Because it is not transparent, that’s why most of us never thought of National Day celebration is actually PAP Day celebration until now ma.

Thanks to Andrew Loh for starting this thread, which makes us aware of this.

we can have big hearts because there is no politics between us. lol… ;)

hmmm…
////if we think someone has hijacked it to make it celebration for them, then it is for them,
if you think it is for Singapore, then it becomes for us.////
in concept agree, but hor, in reality they use who’s money to throw the party?

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hi Creducator,

dun agree nevermind, say it openly. must be transparent mah. :P

“national day in its true form we would see all political parties in the same VIP stand, celebrating the National Day together. CSJ included!! ”

Nice idea, but PAP will not agree… cos National Day = PAP Day

we can have big hearts also lah,
just celebrate for our Singapore as a citizen
put aside the political differences for a day

like celebarting a birthday,
be it our own, our chilfdren’s our spouse’s, our parents/grandparents’,
we celebrate the day heartily,
putting aside the differences for that day of celebration.

if we think someone has hijacked it to make it celebration for them, then it is for them,
if you think it is for Singapore, then it becomes for us.

to quote Robert Kiyosaki “what you think is real becomes your reality”

nevermind. just treat it as a cold joke loh….

big men should have big hearts, put petty politics aside for 1 day. is it that hard to do?

?? don’t get you leh.

///True enough it is another topic. But from another perspective, it is indirectly linked.///
Agree with you. There is a link. Come to think of it, every topic in TOC will be linked one way or another, if it is an issue affecting SG.

(Unless we are talking about MJ’s untimely departure, than I cannot see its link. But I never underestimate the ingenuity of posters here to find that link, and somehow blame that on gahmen too. I have been disappointed so far, non have suggested : ) )

Sorry, couldn’t resist writing that, now back what where I was…

As the chance of being link is pretty high, I am of the opinion that staying on the topic will compartalised the topics better, and make discussions more meaningful and focussed.

Hope you do see my point.

On the other hand, I also think it is important for us to remember this day, especially the younger ones. This day reminds us how we became a nation of Singaporeans.

I think we should not mix the current economic problems with national day celebrations. Today’s economic problems are not unique to Singapore. They are global in characteristics.

In fact, I think there is a good reason to spend on celebrations because when the consumers spend it also means that someone in our society will be employed. If nobody spends, then we will only aggravate unemployment.

The only problem about National Day Celebrations seem to look more and more like a PAP family day every year as someone pointed out earlier. I think the day our Parliament is represented with a better balance of both ruling and alternative voices, the view of National Day will be interpreted by Singaporeans in the appropriate way.

True enough it is another topic. But from another perspective, it is indirectly linked. How much accountability Temasek has towards the general public (as it is using large pool of public reserve too) also affect how we feel of Singapore as a nation. For we know that whole Singapore is run as monarchy and which high official benefit greatly from the structure regardless of whether loss and gain, whereas the citizens are made to pay for their honest mistake and share little when they gain, how well can we feel it as a nation ?

” I do not know how do we do a survey with regards to the loss by Temasek,”
It is pointless to do a survey anyway where our instinct tell us Temasek is nothing more than scam to the public. If they are misusing public money , manipulate statistic and doing illegal practice that is not open to the public, it is no difference than con-man. To think that there is no Ong Teng Chong to do the check and balance, that is how frightening the gov can be, giving a false sense of assurance to the general public.

the truth is in the words unspoken! besides can we really trust everyone? sounds like voting…

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some things ask also won’t get the truth, things like this, its the silence that speaks the loudest!!

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Noted your comments. But that is another topic alttogether. Wherea the post #93 was suggesting a survey to see if Singapoerans consider SG a nation or not a nation, I do not know how do we do a survey with regards to the loss by Temasek,

Last time, there is a lot of speculation on the loss of Temasek, and the loss finally report out from the horse’s mouth, so in the end, all still gonna move on, the father, the son and the jinx still live happily after. So what is the point of wasting time doing survey if you already know the answer ?

///An independent survey may show ~ 50% of citizens do not consider S’pore a nation. So, what national celebration are we talking about with a divided people ?////
are we a divided people?
that is mere speculation, unless and until the survey is done , we do not know.

An independent survey may show ~ 50% of citizens do not consider S’pore a nation. So, what national celebration are we talking about with a divided people ?