From littlespeck.com:
After saying that one-third of men and women in Singapore were single “and quite comfortable with their lives”, the Minister Mentor said: “My daughter is one of them. What can I do?”
Then in an unusually emotional mood, Lee told the young audience: “When she was in her early 30s, I told her, never mind all this.
“My wife and I used to tell her, what you want is a “Mrs” (to her name). She didn’t think it was funny. Now, she is 50-plus.
“I’m getting old. I’ve got a pacemaker. We’ve got this big house, everything is looked after now, but what happens when we are no longer there?
“Who’s going to run this place? Who’s going to make sure that the maids are doing the right thing and so on and so forth? That’s the price she (Dr Lee) will have to pay.
“She says, I’ll look after myself, but she has not been looking after herself all these years.
“She went abroad for her studies. And her cooking was just to take the salmon and put it in the microwave and heat it up. You can do it and then go to the canteen, but when you do that day after day …
“It’s a choice she has made and a choice that 35% of our women are making.”
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To No. 22 – kea dated 30th March, 2009
When MR. LEE KUAN YEW was once asked by a report whether he believed in GOD.
His answer was : -
I am an agnostic.
I believe in Darwinism that evolution is how humans came about.
Please check the Dictionery for the meaning of “agnostic”, “Darwinism” and “evolution”
Which son are you talking about, “zook”? BG Lee Hsien Yang and his son have emigrated? If true, that’s sad news.
{“zook” wrote on April 2nd, 2009 11.32 am: Is this KARMA ? For all the sufferings LKY has brought to us Singaporean over the last 40 years, we started to see the results of it – people is losing their very instinctive nature – to reproduce – a results of profit-driven policy and stressful workplace, and it has hit his own dear daughter. Even his son and grandson emigrated and abandoned Singapore. His wife is half dead. His PM son is probably sick. And LKY himself is old, fragile, and live on borrowed time.}
After reading all the comment, I have this to say to my fellow citizens.
I may not be happy with the many systems that are set today, we have to be forgiving and let your voice be heard if you are not happy. But, I don’t agree with those who said bad things to LKY and family. This is a family matter and is private, leave them alone. After all, LKY has done so much for us Singaporean so that we can live a good life for many years, be thankful. Certain of the decisions he made at that moment maybe what he believed was best for the nation. If whatever impact it that caused us to suffer, he or his children may also had experient it too. Remember that we are ‘one big family’, just contribute your part like NMP Siew Kum Hong who made his voice heard. He is now speaking on behalf of the nation, though I don’t know what he opposes are all for the nation’s good. So far, I read a few issues which is of my interest and it is very disturbing. I think I must have been living in the comfort zone for too long and not realizing that our society has deterioted so much. I, too have to do my little part as a nation to contribute my comment so that hopefully our government will listen it right and move towards the right direction.
please don’t write nasty comments about DR.lee.
she is never a self-fish lady, she has contributed many to spore.
pls appreciate. as a single she is enjoying life, that’s what counts most.
i always admire her honesty.
thanks
Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds — Shakespeare’s Sonnet 94
May 18 2009 — Shades of Memento Mori !! And she is only 54. Ever since Dr Lee Wei Ling started to wear a second hat as amanuensis to the Director of the National Neuroscience Institute, I have read most of what one has labelled “her philosophical rantings.” That was the unkindest cut of all. She has given us the occasional rare glimpse of what goes on in the private life of the self-declared agnostic and self-styled MInister Mentor and perhaps soon to be acclaimed as “beloved father of the nation” (following in the footsteps of Kim Jong Il). Dr Lee let on how devoted LKY is to his ailing mate, whose management of Lee & Lee laid the foundations of the family fortune.
HOW TRUE IS THIS?
*karma wont befall on u, but it will befall on yr descendants.*
correction on my comment on 14 April
My initial thought of NMP Siew Kum Hong is that he was willing to give his time to do good for our next generation. In this one and a half month of reading his blog, what happened in Singapore with his involvement, I realised that he is not for our next generation but his main agenda is sending wrong message to our young. Sorry to say this to you, Mr Siew, I don’t wish you to be the NMP.
Hi all, before commenting please remember that we owe it to our forefathers and government that we can post our comments under a stable, peaceful and harmonious society. We still have food on the table, even if simple, clothes to wear, even if not branded, flats to live in, even if it’s single-storey, trains to take even if no limousine, schools to go to, streets to window shop without fear of shooting bullets in a place full of unrest & fear… Putting all these aside, just talking about basic moral values-respect others the way we wish for similar treatment due onto us…
every parents want’s to see their children married.
as for miss. lee, we must respect her decision to be single.
and further more she is never self-fish, and her contribution
to the medical line has been countless.
i admire her intelligence and honesty.
my very best to miss. lee and regards
Many singaporean had migrated to greener pastures including myself. We put off early marriage because we are aware of the responsibilty and cost that come with it. Japan had tried many solutions to encourage its population to produce more babies. We could benefit from some of their experience. However, one must be aware thirty year ago LKY was singing a very difference tune about having more babies. People were punished financially for having more then two children. This is what short sighted policy do to our country- short term gain with short solution and long term problem. Time for change is ever more urgent now then ever before.Enough damage had been done to the country by the ruling regime. We can’t be worst off to have a new gahment runing the country. PAP regime could do with a well deserved rest. Better still, LKY could retire permanently from our political landscape together with his beloved famiLee.
I always enjoy reading Dr LWL’s articles in Sunday Times as she invokes thought-provoking issues and morals. Prior to that, she is articulate and expressive and always grateful for what she has. Even she is the daughter of a public figure, she never display any arrogance and full of humility. Despite being a doctor, she often put the interests of her patients above her own and often hope to achieve more for them. Her unrelentless and selfless nature really put most of those famous, rich and with prestige to shame. Her contributions to the medical field is udoubtlessly frutiful and her burning passion to serve the patients is ceaseless. Please dont comment LWL contributes nothing as she is definitely a woman of substance.
I thought she married some Indian guy who was disapprooved by her father long time ago.!!!
Yah Lah ! I remember sometime back like thirty years ago, there was talk everywhere that LWL was going steady with an Indian guy and the parents objected. Personally, I thought the people who spread this gossip were Anti-LKY and were out to shame the Lee Family. Now….all is quiet and gone ? Ha !
Ha! Gila Lah !
Obamataksama
without LEE KUAN YEW YOU ALL WILL NOT BE LIVING THE LIFESTYLES THAT YOU ARE SO FORTUNATE TO BE EXPERIENCING NOW
What you wrote about all should be thankful to LKY for our lifestyles cannot be true. People like Ong ah heng, Lim swee say will swear what you say is true but those who have jumped onto MRT tracks or hung themselves will swear against you. For the rest of us, we have a right to decide for ourselves what you said is true or not.
AFTER ALL MM LEE IS A HUMAN BEING NO ONE IS PERFECT FOR ALL THE CRITICS OF THE LEE FAMILY WHEN YOU POINT A FINGER AT OTHERS 3 OF YOUR OTHER FINGERS POINT TO YOURSELF
At first, looking at her masculine face, I thought she was a relly ugly guy. LOL.
Like that British Got Talent fugly oprah singer.
After reading more about her, I think she is (although physically ugly) a respectable person.
who is lee hsien yangs girlfriend at present? or has he married again?
TO DAS WHO DO YOU MEAN BY LOL DO NOT ADMIRE YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR YOU ARE THE UGLIEST CREATURE I HAVE EVER SEEN BITTERNES WILL NOT GET YOU ANYWHERE I PITY YOU
I was only merely speaking the truth. There are tonnes of people who are physically more attractive than she is that’s for sure.
However, I also said that she is beautiful on the inside.
My Parents were a strong believers in Mr. Lee’s political policies. He has done and is continuing doing so much for the good of the country. They, my deceased parents, had have always reminder us to vote for PAP and we,all our siblings including our children, will and are continuing doing so. We are very fortunate to live under his legacy till today. What more we want?.
You lot of Singaporeans moaned at LKY but he has done wonders for the nation. I left S’pore and reside in the UK but I truly regret now. Without LKY’s vision you miserable bunch will not be able to have the lifestyle that others envy. The UK that I have been for 30 years is nowhere as good as SINGAPORE. Be grateful and be happy. There will never be another LEE KUAN YEW, my HERO.
Lee Kuan Yew is my hero. He is the only politician that I have the highest respect. Singaporeans should be immensely grateful to him and stop talking crap about him and his family. they are not perfect but who is?
i always have n will continue to have high respect for LKY. true, his system is not perfect n alot of poor pple r getting poorer, but due must be given to him for transforming sg into a hub. n even if it’s true that he n his wife groomed LHL to take over his prime ministership, LHL must have the brains n capacity to run the country right? so u all don’t anyhow slam LKY. he deserves much respect n will always be my hero.
to OH KAY POH
HOW DARE YOU TALK ABOUT MM LEE THE WAY YOU DO ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU ARE A SAINT? I AM AN EX SINGPOREAN BUT I DEFINATELY DID NOT LEAVE SINGAPORE FOR THE REASONS THAT YOU MENTIONED
TO DAS
LOOK AT YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR FIRST BEFORE YOU CRITISISE OTHERS ? I BET YOU LOOK LIKE A MONKEY
to slammer
YES THE SAME TO YOU TOO
No I don’t look like a Monkey. You must be in denial. I was merely stating the plain truth. Again, I was not criticizing her when I called her ugly-looking. Do you seriously think she’s pretty.
It was just an honest observation. Infact I was commending her as a person.
TO DAS
I THINK SHE LOOKS SWEET AND HAS A SPECIAL CHARM ABOUT HER NOBODY IS REALLY UGLY PLEASE TRY AND LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE
Lee WL is not ugly. She writes with a sincere heart which is compassionate and empathetic with her patients. Invariably, she attempts to view the bigger picture, and rightly so. While she may seem radical at times, her motivations are genuine and kind. She certainly deserves the highest respect for her honesty and integrity. Very few in her station would bother to concern themselves with their patients as she has done.
IF LEE KWAN YEW had been brave and accorded the cilvil rights for all people to be equal, gay or straight, if he led the way in society to allow gay people equal rights, then perhaps his daughter would not be a lonely 50 year old now, frustrated and trapped by not wanting to tarnish the family name.
Just think MM Lee, even Dick Cheney’s daughter is happily married in a gay partnership with children of her own flesh and blood. His daughter has a partner to love and cherish her and they together have offspring to love and look after them – as for your own daughter, it is not too late, legally recognise gay ppl by giveing them equal human rights in law, that means housing, marriage, medical responsibilities etc and allow them to be proud of who they are and who they choose to love, maybe then, you will feel happier- because maybe then, Wei Ling will feel ok to come out and find a partner to grow old together with.
People, please use your brain, not your groin, to think and judge.
It is too easy for us – both males and females – to judge a woman by her looks first, and her CONTENT, last, if ever.
LWL is a woman who chose to be radical. A rebel in her own right. Good on her.
There are too many reasons why INTELLIGENT, EDUCATED women in Singapore choose to stay single. The main reason, self-evidently, is the fact they are judged on their LOOKS. Women are subjected to daily media bombardment on appearance correctness, at some point. Men, on the other hand, suffer from severe self-evaluation blindness.
If women don’t feel a need for a mate, that is because men here are too high maintenance, in the EGO department.
Why bother. Might as well spend time with our books, friends, pets, who don’t make it a crime if we choose to BARE ourselves as we are.
It takes courage to not succumb to so much expectation. LWL is a very brave woman. A very progressive human being indeed.
Dear UNCLE LEE, n WEI LING, I m ABDUL AZIZ B ARIFFIN. CHAMPIONS never give up. I used to run n jog with Wei Ling, back in SCHOOL, n MR PUHAINDRAN would give us the look when we are tired n slowing down. But we were once the best so keep on going fast faster fastest. Theres a start n theres always an end and we are not talkers, we are LEADERS AND DOERS. yo.yo. CHAMPIONS NEVER GIVE UP.
Dearest Heavenly Father our Interceeding ChristJESUS HOLYSPIRIT,Master,Thankyou for sir Lee Kuan Yew,Thou stirred and caused the separation,for THY purpose only,Master,mdm Geok Choo,i believe she is in Heaven,praying,and please encourage sir LKY to get encouraged with THY WORDS Psalms 71,Proverbs 3:3,4,5,6 always.Master also commit thy Leeweiling unto THEE,please comfort,encourage,love protect her all THY ways in her life at all times,i plead and pray that she reads Psalms 71 and 2nd CHRONICLES 7:14 unto her father,and ask her to encourage sir LKY to write using a pencil and then to a pen unto THOU Heavenly FATHER Interceeding CHRIST HOLYSPIRIT,and THY love he will experience,Master,as on today,i was sad to read the star page 5,it says,Malaysia Malaysian mooted by sir LKY then,wrong path,Master,i know not why i got so angry and i text with angry words unto the Radio rtm station.Master,many of us being a Malaysian know not its all about,only handfull will say,this and that,sad sad sad be we Malaysians or Singaporeans or any other countries,we must BELIEVE IN GOD,as for me,i had a visitation from THE LORD JESUSCHRIST in Singapore,i am without a diploma degree or i may with only Singapore cambridge Gce o with one credit in English,thats all,even this english language its a miracle from ChristJesus,when i was a boy aged 14,i remember cycling from my Bedford estate to Gadong estate as it was a school holidays term,my mothers brother g.arumanayakam conducts quiz with myt other uncles son and daughters,i am the eldest amongst them,as my mother g.jayaletchumy the eldest in her family,and i am the fourth in my family,and i have two elder brothers p.loganathan and p.sukumaran,one elder sister p.tamilselvi and one younger sister p.nyanaselvi,and my father is K.perumal,it was THE LORD who already knew us and guided all of us in HOLY path but somewhere along the way,my brothers,sister, uncle,did wrong things,and i senced it,they too knew it was wrong,a grieve within individuals taken place,even i was almost to do wrong things,but GOD delivered me as i was grieving all the time in HIS SPIRIT PRESENCE,oh i am sorry,i supposed to share how i spoke english,so as i was in the quiz conducted by my uncle,he asked the questions in english,and i was hopeless in answering the questions,and my other younger ones very quick to answer.all my uncles brothers aunties ashamed of me,so the next day came and i cycled as usual to attend the quiz,but before going to my uncles house,i stopped in the tamil school gadong,and i with tears alone told the LORD in tamil,My LORD JESUSCHRIST i know not and seen you not,but all i ask of THEE is to be able to speak in English,not because others lokking down on me or not for fame but,all my brothers uncles do speak english but they using it for fame and worldly,Master,if only i can speak English,i will share THY goodnews anyplace i go,and i ended with amen.i was only about 13 or 14 years old then,that confession and request MY GOD Psalm 121:4 proved it in my life,when i was in form 4 and form 5,i dont know how,but deep within me a courage to speak in english.untill today i am 45,anyplace i go or the LORD HOLYSPIRIT CHRISTJESUS LED me,i shower HIS GOODNEWS,nothing in this world comforts counsels me than HIS WORDS as PSALM 71 in the BIBLE,Dearest Sir Lee Kuan Yew and My dear Leeweiling,never give up hope,our CHRIST GUIDES LEADS COMFORTS COUNSELS PROTECTS ALL OF US as Psalms 32:8 .LEADERSHIP BELONGS TO OUR HEAVENLYFATHER OUR INTERCEEDING CHRISTJESUS HOLYSPIRIT,as we abide with HIS WORDS in THE BIBLE,HE COMFORTS US,i am experiencing in my simple life daily.THIS WORLD IS NOT my HOME as JIM REEVES sung it,as madam Geok Choo is in the Heavenly place,i know that,we sir LKY,my leeweiling,and all will join heirs praying with madam Geok choo.i sent many text sms when i was working in changfi airport,especially for speedy recovery for mdm geok choo,and at one time before flying to sabah,i text something very important,a cd to purchase and that songs to be placed in the ears of madam geok choo,i know not any did it,anyway,that particular cd song,as in my journey,i gave it to a pastor of a church in Limbang,and i know that we all will meet alive madam geok choo in Heaven,as we put a simple faith in JESUSCHRIST of HIS WORDS as JOHN 3:16,Dearest Leeweiling i know how much thee love thy mother,i read thy writings,i shed tears and moved in my heart and SPIRIT,surely you will see thy mama in HEAVEN,oh yes,i got a suggestion,lets create ahealthy enviorement within our family cirle,i mean thy father sir LKY,thy brothers,and you have a scrabble session at home,and lets begin to love words,and see who can form the word commissariat,yes that twelve letter word,in rememberence of THY mother,or in all schools,have a scrabbles tournament and see who can form that 12 letter word,its not easy but,it way take month and year for a person to form that word.Lets pray,Dearest Heavenly Father our Interceeding Christ Jesus HolySpirit PSALMS chapter 71,please help us especially thy daughter leeweiling to overcome her sadness over her departed mama,please encourage leeweiling that preety soon we all will meet her mum as we all join heirs with Jesus Christ as HIS coming is soon,please plant THY Heavenly hope in sir LKY my beloved leeweiling and all her brothers and all at home,please THOU be their guide as PSALM 32:8 we pray amen through Jesus Christ,with love p.ragu or Ragau as LUKE 3:35.amen amen amen.
When I think of the great women in the history of Singapore, a few names immediately come to mind.
They are:
1) Mrs Lee Kuan Yew (for obvious reasons)
2) Katherine Lim
3) Lee Wei Ling
4) Annabel Chong (not her real name) I think its Quek, or something.
Anyway, they were all mould breakers. Well done, and to all of the rest of Singapore's women, keep on doing what you do best!