Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam, the elder son of the late opposition leader Mr J.B. Jeyaretnam, joined the opposition Reform Party three weeks ago and has been co-opted into the party’s Central Executive Committee, according to the Straits Times.
The Reform Party (RP) was set up by the late Mr JB Jeyaretnam a few months before he died last September.
“The 50-year-old hedge fund manager was co-opted into the party’s 13-man central executive committee (CEC) a week later,” the Straits Times says.
Mr Jeyaretnam, who graduated from Cambridge with a double-first class honours degree in economics, had been working in London for several years. He returned to Singapore last year when his father took ill.
When contacted by The Online Citizen, the Reform Party’s chairman, Mr Ng Teck Siong, said Mr Jeyaretnam’s membership “will raise some interest among [the] public… that one of the sons of JBJ is joining us.” Mr Ng also hopes that with Mr Jeyaretnam’s presence in the RP, the legacy of Mr JBJ will carry on. “It will be alive,” Mr Ng said and added that the party’s aim is to carry on the legacy of Mr JBJ to “improve life in Singapore – politically and socially.”
“We have other people joining us,” Mr Ng says. “We hope more and more will join RP.” Asked about the next general election, he says the party will put up candidates to participate and that the party will work hard to get a good result.
Mr Jeyaretnam is married and has a 12-year old son.
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I wish the Reform Party well. May the spirit of Jeyaretnam oulive that of LKY and his minions. Be a true alternative voice of the people! Abolish the slaver conscription system of NS and our hearts will follow you. :-)
Million thanks to Kenneth for stepping forward. A thousand miles starts with the first step. Thank You KJ.
To andrew Cheah: Why should everyone vote Workers’ Party as the only credible choice? I am sad to hear that you consider Jayeretnam to be selfish when he sacrificed his good life as a senior consel to fight for TRUE democracy in Singapore. Why do you think that WP is so good? when it is just another party of the staus quo, only working for gradual change? As for supporting the ISA, where do you draw the line? It has been abused against Lim Chin Siong, Francis Seow and also the alleged Marxist Conspirators, we seriously need a true alternative voice and not just the Workers’ Party kind of opposition.
KJ
Re #51
” I confess we had not expected such a large volume of interest”. Well 100,000 names TKL for president, MP, etc had similar interest
But now
http://civicadvocator.net/tkl-p2/
No mistake — 1,240 signers and page not updated since 18 Feb 2009.
KJ, I wish you all the best. But the mob is fickle. And competent, dedicated volunteers few.
All the best to you and to your Reform Party,Kenneth.You have my support and surely that of a lot of Singaporeans.Your dad did us proud,unlike the present bunch of Yes men,who have sacrificed their principles.May GOD bless you, give you strength and show you the way.
Ho Truth (54)-I noted your posting and U an Andrew Chuah, and not Andrew Cheah, I am just an ordinary Singaporean and from an ordinary family (not from Military’s Top Gun nor Elite like in the PAP and in the PAP government of the day).
This is how I have judged the late JBJ as selfish as I had a few drinks with him and I just asked him your ideas and ideals are obsolete and not suitable for our Modern Singapore, and he raised his voice (typical of him being ex judge). One must be relevant with time and one’s ideas and ideals must also be relevant and fit into our Modern Singapore which is our only home.
I wish KJ all the best in heading his late’s dad Reform Party and hope he will not just continue with his ideas and ideals which are obsolete and irrelevant for our Modern Singapore, inshort repeat these mistakes.
Regards
Andrew Chuah
Error-Should be Hi Truth……and I am Andrew Chuah, and not Andrew Cheah
Regards
Andrew Chuah
Three cheers to KJ. You have done your father proud. He will bless you with success. Be ambitious enough to go in big and try to capture every parliamentary seat. We all hope you will form the next govt. Don’t forget you get to benefit from the very high salaries set by the PAP. I am now nearly 70 years old, and I hope I can still see the day that a new govt is formed.
Cheers
# 44 Cadre
You are right. “dedicated volunteers few”
We are slogging on.
Even as a WP sympathiser, I disagree andrew chuah. I don’t think opposition parties are going to be aiming to contest each other, so as long as there are more opposition candidates, that is good for Singapore no matter how many opposition parties there are.
And one more thing to andrew chuah (in a later posting that I just saw) – please don’t speak ill of the dead. Whatever JBJ was, he’s gone and let history judge him. I will always view him as passionate opposition pioneers who contributed to the opposition cause, along with Chiam and others, who are Singapore heroes.
Want to criticise, criticise those who are still alive.
I am very glad to hear the news,and I wish KJ all the best in his mission.
I have confidence that KJ can do a good job in his mission to balance PAP and reform the political space in Singapore,this is one sector which remains largely unmoved since 1959.
In the mean time,Spore leaped fr third world to first world,from anti yellow culture(rememebre mayor Ong Eng Guan in white shirt sweeping the porno books)to old and aged MM Lee openly advocate for gaming houses and naked dancing gals,just to name one significant change of mind set.
I urge KJ to forgive and forget about the past,it should never be a mission to strike back for his selfless dad,but rather a mission to help the people of Spore and and help this little dot to stay relevant in the long term,if nothing is done,Singapore would really be a pot of rojak and be irrelevant in time to come.The rest leave it to GOD.
AS for me,I am already 65 years old,I have witnessed and participated first hand both the economic miracle and the ever dictatorial Political enviroment in Singapore.
About two years ago,I finally decided that Singapore was not a place for my children,and future generations,so I advised my kids to get Australian PRs,but it was their decision whether to return or stay on as Australians.They may still yet decide to come back,and that would be against my advice.
I wish KJ all the best.
Does passing an exam prove your ability to run an MNC? Does it provide evidence of your desire do good by the employees of the company you run?
Is this analogy applicable to an Election?
Why is KJ joining the fray? To do something for the people, to carry on his father’s work, to get back at the establishment? What sort of values does he have, with regards to governance?
I am getting sick of eating McDonald’s day in and out, and am ready to try a turkey bacon sandwich, but Burger King’s gotta make a good case for a meaningful and sustainable switch to take place.
csj have three intelligent children. ultimately the truth will surface
I warmly welcome Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam ‘s arrival.
History has shown us how civilizations have evolved over time and this the transition Singapore needs from its current civilization of the PAP Machiavellian Middle Ages to its future trajectory into the modern world.This period should probably mark for Singapore the beginnings of modern world and modern government.
But, it all depends on the PAP who can scupper growth by continued usage of defamation and bankruptcy laws, redrawing of electoral boundaries, entranchment of the Uniquely Singapore Group Representation Constituencies and the Nominated Member of Parliament schemes.
This is rebirth which is necessary as it heralds a new age of discovery and renewal of interest.The middle class are too fixated and addicted to materialism and post-materialism which is a sign of insecurity.It is this insecurity that is preventing Singapore from attaining first world status.
I sincerely hope that a new group of Singaporeans make democracy work for Singapore.Interpersonal trust is needed to encourage more civil society organisations but it will be difficult as Singapore’s Asiatic homogenuity is thoroughly conditioned by PAP’s 50 years of social engineering policies.Casting away this Authoritarian Rule mindset will be very difficult and may take as long as three generations.But can Singapore continue to survive as a city state in 20 years with its current insecure status?
#61 Civic Advocator
Nice try, but you left the date as at 18 Feb )))))
Pretty careless.
Seriously, since 18 Feb to today, only 1 person signed petition despite all the efforts?
As I’m sure you are all working hard( otherwise why bother?), this shows that S’poreans don’t care. S’poreans deserve the PAP if they can’t be bothered. PP, PAP.
Good morning Andrew Chuah (post 26 and post 44).
I am deeply disturbed by your following statements.
”mind you Anwar Ibrahim is a Malay./Bumiputra and Malaysia’s majority population is Malay/Bumiputra, and the same applies in Singapore ie majority is Chinese, then Malay, Indian and others. This is our real SIngapore world”
”I am sad to say that he is a Singaporean Indian and I doubt he is acceptable by the majority Singapore Chinese (again this is similar to Malaysia-Anwar Ibrahim is a Malaysian Malay and he has been getting the bulk of the support now from the Malays, the Urban and educated Malays and now also from Rural Malays). My mind set is not like PAP nor is my negative conclusion. Singapore and Malaysia are abang adik (big brother and small brother)”
Why are you playing the race card? This is Singapore and not Malaysia.Are you trying to bring us into a Malaysian situation?Are you insisting that we should bring race based politics into Singapore?
If you are a Malaysian or a Singaporean PR you would not understand what we are trying to build over here.Do not incite racial politics in Singapore.
You cannot compare Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam to Mr Anwar Ibrahim.One is Singaporean who has Singapore’s interest at heart and the latter gentleman is Malaysian who has Malaysia’s interest at heart.And the same goes for PM Lee and PM Najib.
We will leave the Singaporeans to Singaporean politics and the Malaysian to theirs.If Singaporeans voted by race according to your logic, Mr Joshua Benjamin Jeyaratnam would never have won Anson in 1981 and 1984.He would probably have garnered less than 10% of the votes.
Or for that matter,countless members of the PAP who are minorities would not be parliamentarians by your sweeping statements.You are bordering on the insidious and as a Singaporean I do not share your beliefs.It is probably time you revisit the pledge if you are Singaporean.I hope you are not a cadre of the PAP or WP as they would be equally disappointed with you.
Hi
Re posting, 26, 44 et al.
I believe it is racist to discuss my merits or lack thereof in terms of my genetic profile. The same goes for any other person being discussed. For the record, I am a member of the Human Race ( I hope) and a Singaporean. Reserve your judgement until you see me in action and do not pre-judge based on the colour of my skin. I am sure the moderator will step in if this becomes a race issue or an outlet for racial stereotypes.
Andrew Chuah,
Pls refrain from making statements bout Kenneth’s race.
Else you will be banned from posting.
Yes, PAP Supporters will find all sort of reasons to bash Kenneth J. Maybe this Andrew Chuah isn’t the same Andrew Chuah who has been posting comments on TOC. That is as expected from an organisation such as PAP that lacks honour and integrity is capable of.
Hi-The Online Cittizen: Ok no race card for KJ how about the Elite card for KJ (similar to the PAP’s Elite all from top brass Universities…….) We including myself are ordinary Singaporean born in Singapore and don’t tell me that we are not good enough and now Singapore Opposition must have the Elite.
Regards
Andrew Chuah
B.Soc.Science (Hons), MBA
Hi Andrew Cheah,
Thou shall not judge JBJ by one conversation,
While not all Singaporean agree to all his thoughts but we dont think you can say that he is selfish …
Let’s be matured, in an educated and developed societies, people can agree to disagree
Correction…..andrew Veggie and not andrew Ceggie, my apology
Does showing academic qualification make a narrow-minded thoughts / says any better ? LOL !
Must a self-proclaimed ordinary singaporean shown off his educational qualification ? If so, isn’t it a reflection of his own elitic mentality
I just don’t see why must he first discredit JBJ with his racist theme and now attacking KJ for being a elite ?
KJ is yet to be proven but we need not launch personality assult, this is the usual method seen for decades used by the our “leaders”
Let’s argue and debate sensibly and with maturity !
Highly disappointed by the “shoot from the hip” reactions of bitterness and presumption on the merits of Kenneth Jeyaratnam’s entry into politics, in relation to his educational qualifications.
Why do some people begrudge the achievement of an individual? Is this a malaise that is prevalent in many Singaporeans? That we should celebrate mediocrity just because some of us cannot shine?
Very sad.It ain’t any different from looking at a talented individual, feeling that one could never reach that standard and proceeding to shoot that person down. Is this mature politics? No, from what I’ve seen here, it’s nothing more than politics of envy by some individuals here.
Andrew Chuah,
There is a difference between elites and elitism. Not every elite subscribe to elitism. Only the PAP elites subscribe to elitism.
There is a difference between elite and elitism. Not every elite subscribes to elitism, while in Singapore, only PAP Elites subscribes to elitism.
wow. andrew is educated. no wonder he sounded so matured.
Good evening my fellow Singaporeans.
Looks like the entry of Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam has ruffled many feathers in the Singaporean political sphere.It has sent shockwaves.Already there is abuzz aplenty not just in the internet forums but in the coffee shops and country clubs as well.
The PAP machinery and its many derivatives will continue on a negative publicity onslaught to discredit capable alternative politicians from stepping forward.This brave and applaudable move would probably be a catalyst for more talented Singaporeans to be volunteers and members of alternative parties.
I foresee more middle aged and younger Singaporeans joining the alternative parties by the tenfold in the next couple of years.Every PAP cadre or member is going to be scrutinized thoroughly as their intentions to be PAP members can be susceptible.Ultimately each PAP cadre member is answerable to the defamation and bankruptcy laws, redrawing of boundaries, etc that the party uses on its rivals.How do these PAP members sleep each night?Don’t they have any sense of guilt?
Imagine 300 Kenneth Jeyaretnams joining the alternative fold.I put this forward to a card carrying member during dinner today.He just deflected this possibility.He remarked that it was unnecessary for another political party entering the fray.
I sensed fear in him.And after reading all the negative comments, I sense the fear from the incumbents for once prior to elections.Would we start seeing an exodus of talents from the PAP?Or an influx of talents into the alternative parties?
Fear is very good for Singapore.If we start to fear, then we will be more diligent and responsible with our work and duties.The incumbents have no choice but to be more transparent and accountable.
I sincerely hope that the opposition and alternative parties continue with their ground work.There has never been this much buzz before elections.The ground is quite ripe.
I won’t be surprised if we see a sudden influx of PRs converting into Singaporean Citizens or PRs having eligibility to vote or the use of Electronic Voting in the coming elections.The fall of a GRC will hurt the PAP very bad.This is fall is very necessary.
ya ,and shud be making contingencies in case some key ones got knocked out too.. very worrying leh.
13/4/09
Hi-andrew Veggie (*75), small_vic585 (*71,78-79) and Insider61 (*85)
andrew Veggie-One needs to have qualifications in today’s real world orelse it is very difficult to survive, but not qualifications from Elite universities, mine is just normal unversities and I don’t belong to any elite groups in Singapore and I am just an ordinary Singapore born Chinese who has gone through hell in my life (see my earlier postings on TOC)
small_vic585-I am the same Andrew Chuah who has been posting on TOC for some time and I still write without fear or favour and I post as I see things and I have crossed swords with you and others on many articles including Tan Kian Liang earlier.Again, I am proud to write that I don’t belong to an elite groups in Singapore,just an ordinary Singapore born Chinese and I am all for a good opposition in Singapore to check and balance the PAP government
Insider61-You touched on sudden influx of PRs converting to Singapore Citizens and this is also my fear especially those from China which are easily controllable unlike us the local Singapore born regardless of races who have education and now speaking up and writing without fear or favour and putting our Modern Singapore and her national interests above all things.
Let us as Ordinary local born Singaporeans continue to speak up and write on TOC without fear or favour (yes, I know many writers on TOC who hide behind ficitious names, hate my postings including the owners of TOC especially I touched on Dr Chee and his gang of Running Dogs who only know how to take money from foreign NGOs and singing to their tunes always)
Regards
Andrew Chuah
To Andrew Chuah,
why only point at Dr. Chee and his gang as running dogs ?
what do you think of MM and Nathan who worked for the Japanese during those years of oppression ?
how about Nathan now ? who is he serving ?
Is it the people or the one who put him there?
You should not be selective in the way you name others as running dogs,
and in your own words , without fear or favour. right ?
i came recently knowing that a numbers of pass worker have turned to PR in a alarming and not surprisingly in no time, they become citizenship of singapore.
well done man!! what kind of country is this, i wonder???? desperato???
Hi curse of the orchid (*89)-I noted your posting and I can only say that today is a different picture ie today Modern Singapore is an independent and soverign nation unlike during the Japanese occupation (then Singapore was a British Straits Settlement and British lost the war and abandoned Singapore).
I have been writing without fear or favour on many subjects, and I had written on our then Education Minister who was a Singaporean Indian and I said not suitable as the majority of Singaporean are Chinese and the same on the present Finance Ministere who is a Singaporean Indian and again I said not suitable as the majority of Singaporean are Chinese (also since our Modern Singapore independence, all our Finance Ministers were Singapore born Chiinese).
Thank you.
Regards
Andrew Chuah
13/4/09
Hi curse of the orchid-President Nathan is serving the State of Singapore, so is our Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, and all Singaporeans-local born,and let us emulate the Israelis who always put their State of Israel above everything else.
I trust that I have answered you (I am just an Ordinary Singapore born Singaporean and not an Elite nor belongs to any Elite groups in Singapore and one who have gone through hell and now attached with a boutique investment advisory firm and putting my life and house in order.
Regards
Andrew Chuah
13/4/09
Hi curse of the orchid-Lunch time and I am free, and will just do this short posting ie my wish is to see our Modern Singapore back in the hands of a good government majority from the Ordinary Singapore born and also in the Opposition (now we have 2.5members and they are Ordinary Singapore born
and not Elite), and we must not have Elites from both sides ie PAP and PAP Government and Opposition and these will be bad for our Modern Singapore.
Regards
Andrewv Chuah
Hi Andrew, thanks for the prompt reply.
You are entitled to your opinion. But I sincerely hope you rethink on the suitability of other races for political office. It is what that person can do for the people that matters and nothing else.
There is nothing wrong with being an elite. It is how one conducts himself/herself , more so when holding political appointments. The objective is the same, irrespective of race, academic status or social standing, which is to serve the country and its people. I have no doubts you agree with this. cheers !
Reform Party, beware of infiltrators from the pro-pap to smear the party’s image.
Dear Andrew Chuah,
Simply don’t try rush into conclusion and lstop abelling others without indepth study.
We know you are not elitic for there are at least 50,000 people in Singapore with MBA or more but perception follows one’s tone.
The labelling of JBJ was selfish and KJ is elitic are unproductive.
All we hope is to see Singapore going to better future with different ideas fully presented, debated.
PAP had brought Singapore out from 3rd world, but the widening and huge income gap don’t qualify us as first world, and the economic policy of over-reliance on MNC and high taxation do not help to grow local entreprenuers too.
We are in 2nd world at best.
We deserve better.
Best regards,
Veggie
B Eng ( NTU )
Master Eng ( NUS )
MBA ( Warwick )
N.B:
Do I project myself as an Ordinary singaporean if I sign off my qualification as above, LOL !
wow, andrew veggie,
you are serious, arnt u? anyway agree with your points.
I think this Andrew Chuah is not mature enough in his thinking. We Singaporeans are multi racial in character. Even in Pap, they are multi racial, we don’t play race cards. KJ is not Chinese but he will have my support. Same to Jufri Mahmood, from SDP, he will have my support. PM Lee is Chinese, but he will not have my support. So we support a person base on ideology and their policy, not because of their skin colour. It is silly to compare Malaysia to our system. Ours is meritocracy, but over the causeway, they practise race base quota system, so they will not prosper like S’pore due to brain drain,
Good evening Andrew Chuah with regards to your post 87.P
Post 87: ‘I had written on our then Education Minister who was a Singaporean Indian and I said not suitable as the majority of Singaporean are Chinese and the same on the present Finance Ministere who is a Singaporean Indian and again I said not suitable as the majority of Singaporean are Chinese (also since our Modern Singapore independence, all our Finance Ministers were Singapore born Chiinese)’
I don’t think there is a direct correlation between performance and race.I am not sure what you are trying to imply with these statements, which is your third posting by the way and are bordering on the insidious as also acknowledged by posters curse of the orchid and andrew veggie.
Maybe its because of people like you that there is a need for the GRC system in politics.I strongly oppose the GRC system because it is simply undemocratic.Do all Singaporean Chinese think this way or is it the educated few like yourself?
Have we regressed as a society since 1988?I accept the minority and so should you.Have you or your children served national service before?You probably have never traveled overseas or never faced discrimination but this ignorance is tragic since you supposedly have high educational qualifications.And you probably have not lived through the war period or experienced the riots.
I always thought that education makes one learned and wise.But after corresponding with you, I simply don’t understand your logic but if you strongly believe that certain portfolios within the ministries should not be held by certain individuals of a different ethnic background you should champion your cause and go public.
I suggest you start a new political party or better still join an existing political party to further your cause.You can even start by writing a petition or drafting legislation and bills.Might be actually a good idea to have another party and I am looking forward to your manifesto.
Hi Andrew Veggie (Posting*96)-I am very happy to hear from you and noted your three (3) academic qualifications, and you beat me by one (I got mine two academic qualifications in 1984 and 1988 and gone through hell first in 1997 Asia Financial Crisis and lost all about S$30million and most recently survived persecution from my only own brother who is two years younger than me and is the richest man in Penang and a member of Drugs International Syndicate and the Penang Police and many Malaysia Law and Order instituitions under his payroll and with millions of investment in Singapore (he also has a Master in NUS),and I know what life is all about., (He tried to get the Penang Police put me under ISA-Sedition Act after being hit by the Malaysian Inland Revenue and worse my own parents who are very educated, my dad a retired Associate Professor of Universiti Sains Malaysia and my mum a retired business woman took his side and damn proud of him and they justified his drugs business as an ordinary business and blamed the drugs addicts).My mum went further and told me bluntly that being a Singaporean I am afraid of this and that and I replied to her I am God fearing and I am not afraid of SIngapore government. I know what I am talking about being an Ordinary Singapore born Singaporean Chinese
Can I safely assume that you are a young man. Now I touched on the PAP government since our Modern Singapore independence ie we are at par with the developed nations and we have the best Civil Service which has been keeping our Modern Singapore functioning very efficiently and many nations both developed and developing envying us. As I said there are flaws in our public policies and public instituions and we only need to fine tune them (we Singaporeans have been dependent on these publicinstitutions and public policies since our independence)
Regards
Andrew Chuah
Hi Andrew Veggie-Modern Singapore is our only home we have and please tell me how many of us can really Migrate to a third country for good or to go business as Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew put to us recently ie we focus on Speaking Mandarin and we have 1.3billion Chinese in China and I wrote on this about 5% or less can really go to China work, open factories or do businesses and the Mandarin speaking world is very small compared to the English speaking world. Please ponder on this. Let us as ordinarily Singapore born Singaporeans regardless of races, come together and make our Modern Singapore a better place for all of us and use our votes via the Ballot Box in the coming General Election.
Regards
Andrew Chuah
DO not tell the baby boomer guys on the benefit of speaking mandarin please
I am a bi-lingual and I have seen how many chinese airlicopter completed GCE A without gaining entry to local university because of their built-in disadvanatge of speaking mandarin
Time change so leaders twist their tongue
The speak mandarin campiagn do not represent Chinese culture, be reminded that spoken and written form of Chinese are entirely two different things.
How many Chinese vocabs u speak or use per day ? 100 ? 50 ?
Does speaking mandarin means we know the culture ?
Is that equal to China Pu Tong Hua ?
Does speaking english means we understand the right of voting of parliamentary system..
Go go see the world before giving grand opinin.
Go see the world and learn what is modern … go practice the MBA learned by walking the talk.
Modern Sigaporean must also be matured, accept all races, think before you talk.
What hv u learned in NS ? says a non Chinese Officer can’t be a leader ?
Hey, The Chinese says “Yue Miao Yue Hei”
Suda lah kawan !
balek kumpung,dalam jargon !
Hi Andrew Veggie (Posting *102)-I am still in office and hell alot of work to finish and I am taking a break doing this posting to you which I enjoy very much.
Education makes us a better person but we can never run away or do away with our racs domestically in Singapore (perhaps yes when we are overseas, we call ourselves Singaporean but we will eventually add Chinese, Malay, Indian or Singh. This is the truth. Yes, I am part of Modern Singapore and I am very matured and driving you the real world we live in our Modern Singapore and the same applies to our individual families like mine where my only own brother to protect his millions from Malaysian Inland Revenue, would paid the Penang Police to take me in under ISA-Sedition Act but I havesurvivied. When I was down he did not help me a single sent but gave millions to his wife’s brother to pay off his gambling debts in private clubs in ASIA. I know what I am talking about (so were my only parents and only this year, I started talking to them when I travel up north to see my clients as they are in their early 70s but they treat me very cold)
Yes, I was in NS and I spoke broken Mandarin, perfect Hokkien, Cantonese and Malay to my fellow NSmen besides English which I still firmly believe is our only language for business locally and social ties among our fellow Singaporeans regardless of races.
Regards
Andrew Chuah
Hi Insider65-I read your Posting (*99)-I am just an Ordinary Singapore born Singaporean Chinese and I don’t need to form a political party like the late JBJ after being kicked out of Worker’s Party or other Singapore Opposition politicians who need a political platform. As far as I am concern, I just write as I see things in Singapore in the right perceptive ie Singapore is a multi racial and majoritiy races are as folllows ie Chinese, Malays, Indians and Others (Singh etc).
The purely Singaporean as a word is a myth and impossible to achieve even in developed nations like UK, Australia, New Zealand even Japan. Let us be real. I hardly can speak Mandarain nor write Mandarin, and I only speak dialects such as Hokkien and Cantonese which I firmly believe are very colorful and vibrant and where our respective cultures and traditions are imbeded in these dialects.
Regards
Andrew Chuah
Encik Chuah,
You are bringing up ir-relevant personal suffering to prove that you are “tested”, which I doubt if many in this forum interested to know.
Now, I know that you have not done any NS in this land, how could you claim that you are a true blue Singaporean, do you know how to sing “mali kita ” ?
having said this, I have many good pals who are from Malaysia, so by no mean any disrespect to them.
KJ is not Anwar, just as RP or PAP is not UMNO.
A simple comparison that I think you can understand.
And just like many Singaporean regardless of educational attainment, career status, we have been tested by our own life journey, please do not see own suffering as Nelson Mendela’s