Comments on: TOC Report: Bureacratic muddle leads to canning of International Fringe Festival event

By: My oh my Singapore, what exactly are we voting for? | The Online Citizen

My oh my Singapore, what exactly are we voting for? | The Online Citizen — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:55:33 +0000

[...] For more details, refer to the TOC report. [...]

By: A Non-Citizen’s Constitutional (Non-)Right to Freedom of Speech in Singapore « la nausée

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:37:28 +0000

[...] Complaints Choir The Choir, having had its lyrics approved by the MDA, sought a PEA licence to perform publicly. The police said they would grant a licence only if the foreigners stepped out. The Choir then decided to perform only privately. See theonlinecitizen, “TOC Report: Bureacratic muddle leads to canning of International Fringe Festival event”. [...]

By: SGDaily Roundup: Week 5 « The Singapore Daily

SGDaily Roundup: Week 5 « The Singapore Daily — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:48:11 +0000

[...] Complaints Choir Banned – Baloney and Balls: What? – The Online Citizen: Bureacratic muddle leads to canning of International Fringe Festival event – Die neue Welle: Tales of Mr. Tan VI – The Complain Choir – Ong Jiin Joo: Add one more lyric: [...]

By: Freedom to be a Complain King « Celluloid Reality(s)

Freedom to be a Complain King « Celluloid Reality(s) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:44:50 +0000

[...] Old Parliament House sans the Finnish professional singers and the Malaysian conductor. This TOC article has the lyrics to the Singapore leg of the Choir as [...]

By: guojun

guojun — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:43:49 +0000

No lah, MPs would have turned up…what police?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:49:07 +0000

Singaporean to me (a foreigner): “So how do you find Singapore?”

We have to be really careful about the answer! It is a trick question! My American friend explained how to answer correctly:

1. Never say that you like Singapore, because that irritates Singaporeans who are unhappy about their lives, or who imagine that Westerners get better treatment than them
2. Never say that you don’t like Singapore, because sensitive Singaporeans will feel insulted and proceed to complain about the West. How dare you! America got so many guns one.
3. So, pick an inconsequential thing to complain about like this: “Singapore is all right, except it is too hot sometimes.” Then, the Singaporean will smile and nod!

By: Alan Wong

Alan Wong — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:41:15 +0000

I suppose the Police would have allowed the foreigners to proceed if their choir had sung praises instead of complaints.

“Anything I can, whatever you cannot” such is the double standards of our Gahmen.

By: Youtuber

Youtuber — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:11:02 +0000

The unedited live footage of one of the private performances can be found here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=x0ZY4Bn6q2s

By: VIDEO: Complaints Choir of Singapore - Live « Pseudonymity

VIDEO: Complaints Choir of Singapore - Live « Pseudonymity — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:45:17 +0000

[...] The Complaints Choir Singapore Lyrics (Source: TOC) [...]

By: CelluloidReality

CelluloidReality — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:14:37 +0000

Farnee, there’s too much double standards applied in this nation.

By: Sick of All This Shit

Sick of All This Shit — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:52:16 +0000

I think the point being made here has been lost on some people.It is not about foreigners criticising Singapore. The lyrics are made up of complaints made by Singaporeans about Singapore.It is about Singaporeans speaking up about Singapore. It is about a need for cartharsis in this screwed up place we have to call home. Even Russia allows this group to perform.God, we are even worse than Putin’s Russia.

By: farnee

farnee — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:22:45 +0000

This is SO FARNEE. PM Lee can sing on the foreign Davos stage, but a bunch of foreigners cannot sing on the Singapore stage. And with this kind of standard, got cheek to want to be chosen for Youth Olympic. Puuuiiiii ah ! Until we remove section 377A then come and talk lah. Like that tennis star Billie Jean, Olympic multiple Gold Diver Greg Louganis all must go to jail first in Singapore before they can compete is it?

By: Gerald

Gerald — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:49:36 +0000

Well honestly I’d too prefer not to have a bunch of ang mohs making sarcastic remarks about Singapore. But I’d rather they be allowed sing their jingle first, and then let me criticize them back.

Sigh…another overreaction by the police. I wonder who is making all these silly calls up there.

By: Singaporean

Singaporean — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:16:37 +0000

I don’t like the lyrics…
Why make fun of Singaporean ?

By: Tales of Mr. Tan VI - The Complain Choir « Die neue Welle

Tales of Mr. Tan VI - The Complain Choir « Die neue Welle — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:02:13 +0000

[...] by The Truth in Im Allgemeinen. Tags: Complain Choir trackback Mr. Tan read recently that the Complain Choir has cancelled all their performances due to governmental pressure and would be giving only private invite-only performances with the entire full choir. The [...]

By: blackshirt

blackshirt — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:03:09 +0000

It amazes me how far the first world has reached. It seems that it just left the third world, it is still at the second world, whatever that is.

By: Saint Splattergut

Saint Splattergut — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:03:57 +0000

I like the lyrics…

By: CelluloidReality

CelluloidReality — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 04:15:47 +0000

Idiots.

What the hell, free advertising as always.