You know what the three towers are?
No, not the IR – it’s still under construction.

Someone mentioned somewhere about the father, son and goalie goh?
Could it be the Pillar And Pillar about to collapse?

Maybe not so suay after all. Don’t touch any wood.

No worry for LHL. He has a lot of scapegoat for him who willing to take all the shit and blame for sheer millions.
When he is finance minister and as chairman of MAS, he created Shit to increase GST, approve ScamBomb , discover that and make Tharma finance minister ! Problem Solved !
Run away from ScamBomb by making Woody Chairman of MAS ! Problem Solved !

When the casino bombed , as usual LHL will have no problem finding scapegoat using unlimited taxmoney. Problem Solved !

Whatever, LHL has a dragon emperor life that easy and pamper on him.

It is sad PM Lee does not listen to his father LKY’s advice against casino and the promotion of vice. I quite like to see the whole Marina IR go pear shape so the land be used to grow organic vegetables or something worthwhile – good to eat, close to nature, without having a whole lot of foreign ‘talents’ come in just to promote gambling and run the establishment. People who have dedicated their lives to the gambling industry and only know how to make quick bucks cannot be people with great character and substance. Singapore can do without these foreign “talents’.

Can’t wait to see the stupid company running the IR goes to dust so Singapore does not turn into another Macau or London. Organic veggies will look good at that plot. Those who grow the veggies will enjoy great exercise and good health – win win all around. The next PM who promise to turn IR into organic farming plot gets my vote…

I felt the same. Just went to the Marina Barrage and I think that area is going to be very nice in the future with the Garden project finished. Sure take away some boredom from this tiny island. Cheers

Perhaps all is not lost for IR – less the casinos, at least it could serve as a resort. Frankly speaking I personally quite like the area over there, could do with nicer beaches for people to let off their minds in such times of crisis.

@28
That was one very interesting point of view too!

Not possible? Think again. We are moving towards a cashless world here starting with plastic, eventually when technology allowed, bio-implant. When currency has no physical form, I believe human focus will be more aware of their surrounding rather material. Have you realized the world is starting to see the damages that it had done to our earth in the past and the danger that we are heading. This to be is a silent evolution of human mindset that preparing ourselves to see a much higher aspect of life. Quality!

Like Deng Xiao Ping said, China did not give up communism by exposing her people to capitalism. It is conditioning her people to embrace fully to communism itself which this path is inevitable and cannot be avoided. Another sign of united front is the Euro currency, which again demonstrated awareness of co-operation. For all that had been mentioned above, I conclude that communism will eventually come to us and not us seeking one.

We can be two party but if both party intention is to con the people. They are equally bad. Politic can never be clean. Chinese has a saying, all credited General will climb a pile bones to reach to the top.

Even by now, we should have realised that Communist might not even be wronged. At the end of the day, it is how the person up there that steer the system. I have a theory that one day this world will eventually move towards communism doesn’t matter you like it or not. If you like science friction, Star trek is a very typical example of communist system. Basically, I felt that Communist system is about empower the people to steer it course for the country.

However, why do all Communist countries in the past failed. I think, human are just not mature enough for this system, especially with the present of physical currency. One main reason also because in actual fact, the history of China, Russia, Vietnam etc never really embraced the real concept of communism. Power had always been remaining with one man. I ever heard from foreigner that Singapore is more like a communist country and consider as successful model in the past. Similarity include, majority family income gap is close, a lot of rules and regulations and finally the country run like a clock work we almost everyone pointing at one direction.

Anyone care to share your view and enlighten me what I might have missed out? Thanks

Economic KPI-wise, Malaysia might seemed worse off, but my friends and relatives in Malaysia are almost always happier than their peers across the causeway.

Like what Gilbert pointed out, life is more than just money & economics, something that our Govt seems obsessed about. From what I have seen all these years, I can only conclude that the Govt is only too happy to take as much as possible from her citizens, more than what she could chew in fact, and she ended up vomiting everywhere (Shin Corp, ABC Learning, UBS, Citigroup, etc).

At the rate the Govt is systematically transferring wealth out from her citizens through all manners of policies and legislations, what is so different between us and the communists that PAP was purportedly opposed to?

“Sometimes I wonder why we land up in such a state of affairs. Maybe we are too gullible?”

My friend, it’s called “Greed”.

Gilbert – I am neutral as to the casinos. But I think we should all keep religions out of such discussion. Singapore is a secular state and politicians should not mix politics and policies with religions. If it is against your faith, then don’t visit the casino. But you should not prevent those who do not share your faith from going there for a flutter.

By the same token, I am for euthanasia. It is a choice for those who want to avail themselves or their loved ones of euthanasia. But for those whose religions forbid euthanasia, they are free not to adopt it. The key word is – let people have their choices.

Our operating cost has gone up too high for MNCs to survive. If the govt curbs FTs I am sure that many will pack up and left and that will be bad for us all.

We may need to revamp ourselves here as one day the MNCs will all pack and go like the 1990s. A worker in China only earns $200 a month and ours earn at least $1000. So there is no fight here in terms of cost and feasibility.

Both ways we are all screwed. The ruling party may need to sit down and ask what do they want for the country rather than for themselves. Sometimes one has to sacrifice abit so that the whole country can gain. The govt has being cruising along cluelessly the past few years without any aim or vision.

Sometimes when economies fail it is the spirit of the people that will carry the whole nation through the down times. Let us hold our chin up Singapore.

Agree with your #28 post.

The old man needs a friendly party to hold power to keep the closet closed. He’s one very smart bully.