The only time you hear such news is from the social media like theindependent.sg and Gilbert Goh's unemployment blog. And you all know that social media are always guaranteed to be unreliable and famed for posting fake news, mysingaporenews also included. So you be the judge if this is fake news or truth.
I personally know of a PhD applying to be a cleaner supervisor. This one I swear is true. 
So, unemployment of PMETs real problem or fake news? Many senior remisiers are also going to be jobless soon, I know.

3/28/2019

No jokes please, this is Singapore


Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam has revealed that he “laughed off” the Facebook comments from two netizens about wanting to throw an egg at him, when he was informed about the comments.

I hope Shanmugam would also laugh at this pic and not to classify it as fake news. I swear I did not create this pic. Just received it in my whatsapp. Please, I will remove it if this is offensive, if it is wrong to repost this pic here or anywhere. Please, just let me know, I am a law abiding person, no intention to offend anyone or to break the law.

3/27/2019

The Evil Empire - Everything is against the security of the USA

We have heard the Americans going around the world telling its allies that Huaweis 5G is a security threat without any proof. Huawei is now suing the Americans for lying and demanding that the Americans come up with proof of their wild accusation. 

The Evil American Empire has been using this red herring of security threat as an excuse to attack its enemies and the murdering of their national leaders, in Iraq and Libya and now Venezuela. They are still accusing the North Koreans for being a threat to their security when it is the Evil Empire that is a threat to North Korea and threatening them everyday with military exercise and possible invaation and preemptive strike. The Evil Empire is using this threat to impose sanctions on North Korea and the Venezuela causing severe economic problems and poverty to these countries.

Now it is using the same excuse to demand that the Turkish govt not to buy Russian S400 missiles. And Erdogan has outright told the Americans off, that the purchase has nothing to do with the security of the Americans. The only threat to American security is for the missiles to shoot down American planes attacking his country.  Below are some quotes from Yahoo News on this issue.

'Turkey's deal to buy Russian S-400 missile defence systems had "nothing to do" with the security of the US, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday after a Pentagon warning.

He was speaking a day after Washington warned Ankara of "grave consequences" should the deal go ahead.

"It is very clear why Turkey has bought this air defence system, under what conditions it has bought them and how it will be used," Erdogan said in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir.

"Everyone knows that this issue has nothing to do whatsoever with NATO, the F-35 project and the security of the US," he said during the televised speech.

The "issue was not about the S-400s" but about Turkey "taking actions on its own accord", especially in Syria, he added.

Ankara's push to buy the systems from Moscow has caused tensions with its NATO ally, as Washington has raised questions over the equipment's compatibility with the alliance's established weapon systems.'

The last part about compatibility with the alliance's established weapons systems is the way the Americans blackmailed its allies once they bought American weapons. They cannot buy weapons from Russia or China anymore. Singapore is likely caught in this bind as well. Once a member of the mafia, forever a member of the mafia. There is no way to get out, like what Turkey is trying to do in wanting better ties with the Russians after the failed military coup against Erdogan by the Americans.

Countries must beware not to choose to sleep with the devils in the Evil American Empire.