The Govt should set the example in jobs for citizens

Would the Govt heed the angry voices of the PMETs who have been displaced by foreigners in their own beloved country? Many are losing good jobs with good income, from $5k to $10k pm to foreigners and no longer able to find an equivalent. And they ended up as self employed agents or taxi drivers. Not doing anything to protect the better educated citizens that are professionally qualified will spell doom to the ruling party for sure. You cannot bluff the people all the time.

The main reason for opening the flood gate for foreigners is to create more and better jobs for the citizens, not cleaners, not downgrading to lesser paying jobs. This is a betrayal of the whole mission. More foreigners mean more good jobs for Singaporeans, NOT, more foreigners mean lesser good jobs for Singaporeans but more good jobs for them.

There are many jobs in the govt, in the stats boards, in GLCs that need not go to foreigners. The Amy Cheong case will stand up like a sore thumb. So would the PR of SMRT. Are Sinkies that dull that these jobs must go to foreigners? The govt must adopt a Sinkie first policy when jobs are concerned. The civil service, the stats boards, the GLCs, must recruit Sinkies first. Only specialised jobs that no Sinkies can do or qualify to do should they go to foreigners. There is no reason why such jobs should go to foreigners in the first place. It is not the responsibility of the Govt to provide jobs for foreigners, even public housing. And foreigners should include PRs.

Let the foreign companies provide jobs for foreigners and for Sinkies. And make sure they are good jobs. This is what it is all about in opening the gate to foreigners. It must not be the other way round, providing good jobs to foreigners and bad and lowly paid jobs to Sinkies. And the deception of printing pink ICs to foreigners to call them citizens would not be tahan for long. The slew of hands has been exposed.

Can the Govt get its priorities right?  The votes for the govt come from the citizens. The Govt has a social contract and responsibility to its citizens, not to foreigners, not to PRs.

The emancipation of the oppressed Sinkies

The recent social development has seen a great change in the Sinkies, both in the head and at the bottom. The once dull, opinionless, unexpressive, fearful and unthinking mind created over the years by a govt that values conformity and Confucius teachings of blind obedience to authority is breaking down. Thanks a great deal to the internet, a tool that the govt does not know how to deal with without incurring the wrath of the developed world should it resort to the old practice of controlling all avenues to international news and freedom of speech.

The people are now much more outspoken, and voluntarily express themselves, and willing to show their unhappiness at the rampant social ills arising from bad govt policies. They were forthright in showing their displeasures, at times a bit abusive. The only problem is that no one in the govt is listening or bothers to listen. It is still a top down approach, a talk down approach.

The Natcon is supposed to be about what the people want and not what the govt wants. But it is very clear that it is all about what the govt wants and trying very hard to convince the people that what the govt wants is what the people wants. This is likely to be the findings after the Natcon ends, when the govt announces that the people have spoken and what the people want are exactly what the govt wants, high population, more FTs, high property prices, high inflation etc etc.

The other half of the emancipation of the dull Sinkies is associated with the highly desired buzz, which turns out to be sexual liberation. Sinkies are letting themselves loose and indulging in all forms of self gratification and fornification. Unfortunately the prudes were not amused and many are being hauled to court to pay the price for being frivolous. Having sex, buying sex with underage prostitute is a great game. Having sex on the job is a great bonus activity. The institutions of learning were not spared. MOE scholars have a fetish desire for children. Lecturers frolicking with students in exchange for sex and grades. Now female teacher is found lusting over underage boy.

This is only the tip of the iceberg. The pent up feelings after years of oppressive rule, maybe I should change this to years of prudish policies, with govt leaders acting as matrons and priests quickly breaks down when the heavy hand is lifted. And out they go to paint the town red. The FTs would be envious of the activities and the indulgence of the natives. It is great party time, with everyone a millionaire or half a millionaire, it is time to be themselves, to enjoy life.

Sin City is living up to its name, a new kind of renaissance

The Americans call them war games

The Americans are conducting ‘military exercises’ at the doorstep of their self assigned enemies like North Korea, Iran and even China. The nature of the so called ‘military exercises’ or war games is anything but benign or friendly. The war games around the Korean peninsula are always about simulating an assault or invasion into North Korea. The war games with the Philippines are about retaking islands in the South China Sea that belong to China. And the latest with the Japanese is about retaking islands like the Diaoyu Islands that belonged to China. It is sabre rattling in the most belligerent and arrogant manner. They are not games but game of death.

Do the Americans ever consider the views, feelings and interests of the countries they are conducting war games against? Would these countries see them as friendly exercises or acts of provocations? Could a deliberate ‘stray’ bullet or missile be fired into these countries like the attack on the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade? The Americans must known in no uncertain terms that another such crazy and irresponsible act will mean war with China. Who is the provocateur or angel of death?

Back to the American war games. Would the Americans tolerate the Russians or Chinese conducting similar games with Cuba or Mexico or any Latin American country, simulating an attack on American soil or the retaking of Hawaii or Guam? Would the Americans be as good manner as the Chinese and North Koreans and the Iranians, standing at their front doors and watching hostile and potential enemies sending their weapons of war to their doorstep, waving their fists at them?

The provocative and irresponsible military posturings of the Americans and its semi colonies must be condemned by the world communities. The UN should impose a sanction against the Americans or any countries conducting hostile military war games within the territorial limits of another country. The gangsters of the world must be stopped before they create more wars and more serious wars with other countries.

The future of Very Indecently Prosperous People VIPP

2016 is only 4 years away. 2020 is 9 years and 2030 only 19 years away. These dates are in the future and could see dramatic changes to our social and political scenes. The day when the ruling party looses its support from the people and an alternative power forms the govt cannot be ruled out. It is only a matter of time, sooner or later.

When that day arrives, they will be many VIPPs among the upper crust of society. They will be laden with so much money and riches but not knowing what to do for a while. There will be no ‘Yes Minister’ ringing in the ears. There will be no full list of daily appointments to meet, no meetings and meetings, no dignitaries or visitors, no gracing events and opening ceremonies.

There will be no more fanciful titles of advisers, chairman, or whatever. The name card will no longer be as big as A4 size paper with 30 directorships, chairmanships or advisers. Just an ordinary name card will do, with the designation VIPP, Very Indecently Prosperous People.

Life will be great, full of time in hand to enjoy the wealth accumulated over the years in office. It will be a life of leisure and pleasure, parties all over the world. There is no need to work unless back side itchy. For those who have been indoctrinated with the mantra of work till death, they could use their wealth to buy over big companies and give themselves fanciful titles once all over again.

Applying for a job in GLCs will be a no go. The new govt will see to it that it will not happen. Being invited as consultants or advisers to private organizations too will not be coming, as the access to the new govt will not be there. The private organizations will not want to be in the bad book of the new govt to invite these VIPPs into their folds.

There will still be the past time of speculating properties with their wealth. Property prices will soar even higher unless the new govt put a stop to it by doing away with the current policies…and reintroduce estate duties. Whatever, the life of VIPPs can only be fun and fun and plenty of time to enjoy the fun. It is a deserving reward for a lifetime of sacrifice to the nation.

Slash and burn for a better tomorrow

The haze seems to have subsided. Is it because there were less slash and burn activities or because of wind and rain? Slash and burn is a very cheap way of clearing away unwanted stuff. No need much planning, no need heavy capital expenditure. Just look at the weather, wind direction, and light a match, and a whole jungle can go in no time. And new crops or towns can be built over them, looking modern instead of wasteful vegetation.

I was listening to Boon Wan in Parliament last night. He was talking about the future new towns, all nicer and modern, to be built over the old towns. Old towns will give way to new towns, and better Punggols will take their places. This is like a different variation of the slash and burn method of farming.

The way we scrap a half a million dollar Mercedes after 10 years and replace it with another $1 million brand new Mercedes is also another form of slash and burn. Get rid of the old and pay for a better new. Only one condition must be satisfied for this modern Sinkie slash and burn economy, money. The people and govt must have all the money to get rid of good working condition cars and houses and pay for new ones every 10 years for cars and maybe 40 years for housing. For a super rich and affluent country where money just flows in naturally, this is never an issue. The people need not even have to work as long as they have the money to churn properties.

Some told me that this slash and burn policy is also applicable to population. The old that are no longer contributing to the economy should make way for the new, from overseas. Every inch of land in this little island is worth its weight in gold and you cannot have unproductive people sitting on them. Too wasteful. This utilitarian approach to all things has served the island well and has turned it into the richest country in the world on a per capita income basis. Just ignore the existence of the oldies.

Old and oldies have no value to a strictly utilitarian state that sees progress in terms of monetary value. It is time that they bulldoze away that piece of real estate called Chinatown and build a new city for another million people.

Asia will resist U.S. efforts to contain China, says Singapore diplomat

By Ashish Kumar Sen
The Washington Times

Sunday, October 14, 2012
“We don’t want another Cold War. The United States should not ask

Asian nations will resist any U.S. attempts to block the rise of China, as Washington pursues a new strategy in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Singapore’s former ambassador in Washington.

“I think if the United States re-engages Asia to contain China it won’t work because countries in Asia won’t sign on to containment,” Chan Heng Chee said in a phone interview from Singapore.

“We don’t want another Cold War. The United States should not ask Asian countries to choose. You may not like the results if you ask countries to choose.”

Ms. Chan returned to Singapore in July after 16 years as Singapore’s ambassador to the U.S….President Obama has adopted a rebalancing stance toward the Asia-Pacific region…Much of the commentary in Washington has described this policy as a “pivot” and framed it in the context of a military containment of China.



The above article is more than meets the eyes. It is unusual for an ambassador to speak so frankly about the USA and its intent and policies towards another country. While the official US position is all about peace, about anything except containment of China, and so many countries and observers have wool pulled over their eyes that this is a benign power, full of peaceful intent and purposes, the truth is not usually spoken publicly. And Chan Heng Chee has spoken the unpleasant truth.

In her long association with American policy makers and the intrigues behind the façade of civility and pompous feel good motherhood statements, the US must be peddling its schemes and plots to contain China to her allies. While in the US, Chan Heng Chee would have to be polite not to spill the naked truth, but now that she is an ambassador at large, it is opportune for her to tell things as they are with respect to the real USA. And this has to be done to prevent the innocent and naïve to think otherwise and not to be coerced by the Americans to tow the line and be lined up on one side against another superpower.

It is in Asia’s interest not to be pawns in another cold war when they have nothing to gain and risk an open conflict in the region. The US has thus been told, as direct as it can be, not to fool the Asian countries into doing its dirty work and be embroiled in its devious schemes to contain and destabilize China.

The Ambassador must have many first hand experience of what the true Americans are and what they are trying to do in this so called pivot to Asia.

The Americans cannot go on to deceive the world that they are all angels. Time to look at the devil as it is.

Home sales soar! See it coming?

When I read the papers today about the climbing sales of properties, private and public, and the rising prices, I thought of asking whether the govt has seen it coming? I can’t blame Boon Wan as he is still new on the job. The pent up demand is not just due to the Ghosts in the seventh moon. The demand has been brewing and kept under pressurized lid to prevent it from exploding for too long. All the ramping up of building public housing would still be not enough.

Then I read another headline, ‘Govt ready to stabilize market if needed: Khaw’. Read this carefully, between the lines, it would appear that the govt is pretty comfortable with what is happening, with the situation as it is now. Apparently there is no need to stabilize the market now and not needed. So things will just go on as it is.

Boon Wan also said that the market should be stabilizing. This means that once the market stabilized, the people should expect that this is the normal state of affair, the high prices are normal though demand could be lowered if not because of this new doctrine that the govt has to build homes for the singles as well.

So that’s it. The govt saw it coming and this is what it is to be, acceptable, bearable, sustainable....and definitely affordable!