I THANK Mr Tan Kam Weng (‘Things have changed in Potong Pasir – for the worse’, last Wednesday) for his comments and feedback, and Mr Liew Kai Khiun (‘Little evidence of significant decline in Potong Pasir’, last Thursday) for his positive and encouraging comments.
Potong Pasir Town Council has been engaging competent contractors for all estate maintenance work and our team of estate officers is always there to ensure that the work is carried out effectively.
I am not surprised at the rankings in the Town Council Management Report (TCMR), which was published in the media. It is not at all appropriate to compare the performances of the town councils as the profile and age of the properties are totally different. There is also an inequality in the funds granted among the town councils and the improvement works carried out by the Government.
Potong Pasir is a mature estate where the blocks are 25 to 35 years old. Constant efforts are being made using our available resources to maintain the estate as best as possible.
Our lift maintenance company was already replacing some of the automatic rescue devices during the reporting period of the TCMR. Anyway, there were no issues concerning this matter. I categorically state that all the automatic rescue devices in our estate are working and in serviceable condition. Potong Pasir residents need not worry about it.
With regard to arrears as reported by the TCMR, we do make provisions for doubtful debts due to the unfavourable economic condition in Singapore, by allowing residents to pay by instalments on compassionate grounds.
It is not our policy to write off the debts just for the sake of making our report look good. Our approach of collection is systematic, practical and, when required, we have taken the necessary steps to recover the dues.
I have been managing Potong Pasir Town Council for the last 25 years as diligently as I can and will continue to do my best.
Chiam See Tong
MP for Potong Pasir &
Chairman of Potong Pasir Town Council
["I have been managing Potong Pasir Town Council for the last 25 years as diligently as I can and will continue to do my best"]: CST.
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I wonder, among the PAP MPs, who can say these same words with honesty and with the same conviction as CST.
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Here is a man who walks the grouond every single day, rain or shine.
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When was the last time any PAP MP walked the ground unannounced?
The key word here is compassion for those in arrears…something which the Pigs will never understand and instead use the courts as their Ah Long.
I will gladly trade high rating to have Mr Chiam to serve as my MP
They’re in their ivory towers and couldn’t be bothered over the welfare of its constituency.Most of them are planted there without the efforts in securing the people’s vote.Come on folks,it’s high time we get united and vote these scums out or there’ll never be any chance.With their constant importing of foreigners and freely allowing them citizenships for their self-serving survival,in no time our country will change beyond recognition.So,let’s put aside any differences among us locals; whether real or perceived to effect a change or we might regret forever.
I really respect the more than half of the residents of Potong Pasir who continue to vote for CST though the govt of the day continues to withhold the residents’ money for the much needed upgrading.
You continue to live in less than ideal conditions on the basis of principle.
Keep it up. CST, you are the real hero!
CST is the hero, you’re mad,,
ITS THE RESIDENTS OF PP VOTING FOR HIM !!!
‘There is also an inequality in the funds granted among the town councils and the improvement works carried out by the Government.’
how did chiam let this happen then?
Mr. Chiam you have done your best against all odds and that alone speak volumes,if sharksfin soup is unable to topple you other ways must be found.
Singaporeans are behind you TAKE BISHAN where WKS is and you have done your ultimate duty as a Singaporean before retiring with the peoples BLESSINGS.
At least CST knows what is human.Level 5 here means the residents in the ward are very lucky to have a very good MP.
What does PAP TC level 1 means to Singaporean? You know the answer. Those unlucky residents who cannot pay S&C also die die must pay, even you jump down from your block.
The result, choose the right people who understand the ground to represent you.
Thanks you CST for doing a good job for the residents in Potong Pasir
CST
don’t worry, we don’t believe the SHitty Times.
In a few separate articles,
ST said Chiam responded ‘testily’, ‘curtly’, ‘clearly looking upset’ and was in a ‘defiant mood’.Wow, are they writing a novel or what? Need to use all these adjectives to describe people in a NEWS REPORT.
Chubby and all,
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We must not forget the people of Potong Pasir and Hougang. We must not forget the people of Anson, of Bukit Gombak and Nee Soon.
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These are Singaporeans who will be remembered in history as having the guts to stand up to the PAP. History will see them in better light than it is now.
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There are enough Singaporeans out there, enough to put at least a dozen Opposition MPs in parliament.
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Unfortunately, you and I know what the PAP is doing to keep these at bay and to ensure their votes do not count in the final scheme of things.
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We just have to plod on and the day will come when the PAP will lose its foothold. We have to be ready to welcome such a day. We have to make sure that the Opposition parties are ready to welcome such a day. We are together in this, for the sake of Singapore’s future.
A leader with compassion is one that stays longer in the heart of many and still remain as leader even without resources or court support. Whereas other kind of leader used threat and law suit to win fake supporters but not their hearts. When come election, let compassion wins so that Singaporeans can all live a more holistic and pleasant lives never before.
masterservant,
I’m not mad, you may be blind!
I did give credit to those residents who voted for CST and having to ‘live in less than ideal conditions’
CST remains my hero!
In CST, i see a compassionate, sincere person who serves with his heart. Even if Potong Pasir scores low in the report, even if the estate in some places may be poorly maintained, even if his TC funds are limited, people support him because they know that his heart is in the right place – serving his constituents.
Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about the PAP MPs. They appear to be be arrongant, opportunists, self serving and elitists.
Do we want very smart but self serving leaders or do we want people who may not be scholars but who are humble and truly sincere in serving ??. Take your pick…
chubby
You continue to live in less than ideal conditions on the basis of principle.
Keep it up. CST, you are the real hero!
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you can alway migrate to next door techgheephuat mah…
and in realive principle you pimped yourself to let leekuanyew screwed your cpf savin$ @ his wish and whimp$ as well?
why your/mine cpf$ fund is not in REALive mode?
Non of the “Puppies” can compare to this Man( CST ) -Level 5 or 1 -its not the issue – its the Compassion n sincereity n care for our own comrades -unlike the “Dogs”
YEP ! AGREE !
This is something that the present Pee&PEE party and ministers with their big cars, HIGH salary and air-con offices – DO NOT understand or want to understand !
We need a change ! We need to denied Pee&Pee a win of more than 67%. Reduced it to below 55%.
I am currently reading the book ‘First Things First’ by Stephen R. Covey. Those who know the ‘7 Habits’ will know him. In the first chapter he talks about the difference between the clock and the compass. Very briefly, the clock refers to those who use the clock as their guide in getting things done while the compass refers to those who are guided by their passion and hearts.
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This is very significant in Singapore’s context. In every segment of society we see the clock at work. Everything that keep us humming are like a mechanical clock – tick, and we get off our beds, tick , and we dress for school or for work, tick, we rush for the bus or train, tick, we get down to our work, tick, we go for lunch, tick, we’re back to work, tick, we rush home, tick, we have our dinner, tick we prepare to go to bed, tick, we get off our beds – and the cycle continues routinely as it was the day before.
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With such a lifestyle, the big question is ‘Where’s your life?”. If you are to be lying in your deathbed now, what are the top five things you want to get done? Too bad, you’ve missed the opportunity to get it done. You have been going about your life like clockwork, doing the things that are plainly mundane and meaningless.
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It is time we break out of such a cycle and start to live life governed by the Compass inside you. Imagine again yourself to be at your deathbed and go do the things you want to get done so that when you return to your deathbed you will have no need to have a list of things you want done because they have all been done.
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This is the fulfillment and satisfaction that Singaporeans are chasing after but have been sidetracked by the government in its pursuit of accumulating wealth for the country, in the hope that this wealth will bring Singapore forward into the future.
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Surely there is room for Singaporeans who want to follow their dreams.
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The TC ranking is just another step in the direction of the Clock. It is time the Singapore government see the need for Singapore and Singaporeans to follow their Compasses, just like the people of Potong Pasir and Hougang who have diligently and faithfully followed their Compass time and time again.
Mr CST, we all know that the TCMR is obviously more of a political rather than the truth. They are designed to make the opposition look like “jackass”.
MFA blasted US report which ranks Singapore lowly on human trafficking alongside Afganistan “it is more a political ritual than an objective study”.
Haha, pot calling kettle black. Do not do unto others lest others do unto you.
mfa,
I’m afraid you are out of topic in this thread.
Maybe I did not read your point.(Correct me if I am wrong)
“I have been managing Potong Pasir Town Council for the last 25 years as diligently as I can and will continue to do my best.” – Chiam See Tong.
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Someone related to me the responses from the PAP camp on the above statement made by Chiam :
“Now we know why after 2 decades away from Singapore, you don’t lose your way in Potong Pasir.”
“So he has now changed his mind and decided not to take the risk in Bishan-Toa Payoh.”