As compared to a lot of other countries and relelatively, our people’s complaints are actually a whimper.

In a lot of countries (both first or third world), sometimes the people do not complain at all, they just do it (just like what they say in NIKE advert) in the form of even noisy protests / demostrations / strikes which may sometimes cripple the whole economy. You are lucky if they do not serve you some side-dishes which come free from the house like burning a few cars & buildings here and there and injuring a few public officers in which I am definitely very against. Words (even noisy ones) can do but strictly no violence.

Singapore’s people are actually very obedient already and yet those people cannot take these complaints. I like Singaporeans precisely because they know when they should not cross some serious line.

I do not know who actually is the one unable to take the slightest discomfort. The people who are complaining or the garment who do not have the ability to manage / handle these complaints.

“Why are certain countries’ atheletes better than ours despite their weaker economic situation? ”

You should be asking garment instead of us. They have 40 over donkey years dominating almost every aspect of our lives here.

Try the following which I got it from some internet forum.

“It is incorrect to surmise our government will implement policies without a thorough understanding of all the possible consequences. Behind every policy moves are capable civil servants who will analyse all possible outcomes and it is highly unlikely there will be unintended consequences. Everything that happened is planned: well, almost all.

I have faith in our government that they would have considered all unintended consequences and all consequences will be fully intended.”

So dead sure and arrogant. They think they hold a crytal ball to everything in the future.

http://comment.straitstimes.com/showthread.php?t=11170&page=5

Why are certain countries’ atheletes better than ours despite their weaker economic situation? Maybe its because they are still hungry, and their country have not progressed to a stage where if they do not succeed, they still have other choices. Does that mean that we need to bring Singapore back to those struggling days so that we can have another home grown Olympics medalist? My answer is no. If our atheletes train with the understanding that they always have a backup plan, then would they push their limits? My answer is no again.

Instead of looking at foreign talent with such disdain, perhaps we can start looking at all the positive contributions that they have made to our country. I think graciousness and compassion towards another human being is what we should strive for first. And we can start by accepting an apology graciously and applaud those who have courage to admit their mistakes.

I agree with another post, if the Ministries still not doing anything to clean up the pollution in Languages used in Singapore, particularly the English and Mandarin, we are going to lose our competitiveness. Do not let your kids watch Channel 8.

Oh really??
I doubt so. Hardly anyone cared if not for the orchestrated media blitz.

Singaporeans seem always misterpreting the elite’s english.

The elites can’t be wrong and sprouting bad english so it must be that our schools are teaching the average joes very bad english so much that we can’t comprehend the english used by our elites.

I think the Minister of Education should be the one to resign. He is responsible for our low standard of english.

PA BOARD MEMBERS (2007 – 2009)

CHAIRMAN

Mr Lee Hsien Loong
Prime Minister

DEPUTY CHAIRMAN

Mr Lim Boon Heng
Minister, Prime Minister’s Office

MEMBERS

Mr Mah Bow Tan
Minister for National Development

Mr Lim Swee Say
Minister, Prime Minister’s Office

Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien
Senior Minister of State
Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Education

Dr Amy Khor Lean Suan
Mayor, South West District
and Senior Parliamentary Secretary,
Ministry of The Environment and
Water Resources

Mr Zainudin Nordin
Mayor, Central Singapore District
and Member of Parliament for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC &
Adviser to Bishan-Toa Payoh Grassroots Organisations

Mr Hri Kumar Nair
Member of Parliament for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC &
Adviser to Bishan-Toa Payoh Grassroots Organisations

Ms Nora Kang Kah Ai, PBM
Member, NTUC Central Committee

Mr Tan Boon Huat
Chief Executive Director

* Mr David Tay Poey Cher, JP, BBM
President
The Photographic Society of Singapore

* LTC (Ret) Timothy James De Souza, PPA, PBM
Honorary Member
Singapore Youth Flying Club

* Mr Tan Cheng Kiong
Deputy Chief Commissioner
Singapore Scout Association

* Mr Abdullah Shafiie Bin Mohamed Sidik, BBM
Member
Singapore Silat Federation

Which GRC ?. Is it some new GRC in the pipeline. I did not get to hear it in the last election.

those many in the list… do they play table tennis?

“If Roman Abramovich helped me out in training we would be bottom of the league and if I had to work in his world of big business, we would be bankrupt!”

-Jose Mourinho quote

even he knows this much:

“If I made a mistake then I apologise. I am happy that I’m not going to jail because of that.”

and I dreamt of a new party formed comprising of Obama , Clinton, John Howard and Sarkosi. They converted to new citizen. (dream onlyz har, don’t take serious hor). They are top aides to LTK and Sylvia and contest for GRZ.

There is some time before the next big E and guess will they win?

I shall not comment any more. For fear for my life. (i mean if get flaming from internet squad).

The question is IF they can get FTs like them to come make history.

I fail to see what “big achievement” TSL and Vivian have made in “resolving” this easy “problem”.