MM Lee: Treat young Chinese well

• Georgetan884

  6 Oct 09, 18:58

  MM Lee: Treat young Chinese well
  His word of advice: Try to win over China's next generation
  By Jeremy Au Yong, Political Correspondent
  
  
  As for how China could convince the world it can rise peacefully, MM Lee suggested starting with a bit of branding. 'I would not use the word 'peaceful rise'. In Chinese it sounds okay, but in English it sounds like you are rising like a mushroom; you scare people. Why not call it a cultural renaissance?' -- PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI
  
  THE key to the relationship between China and the United States may lie right in the Americans' backyard, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on Wednesday.
  
  Speaking during a dialogue at the fifth anniversary dinner of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy on Wednesday night, he said that those concerned about whether China will rise peacefully need to worry, not about the current generation of Chinese leaders, but their children and grandchildren - people like the thousands of Chinese students currently studying in the US.
  
  He said: 'I tell my American friends, I won't worry about them (China) today. You've got tens of thousands of Chinese students. You give them a bad time, they will go home and nurse a grievance. But if you accept them, it's a different world.'
  
  In particular, he said that these young Chinese need to feel connected to the world as stakeholders, for example in negotiations on global warming.
  
  'If I were the US, I would spend time to make sure the mindset of the younger generation is not one of hostility, but one of acceptance that you are a stakeholder.'
  
  As for the current generation, he said he was confident they wanted peace after going through events like the Great Leap Forward and a Cultural Revolution gone mad.
  
  As for how China could convince the world it can rise peacefully, MM Lee suggested starting with a bit of branding. 'I would not use the word 'peaceful rise'. In Chinese it sounds okay, but in English it sounds like you are rising like a mushroom; you scare people. Why not call it a cultural renaissance?'
  
  In the event, the Chinese used the term 'peaceful development'. Mr Lee also took time to reflect on the changes he saw in China after some 32 visits to the country since 1976.
  
  And as the country developed, he noted, its relationship with Singapore also changed. China used to ask him for advice in the past, but not anymore.
  
  'Now we're talking at a different level. The relationship is at a more realistic level. You can't ask me with four million people to give advice to 1.3billion people.'
  
  Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking...ry_424799.html

  
  
• angel3070

  6 Oct 09, 19:16

  Originally posted by Georgetan884:

  
  As for how China could convince the world it can rise peacefully, MM Lee suggested starting with a bit of branding. 'I would not use the word 'peaceful rise'. In Chinese it sounds okay, but in English it sounds like you are rising like a mushroom; you scare people. Why not call it a cultural renaissance?'
  

  
  

  I don't see why cannot use "peaceful rise".

  Why not call it a cultural renaissance?

  Increasing power not culture renaissance wah.

  What fucking cultural renaissance?

  Old senile bastard dog talk rubbish on politics.

  Bastard dog, why GIC lose 40 billion in investments?

  GIC lose 40 billion diam diam keep quiet, don't dare talk, come and talk rubbish cock about China.

  Fucking old bastard dog.

   

• angel3070

  6 Oct 09, 19:23

  Old bastard dog, why GIC Suffer $41.6 Billion Loss?

  Don't think you fucking keep quiet talk rubbish about China we will forget the losses.

  Lose 40 billion then go talk cock about China.

  Clever very clever.

  Singapore's GIC Suffers $41.6 Billion Loss

  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125418236117447877.html

  GIC timed market moves well: Analysts

  THE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) has done well in the timing of its stock market moves given the size of its portfolio, said fund managers and analysts yesterday.

  http://business.asiaone.com/Business/News/My%2BMoney/Story/A1Story20090930-170839.html

• angel3070

  6 Oct 09, 19:24

  Old bastard dog, why GIC Suffer $41.6 Billion Loss?

  Don't think you fucking keep quiet talk rubbish about China we will forget the losses.

  Lose 40 billion then go talk cock about China.

  Clever very clever.

  Singapore's GIC Suffers $41.6 Billion Loss

  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125418236117447877.html

  GIC timed market moves well: Analysts

  THE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) has done well in the timing of its stock market moves given the size of its portfolio, said fund managers and analysts yesterday.

  http://business.asiaone.com/Business/News/My%2BMoney/Story/A1Story20090930-170839.html

• angel3070

  6 Oct 09, 19:26

  You lose the fucking 40 billion you better address the fucking issue, don't try and hide and come talk cock with me on China, fucking old bastard dog.

• I am PR too

  7 Oct 09, 10:02

  Originally posted by angel3070:

  You lose the fucking 40 billion you better address the fucking issue, don't try and hide and come talk cock with me on China, fucking old bastard dog.

  there is no sure-win investment...u shld look at the overall long term performance of GIC and Temasek...

• Georgetan884

  7 Oct 09, 10:13

  must have contingency plan

  the us bank did not have sufficient corporate governance (did not audit that well)

• Georgetan884

  7 Oct 09, 10:17

  very investment bound to risk

  high risk high return

  vice versa

  what to the finance scholar miscalculate

• storywolf

  7 Oct 09, 16:39

  Originally posted by Georgetan884:

  MM Lee: Treat young Chinese well
  

  He want to treat chinese well !!!

   

  Ask him to go Geylang !!!

  Ask him every night go for 10 china chicken !!! That way he treating them super well - give them money and pleasure !!!

• reyes

  7 Oct 09, 16:58

  but police now raid geylang ma. we offended lotsa future potential china politicans wife. LKY, time to ask police to stop arresting and make good peace with geyland pros. if not, next generation of china leaders wife is not happy ah!!

   

• angel3070

  7 Oct 09, 16:59

  This is the major flaw of dictatorships.

  The senile old bastards who run the repressive regime start to live in their own dreamworld when much of the world has already moved on.

  And these bastards totally refuse to give up power.

  That is when the tensions starts to rise between the ruling clique and the population.

  When are fucking bastards like old dog lee going to die?

• angel3070

  7 Oct 09, 17:00

  

  Just looking at his motherfucking face makes my blood boil.

• Georgetan884

  7 Oct 09, 18:32

  MM Lee launches book by Infosys founder Murthy

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  MM Lee launches book by Infosys founder Murthy
  
  By Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia
  Posted: 11 May 2009 2329 hrs
  
  
  
  SINGAPORE: One of India's most prominent businessmen, Narayana Murthy, has said the accountability of India's political system must be improved for the country to move forward.
  
  
  Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew
  
  
  Narayana Murthy
  
  His comments came as the country is holding the world's largest democratic elections.
  
  Mr Murthy, the founder of IT company Infosys, was in Singapore to launch a book.
  
  Nasdaq-listed Infosys employs about 100,000 people in 22 countries. But its founder lives in a three-bedroom house and drives a 1.5-litre Opel Astra. Mr Murthy does not watch TV nor party.
  
  He said the reason he started business is because as a young man, entrepreneurship was the best way he could serve his community.
  
  And he said Minister Mentor Lee is his hero.
  
  "Singapore is a real example of a country that has transformed herself from a third world country to a first world country in my own lifetime. All in, an environment of peace and harmony in a multicultural world, thanks of course to a cadre of aspirational and value-based leadership which has indeed led by example," said Mr Murthy.
  
  "Singapore serves as a great example for all countries, both developing and developed. I'm so happy that my hero, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, is releasing the book here in Singapore," he added.
  
  Mr Murthy believes the transparency and accountability of India's political system must be improved for the country to move forward.
  
  And these are some of the views detailed in his book titled "A Better India: A Better World", which was launched by Minister Mentor Lee on Monday.
  
  Mr Lee said: "There are limitations in the Indian constitutional system and the Indian political system that prevents it from going at high speed.
  
  "I did not realise it until we engaged India closely. Since then we have realised that whatever the political leadership may want to do, it must go through a very complex system at the centre, and then even a more complex system in the various states.
  
  "And the amount of work that is on the shoulders of these Ministers makes it necessary for each man, each Minister to be like Mr Murthy but Mr Murthy is a rare individual.
  
  "So Indians will go at a tempo which is decided by their constitution, by their ethnic mix, by their voting patterns and the resulting coalition governments, which makes for very difficult decision making."
  
  Mr Lee had told Mr Murthy previously that India needed political leaders like him. But Mr Murthy said he has no political ambition.
  
  Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/428494/1/.html
• Fantagf

  9 Oct 09, 12:53

  Think this fellow should draw salary from China, sounds more and more that he is taking more and more care for the China Chinese than the locals.     Ungrateful old scumbag.   

• angel3070

  9 Oct 09, 13:02

  Why this old bastard keep on talking about China?

  talk talk talk china china china.

  His GIC lost billions never talk, china keep on talk.

  Like to suck china cock might as well fuck off to china.

  anglo dog talk about china.

  odd.

• Georgetan884

  9 Oct 09, 13:22

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  政府奖学金计划的一个故事

  September 4, 2009 by Lee Chong  
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  《译自一篇致陈钦亮的读者留言》

  在一个纯属虚构和�为『万Hub之��的国家，它的政府奖学金计划是如下�作的。政府奖学金计划 (government scholarship) 最明显的目的是选拔�慧的�年人。但该计划的其他目的并�是那么明显的。

  这些�慧的�年人对现有的政治体系造�清晰和实在的��。因此必须有系统地对他们终身『处置 (managed)�和『压制 (neutralized)�。

  用奖学金去鼓励并且诱导这些�慧的�年人集中精神从事学业�特别是科学和工程学。因为这些学科是以事实为根基�它们倾�于孕育更加顺从政府的学生，并且�需�训练他们作批判�的�考(critical thinking)。

  政府�时主动地『整顿(fix)�那些需�作批判��考的学科例如﹕政治学�历�和哲学。通过分派大批的弱等学生去修读这些艺术学科，因而打击这些学科的声誉使��学生欢迎。

  这些领�奖学金的年�学者在毕业��接�政府的�缚�在当�的政府体系之内�务大约八年。

  �管这些学者的能力和天分，政府�他们支付高于市场价格的薪金和迅速�拔他们�任高�。并且鼓励他们结婚和生养许多孩�。

  当这些学者完��务政府的八年�缚期之��他们年介三�出头。此时他们正在担当超乎他们能力的��并且收�无敌的薪金。一方�他们忙于应付妻儿。�一方�侧由于�房和汽车贷款而严�地债�高筑。�时他们也维��一�昂贵的生活方�，例如�常出国远游和身为多间乡�俱�部的会员。如此��，这些学者实在太忙碌以致无暇�考国事的是与�。

  当他们年介四���之时，大约50%至80%的学者将�临事业�滞。就在这时，他们开始醒觉和从新�考。但是为时己晚了。

  他们�到了多数平民百姓的�视和怀疑，这些以�的好高骛远之士(high-fliers)目�己�无处�归。他们尚��还巨大的�房和汽车贷款和维��一�昂贵的生活方�。他们的孩�也在此时想�到美国的顶端大学留学，这将花费一匹为数��的金钱。

  这些学者无处�逃。他们并�拥有在『真实世界�内�以谋生的真正技能。因为在�务政府�期，他们太迅速被��而错过了学习在政府基层如何实际工作去�得�果。�者，在事业�期由于�常轮�政府岗�，他们现在年介四�����现没有基层知识或者专门技能。

  因此这些开始醒觉的学者没有选择，�好闭嘴和顺从政府的政策。他们自已也��了他们在二�三��时曾��视的那些无能的政府雇员一样。

  当他们年介五���之时，这些�学者将轻轻地从政府体系中被�步淘汰，而被调派至对政府无害的『�政府组织(NGOs)�的高层领异�置，使他们��忙碌和令政府�招麻烦。但是甚而这些NGOs也是特别的机构。他们实际上是商业界组织的NGOs和政府本身组织的NGOs。

  [以上的故事纯属虚构，在现实世界从未有这�政府奖学金计划如此�作。]

• Georgetan884

  9 Oct 09, 13:28

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  给外国学生奖学金，新加�是得是失？

  August 5, 2009 by admin  
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  新学期å�ˆå¼€å§‹äº†ï¼Œæ²‰å¯‚了一个å�‡æœŸçš„æ ¡å›­å�ˆç¹�忙起æ�¥ã€‚笔者作为一å��中国留学生，å�‘现新加å�¡çš„高等院校中有很多拿政府奖学金 (government scholarship) å‰�æ�¥å°±è¯»çš„外国学生。他们有的是教育部直接在中国，å�°åº¦ç­‰å›½å®¶é€‰æ‹”而æ�¥ï¼Œæœ‰äº›æ˜¯è‡ªå·±ç”³è¯·å‰�æ�¥ï¼Œè¿˜æœ‰ä¸€äº›æ˜¯åœ¨æ–°åŠ å�¡å¿µä¸­å­¦å’Œåˆ�级学院的，与本地学生一起å�‚加“A”水准考试而进入本地大学。

  毫无疑问，这些外国留学生作为奖学金得主，必然有�优异的学习�绩和综�能力。他们慕新加�学校的美�而�，增强了新加�学校的整体实力；但毫无疑问也增加了学生之间的竞争，�用了本地学生的部分资�。

  那么，为外国学生�供��形�的奖学金，对新加��说，究竟是得还是失呢？我认为，是�失大得。

  虽然，招了外国学生，必然给本地学生的�置就少了。难�会有些本地人感到�满。但是外国学生拿了这里的奖学金，对赞助方也有好处。

  首先，大部分奖学金得主�守�议，在新加�公�工作若干年。充分说明新加�的确是一个适宜个人事业�展的国际大都市。�外一些想回中国的学生也都是尽�争�由新加�公�派往中国。如果他们��用，这也有利于新加��业在中国的�展。当然，也有少部分学生没有履行�约，赔了18%�约金。这对赞助商�说，也并没有很大的�失。

  �外，应该注�到的是，这些奖学金得主通常都是攻读�科，工程学，或者计算机（电脑）学的学�。这些学�对数�的�求相当高，而中国，�度，马�西亚等国的学生��在这些方�表现出色，�时本地学生则��商科�文科等方�的深造。等到就业的时候，外国学生相应会从事技术型�业，而管�的岗��然多数为本地人。因此，为这些学院的学生�供奖学金，�引他们�就读，一方�是人尽其�，�一方�也壮大了新加�学校在这方�的实力。留学生和本地学生相辅相�，壮大了学科，也加强了国家人���的组�。

  而且，留学生是新加�教育事业的对外宣传队。就拿我自己�说，�次�期回国，周围邻居，父�的�事都会找机会问我这边的情况。

  ��中国�济的�展，中国�百姓的收入���高，越�越多的中国家长都设法让孩�出国留学。与欧美高昂的费用和显著文化差异相比，新加�和香港是近年�中国学生出国留学的上选。很多中国网站都有留学新加�的窗�广告。总体�看，除了一�部分中国学生是拿奖学金学习，大部分学生是�费�念书的。这就�大的增加了新加�政府的财政收入。

  奖学金，海外分校，交�学习等项目会大大促进新加�和其他亚洲国家（特别是中国和�度）年轻人之间的�谊，�少年轻有为的�年或许将�就�为亚洲�国�展的关键人物，在国际上�手�作。

  许多人知é�“的一个例å­�是沈冰。她是中国大陆的知å��主æŒ�人，当年也是获新加å�¡æ•™è‚²éƒ¨å¥–学金æ�¥å�—大读书，å�Žæ�¥åœ¨ã€Šè�”å�ˆæ—©æŠ¥ã€‹å½“过记者。虽然她å�Žæ�¥æ²¡ç•™åœ¨æ–°åŠ å�¡è€Œæ˜¯å›žå›½å�‘展，表é�¢ä¸Šæ˜¯“å� äº†æ–°åŠ å�¡çš„便宜”，但是我第一次对新加å�¡çš„教育有所了解，正是因为看了她的节目。作为中央电视å�°çš„主æŒ�人，她的影å“�力究竟有多大，è°�å�ˆèƒ½è¯´å¾—清呢？我的一个å�Œå­¦è¯´ä»–们那个城市的市长也是国立大学毕业的，这ç§�政治上的影å“�力也难以估é‡�。这还仅仅是数万中国留学生中的两例，更何况å�°åº¦ã€�马æ�¥è¥¿äºšã€�å�°å°¼ç­‰å›½ä¹Ÿæœ‰è®¸å¤šæ›¾ç»�拿过新加å�¡å¥–学金的学生正在å�‘挥他们的影å“�力

  Source: Zaobao.com

• Georgetan884

  9 Oct 09, 13:35

  Tags:

  新加�工人：我们有什么得益？

  May 17, 2009 by Lee Chong  
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  Original blog by Lucky Tan HERE

   

  ç»�济好景时，价格上å�‡ï¼Œéƒ¨é•¿å’Œå…¶ä»–精英(elites)è¶�机增加他们自己的薪水高达ä¹�宵云外。 但对新加å�¡å·¥äººæœ‰ä»€ä¹ˆå¾—益呢？在好景和物价高涨时他们己ç»�è¦�挣扎求存，但在ç»�济转å��时他们å�ˆæ��惧失业。 他们为了支付公共房屋而挣扎，担心能ä¸�能适当地退休 (retire)，并且忧虑必须应付上涨的医è�¯ä¿�å�¥è´¹ç”¨ã€‚ 许多新加å�¡äººå¼€å§‹æ€€ç–‘：挣扎究竟是为了什么呢？ 从超级竞争性的学校环境到更富竞争性的工作环境，新加å�¡äººä¸�断地艰苦工作渡过难关，但这å�šè‹¦å·¥ä½œæ˜¯å�¦å¸¦æ�¥æ›´ç¾Žå¥½çš„生活呢？é�¢å¯¹æœ‰é™�的和分é…�基于市场定价的资æº�，例如：土地和ä½�房，竞争的æ„�义是您è¦�更艰苦地工作而获得更少报酬：我们居所的é�¢ç§¯çš„确是ä¸�断收缩，å�³ä½¿è¿™å±…所已消耗了我们收入的更大的百分比(%)作为按æ�­è¿˜æ¬¾ã€‚我的一ä½�朋å�‹åŽ»å¹´é€šçŸ¥æˆ‘他很高兴å�¯ä»¥ ‘最终买到’ (å•Š…è¦�借钱去买？) 他的梦想家居，这是ç»�过了他的8年艰苦工作任è�Œä¸ºä¸€å��工程师。我å�‚观å�Žå¾—悉，这朋å�‹çš„居所还å°�过我父亲购买的第一所4房组屋，而我父亲当时å�ªæ˜¯ä¸€å��技工。我的朋å�‹èº«ä¸ºä¸€ä½�工程师对未æ�¥ä»�然有所盼望，但是在今天新加å�¡çš„ç»�济环境之下，一å��技工å�ˆæœ‰ä½•ç›¼æœ›å‘¢ï¼Ÿ …

  这样挣扎甚而ä¸�会导致工作å�¯ä»¥å¾—到ä¿�障：今年新加å�¡æˆ�为在亚洲表现最å��çš„ç»�济体，眼看失业率高达4.9%。 竞争å�ªå¯¼è‡´æ›´åŠ å¼ºçƒˆçš„竞争…æ›´é‡�压力，上å�‡çš„ä½�房价格和生活费，…过了一会之å�Žæ‚¨æ„Ÿåˆ°æœ‰å¦‚在跑步机(treadmill)上艰苦奔跑，但去ä¸�了任何地方。

  这系统似乎在æŸ�些地方出了错。 整体上，新加å�¡ç»�济在兴旺期间是个制å�šé‡‘钱的机器。 问题是如何分é…�。 在过去二å��年，盈利(profits)作为国民生产总值(GDP)的百分比(%)å·±ç»�增长至破记录的水平，并且å�ŒæœŸé—´æ”¶å…¥å·®è·�(income gap)也迅速增加…这收入差è·�也渗入中产阶级家庭和专业人员。然而领导人还敦促工人更艰苦和更长期地工作，但财富分é…�是这么ä¸�公平，那么我们有什么得益呢？

   

  所有以上境况是ä¸�足为奇的，因为我们的领导人是错误地被鼓励(misincentivised)。 我们的领导人把他们自己的薪金与那些最高收入阶层挂了鈎。试想一想：把现时这个系统维æŒ�下去是符å�ˆä»–们利益的…..，而您则æ¯�一年è¦�更艰苦地挣扎。

  更新：曾阅读一个评论关于PAP领导人怎样使普通人民竞争，而辨解他们的党无需竞争。这�醒了我昨天��BBC采访Stephen S. Roach [注：Morgan Stanley的高级行政人员链接] 的一侧新闻。 他说民主是社会�济�祉(well being)的关键因数，这是由于政治领导人必需�与开放的竞选�能��人民的利益得到照顾。

• Georgetan884

  9 Oct 09, 13:39

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  亲爱的显龙(一�公开信)

  April 24, 2009 by Lee Chong  
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  Original blog by Feed-Me-To-The-Fish HERE

  (译者注: 本文作者笔å��为“拿我去喂鱼” ，æ„�å�³ä»–去世後è¦�海葬。)

   

  亲爱的总�先生，

   

  您曾患有淋巴瘤肿病(lymphoma)，而我则曾�心�病�作和患有心室纤维性乱缩症(ventricular fibrillation)。

  您现时关注您�亲的�康。我以�曾照顾我父亲(如果他今天还活�的�，就象您父亲一样年纪) 直至他由于退化疾病而去世，这使我对生命的脆弱和死亡的必然有了最深刻的�解。

   

  当您在宽大但破旧的Oxley Rise�宅(您的妹妹如此说[阅此文])里长大作为一�总�的儿�时，我与其他8�兄弟�妹在月租$25元的一室寒�里长大作为一�STC (Singapore Traction Company) 巴士售票员的儿�，而且家父�兼�当无牌德士�机，使我家能维�生计。

  您到哈佛和剑桥深造，并且选读任何您想è¦�读的课程，而我最佳的学历å�ªæ˜¯å‰‘桥资深è¯�书(相当于今天的‘O水准’)。

  今天您赚得三百七�万元($3.7 million)是全世界年薪最高的政客(这尚未计算您的陆军准将 (BG) 退休金和国家总�在55�以�的退休金) 。我出�我的技能作为自雇人士(self employed)而�年仅凑得大约$24,000的入�。 我没有退休金，我并且没有资格领�您PAP党在�次竞选和预算案声明时那么�常歌颂的任何津贴或救济金。 ���醒我关于GST回扣，它是令人�心的，因为部分GST也是用了去支付您的薪金。

   

  ��误会，我并�是对我现在的境况有所抱怨。富有和愉快是存在于您的脑袋之中，并�存在于您能��其他人拥有的东西! 我的孩�能照顾他们自己，我和妻��月$2000入�已是足够应付一个简�而舒适的生活了。我和家人己感到上天�佑而满足于我们现有的一切!

  多少�足够呢？

  为了什么�足够呢？
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  这就��决于�个人的价值覌�自足感�贪念��力感�和自觉高人一等的作风。能获得6�美囯总统的年薪而感觉良好�？

  请您告诉我� :)
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  虽然我们大致年龄相�，但我们的�长背景则�一样。 我猜想我们唯一共�之处是我们都出生于新加�，我们�是新加�人。

  比起您的富裕，我就多么�一�乞儿(pauper)，但我很高兴我�必承担您�负的�责。

  我给您的愿望是上天�佑您能享�身为祖父之�。当我的孩�诞生了�一��孩时，我感到万分的�慰。

  当我们热爱生命，当我们真实地去关心，和自愿如此，而��到��，�力，和��的妨�，我们就永远自由了。 . . . . . . . 我们甚至�以写�客(blog)直到被�为止

  我�切地希望您现在的工作是您热爱的工作，而�是您父亲或其他人强加于你的。
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  虽然我从认识您的那些人之中得悉您并�是�您表�上看�的无用 (因您自己支付了���议的薪金，所以人们期待了���议的表现) 和无情，但我�然有我的疑惑。
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  从您的优良血统(您爸爸将喜欢å†�笑我这个é’�汉连大学教育也没有[阅此文]) 之å�£ä¸­ï¼Œæˆ‘å�¬æ‚¨è¯´äº†“ç±³ç¼�无蛤”(mee siam mai hum)，和“整肃å��对党并且收买选票”(fix opposition and buy votes) 而感到震惊。 哪个æ�¶é­”使您å�‘表了这些言论？

   

  当Mas Selamat 逃狱时，您沈默了许多天。

  当新加�人�到Lehman的彻底失败和毒性财�产�所伤害时，您沈默了许多天。

  当市镇议会(Town Councils)也为了Lehman而烧伤他们自己时，您沈默了许多天。

  我从未写信给政客特别是部长级高官，我知�我写的东西对他们�说�值一文。 . . �是在原野中�一微�的声音�了。

  然而，在我死于下次心�病�作之�，我现在担当起新加�人的责任而写信给你。

   

  是啊，在我被喂鱼(海葬)之�，我希望作为宇宙上工资最高的总�，您将�件有体�的事，调查一下为什么您的PAP 议员王世丰医生(Dr Ong Seh Hong)在�慈(Ren Ci) 医院�主管(CEO)明义(Ming Yi) 法师的事件中�得这样拖泥带水。

  
  沈默也许是金，但您对最近在新加å�¡å�‘生的关键事件的无言评论，对您的工作并没有帮助。也ä¸�帮助人民“团结å‰�è¿›” (Staying Together Moving Ahead) ，这将使您的PAP竞选宣言å�˜æˆ�笑è¯�。 如果您是困惑ä¸�解而ä¸�知é�“è¦�说些什么è¯�，那么新加å�¡äººä¾¿æƒ³çŸ¥é�“： “他究竟在干什么工作?”

  
  为了所有新加�人能明白此事，请你说一些值得您的薪金和��的�，觧释关于�慈医院和王世丰医生之间的问题。

  å�³ä½¿æ‚¨å°†å‘Šè¯‰æˆ‘们“这事件根本ä¸�是问题，在他清还了贷款之å�Žï¼Œä»–æ‰�æˆ�为比白色更æ´�白的议员”，这比起您å†�次ä¿�æŒ�沈默更好，我们ä»�然ä¹�於一å�¬ã€‚

  
  我们盼望能�到你的回音。

  
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  拿我去喂鱼(笔�)

• Georgetan884

  9 Oct 09, 13:42

  Tags:

  铲除新加�人优越感

  April 2, 2009 by admin  
  Filed under Chinese section

  3 Comments

  � �永欣

  一å��新加å�¡æœ‹å�‹åœ¨å¹¿å·žå·¥ä½œä¸€å¹´å¤šå�Žå†³å®šè¾žè�Œï¼Œä¸‹å‘¨å›žå›½ã€‚大伙儿决定明晚为她æ�žä¸ªæ¬¢é€�会，主题为“广州”。除了将到粤è�œé¤�馆å�ƒé¥­ï¼Œå¤§å®¶ä¹Ÿå¿…须以广州人的装扮出席，ä¸�这么å�šçš„人将负责“ä¹°å�•”。

  　　我原本�以为�：装扮�广州人？�就穿得跟平时一样？在我的�象中，周围的广州人无论在穿���味等都与自己没有什么差异。

  　　“了解情况”å�Žæ‰�å�‘现，原æ�¥å‘¨å›´çš„新加å�¡æœ‹å�‹å¯¹å¹¿å·žäººçš„å�°è±¡å¾ˆä¸�一样，他们建议，我明晚穿得土气一点，例如：西裤é…�æ�­è¿�动鞋，裤脚折到è†�盖上，穿件颜色抢眼的上衣等，最好是耳朵上放æ�¡é¦™çƒŸã€‚

  　　当然，一切安排纯属好玩，毫无��，主�是想让欢�会更有气氛，让大家看到彼此的装扮�相互嘲讽，放�心情。

  　　å�¯æ˜¯ï¼Œè¿™èƒŒå�Žå�´å‡¸æ˜¾äº†ï¼Œæ— è®ºä¸­å›½ï¼ˆå¹¿å·ž – Guangzhou）这些年æ�¥åœ¨ç¤¾ä¼šå�‘展或文化修养方é�¢å�‘生了多少å�˜åŒ–，很多新加å�¡äººå¯¹ä¸­å›½äººçš„å�°è±¡å�´å§‹ç»ˆå�œç•™åœ¨è¿‡åŽ»çš„年代里，对中国人ä»�存有一ç§�优越感。

  　　试想想，�欢�会的新加�朋�都在广州呆了至少�年以上，有机会近�离了解中国�接触中国人，但最�����那份优越感。我�敢想象，在新加�的一般新加�人对中国人的看法�会如何？

  　　若直接问周围的新加å�¡æœ‹å�‹ï¼Œæ²¡äººä¼šæ‰¿è®¤å¯¹ä¸­å›½äººå­˜æœ‰ä¼˜è¶Šæ„Ÿï¼Œä»–们å��而会表示，自己交了很多中国朋å�‹ï¼Œç”šè‡³è¿žå¥³å�‹ä¹Ÿæ˜¯ä¸­å›½äººã€‚但进一步问下去，就ä¸�难找到这样的例å­�：虽然与中国女å�‹äº¤å¾€äº†ä¸€æ®µæ—¥å­�，å�´æ— æ³•ç¡®å®šå¯¹æ–¹æ˜¯ç»“婚的对象，因为始终过ä¸�了心里的那一关——回到新加å�¡äº²æœ‹æˆšå�‹ä¼šæ€Žä¹ˆæƒ³ï¼Ÿ

  　　�管嘴里怎么�认，优越感还是浮现了。

  　　这�现象让我担忧。中国天天都在大步�进，�济�展�教育�文化�生活环境等领域都如此，尤其在大城市里。新加�人若继续以存有优越感的心�去看待中国人，那么，与中国人的接触就�会维�在最表�的层次，��能建立更深一层的关系和信任。

  新加�毕竟是个�国，�观中国今�将�为超级强国，长远�看，我们需�中国比中国需�我们更多。很多新加�人都是�裔，懂得�语和��方言，与中国人血脉相连，若能与中国人建立起关系和信任，今�在中国无论是投资��商或进行��交�都肯定�有一定的优势，而这个优势也很有�能是新加�未�增长的推动力。

  　　新加�领导人也清楚地�识到这一点，国务资政�作栋上周访问广东与该�领导人会�时，就�三强调，新加�并未自许有什么�教广东的，访问的目的主�是交���，�时也想知�广东还有什么领域想与新加�交�。感觉得到，这些�是客套�，而是�自内心的。

  　　新加å�¡æ”¿åºœè¶�现在还有æ�¡ä»¶å’Œå®žåŠ›æ—¶ï¼Œå¤šä¸Žä¸­å›½æŽ¥è§¦ã€�建立关系ã€�争å�–更多无形利益。风水轮æµ�转，今å�Žå¾ˆæœ‰å�¯èƒ½æ˜¯æ–°åŠ å�¡å€ŸåŠ©åœ¨ä¸­å›½çš„优势æ�¥å�–得增长。现在除了积æž�与中国å�„çœ�份å�ˆä½œï¼Œå»ºç«‹å¤šä¸ªå�Œè¾¹ç»�è´¸ç�†äº‹ä¼šï¼Œä»¥å�Šå…±å�Œå¼€å�‘大型项目如天津生æ€�城和广州知识城外，政府也应该多通过教育和宣传，引导新加å�¡å¹´è½»äººæ”¹å�˜å¯¹ä¸­å›½äººçš„看法，尤其是优越感的心ç�†ï¼Œæ›´å¿…é¡»“铲除”。

  　　新加�年轻人必须懂得如何虚心地与中国人接触，毕竟新加�过去的�就是先辈的，今�的表现则得看我们这一代人。

  　　明天出席欢�会时，我�会刻�装扮，因为广州人的穿�确实就跟我们一样。

  Source: Zaobao.com

• Georgetan884

  9 Oct 09, 14:17

  Tags:

  Do more to help Singaporean students

  September 19, 2009 by admin  
  Filed under Snippets

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  I REFER to yesterday’s reports, ‘PM signals a slower intake of immigrants’ and ‘A tip to students: Be driven about causes’.

  I am a student at the National University of Singapore. I agree with what Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that bringing in foreigners will help ‘raise our standards and create a stimulating environment’.I enjoy working with people from various cultures, having been exposed to them since Secondary 3, which is when the Ministry of Education brings in scholars from China and Asean.However, at university level, there are sometimes too many foreign students competing for Singaporeans’ space to grow.

  For instance, in a mathematics lecture I attended, almost three-quarters of the class comprised foreigners. During in- lecture quizzes, it was obvious that the foreigners were better than the Singaporeans, and so ’stimulated’ the learning environment.

  However, it has come to a point where the competition has become stifling and stressful. This is because, in most cases, the foreign students have already learnt lower-level maths and science in their home country. Hence, Singaporeans are at a disadvantage in studying the same subject together with them.

  Besides, universities here should give higher priority in offering places to Singaporean students from polytechnics and junior colleges. It is like giving your own children priority in education instead of those of a stranger.

  Why should we give priority to foreign students at the expense of Singaporeans? I feel sorry for Singaporeans who have no university place because of this.

  Singaporeans should be given more opportunities to learn and grow. Otherwise, many of those who cannot secure a place in a university here will go elsewhere.

  Colin Tan

  I REFER to yesterday’s reports, ‘PM signals a slower intake of immigrants’ and ‘A tip to students: Be driven about causes’.

  I am a student at the National University of Singapore. I agree with what Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that bringing in foreigners will help ‘raise our standards and create a stimulating environment’.I enjoy working with people from various cultures, having been exposed to them since Secondary 3, which is when the Ministry of Education brings in scholars from China and Asean.However, at university level, there are sometimes too many foreign students competing for Singaporeans’ space to grow.

  For instance, in a mathematics lecture I attended, almost three-quarters of the class comprised foreigners. During in- lecture quizzes, it was obvious that the foreigners were better than the Singaporeans, and so ’stimulated’ the learning environment.

  However, it has come to a point where the competition has become stifling and stressful. This is because, in most cases, the foreign students have already learnt lower-level maths and science in their home country. Hence, Singaporeans are at a disadvantage in studying the same subject together with them.

  Besides, universities here should give higher priority in offering places to Singaporean students from polytechnics and junior colleges. It is like giving your own children priority in education instead of those of a stranger.

  Why should we give priority to foreign students at the expense of Singaporeans? I feel sorry for Singaporeans who have no university place because of this.

  Singaporeans should be given more opportunities to learn and grow. Otherwise, many of those who cannot secure a place in a university here will go elsewhere.

  Colin Tan

  Source: ST Forum, 17 Sept 2009

• Georgetan884

  9 Oct 09, 14:22

  Tags:

  PR giving out flyers offering to pay “higher price” for HDB flats

  September 18, 2009 by admin  
  Filed under Snippets

  21 Comments

  From our Correspondent

  Below is a scanned copy of a flyer emailed to us by a reader:

  Dear admin,

  I live in a HDB flat & I received this piece of note slipped under the door recently.

  I couldn’t paste it on your webpage so I decided to email it to you instead as you may be interested in it.

  I’ve erased the telephone number course I don’t want the person to receive any prank call. I believe this is no fault of the PRs or foreigners but rather the problem lies with the government policies.

  The question is, how can we ever hope to have affordable HDB flats when we have foreigners who are distributing flyers saying they are “willing to give higher price..” to buy the same HDB flats we are living in??

  

  EDITORS’ NOTE:

  With the Singapore government being the largest landlord and property developer at the same time, there is no free market in Singapore as it is able to fix the housing prices as it wishes due to its complete monopoly.

  The prices of HDB flats are rising due to the following artificial factors created by the government:

  1. Constant and ready demand for HDB flats as they are a basic necessity in Singapore. If Singaporeans and PRs do not purchase HDB flats, they will have no where to stay unless they opt for rental.

  2. Increasing demand by allowing an increasing number of foreigners to become PRs and to purchase flats. As PRs usually hold a decent-paying job, they will have few problems paying for a resale flat. Besides, since some may not settle down in Singapore, they do not mind paying more now as they can always sell them at a profit later on when they leave.

  3. Limiting supply by capping the number of new flats built: With few completed subsidized flats in the market, Singaporeans will have no choice but to compete for flats with the PRs in the resale market thereby causing the prices to go up. The number of flats built in the last few years are considerably less than that in the 1990s. (HDB Infoweb)

  4. Complete monopoly over the public housing sector: With virtually no competitors, HDB is able to sell its flats at any prices as it wishes as there is no pressure on them to bring down the prices.

  5. Since there are PRs like the above couple who are willing to “spoil the market” to secure a flat in their desired location, sellers will naturally jack up the COVs to make a “killing”. This will eventually lead to higher COVs in the long run. Already we are seeing ridiculously high COVs like the $70,000 paid for a 3-room resale flat in Toa Payoh (Lianhe Wanbao, 14 September 2009)

• Georgetan884

  9 Oct 09, 14:33

  Tags:

  You voted for PAP and…

  August 27, 2009 by admin  
  Filed under Snippets

  38 Comments

  By Hardwarezone forumer Ixnay

  You voted for PAP, and you get to pay 7% GST instead of 5%.

  You voted for PAP, and they peg power to the price of oil even when
  80% of Singapore’s power comes from natural gas.

  You voted for PAP and your CPF money gets lock up for another 3 years
  more than the original.

  You voted for PAP, and your ministers demanded a 85% pay raises.

  You voted for PAP, and your job went to a foreigner.

  You voted for PAP, and your neighbors become foreigners.

  You voted for PAP, and your elderly gets to enjoy the dignity of
  employment by cleaning toilets, scavenging trash bins for aluminum
  cans and selling tissue papers.

  You voted for PAP, and your minsters tell you it is your fault that
  Mas Selemat escaped.

  You voted for PAP, and your government would rather lose millions at
  sinking foreign banks rather than to save you from starvation.

  You voted for PAP, and not only do your ministers literally spit on
  you, but their scions tell you to “get out of their elite uncaring
  faces”.

  You voted for PAP, and you are amply rewarded with ERPs at your doorstep.

  You voted for PAP, and Lee Hsien Loong pledged to fix the oppositions.

  You voted for PAP, and you got a Division 3 Prime Minister who needs 2
  mentors to hold his hand.

  You voted for PAP, and you got a large serving of Mee Siam Mai Hum, at
  your own expense.

  You voted for PAP, and your salary stayed stagnant for more than a
  decade while the cost of living shoot sky high.

  You voted for PAP, and you see the foreign kids get a place in school
  while you child get zilch.

  You voted for PAP, and you find that your public transport is no
  longer “public”.

  You voted for PAP, and your ministers want to house 1,500 foreign
  workers right smacked in the middle of a peaceful neighborhood without
  any concerns for you.

  You voted for PAP, and the government readily reward your men with
  more hookers than they can ever poked in Geylang.

  You voted for PAP, and your government happily demands $5000 ang pao
  from you when your maid runaway or get pregnant even though you had
  nothing to do with it.

  You voted for PAP, and your government glorify themselves with Olympic
  sized banners of their ghastly faces to scare away ghosts during the
  Chinese 7th month, courtesy of your S&C contribution to your town
  councils which is suppose to go toward making life in your
  neighborhood better.

  You voted for PAP, and they protect the interests of the petrol
  companies by making you pump 3/4 tank before you cross the causeway.

  You voted for PAP, and they see nothing wrong with fining you for
  driving a foreign registered car into Singapore.

  You voted for PAP, and you discover that world-class super talented
  multi-million dollar minister with all the state resources and
  manpowers cannot even catch a limping man in this tiny island state
  after more than half a year.

  You voted for PAP, and you realise that your MP’s job is not to speak
  out for you in parliament, but to tell you to tighten the belt, bite
  the bullet, eat lesser and work longer.

  You voted for PAP, and your kids have to stay with you till 40 years
  old, as they cannot afford the cheapest “public” housing.

  You voted for PAP, and your government tells you that their
  interpretation of subsidies is the profit that they forgo making,
  instead of actually paying part of the cost.

  You voted for PAP, and everyone in Singapore suddenly got elevated to
  Swiss standard of living, except you, and everyone around you.

  You voted for PAP, and your neighbors can sell your home for you
  (en-block), whether you like it or not.

  You voted for PAP, and your organs automatically belongs to the
  government (HOTA).

  You voted for PAP, and you have to pay administration fee to use your
  own money when you are sick (Medisave).

  You voted for PAP, and your sons get to spend 2 or more years as free
  labour in National Service and 13 more years as reservists, so that
  the foreigners can have a safe country to work in.

  You voted for PAP, and you found out that each of your son is worth
  $30k, because that is what you are going to get if your son die while
  serving the foreigners.

  You voted for PAP, and you get a grand party every year on 9th August
  celebrating more salaries for PAP.Not everyone is invited though, you
  will still have to ballot for it.

  You voted for PAP, and they tell you that there is a corner called
  Hong Lim Park where you can go to talk all you want, other than that,
  shut up unless you have something nice to say.

  You voted for PAP, and you get a world-bottom “nation-building” press
  serving you the latest propagandas, regardless of truth.

  You voted for PAP, and in order to buy a car, you have to first pay
  for a piece of paper that cost more than the car itself.

  You voted for PAP, and you must vote for PAP! You cannot even think
  about not voting for PAP. Because a certain inaccurate old man said
  that he will call in the army if you don’t.

  So vote for PAP. Read the list above again, and vote for PAP. Go
  ahead, vote for PAP. More good years eh? Vote for PAP. For Swiss
  standard of living. Vote for PAP. Mee Siam Mai Hum ok?

  Source: Hardwarezone Forum

• Georgetan884

  9 Oct 09, 18:25

  Tags:

  69 year old man unable to find job, given only S$150 a month by government for living expenses

  December 26, 2008 by admin  
  Filed under Archives, Selected reads

  10 Comments

  Produced by The Enquirer TV, The Singapore Enquirer

  (Also watch the video interview with Mr Chua’s wife in the thread below)

  Prologue:

  69 year old Mr Chua used to work as a construction laborer in the past. He is still healthy and able to work, but nobody wants to employ him, citing age as a concern.

  As he does not qualify for the Public Assistance scheme, he is only given a monthly allowance of $150 which he supplements by borrowing from his friends.

  [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbDJh6E1678&hl=en&fs=1]

  Excerpts of interview translated from Hokkien:

  SG Enquirer: Do you go to look for work ?

  Mr Chua: Yes, I cycled everywhere from Geylang to Whampoa, but they say I am too old and refuse to employ me…..I told my friends like this die already I have no job to do, no job no money. If this house has to be paid by me, then I really die.

  SG Enquirer: How much did the government give you a month ?

  Mr Chua (crying): S$150 only. They open a bank account for me and deposit the money into it every month.

  SG Enquirer: Is it enough ?

  Mr Chua: Not enough. The water bills is already a couple of dollars…..in 2, 3 or at most 4 days, the money is gone.

  SG Enquirer: Are food prices high now ?

  Mr Chua: Yes, very expensive ! When I go out to look for job, I dare not drink coffee at coffeeshop. I ordered hot water instead, no money what to eat ? Can only drink water.

  SG Enquirer: Did you ask your MP to help you look for job.

  Mr Chua: Yes, they gave me a job as a sweeper at ….don’t know where, offered me S$300 monthly, but the transport fares cost a hundred plus dollars already.

  SG Enquirer: Did you ever go hungry ?

  Mr Chua: When we are hungry, just take some roti (bread).

  SG Enquirer: Do you still have CPF ?

  Mr Chua: No.

  SG Enquirer: Are you upset with your predicament ?

  Mr Chua: Yes, but what to do ? When we run out of money, I have to go around to borrow from my friends and when the S$150 is deposited on every 3rd of the month, I will use it to repay them.

• Georgetan884

  9 Oct 09, 18:42

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  70 year old auntie who collects used cardboards to "exercise"

  January 4, 2009 by admin  
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  Video produced by The Enquirer TV, The Singapore Enquirer

  Prologue:

  70 year old Madam Tan has 9 children who gives her $500 – $700 monthly on average for living expenses. Yet she continues to collect used cardboards to sell in her neighborhood. She claimed she does not need the money and is doing so to keep herself healthy.

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  Excerpts of interview:

  SG Enquirer: “How much cardboards do you collect daily ?”

  Madam Tan: “Not a lot, just a few – look over there.”

  SG Enquirer: “How much do you learn from selling them ?”

  Madam Tan: “Now times are bad, about S$1.50 after 3 days, at most S$3.00″

  SG Enquirer: “Do you have any children ?”

  Madam Tan: “Yes, 9 of them. They give me money for my monthly expenses.”

  SG Enquirer: “Then why are you still working ?”

  Madam Tan: “To keep myself healthy lor, my legs are very weak, so I need to exercise.”

  SG Enquirer: “Why don’t you rest at home ?”

  Madam Tan: “Nothing better to do lah, keep staying at home will go mad.”

  SG Enquirer: “Are you happy with your present life ?”

  Madam Tan: “Okay lah, in life most important must take things easy, don’t brood over problems, eat well, sleep well, I live a simple life.”

  Afterthought:

  In November 2008, we published a story from a reader about a 74 year old Madam Neo who has been picking cardboards for a living for the past 10 years (read the article here).  We were indeed surprised that there are actually elderly around who are in this “trade” to keep themselves fit.

  Madam Tan appeared to be cheerful throughout the interview. Unfortunately, she belonged to the minority. For every Madam Tan, there will be at least a dozen Madam Neos who need to collect used cardboards in their twilight years to feed themselves.

  If the current price for used cardboards as quoted by Madam Tan above is true, this means that many elderly who are dependent on the “cardboard industry” to make a living will have to starve every other day as S$3.00 can hardly buy enough food for a day.

  EDITORS’ NOTE: Tomorrow, we will bring a series of exclusive interviews with Singaporeans on the most pressing question on our readers’ mind: who will you vote for if an election is held this year, the PAP or the opposition ? Stay tuned to this blog for more exciting and ground-breaking news.