Go to the promised land

Singaporeans are encouraged by a new group of Moses to go to their promised land, overseas. This little paradise that we have created is not good enough for our able and talented, or not meant for them. The talk is to go to all corners of the world. This sing song session is gaining in decibel and the Moses must really believe that this is the way to go.

Let me fast forward to see what it will be like if this call is to take its natural course. Our talented will be moving out to sell their expertises overseas, residing in foreign land, their new promised land. Some may leave their families at home with the maids. Some may rent out their precious and multi millions homes to the mosquitoes or to new tenants. Only the daft and less talented will be left behind in their near to a million dollar public housing.

In the general economy, our industries too will be moving overseas to make their pot of gold. There is no need to worry about hollowing out. Many foreign companies will be welcomed to take over their vacated places, same business or new business, all the same. And the foreigners will also bring in more foreign workers, talented and not so talented, to fill up the shortfalls of manpower as the citizens left for their promised land.

Our paradise and the beautiful and expensive homes will be occupied by foreigners, own or rent, to enjoy the first world city and facilities while our talented will be fighting it out in third world countries for their trophies, roughing it out and taking the risks in foreign land, away from the safety and comfort of the paradise they were used to.

What happens if 50% of the citizens left for their promised land and are replaced by foreigners? Is this a good thing? Why do we work so hard to build a paradise only to be encouraged to vacate it for third world people to share and enjoy? Logical?

When the Europeans were building their empires, they went overseas too. But their missions were different. They left their homes to conquer, to rob, to loot, to bring the resources and gold home for their loved ones to live a life of leisure and to pursue the good life. They went out to bring wealth home, not to abandon their beloved homes. They know where were their homes why they were out conquering the world. Their promised land is still home unless they could turn the foreign land into homes like the USA, Australia and other conquered land. They did not bring in foreigners to fill the vacuum left by them, at least during the glorious days of the empires. The Europeans built their era of renaissance by conquering the world and bringing wealth home. We are emptying our nest of talents.

What are we thinking when we want our talented to go out when paradise is here, when home is here, when all the third world talents or no talents want to be here? And the net effect is to leave a void at home to be filled by the dubious talents of third world countries.

What do you think?

Obama, the Whitemen's tool and pr0xy for mass murder.

Obama might have received the Nobel Peace Prize but right from the beginning he has shown to the world that he is a war monger and a mass killer. He is a willing tool and proxy for White Americans agenda to dominate and control the whole world under White men's hegemony. He takes instructions from his evil masters in the White House, The Senate, Congress and on top the warmongering masters in CIA and The Pentagon where all American wars of aggression and conquest are planned and carried out.

Strictly speaking, Obama has no say in international and foreign affairs . He is only a mouth piece for his White masters and he articulates and acts only what he is commanded to do so. He is only a smoke screen for all the evil designs of the West headed by the White Americans especially in their wars of aggression . When the American drones and military aircrafts and missiles kill thousands of other people their leaders like their president, senators, congressmen and military are praised and considered as heroes. They are all wanton killers and criminals and should be brought before the International Court of Justice for trial and be summarily executed. When  a fellow countryman of victims carries out revenge singulary in killing a white man , it is always blown out of proportions by them that he is a bad man, a killer and murderor.

America and many other European countries hold thousands of nuclear tipped missiles and bombers and store thousands of chemical weapons . They tell us their nuclear bombs and missiles and chemical weapons are clean and for peaceful purposes only. As of old, they are using their military might for aggression and to hold sway over other people  - other countries. Therefore other countries big or small must ensure they too have nuclear and chemical weapons to deter White men's aggression. The White Americans and the Europeans must remember that there is only one planet earth, and we either live together or die together. The White Americans and the Europeans have created enough trouble for other peoples and countries in the last few hundred years . They had genocided over eighty-five million native Americans in North American and over a hundred million in South America. With their military might they had created endless wars of aggression, conquests and destruction that culminated with the most wanton and destructive First World War ( 1914 - 1918 ) and The Second World War ( 1937 - 1945 ). The world has to put a stop to all these acts of wanton aggression or face a Third World War where no one can survive not even the White Americans and the Europeans wherever they may be.

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The Singapore Dream flying high

There was once the American Dream that made many Americans rich or at least promoted to the middle class with reasonably high pay, home ownership and cars and a good life of plenty. This American Dream was real and known world wide that people from across the world came knocking at the American shore. Many foreigners were equally happy with their American Dream.
 
The Chinese flocked to America once the barrier was lifted, to live the American Dream. The early birds caught the worms. Unfortunately the American Dream is crumbling. Many middle class Americans woke up to find the Dream gone. They became the new poor of America. Those from the Third World are still chasing the American Dream as the average American lifestyle is still worth many times their pathetic life in their home countries. This has changed for the Chinese who are starting to go home. Even the Hongkies are going home.
 
There is now a Chinese Dream where many became millionaires and billionaires within a generation, where jobs are aplenty. Many talented Chinese, trained and educated in the best American and western universities and systems are returning to China to chase the Chinese Dream.
 
Those who came to Singapore to chase the Singapore Dream are also returning except for the low level unskilled and semi skilled food court operators and those in Geylang. The Singapore Dream is also crumbling to the educated and professional Chinese. But to the Third World arrivals, the Singapore Dream is still much alive and flying high. Many are dreaming of becoming landlords and business men and women after making their little fortune here. What they earned may not seem much here but on going home they will be much richer and could start a new life with their new found wealth acquired chasing the Singapore Dream. Yes, the Singapore Dream is good to the Third World foreigners.
 
To the Sinkies, the Singapore Dream is changing. The latest is to stop dreaming of a car. Many have stopped dreaming of private properties or even a 5 rm flat. The Singapore Dream to the Sinkies is disappearing just like the American Dream to the Americans. Only the foreigners from poorer and less developed countries are cherishing this Dream, to be rich and to upgrade themselves to the middle class or better, to live better lives. To Sinkies, the new Singapore Dream is to downgrade, to downgrade their expectations, to downgrade their jobs, their homes, and forget about car ownership. Can’t believe it but the new Singapore Dream is all about downgrading.
 
Might as well call it the fleeting Singapore Dream.

Half baked survey or half baked analysts?

While many do not bother much about surveys and survey findings, the latest survey by the Institute of Policy Studies is gaining some traction to the extent that some took it quite seriously. We have a race relations problem. You mean we don’t have a race relations problem until this survey came about? Or do they mean that we won’t have a race relations problem in the future if the right things are done? Heheheh, I didn’t know there are so many children around.

I did a very interesting survey myself and the results were stunning. 10% of the respondents said they will kill their parents. 30% said they will like to swap their parents. 40% will want to sell their wives. 60% of women would want to change their spouses. And 30% are very happy with their mother in laws. This survey was conducted without the input of race, so it is race free. The respondents were from all the races. Would the result be different if race is added? I dunno, but for sure it will rub people up the wrong way and they will be many stereotyping of the races by the analysts and the readers. And they will tell you, see, all racists!

Why would there be 10% wanting to kill their parents? Don’t they love their parents? Should this simple question elicit a 100% result or near there, that they all loved their parents? And 30%, horror, so many want to swap their parents, not happy with the parents who gave birth to them. As for the men who wanted to sell their wives and the wives who wanted to change their spouses, shouldn’t this be the natural response, or should the number be higher given the fact that familiarity breeds contempt, or once you get too close the spots became obvious and more difficult to live with?

And there are 30% who are happy with their mother in laws, the most undesirable part of a marriage equation! Should this be down to 1%?

Should the survey findings be different? Nay, when human nature is concerned, the results are likely to be the same like among every few good men or women there will be a few creeps, a few mad, a few insane. Does anyone really expect a survey on human perceptions of things or opinions be perfectly skewed in one way or another? Just like the Institute of Policy Studies survey, are the 20 or 30% of so called undesirable traits bad, unacceptable or should not be there that people are alarmed by them?

Even if the same person is to take a survey questionnaire, his answers would be different by the days and by his moods or by his gains or losses in the casinos. Surveys or analysts or readers that do not understand the flirtatious and superficiality of human nature would be worked up by the findings of surveys when in fact the answers are just the norm, something that will hardly change because human nature is such, unreliable, fickle and full of themselves.

So is it the problem of half baked surveys, or half baked analysts or half baked respondents? Or is it the fault of half baked readers that find survey results disagreeable or enlightening?

Nobel Peace Prize recipient Obama is a joke

They gave him a peace prize without knowing whether he is a war monger or a peace keeper. Now in his second term as the President of the USA, Obama has proven to be just as eager to conduct war instead of peace. He continued to wage wars in the Middle East and Afghanistan only to shift the tension to East and South East Asia.

Now he is thinking of starting another war in Syria and he said he is going to attack Syria with or without the approval of the UN. In other words, he is defying the world and world opinion, just like George Bush. He is going to war in Syria and rejecting international law which needs the approval of the UN. And the reasons given for this new invasion is very similar to Georgie’s WMD lie. This time the lie is that Assad, the President of Syria, has used chemical weapons to attack the rebels.

The truth is still uncertain and in more probability the work of the Americans or its allies to give the justification for an attack on Syria. And the Americans arrogantly concluded that it must be the work of Assad and not themselves. They have already decided, or fixed the issue and no one is going to prove otherwise. They are the white knights, the good guys, going to save the Syrians. They are going to bomb Syria.

Are they? What if there is conclusive proof that it was the Americans and their allies that used chemical weapons? Would this Nobel Laureatte be prosecuted in the IJC for crimes against humanity?

Go view this interesting video, http://2012indyinfo.com/2013/09/08/obama-torn-to-shreds-by-fox-news-over-syria-seriously-a-must-watch/

Change the Singapore Dream – Kishore

This call sounds like insanity. If it is to dream for the moon, perhaps it may be more agreeable. But to dream to downgrade and give up cars as a convenience, is like telling Sinkies to downgrade to a 4 rm HDB flat that cost $1m and only 60 sq m. But what Kishore did was to be provocative, to think tangentially, to walk the unbeaten path. It is always refreshing to think a bit wild, to be unorthodox, to sound a bit insane but to get people out of their comfort zone.

The only weakness in this dream is that he forgot that this is an unnecessary dream if the planners did not go bonkers to follow the economists blindly. We need critical mass to have a sustainable economy. And that critical mass was 2m, then 4m, then 5m then 7m then 10m. And we can build to heaven’s high or deep down and get closer to living hell. Sure the possibilities are unlimited given the expansiveness of the human mind. But there is a cost involved, just like the insane Medishield Life to cover all and sundry, young and old, healthy and sick. Who is going to pay for it or where is the money coming from?

Car ownership is a luxury, and more than a luxury, it is freedom to travel, it is progress, it is what human beans strived to better themselves and their way of life. It liberates the constraints of time and space. Why all the cries for progress, for economic growth, for technology only to abandon it because some economists got their numbers mixed up and forgot the good from the bad? Do we want economic growth only to abandon our dream of car ownership? Do we want to abandon the dream for landed properties or owning a 1000 sq m home or bigger? Do we want to dream of only eating in foodcourts and hawker centres? It is regressive thoughts surely. Why do we ever think of downgrading, downsizing, giving up the good stuff and con ourselves that less is good, no cars is good, smaller flats, the smaller the better? Idiotic isn’t it?

But if I am the rich and powerful, and living in a 5000 sq m homes and owning a garage of luxury cars, I would not mind conning the daft that no cars is good, and living in a dog’s kennel is quality living.

Kishore said we have to give up the Singapore dream of owning cars, he fell short of saying we also have to give up dreaming of a 1000 sq m 5 rm home as well. And I quote, ‘We have to give up this insane dream of owning a car and replace it with an ecosystem of a public transport system that makes it irrational to own a car.’  I would like to suggest that we should give up this insane dream of a bigger population and replace it with a friendly ecosystem and allowing more people to own cars and living in bigger homes. Just cut the shit in growing the population to consume more of the little land we have. In this case, smaller population is good, and there are many countries that are small in population but doing much better than us and with much better quality of life. And their land mass is also bigger, with more space for living and recreation.

The insane dream is 6.9m that will make life a living drudgery to many average Sinkies. They will be reduced to slaves of the economic system while a small elite will continue to live in sprawling landed homes and owning several cars and laughing at the idiocy of the easily conned Sinkies.

There is a need to recalibrate where we are going and how not to destroy our ecosystem and make it more favourable to living than to working for the sake of working. Yes the planners need to change their insane dream and come down from high heavens to uplift everyone to a higher plateau. They need to plan in such a way that there will be more space for living, for bigger homes and for more cars and more roads. And please, no need creative shit to down size the furniture to make the small space look bigger.

The moment the Sinkies start to accept to downgrade their dreams, they are heading towards a colony of mindless ants or bees, busy, busy, busy all for nothing. We must have dreams, big and better dreams for a better tomorrow.

KNN, why we work so hard for?

Dismantling the CPF Minimum Sum Schemes

The govt’s hold on the people’s CPF savings is growing to become a sore point among the hard up citizens that have not enough cash and struggling to make ends meet with some ended up borrowing from the loan sharks. And the painful thing is to see the money, tens of thousands or more in their CPF statements. Would it be a case of want to laugh also cannot laugh, as the money is as good as untouchable. Now with the new proposal for a compulsory Medishield Life Insurance, this is indeed going to be a decisive point that could be a game changer in the next GE.

Now I am wondering would there be a political party that would make this an election issue, to pledge to dismantle the minimum sum schemes and to put a stop to this compulsory Medishield Life Scheme. The alternatives need not be a total change but to give the people an option, to opt in or to opt out of the minimum sums schemes as well as the Medishield Life Scheme.  If these schemes are intrinsically good, there will be many CPF members who would voluntarily leave their money in their CPF savings for the higher interest rates. In the case of Medishield Life, those who want and have the money to pay would still be opting for it while those who do not want can opt out.

Any political party that is offering the people a choice, the free will to opt in or out of these schemes would definitely be very well regarded and rewarded by the voters. So far, other than the ruling party that gave the people no choice, the other parties are keeping very quiet about this, also giving the people no choice. I think the people must be hoping that one of these parties would stand up to offer the people a real alternative to choose what they want, what they think will be good for them, and not be compelled to leave their money in the CPF or to pay for an insurance scheme that they did not want.

Would there be a choice in the next GE for the people to choose a party that will be will more willing to listen and would not force the people into no choice positions or no choice schemes? It would be a very refreshing platform and let’s hope the alternative parties will consider such options seriously in the next GE.

Who is the liar? Putin or Obama/Kerry?

 Putin has gone on record to say that the rebels were behind the chemical attack and not Assad. His commentary was published in the NYT, ‘…there is every reason to believe it was used not by the Syrian Army, but by opposition forces, to provoke the intervention by their powerful foreign patrons, who would be siding with the fundamentalists”.
 
If one is to look at the intent and the outcome of the chemical attack, it is very clear who would want to commit such an act and who has the reason to do so. Similarly, the Assad govt would have the least reason to use chemical weapons to invite an attack. They are not idiots to want to invite an American attack knowing that the Americans have drawn a red line on chemical attacks. People should not take the patronizing position that the Assad is daft and unthinking.
 
On the other hand, Obama and Kerry spoke with a blank face to the American people and their allies that it was the Assad govt that attacked the rebels with chemical weapons, exactly like what Colin Powell did at the UN. So who is telling the truth and who is lying? One of the two parties must be lying, telling white lies to the Americans and to the world.
 
Remember the sinking of the South Korean naval ship Choenan and the killing the sailors on board. They even fabricated the weapon used with hastily written words to deceive the world that it was from North Korea until they were proven to be fake.
 
With all the wild accusations in this case, not much different from the accusations of WMD against Saddam Hussein, to discover the truth it is best to look at the intent and the consequences of the act. Who will benefit from the act and who will suffer from the act? This kind of deduction is the most logical as it is based on the premises that all the parties are intelligent and rational people.
 
How many more lies would the liars say before their noses grow to one foot long? The liars in this case are evil and wicked, using chemical weapons to serve their private agenda and killing innocent Syrians and wanting to kill more. Is there justice? Is there a God to punish such compulsive liars?
 
The American people are no fools and will not be fooled again. The British have already shown their middle finger to Cameron. And there are many Americans out there gathering evidence and protesting against an attack on Syria with another lie. Obama and Kerry are looking more devilish by the days.

Racial relations Survey

Racial relations are taking the limelight again with the Survey by the Institute of Policy Studies. The survey revealed some expected results in a multi racial society that has been subject to some violent rape and assault recently. There is nothing new really and the findings could even be deduced with a little bit of thinking. The Survey only confirmed the situation with the numbers from the respondents.
 
What did the Survey expect to find out other than the obvious? What is behind the thinking of the people behind the Survey? There seems to be some preconceived ideas or expectations that are deemed to be good and not good. There are some presumptions of what a good multi racial society should be. And one of the good or right things is that all the different races would be hugging and kissing each other everyday. And all of them will be socializing with each other, visiting each other and making friends if not sleeping together. The people are expected to reach out to understand other races and their sensitivities! Are these the expectations? If so, then they will be very disappointed. Is it the responsibility of individuals to make time to understand others when they hardly have time for themselves?
 
There are many conditions and natural behavior of human beans that would not allow it to be so. Even in a homogenous community, not everyone is hugging and kissing everyone and loving everyone or knowing everyone. There is the limitation of time. In a hot bed society like ours, everyone is so busy trying to make his living better, chasing after that dollar to pay for whatever that is needed. How much time would one have left to go sneaking around other people’s homes and prying into people’s affairs, people who have nothing to do with you or do not matter in their lives?
 
The days when life was less hectic, when there were plenty of idle time to do what one pleased, socializing, talking shop and playing are over. You can’t rewind the society to those days when living was easy and there were plenty of time to gaze at the stars or making love and raising children.
 
Then there are the individual traits that may not be particularly social in nature. Not everyone would like to be busybody or poking their noses at other people’s life and affairs. There are many that are more comfortable doing their own things, be themselves and amusing themselves in their private pursuits. What the heck is this thing that everyone is expected to be socializing with everyone and with other races to be seen as good, normal and expected? What craps! Oh, there are people who would want to be around with people, talking and yaking the whole day and night. Not everyone will conform to the same mould and expectation of the social scientists.
 
People will get together when they have the time and the common interests. People make friends by sharing their common activities in common areas. If the interests are different, how could they be seen messing around with each other? Would the crows and the mynahs be kissing each other or feeding in the same trough? Would one scorn at the crows or mynahs for not associating with each other or for not playing ball together? Would one be unhappy with the introverts, the not so sociable, the not so kaypoh for keeping themselves away from the maddening crowd? Different people chose to have different lifestyles and different ways of living, and people should respect that. Are the people expected to open their doors or go down to the community halls after work to prove that they are part of a community? And why bother to do that in a hotel of strangers? Are the people expected to be sharing their food with their neighbours, greeting and kissing their neighbours along the corridors?
 
As a country and community, what is expected and important is for the people to feel as one people, to believe in the share destiny and common interests, to have the freedom of choice to live as one chooses, but behind all these, to stand up for the country as one united people when a situation demands it. I think this is already asking too much of the people.
 
Is the Survey expecting too much? Or the Survey already knows what to expect and any shortcomings would be seen as unsatisfactory?

Japan about to declare war on China

Last year the Japanese created a farce by buying the Chinese islands of Daioyu from one of its citizens with a fictitious ownership. This has created alarm in China while the Japanese thought the Chinese were as dumb as the Manchus and would agree to their silly act. This final act of aggression is the last straw and China would not allow any further misstep in this direction. Another false move by the Japanese to assert control over the Chinese islands would be tantamount to a declaration of war.
 
Shinto Abe’s election platform was to put Japanese official in the islands and they are saying it again, this time by the Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga that Japan is considering deploying personnel to the islands. Any attempt of such nature will be war as far as China is concerned. Japan must not try to move another inch as the Chinese have taken their position and drawn the line that Japan would not be allowed to cross.
 
War between the two countries is so close and only a matter of time as the highly charged nationalistic group in the country, with Shinto Abe as the leader, is bound to try its luck with China. This group would want to revive Japan’s past military glory and claiming Diaoyu Islands is the first move.
 
China is watching closely and is preparing for the day the Japanese make the next move. There will be no nonsense, and no need for the National People’s Congress to approve. Any Japanese officials landing on the islands will be war.

Wake up old Sinkies and all going to be oldies

Are the Sinkies still in a stupor? The temperature is near boiling point and they are not noticing it, still happy like hell. After reading the few latest postings on the sum of premiums NTUC is charging and the near to 40% increases annually, with the sum hitting $4000, this is no longer a laughing matter any more. The complainants did not reveal their age but they are likely to be around 50 or 60 to be slammed with such high premiums. I cannot imagine what the premiums for Medishield Life will be like for those in their 70s, 80s and above. Do people really expect someone to be buying medical insurance at 90 or 100 years old?

All you senior citizens out there, if your faculties are still functioning and thinking, and not in a state of dementia, you are in deep deep trouble should Medishield Life be made compulsory. At the rate things are going, if the current premiums and rate of increases are what things are likely to be, you would soon be on your knees begging for mercy, for having nothing left in your savings to pay the robbers. When people are going after your coffin money without giving you a chance to say no, ‘NO, Don’t you dare touch my money,’ you need not be polite to them anymore. Robbers are robbers in any guise.

The Medishield Life is going to be like another Population White Paper that will be shafted down the people’s throat. There can be no resistance from the oldies. Any attempt to fight back is futile. If you want to kpkb, better make it now, and loud and clear, to frighten away the monkeys. By keeping quiet, you are only encouraging them to plan to finish off your savings. You are as guilty as them for emboldening them to do as they pleased.

All the oldies, and going to be oldies, this includes every young person, it is your money at stake. They are coming after your money, the last few dollars you hope to last till your last breath. No, they will finish it before you conk off…. unless you stand up on your feeble feet, wave your feeble hands to tell them you mean business.

It is a very wicked thought to think of making oldies that are out of jobs to pay for a hefty medical insurance that they did not want and have no right of refusal. Who the hell do they think they are? Robbers? Bandits? Pirates? And they are so ruthless that they would not spare the oldies and would not let them live in peace.

Whoever that is working on this scheme, if you are really kind and caring, leave the oldies’ money out of your scheme of things. The oldies cannot afford it. Any design on the oldies’ money only reveals the true intent of your scheme. You can’t be so desperate to even think of robbing the oldies of their last few dollars in their last few years of existence? (I stand corrected if the premiums will be foot by the govt). Please don’t tell the oldies it will be affordable. To the oldies that have no income, everything is unaffordable. I know there are exceptions, with some oldies drawing pensions that could make them millionaires every year.

Would the oldies dare to make their last stand, I mean just standing? Or the legs are too weak and feeble, and the knees are wobbling? Or the mind is gone and they are not able to protect their own interests anymore and are at the mercy of cunning robbers?

Heaven have eyes.

Did Putin blink?

It looks like Putin, the Russian equivalent of Rambo in the political arena, is backing down and trying to appease the Americans. Putin is asking the Assad Govt to surrender their chemical weapons to the Americans. The Western media gave the impression that the Syrians are outlaws, not a signatory to the banning of chemical weapons. But the western media did not say that the Americans and Israel and many other pro American countries are also not signatories and also in possession of huge cache of chemical weapons, no, Assad did not have the most chemical weapons that the western media would like the world to believe, it is the Americans and also Israel that are possessing the most chemical weapons in their arsenals.
 
Now you may want to ask why the Americans and the Israelis are allowed to hold on to their chemical weapons but Assad not allowed to keep his? The same reasoning, the Americans and also Israel are allowed to possess nuclear weapons while Iran and North Korea not allowed. The simple answer, they are stronger militarily and would attack or invade any country that dares challenge their dominance in the possession of nuclear and chemical weapons. Only they can have them and others cannot unless the latter can stand up to them.
 
Putin has capitulated and compromised the position of the Assad Govt. If they surrender their chemical weapons, they will be at the mercy of the Americans and Israelis who have chemical weapons and can use them against the Syrians. This concession by Putin, though a sign of weakness, has somehow pulled the rug under Obama’s feet. It could be a bargaining ploy from a weaker position. The Americans could attack Syria and the Russians could not do much about it. It is like Cuba once again. The Americans are dictating the terms and the Russians backed down.
 
In this case it does have some positive effects in the sense that it has taken the wind out of the warmongers in Obama’s camp whose only professed position is to stop Assad from conducting chemical attacks, which unfortunately he might not have done it but been framed for it. This is the ugliness of the Empire and how it schemes and fabricates situations to fix its enemies. Putin is playing the world’s opinion against the Americans and also gives the anti war Americans a reason to say no to the warmongers in the White House. The Syrian Govt has conceded defeat, there is no more reason to launch an attack.
 
Really? When the hawks in the White House have decided to attack, they will not abandon their cause and will continue to find excuses to attack Syria. The chemical weapon attack is just a ruse, an excuse. What they want is the removal of the Assad Govt even if they have to support terrorist organizations like the Al Qaeda against a legimitate govt of Assad.
 
The Evil Empire has many other agendas to want to attack Syria. Now it is up to the American public and Congressmen and women to haul back these war hogs. It is thus a fight in the White House without any real issues except to promote American military supremacy, to kill more or less Syrians, to show who is boss or the supreme international gangster.

The COE system is the best ever

I am so glad that the COE system remains practically intact with a couple of minor changes that have nothing to do with me, or neither would they affect my chances of getting my COE whenever I need to buy a car. You see, what I have is money. And I simply tell the car dealer to put in as high a bid as needed. Money no problem. And I know very well that I need not pay for the exorbitant bid that I put in. Bao chiat one. And I am very sure I will be paying the lowest possible that those losers can afford to bid for. This kind of bidding is really the best. And I need not bribe anyone to design such a wonderful system that favours me, the rich man.

Who cares if the premium goes higher and higher? I can afford what. Psst, don’t tell the losers that no matter how much I bid, I always pay the lowest, like them.

And also, LTA decided not to levy extra for my 9th or 10th car. Now if I buy my 20th car, I still pay the same low and very affordable COE. I hope the clever people in charge will keep this system for as long as they can. It is flawless really, near perfection I would say. Only the losers who cannot afford to pay or bid higher would be complaining. Not me for sure. I love it. Keep it up! Good work.

Thank God we have so many brilliant people supporting such a perfect system. I don’t think anyone can ever think of a better system than this. It is so good, so efficient that they can’t improve on it anymore. Should submit a patent to protect its copyright in case other countries want to copy it.

Now who dares to say this system is no good?

The mentality of prostitutes

There have been many comments telling foreigners to become citizens, to be one of us, to do NS etc etc. This is not much different from being invited by a prostitute to become another prostitute in a whore house. Our citizenship is so cheap, so shameless and unworthy, to be given away to anyone freely.
 
Isn’t citizenship, to be the citizens of a prosperous, safe and rich country something valuable? We are now saying anyone can come and be one of us. Some Sinkies even begged foreigners to be one of us. How cheapo can we be? Our citizenship is actually one of the most highly sought after item among the citizenships of developed countries. And silly Sinkies are treating it like a piece of toilet paper, like the pink (or is it yellow) card of prostitutes? Come, come, come and get it.
 
The other stupid thing that I am hearing is that anyone can come and serve in our military? Do we know who that person is, what is his agenda, where is his loyalty, and what he can do to the military secrets that he will be exposed to? Do we trust any stranger with our military secrets? Are we so trusting and gullible like prostitutes? Anyone can come here and screw us? Oops, my apologies to the prostitutes. I think the prostitutes are much smarter streetwise and they don’t offer themselves for free.
For goodness sake, Sinkies, have some pride in yourself, in your country and the citizenship. Be proud of them and treasure them and not to give them away like freebees. Stop behaving like prostitutes, with no pride, no identity, no values, except thinking of money.
 
Our citizenship does not come only with the right to be a citizen and the right to work here. It comes with a lot of perks and substantial monetary values. Getting our citizenship is like striking lottery to many. The HDB flats will bring them instant profit in hundreds of thousands of dollars should they sell it latter. And the innumerable subsidies in education, in national bonuses, angpows, subsidies for hospitalization, for conservancy charges, top up of Medisave etc etc, these are all real monies.
 
How silly can Sinkies be?
 
Foreigners should remain foreigners, at most PRs without the same privileges as Sinkies. And only foreigners that met our criteria of what we want may only be granted citizenship. Now we are flooded with all kinds of flotsams floating in the seas. Is that what we want?
 
We have louts, touts and thugs. I just viewed the video clip of the Ah Tiong threatening a Sinkie in the train. Do we need such aggressive country bumpkins of the 19th century? Maybe there is a reason to import such uncouth peasants to boost our dying and degenerating genes of Pampered, Meek, Effeminate and Timid Sinkies. 

Sinkies need to be assaulted, beaten, chased around by foreigners, to be yelled at in their own country. The Ah Tiong would not see the daylight if he is in any country where the citizens have some pride in themselves and believe that foreigners have to know their place in their country. In this Sin City, foreigners are here to kick the locals around.
 
Yes, make more of such talented peasants as our citizens and we will have a more gracious society, with nice people around.

The cursed Singaporeans – Part 3

This group needs no introduction or explanation. They are the so called Pampered, Mediocre, Expensive and Timid jobless Singaporeans. Very qualified, very experienced, some still fairly young, but cannot find employment in their home city that employed more than 1 million foreigners, because they are Singaporeans.
 
They can only fend for themselves by trying to be self employed in jobs that amount to under employment relative to their qualifications and experience. Many still have responsibilities to support children, family and parents and a mortgage to service. They must be cursing for wasting money and time getting that degree or diploma that they don’t need as a taxi driver.
 
This is what the saying goes, 吃不饱饿不死, eat not full but not hungry enough to die. And they have, yes, 30 or 40 years to be in this state of limbo. All their qualifications and experience going to waste!
 
Think carefully and don’t turn away. In this very expensive city when everything needs money, to go on in life without a proper job or income for 30 or 40s is no joking matter. We could be seeing a revolt of the silver hair, or seeing many of them turning into beggars if things are not changed. No job, no money, no savings, no children or children unable to help, all struggling to keep themselves alive.
 
And many are now faced with a more frightening and real situation, finding enough money to pay for a medical insurance they don’t need, did not want, cannot afford to pay, but it is compulsory for life man! There is no running away. Are they expected to pay for life? Yes, paying an insurance scheme for life! So many idiots could not see the implications of this paying for life thing.
 
By the time they are 70 or 80 they would not have a single cent left in their Medisave Account, not even in their CPF account, except those that are mandatorily held back by legislation or arbitrarily decided by their keepers.
 
The oldies are going to need a lot more money to live on as they grow older and older. Is this real? Can this be true? Only the destitute in the charity homes or those abandoned can be exempted from paying.

Medishield Life – What affordability?

The unthinking Sinkies are behaving like sheep without a mind of their own. The agenda has been set and all have dutifully following the cue to talk about affordability. They have forgotten that affordability is worse that a four letter word when misused or abused. What is affordable to a king is not affordable to a pauper. So they are all hoping that Medishield Life premiums for the oldies and the grand oldies will be affordable. Is there such a thing?
 
The few latest articles of real situations when medical insurance premiums have shot up to $4k and will continue to go up by some 40% annually is a good case study. The examples given were of people likely to be economically active and in their 50s. And they are screaming hell about affordability. Try imagine what kind of premiums would those in the 70s, 80s and above would have to pay.
 
And the other simple fact, most of them would be unemployed and have nothing left except a few dollars held hostage by the minimum sum schemes. Even $1 is unaffordable to oldies without an income and who have nothing left in their savings. Who are these jokers talking about affordability? Oops, sorry, my apologies, there are many oldies that have million dollar pensions to pay Medishield Life premiums even if it is $10k or $20k. Small matters really.
 
And oh I almost forgot. The Medishied Life thing can be a good thing also. You see, many of the oldies by then would have $50k or more in their Medisave Minimum Sum Scheme. And many of them would not have the chance to spend them. With the compulsory Medishield Life Scheme, they need not worry. They can now spend them without feeling it. As they said, money not spent is not yours. So the govt is smart to introduce a scheme to help them spend their coffin money. They can spend them happily.
 
After all my grumbling, come to think of it, Medishield Life is a good thing after all. The oldies need not waste their coffin money in the Medisave Minimum Sum Scheme without spending them. They can spend every cent they have. Why didn’t the silly Sinkies think of this? Why didn’t I think of it? Affordability is not an issue. The oldies got a lot of money in their Medisave Minimum Sum to pay for it.
 
Okay, can continue to talk about affordability to stretch the money in the Medisave Minimum Sum Scheme to make it last.

US military intervention in Syria could be catastrophic

by Bhim Singh
on 06 Sep 2013
"Profile: 'Bhim Singh is an Indian politician, activist, lawyer and author. "UN Secretary-General

Ban Ki-moon has acknowledged the concern expressed by many across the world on the dangers to peace in case the United States insists on military intervention in Syria. We in India also urge the UN Secretary-General to intervene to save peace as well as the letter and spirit of the Charter of the United Nations, which does not permit interference in the domestic affairs of any Member state.
 
Article 2 (7) is mandatory for all Members of the General Assembly and is equally applicable to the big powers and permanent members of the Security Council. It was tragic and unfortunate that the United States has been deliberately violating the mandate of the UN Charter - in erstwhile Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan and now in Syria. The living example of violation of the UN Charter was the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 when the Bush administration attacked under the false pretext that Iraq was manufacturing/hiding weapons of mass destruction.
 
This author personally interacted with the Chief Inspector deputed by the United Nations in Iraq in 2001, who admitted that his team was not able to trace any such weapons. It was proved beyond an iota of doubt that the US charge against President Saddam Hussein was false and unfounded and was made only to demonize the Arab leader and liquidate him. Washington succeeded in its game plan. The silence of the United Nations over the Anglo-American attack against Iraq has damaged the credibility of the UN; its silence was suicidal.
 
In 1999, the US used NATO to commit naked aggression against Yugoslavia with criminal intent to destroy Serbian culture, history and civilization. The NATO committed genocide of thousands of people and the international fraternity allowed wiping out the very name of Yugoslavia from the membership of the United Nations. President Slobodan Milosevic was abducted from his Belgrade residence, imprisoned in a dark cell manned by US commandoes in The Hague, Netherlands. He was ultimately found ‘murdered’ in his cell when the prosecutors failed to establish any guilt on his part….

More than two million people died of hunger and starvation caused by the illegal economic sanctions imposed by the United States of America against Iraq. In his book, ‘Iraq: A Heroic Resistance’, this author exposed the Anglo-American Bloc aggression against the people of Iraq followed by the genocide of innocent people. The US mission in Iraq was to capture oil, land and strategic waters in Iraq and the Arab world. Saddam Hussein was the biggest obstacle to this target and hence they started a worldwide media campaign to demonize him and succeeded in eliminating him (Saddam Hussein). The US proclaimed that it intended to bring democracy in Iraq. Today in Iraq hundreds of innocent people are killed daily by weapons manufactured in the western world. Where were the weapons of mass destruction that the US had detected in Iraq?
 
The United Nations is answerable for its silence when NATO fighters and bombers were showering bombs and arsenals on the people of Libya. International Law and the UN Charter were thrown to the winds by the Anglo-American Bloc and European allies. How and under what provision of the UN Charter did the Anglo-American Bloc use NATO forces to destroy the Arab people and brutally assassinate Libyan leader, Col. Gaddafi? The intention was not democracy but the oils of Libya which stands ninth in oil reserves in the world. Where is the democracy in Libya? Where were the humanists when the USA was committing genocide in Iraq, Libya and now in Syria?

The next target is India. The US has been promoting the Dixon Plan since 1951. To reach India, they are targetting Syria and Iran. Now American media is demonizing President Basher al-Assad, having succeeded in getting rid of Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak and also its first elected President, Mohamed Morsi.
Washington does not want to see another Nasser or Saddam or Gaddafi or even Arafat on Arab soil. Its entire strategy has been to demolish leadership in the Arab world and establish US hegemony. The interest is to grab Arab oils, earth-wealth and strategic land and waters all over the globe.

The Anglo-American Axis needs Gilgit-Baltistan to monitor China. This Bloc needs Afghanistan to keep watch on the Russian Federation. The US needs control over Latin America so that all the gold, diamond reserves and earth-wealth in those countries remains in its hands. The West has divided Sudan by fomenting Muslim-Christian conflict as done previously in the Indian sub-continent during British Rule. They divided Cameroon, the Congo, East Africa, and Palestine….

Now the Obama administration wants to attack Syria and liquidate President Basher al-Assad so that no dissenting voice remains against the United States. This fact is established after the clear message from NATO Political Chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen that the attack on Syria shall be ‘short, sharp & tailored’. This means the aim is to liquidate the Syrian leadership and its elected President.

The British Parliament has demonstrated a clever strategy to keep Arab opinion divided. Prime Minister David Cameron lost his motion by 13 votes in the House of Commons, thus showing that Britons have learnt from Iraq and Libya….

Putin has dubbed the so-called ‘chemical weapons’ theory in Syria as ‘utter nonsense’. China is equally concerned about US intrigues to demolish Syria so that Israel can freely expand in the Middle East. Obama may have compulsions to attack Syria but Obama stands defeated in his own arguments when he welcomes the support of Arab leaders on the one hand and calls for democracy in the Arab world on the other.
India made its stand clear on the eve of G20 Conclave being held in Kremlin, Russia, that she will not support foreign interference in the domestic affairs of Syria. The people of India stand for peace all over the world. India stands for the sovereignty and independence of all nations, and opposes any interference in the domestic affairs of other nations."

The above article stated clearly the intent and motivation of the Americans to attack Syria and its invasion of other Middle Eastern and African countries. The sad thing about such articles is that the Americans are setting the agenda and no one is questioning if the Americans are guilty in the first place. They just tried to defend the victim nations. Why don’t they question America’s role in the chemical attack and what if the Americans are the supplier of the chemical weapons or even a party to the chemical attack?
 
Many countries rightfully sang the tune that the guilty party conducting chemical attacks should be duly punished. Hsien Loong also took this stand and said the same thing which is morally right and in tune with international law. The UN should decide and if found guilty, the party should be punished by a military attack.
 
Now the tricky part. The Russians have evidence to prove that the chemical weapons came from Saudi Arabia. If it is proven that it was the work of Saudi Arabia, would all the countries that condemned this chemical attack also support a UN resolution to bomb Saudi Arabia? And if the investigation goes further and prove that the US is behind the chemical attack, would they also support an attack on the USA? Or would everyone turn the other way, case closed?
 
Why aren’t the interested parties be conducting an investigation to prove the guilt or innocence of the Americans? At the moment they could be the devil but standing on high pedestal like angels. They could be the guilty party but pointing the fingers at everyone. They cannot be presumed to be innocence as they are party to this conflict and with their hands in everything, including training of insurgents, agents and provocateurs on the ground and supplying the weapons and supplying chemical weapons cannot be ruled out even through a third party. The Americans have vested interest in the conflict and cannot be trusted as a neutral observer.

The Aussie GE came and went

Australia has a new party in power and a new PM in Tony Abbott. Kevin Rudd made a graceful exit and praised himself and his own party for still being a force to be reckon with in the next GE. And every Australian is in a party mood. It was just another day in the lives of the Australian, even when there is a change of govt.

Over here, Alex Au has been quoted to say, “… given that the transition will unavoidably be difficult, what can the opposition do to buy itself more credit?” Of course he was referring to the possibility of a change of govt in the near future with Tan Jee Say saying that it is a matter of when. Why should a change of govt with a new political party in charge be unavoidably difficult in a mature democracy of well educated and knowledgeable citizenry? We are in the First World aren’t we? We are no longer wild apes. Or we are still stuck in Third World politics that any change of political power and fortune is going to be messy and even bloody? It is terribly upsetting and sad that there is such a fear of an uprising or a military coup or things of such nature that befits a Third World pariah country with pariah political leadership.

Why can’t our social political system be like the Australians or the British or any of the mature European country? Even an emerging country with the brand of Communism is looking more stable and peaceful in making changes in political leadership. Do we really believe or expect violence or something similar should an opposition party won the next GE?

Where is this source of violence and instability going to come from? Why is this so? Have not the politicians come to the reckoning that in a democracy, where a GE is held once every 4 or 5 years, a change of govt is normal, expected and nothing more than the changing of the guards? Or is it that political leadership in this City is enshrined, hereditary or that some parties are guaranteed by the dark forces to be forever in power and any change will release the destructive forces of the dark side to deal a severe blow to the challenger?

Come to think of it, can be quite scary that this pretentious First World City will return to its rightful place in the Third World of instability and chaos if there is a change of political leadership. If that be the case, it just shows how humbug things are and the oasis of growth, prosperity, peace and tranquillity is just a mirage. In reality we have not arrived yet, not achieving anything that can survive a change of political leadership, and what you see is not what it is. Have we wasted the last 46 years developing nothing but a shaky political system that cannot withstand the test of time and change of political leadership?

Perhaps Alex Au is right, and that is very sad. What do you think?

Jason Chee - The indomitable spirit of living

We had one week of Nick Vujicic, the inspirational speaker that won the hearts of many Singaporeans and all those that had the privilege of listening to this very unusual man. He is a very pleasant looking guy other than his congenital handicap of being born without limps except for a flipper like left ‘leg’ that is all less than 30cm long. Seeing him on stage and waggling across a table top like a penguin is scary and intimidating. But when Nick spoke, his sprightly spirit won over everyone present that living is not just about a physical body but all about the mind and spirit. He is everything an optimist, and nothing can make his day a bad day. He is married with a charming wife, heard he also has a son and has done many things in life that a normal person could only dream of doing.

Nick Vujicic has a double ot twin living among us in Jason Chee. Jason, a young and healthy military expert in the Navy has a future waiting for him like any able bodied young man. He went to hell when he was caught in a winch for several hours with his body stuck and crushed by that awesome machine. He was as good as dead. By the time they extricated his body he has lost both legs, his left arm, and a right arm with only two fingers. What a cruel fate that was handed to this young man.

Never would anyone believe that he could smile again. He refused to give up and never was he down in spirit in a single day, or at least he put on a very brave front in the public eyes. He is still alive and living well, and his chubby and ever smiling radiant face greeted everyone that met him. Looking at the picture of him and Nick Vujicic in the papers would lead everyone to believe that nothing is amiss.

In Jason’s case, it is heartening to know that the Navy or Mindef did not leave him behind like a piece of broken furniture. Mindef is giving him every support and assistance he needed, fitting him with whatever that is available, motorised wheel chair and all the physiotherapy and psychological care to help him to start a new life. Nick Vujicic is a timely living role model for people like Jason.

The latest, the Navy is not abandoning him in the scrap yard. They are keeping him and offering him a desk bound job in the Navy. They surely take care of their own kind and something to be proud of. Wish the govt could take care of able and healthy Singaporeans the way the Navy takes care of Jason Chee. Then we would not have so many grouses, so many jobless PMETs and so many cries of being betrayed.

Jason Chee will stand up again one day when he is fitted with prosthetic limbs.

MAS lost S$10.2b!

This is reported in an article by Simon Black, an international investor, entrepreneur, permanent traveler, free man, and founder of Sovereign Man posted in http://www.sovereignman.com/trends/singapores-central-bank-lost-87-of-gd. MAS lost S$10.2b trying desperately to defend the Singapore dollar’s rise against the US dollar.

The report said that ‘MAS was buying US dollars and then intentionally selling them at a lower price in order to create artificial demand for US dollars. This was a completely failed strategy.

Singapore’s ultra-healthy economy attracts investment from around the world, and the natural tendency is for the Singapore dollar to rise….

In fact, Singapore’s economy only grew by S$11.5 billion from 2012-2013… so MAS managed to blow through 87% of the country’s economic growth last year fighting Ben Bernanke. Crazy.

This is something that is clearly not sustainable. And while that term is a bit overused today, such losses cannot continue indefinitely.’

The sum is huge definitely and the report suggested that this is a dangerous exercise that could bankrupt a central bank. What it did not say but meant is that the MAS was stupid to do what it did. Is that so? I believe that MAS must have strong reasons to do spend $10.2b and has been quite successful in preventing the S$ to rise against the greenback. In fact the S$ is looking like one of the weakest Asian currency vis a vis the greenback and has lost some 10 to 20% in value. And I believe this must be the goal of MAS and there must be better returns somewhere that could offset the S$10.2b lost in allowing the S$ to weaken.

The author of the article did not know the full story and thought that MAS is really making a big loss of S$10.2b without knowing that the bigger picture could be net gains of much more than this loss. I hope MAS could come out with an explanation to prove that the author of the article is wrong and MAS is having the last laugh. Better to show with statistics that the $10.2b spent has been recouped with several tens of billions of profit.

Fake qualifications not a problem

The problem of fake qualifications has been over blown, out of proportion, an issue like making mountain out of mole hill. What did I say so?
 
We have near to a million foreigners with professional qualifications working here. And from the records so far, only a handful have been caught and charged for falsifying their qualifications or using fake qualifications to get employments here. I think not more than a hundred. In percentage terms this is so small that it is a non issue, not worth the effort to flush them out.
 
The Sinkies should drop this issue and move on. Fake qualifications and certificates are not a problem worth exploring. Tio boh? If there are really so many fake degrees floating around, many would have been exposed or caught by now. The fact that nothing really happened means that all is well.
 
What do you think?

The cursed Singaporeans – part 2

Many retirees living off their pensions are in dire straits given the galloping inflation rate over the last decades. Whatever pensions they are receiving have been eroded to less than half their values and dwindling further every day. They thought it was a great blessing to be alive for so long. The truth, the longer they live, the worst their financial position will be. Those who are lucky enough to have bought properties could still live on quite comfortably. Those without would have to make do with whatever they have, downgrading if they can. What about those without pension, without property and with no dependents?
 
The plight of the oldies is not a once off thing. Those in their 40s or 50s will join this group of cursed citizens very soon. Each with a life span of 80 or 90 years but many would have lost their jobs in their 50s. The only saving grace is to pawn their HDB flats. But this is only possible if they are not struck by a serious illness that pawning their HDB flats would not be enough.
 
How many oldies can survive 30 or 40 years without a source of income? Even their HDB flat cannot provide for everything as they still need a roof over their heads. Would they all end up renting a room from other oldies to live through their last days?
 
But that is not all. The escalating cost of living is going to be accompanied by an escalating medical cost. And this one is more deadly in the sense that no one will be exempted. They will have to pay, like it or not, fit or unfit. The only good news is that the govt has said the premium is going to be light on them. How light and affordable is questionable given that they no longer have an income and with 30 or more years to live. Many young and able could not survive without a job for a year.
 
Cursed are those who have long life in this Sin City. Exceptions will be those with many properties or with a million dollar pension. Every oldie should be worried where to find the money to pay for Medishield Life premiums. No where to run, no where to hide. Beh Si premium scheme, is a payment that the oldies will have to pay for being alive. They are so lucky to have such a caring govt.

Syria - Western charade on a fleeing cause

The western media are all shouting at the top of their voices that Obama is gaining support from the Americans at home and foreign leaders for the impending attack on Syria. Even Putin, the adversary Number One of the Obama Administration is claimed to be coming around. They even quoted Putin as saying, Russia will support a UN Resolution to attack Syria if there is watertight proof that Assad used chemical weapons on his people. The media downplay the full text of what Putin said, that ‘he strongly warned Washington against launching military action without UN approval, saying it would represent an aggression.
 
The implications of Putin’s statement is that the Americans must have near foolproof evidence which he knew would not be available as he already has in possession contrary evidence that the chemical weapons came from Saudi Arabia. Putin also knew that an UN approval is not possible with Russia and China holding two veto cards. The western media also avoided Putin’s threat of an all out invasion of Saudi Arabia if the US struck Syria against the UN Resolution.
 
So, how much support is Obama getting from the Russians or the international community other than France and maybe Australia offering some lip service?
But the cries of being on high moral ground continues. The world’s credibility is at stake, the American’s credibility is at stake, if Syria is not punished for using chemical weapons. Obama added that the line against the use of chemical weapons has been ratified by the world community through a chemical weapons treaty. Did the Americans sign this treaty?
 
Who is the biggest manufacturer of chemical weapons? Who has the biggest arsenal of chemical weapons? Who has been the supplier of chemical weapons to insurgents and countries at war? Who has used chemical weapons in warfare?
Who is the greatest hypocrite that demands no chemical weapons be used and fit the questions above to the T? If the USA is serious about banning the used of chemical weapons, they should ratify the treaty and ban the production and amassing of chemical weapons that they claimed to be so evil. They should start by destroying their stockpile and chemical weapons industry.

Why are the Americans producing and hoarding so much chemical weapons in the first place if they are not to be used? The credibility of the Americans is at stake if they did not dispose of their chemical weapons arsenal and did not stop producing and selling them.
 
Get off your high horse Obama. The world is watching you, Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
 
I wrote the above yesterday. In today’s Reuter report of the G20 summit, the truth is coming out. Obama is facing pressure from world leaders to stop his attack on Syria. Other than Russian and China, the EU and Pope Francis are against armed intervention. ‘The Pope urged the leaders to “lay aside the futile pursuit of a military solution”.’
 
The isolation of Obama and the USA is as clear as daylight. Obama is attending a meeting without the support of nearly every one of the leaders except France. And he is now relying on Congress to approve his attack of Syria, in violation and total disregard of the UN and international law. The aggressive and warmongers will not stop at anything except to go to war at their own terms. The warlike culture of the Americans, yes, ordinary Americans that support war is now being show case. The hideous Americans and their hypocrisy of a peaceful nation is there for all to see.

The cursed Singaporeans

Last night’s Channel News Asia talk programme on whether the govt has alienated the PRs with the recent housing curbs and other measures drew out one important and very basic issue, ie, a roof over the heads of PRs and citizens. Having a roof over the head is so basic that it should be provided by any responsible and thinking govt. There is no need to be a super talent to even think of this. All the participants, locals and foreigners, agreed that a roof is a basic need.
 
And they also agreed on another point. How could the govt brought in so many people without thinking of the basic infrastructure, especially housing? In whatever forms, housing is a must. And they too agreed it was due to the inept policy of not building. And now we have this very serious problem of housing prices that is going to be a curse to all those with a big housing loan.
 
In today’s Today paper, the writer, Ku Swee Yong, was talking about buyers taking up $500k loan for a 5 rm resale HDB flat or a $1.3m loan for an EC as if it is a monopoly game. A $1.3m loan over 30 years will come to at least $2m in total payment, just for a few pieces of mortars around a small space. How much do the bricks and cement, some wirings and fittings cost?
 
This is a general curse on the Sinkies who were made to buy public housing at such prices and to pay using a big chunk of their income, and praying that they would be earning that income for 30 years with both not losing their jobs.
 
The biggest group that is cursed is those Singaporeans that were barred from buying public housing through all the spurious reasoning. With private properties at more than a million, how could they force citizens to buy private properties and not be allowed to buy public housing that are also not cheap? And why should citizens be made to buy from resale market like PRs and pay another few hundred thousands more for the same flat? Any Singaporean that is not allowed to buy public housing is as good as being cursed when foreigners turned new citizens could do so.
 
The govt owes every Singaporean a right, yes the right to buy a public housing flat. The govt has a case to answer to these Singaporeans who are disallowed to buy public housing as the problem is caused by under building and nothing else.

Alienation of the oldies

Many of our parents and grandparents were ostracized or sidelined when dialect was banned from SBC, from radio or TV broadcast. Their world just closed down on them and they would have to go around finding people who could talk to them in dialects. The grandchildren would be distant aliens as they too did not speak dialects but English and Mandarin. The Malays, Indians and Eurasians faced smaller problems than the Chinese. With the stroke of a pen, a whole generation of oldies became foreigners in their own country and in their homes.
 
It was a ruthless policy that was not phased in over a period of time. It just cut into their lives overnight. They were not prepared for the change, they were not integrated into the community but simply ex communicado, as simple as that. Who cared how they would cope or able to cope with the change? Were they provided with any alternative sources of information and entertainments over the air?
 
Soon we are going to see another batch of oldies going ex communicado. The Mediacorp is terminating the teletext services. No more information on TV for stocks, for airport arrival and departure schedules and no more what not that the oldies have become dependent on. The oldies are old dogs that managed to learn the trick of operating the remote controller to view the teletext. This could be the last trick they are capable to learn without straining the grey matter as many are computer illiterate or have not access to a computer.
 
The rationale for the withdrawal of the teletext services is that the advancement of technology has made such information available in many places and from service providers. The teletext is obsolete and need not provide such a service anymore. Those who need to read the teletext should be able to get their information from other sources. This is the biggest assumption which may not be valid.
 
Many of the oldiest could not handle the computer or smartphones or ipad. So, how are they going to get their information? Are they obsolete too and their interests no longer important? I bet many of the oldies and aunties are punting the stock market and are relying heavily on the teletext for stock quotes. Sure, they can always call their brokers for quotes. Telephone calls are free right? Wrong?
 
The brokers should be happy to hear their phone ringing when these oldies have to start calling them again. Only slight problem, many would feel pai seh calling their brokers every now and then without making any trades. With the teletext they could flip to their hearts’ content without disturbing anyone.
 
Now, would these old dogs want and can learn any trick, like operating the computers? If not, another piece of their world will be cut off from them. Who cares.

The West headed by America exploit the religious divide of the Middle-East countries.

                                            The West headed by the Evil Empire exploit to the full endlessly the religious divide of the Middle -East countries.

Religion is only a belief and every individual should be free to believe in any religion he chooses and not be forced to believe in a religion dictated by the state or religious body. Religious leaders since time immemorial always make use of religion to

further their own end to grab political power and not because they sincerely and strongly believe in the God of their religion. With the people beguiled into a common faith or religion the evil political cum religious leaders  will then exploit to maximum

psychological effect that the people and the leaders share the same destiny in their common identity and fate. Having grabbed both political and religious leadership these evil leaders will proceed to grab economic and financial power. and once this is

achieved they will thus have complete total  authoritarian power and with that they can dictate or do any thing good or evil according to their whims and fancies.



Are the Middle-East countries cursed by their own Gods? It shouldn't be since they are bestowed by nature with abundant natural resources especially oil. Then why are they so divided and their history is one of tumultuous twist and turns especially

in this modern scientific era of great technological advances. It has got to do with their religious cum political leaders greed and creed. Aren't they all muslims following the teaching of the great founder. of their religion?  They may belong to different

sects of Islam but still they are muslims and that's the important point. Then why are they so divided.  It has got to do with what I have already pointed out . It is personal greed for power both religious, political cum economic and financial power. Thus

because of their own internal religious strive it lends itself to handy evil exploitation by the Western countries headed by the Evil Empire - USA. The West has been exploiting the Middle - East to the full for total control of its mineral resources

especially , oil. USA is able to do this because it sinisterly psycho one Middle-East country against another  and in the end all the Middle-East countries are on each other's throats. The greatest traitor to the Middle -East cause is the King cum religious

leader of Saudi Arabia. The king of Saudi Arabia is so beholden to USA that he has no qualms in destroying his other Islamic or brethern Arab countries under the aegis of the Evil Empire.I can never understand why Saudi Arabia allows itself to be used

by the Christian West headed by America to create choas, distability and wars of destruction among the Middle-East Islamic countries . Instead Saudi Arabia should work cohesively with Egypt, Iran, Syria, Turkey and other Middle East countries

against the Western countries and drive these westerners forever out of the Middle-East. Turkey a more pseudo European country than islamic should be destroyed too.

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How many casinos are there in Sin City?

Wrong, none of you would have guessed it. And I am discounting all the back lane and illegal gambling dens. Two is absolutely wrong. I heard this at a drinking hole and of course it is beer talk after some heavy drinking. But not to worry, all were drunk but not drunk to the extent of becoming incoherent. They were marbok but their mental faculties were still clear.

One shouted, three, the stock market is the third casino. Everyone is punting with no regards to the fundamentals of the stocks. And it is not only the aunties and uncles, but the remisiers, the house dealers and the big funds, all engaging in pure gambling, a game of chance. Roll the ball and see where it lands, something like the roulette.

Not three but four, said another. How so, and he explained. Go to HDB and ballot for a new flat. $20 or was it $10 for a bet. If lady luck smiles, you get your flat and you are richer by a couple of hundred bucks at least in five years time. Many new citizens are doing it and hitting it rich.

Five, said another. Getting a COE is also like gambling. Sometimes you pay more, sometimes you pay even more. And sometimes, pay very little. Just hope for the best.

Six, I say six. This guy seemed to have just awakened from his drowsiness. Going to see a doctor is like playing monopoly. You pay and pay along the way. Sometimes pay more, sometimes pay even more. Sometimes pay when really no need to pay. Sometimes you pay to check if you are sick when you are not sick and you feel better after losing your money.

Then this motherly auntie raised her hand, seven, she said. The seventh casino is getting a place for your child in a top school. The chances are so small and sometimes people played dirty, or tilt the table in their favour.

It just seems like everything is gambling in this City. Ahem, one more, the General Election. After voting for your favourite party, you are not sure if you have placed the winning bet or the losing bet. You thought you have won when your favourite party won without knowing that you may lose your pants, or your money in your CPF.

Looks like every Sinkie is a gambler of no choice, from the children to the grandmother. And there is no need for exclusion orders. There is no escape. Wait till Medishield Life comes about. All losers.

Defamation defined - Law Minister Shanmugam

In his dialogue with Law Faculty students this was what Shanmugam said of defamation law.
 
‘Defamation laws, he said, are not there to stop people from criticising the Government, but exist to protect personal reputations.
 
"If you make a personal allegation of fact, if you say I took money, I am corrupt, I will then sue you and ask you to prove it. But if you say I am a stupid fool who doesn't know what I'm talking about, and the Government comprises ministers who don't know what they're talking about and you criticise every policy of the Government, no one can sue you," he said.
 
By all means challenge my competence, by all means challenge my policies, by all means put forward alternate policies. By all means argue it, no problem. That’s not defamation.’ ST 3 Sep 13
 
This is about the clearest definition on the govt’s stand on defamation laws here. This is also the opening up of a govt that used to be suffering from a hang up that no one should criticize the govt, no big no small, no respect for authority.
 
I fully agree with Shanmugam’s position on defamation and personal attacks on ministers or anyone. It is fair criticism on govt policies. I would not go so far as to call a minister a stupid fool. A little decorum will go a long way.
 
And as citizens, it is of utmost importance that they should be interested in the affairs of the state and should air their views on policies or decisions that they are not happy or disagree with. We need participatory citizenry for the good of the country. We can’t have a nations of droids, with no views or do not care a hoot what is going on in the country and to the people. The outcry against the influx of immigrants is a good sign that the citizens are taking ownership of their country and would not be push overs.
This explanation by Shanmugam is a welcome move, to clarify an invisible and moving OB lines. The people and those responsible for enforcing defamation laws would now be in a better position to know what is fair comment or what is defamatory, and to stay away from the law. The eyes will still be watching and defamation or no defamation critics should be careful for you do not know what could hit you next.
 
There is no need to get too personal for all parties when having a discourse on the affairs of the state. Isn’t this what the Govt has been clamouring for, wanting the people to stand for, to come forward to take a more active role in the affairs of the country?

Easy money for Medishield Life?

What is easy money? This is money made easily, with little effort. And the saying goes, easy come easy go. Our govt’s revenue comes from many sources, and some can be easily classified as easy money. Let’s not breathe a word about the CPF. This is the people’s blood and sweat money that they made working for it.
 
Easy money are those like COE premiums, gambling taxes from the casinos and the Tote Board, ERPs, and to a certain extent, profits from sales of HDB flats. The value of these easy monies is quite substantial, in the billions or more annually. Can some of these monies be put to good use like looking after the healthcare of the senior citizens? No I am not asking for the whole chicken, may just a drumstick.
 
How much will it cost to provide some basic coverage in healthcare for the senior citizens? This can be defined, without being extravagant. Minimum basic healthcare/hospitalization need not be too costly. As it is a welfare scheme provided by public fund, no one is going to complain about no airconditioning, no pretty nurses at their becks and calls, no top notch doctors or surgeons to treat their half a million dollar condition. Just provide the basic medical care for those seniors that needed healthcare or have to be hospitalized, to let them recuperate in the hospital beds with some peace of mind, they will be treated with some dignity and will not empty all their savings or forcing their dependents to empty their savings.
 
This is a social obligation that the govt could and should provide to the senior citizens that have in one way or another contributed to the growth and prosperity of the nations. It is mean and heartless to expect the oldies to pay for their health insurance when they are out of work and living on whatever that is left of their savings. We can’t be thinking of robbing the oldies of their savings can we? How creepy can people be to think that the helpless and needy oldies are easy target for the taking? Do not touch their savings in their Medisave.
 
By providing basic healthcare/hospitalization to the oldies using easy money, the scheme can be self insured by the govt without resorting to any insurance scheme. The cost with limited coverage cannot be so prohibitive when carefully defined, and without being misery.
 
Where is the heart? Easy money, easy come easy go. Where have these easy monies gone to? Using easy money for this noble and important service will be well appreciated and a worthy cause to put them into good use. Stop having more designs on the oldies and their monies in their Medisave, or expecting their children to foot the bills. Not many are ministers and earning million dollar salaries and can keep on paying and paying.

The fallen myth of super talents

The phrase super talents were brandished like a military colour about two decades ago. When it was first broached as something like the treasures of the country, 国宝, almost everyone believed in it, even the people who came out with this great phrase. They sincerely and truly believe that this country is so blessed with the super talents in charge. And thus, being so super to the extent that some even thought that they were immortals, 神仙, the chosen ones. And rightfully, being so special, they need to be paid for their special talents as well.
 
Then we have it, even our junior ministers are paid more than the President of the USA. Our ministers and PM and the overworked President are paid many times more naturally. And all Sinkies were so proud to have another feather in the Guinness Book of Records for having the most highly paid politicians in the whole wide world. No one was complaining when things were fine.
 
Fast forward 20 years and today the term ‘super talents’ seems to have lost its lustre, its original meaning. How many Sinkies really believe that they are super talents? How many super talents really believe that they are super talents? This one I am not sure as only those who are branded as super talents will know.
 
Given their performances that often were pedestrian, given the fact that many a times they were lost as to what to do and needing the aunties and uncles and even school children to give them ideas, the phrase super talents takes on a strange meaning. It may be super talents in the sense that they know how to get solutions from the people, not necessary from their heads. Now this is a rare skill I am sure many will agree, getting paid in millions and asking the people for solutions.
 
The other point is that many Sinkies are having second thoughts that they are over paying super talents that are not super in their expectation, imagination and liking. The super talents are not seen as super talents anymore. The people do not believe so and many are questioning their abilities as super talents. One thing for sure, over the last twenty years, there were hardly anything that could make the super talents stand out as exceptional, in policies and decision making. They were very ordinary, like the ordinary Sinkies.
 
This is the picture of the super talent myth today. The bug bear now is that the super talents are still collecting their super pay and standing up like sore thumbs.
When you see a super talent you will know. When you see one that is not, you too will know.