~by: Tan Kin Lian~
I agree with the decision taken by MP Yaw Shin Leong to resign as treasurer of the Workers Party and the exemplary approach taken by the leadership of the Workers Party in handling this difficult issue.
I also agree with the stance taken by Mr Yaw and the leaders of the Workers Party in choosing to remain silent over the rumors of extra marital affairs.
We have to respect the right as a citizen, including a public figure, to remain silent on private matters that do not affect the performance of their public duty.
There is no need to make further disclosures, as there is a need to protect the privacy of Mr Yaw's family.
The voters of Hougang will judge Mr Yaw at the next general election.
I am heartened to read the words of support from many residents to Mr Yaw, who has worked in the grassroots of Hougang for many years, even before becoming their elected Member of Parliament.
The people of Singapore will have to accept that they will not be able to find angels to be their leaders, either in the current party in power or in an alternative political party.
I like to express appreciation to Mr Yaw's wife for her strong support of her husband in this difficult situation and to wish the best for their family.
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To all those who claim to be standing on moral high grounds by condemning all those who have weaknesses of the flesh, I call you hypocrites.
Come on, If I invite you to a dimly-lit room where a tall. long-hair, gorgeous, busty and shapely naked girl sticks out her wet tongue at you, opens her legs wide, and beckons you to come forward to taste the forbidden fruit, I'll bet you will turn around to ensure that your better half is not around before plunging yourself into an activity of endless lust and sexual pleasure. And if you still claim that you will walk away from this temptation, I'll bet you'll walk straight to the bathroom and start playing with your little brother till he becomes a man before you spurt yourself dry.
So please don't be a hypocrite. Accept that all men have sexual desires and will succumb to temptations.
Now whoever has heard that a politicain must behave like a pope in order to do his job well had better sink his head in the well. Ask Bill Clinton if you do not believe it.
WP is being suspected of condoning adultery and murder of foetus for the sake of Political power. You are staying in Forbidden City and tasting Forbidden Fruits. Please partake of Mr Yaw's consequences.
I can eat your idea of forbidden fruit and yet have not sinned.
But of course your idea of sin originated from a fukker and thus your obsession with lust.
hey, lust is not a sin lah dickhead.
Yaw is culled not for religious reason but for GOOD REASON…duh
how these sickaporeans think out of the box? hopeless idiots,
@Taste The Forbidden Fruit :
There is a world of difference between your assumption and Yaw's infidelity.
Yaw's a seducer of a married woman and thus a home-wrecker. He did not walk into a room and found a naked woman waiting to seduce him.
You are too simplistic. Yaw must be "Burnt on the stake" and fed to the mongrels!
Hi
Come on, no man has a clean mind. We are all dirty inside. Consider:
How can you have babies without ejeculation?
How can you have ejeculation without erection?
How can you have erection with foreplay?
How can you have foreplay with sexual desire?
How can you have sexual desire without sexual imagination?
How can you have sexual imagination without a dirty mind?
All men have dirty minds. So let's not judge others. It's where your filthy minds lead you. Filthy minds are inherent in all men. We are born with it. Without filthy minds, the world's production of human beings will cease. So stop pretending.
All women like men with filthy minds otherwise, how they get pregnated unless they themselves have dirty mind HAHAHAHAHA
gezz…such idiotic tok. see lah,see what religion does to your mind? HAHAHAHAHA
All men have dirty minds???? Wrong.
Sex is not dirty. Lust is a natural feeling. Why perceive sexual desire in such a negative light?
Instead, change your perspective — sex is wholesome. Without sexual desires, no chance of reproduction. Not only that…. sex is actually good for the body.
Like eating, sex is an essential part of the good life.
@All Men Have Filthy Minds :
Becoming an MP, Yaw has sworned to serve the electorates with dignity and the highest standard of probity. He is not just your ordinary "All Men".
That he is guilty is surely a foregone conclusion. And with this act of debauchery on him, we cannot have an MP without moral rectitude to soil our august and haloed chamber of Parliament. I urge some MPs to sponsor a proposal to rid Yaw from his MPship, then have a by-election in Hougang and the PAP returned and decency prevails.
so many aunties and uncles in singapore.
What a crazy nation! People don't care if the Govt short changed them, practice nepotism and favoritism, monopolise power & encourage gambling but but have the time to fight for sexual morality so fiercely spearhaded by some 'news' reporting. Glad I am out of this.
I think you all are mistaken. My point is that Mr Yaw can be forgiven by his wife and his God, but he is accountable at the very least to his electorate. I cannot trust someone who betrays the person whom has entrusted him her trust most.
You will never accept a murderer as your president or parliamentary representative yet you can trust someone who has a double life?
if Mr Yaw is non a public person, that is fine and I will not be bothered, but an MP must have the basic integrity for trust to be based upon. This is nothing religious and simple to understand.
I have no grudge against him but I feel strongly that he must come clean or step down. This is far from judging his private character because we are talking about accountability and integrity toward family and then your country
may i ask mr tan if this CEO u mentioned is elected by thousands of singaporeans in an election & required to hold weekly meet the people sessions. if the answer is no, why should the press or people be interested then. better u compare apple with apple. u lack the foresight to see the impact ur article will have on Mr Yaw. i see every negative attack against Mr Yaw as an accupuncture needle poking him and it is all because of ur article. with friends like u, Mr Yaw dont need any enemies.
Hi dear mr tan,
Agreed.
Don’t give up… Learn to articulate much better verbally and be absolutely magnamious…
You can be Like some policiticians become next president and really guard against our already much depleted reserves and Cpf locking issues.
Learn not to react… And learn 唯识学 and 因明学it’s way to debate utilmately. 唯识学 is like the lion and 因明学 it is the wings. 唯识学 emcompass the philosophy and psychology and mental aspect and even encompass tech and science. And it is much deeper… Beyond words of reasonings beyond certain levels…
Don't be ambiguous. Really fight for the people
But has he failed in his official duties ?
And we expect politicians to behave like priests ? What about priests and child abuse, "next to God, the creator" ?
Then it may be difficult to engage new aspirants as politicians if private affairs are included, as we are merely humans.
@James
What if coming clean means having to tell you how many times they have sex a week? Can you judge if it is right or wrong, good ro bad? Do you think the wife like their sexual life discussed in public?
The Govt is increasing tuition fees & threatening to raise tax in order to help the needy, while they relentlessly pay themselves highest in the world with bonuses that even bankers envy, and here you people are, fighting over an MP's private (sexual) life.
I too feel that Mr Yaw should come clean as a high profile figure _ I feel that he owes it to those who voted him in. Let the people know what happened and let them jidge him.
Having said that, it's no surprise how the Straits Times has chosen to give this so much coverage then choose to downplay other much more important issues like Temasek Holdings and Shincorp as this involves losses of many billions of dollars OF OUR MONEY!
We know how a foreign company was able to own more than 90% of the company when Thai laws prohibits any foreign company from owing more than 50%. Every time it comes massive losses of our money through Temasek Holdings under Ho Ching, the media chooses to turn a blind eye!
I say we need equal coverage for all issues that concern us especially when it involves our money being squandered!
A presidential wannabe spewing venoms about a phantom CEO in a govt-linked organisation supposed to spike a debate he has embarassingly lost his credibility in.
What a shame Mr. Tan!!!
I heard your pre-election TV interview and your shocking revealation, "what is 377A"?
But I am glad that many are not aware of this call by activists to repeal this act which is serving the good of soceity well, and has a role in our communitarian soceity.
Thank you.
i seldom read TKL’s writing, this time i read his comments here and have to agree with his points.
Mdm Lau wants to protect her marriage, is that clear to all? i won’t be surprised that she wants wp to
protect her marriage.
WP let him step down, meaning he won’t hold CEC
position thereafter.
i seldom read TKL’s writing, this time i read his comments here and have to agree with his points.
Mdm Lau wants to protect her marriage, is that clear to all? i won’t be surprised that she wants wp to
protect her marriage.
WP let him step down, meaning he won’t hold CEC
position thereafter.
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She can still protect her marriage with Yaw steppng down, can't they? TKL is one selfish and parochial minion. What about the few other marriages that Yaw destroyed??
there is the line that seperates being honest & upfront on one side, & the other side that borders on gossip. morality & criminality are 2 very diferent things.
YSL alleged affair is deemed a moral hazard, but so is excessive gambling & smoking. is it not a bigger moral hazard to allow 2 casino operators into S'pore? how many families has it harmed?
So did he committed a criminal offence ?
No, in the eyes of the LAW !
So don't be muddled headed, did Bill Clinton resigned on the news…no right ?
It was not official duties either, so in this case no necessity to say "Sorry" anyway !
In the eye of the laws, willing partners are not considered criminal actions, no crime compared with priests holy holy and child abuses/paedophile.
So don't expect politicians to be eunuchs, lah !
Office gossips are more sensational ! But mostly happened outside office official hours.
So wake-up nerds !
@sp How do you "few other marriages" Yaw destroyed.You saw, you know them, or you heard as everyone on heresay. Yes infidelity, but don't add ficitious storyline, characters and make believe further unless you know for fact or proven.
@sp How do you know of "few other marriages" Yaw destroyed.You saw, you know them, or you heard as everyone on heresay. Yes infidelity, but don't add ficitious storyline, characters and make believe further unless you know for fact or proven.
I agree with Tan Kin Lian that it is up to Hougang voters to decide whether Yaw Shin Leong is still fit to be their MP at the next GE. Like TKL himself, at the last PE2011, it was up to Singapore voters to decide whether he is "good" enough to be the President of Singapore. The election outcome was that he was not and in addition, he also lost his S$48,000 deposit. It therefore showed that TKL was "not good enough" to be Singapore's President though he qualifies to be a Presidential candidate. The people of Singapore probably does not find him to be an angel and voted alternative candidates instead.
Some Sporeans are very imaginative in this area ("few other marriages that Yaw destroyed"), they should write soap scripts for MediaCorpse. Honestly, it is much ado about nothing!
For some who condem Yaw, it could be only a matter of time before they themselve do the same.
Translate documents for WP also must offer sexual services. WP must explain its procurement services policy. It is harbouring a sexual predator and potential criminal offender.
TKL not good to be President
when i think of the presidential race, i liken the candidates as aeroplanes with tt & tcb being A380s flying neck to neck overtaking each other at 30,000 feet. Following behind not too far away is tjs in his B747 at 8,000 feet. then u have TKL in his world war 1 bi plane trying franctically trying to get off the ground. instead of flying off, the poor $45,000/- bi plane got swallowed by the good earth. the plane or the money – gone forever. Because TKL got money to last him many generations, he installed an ejector in his bi plane and ejected to safety. once on the ground, TKL lifted his clenched his fist upwards towards the sky and shouted at the B747 saying, “how could you” this is my light hearted view on how the presidential race went.
It is a pity he is not elected President; otherwise all the MPs have a wonderful time and can remain silent. We should elect him as the President next round!
Extra-marital flings are frowned upon.
What about surfing porn sites?Who does not surf cyber erotica?PAP cabinet ministers?
What about private kinky sex between man and wife?
Where do we draw the line between "sexual decency"and"sexual indecency"?
At this rate they could target anyone, they could start a rumour with Mr Chen S M too, that he had a fling with a certain colleague. They could also target any oppo MPs who fell out with their sibling or parents and continue to attack for lack of clarification & transparency for the truth. This is getting like Chairman Mao's China during the cultural revolution.
dear Where got hope, Sg?,
at this rate, you know some are at the point of desperation to resort to such tactics. the way out of such mess is to draw the line between professional conduct & private life clearly. this line do exist in the private sector, they can be counted on for asistance on guidelines (maybe not free consultation).
if there is a fallout between family members or party members, than it can be highlighted as a basis for any allegations.
anyone who goes over-the-top in demanding personal information can be asked to defined where the line between personal life & professional obligation. if one is not even sure, than there is no reason to give in to such demands.
:)
My husband 46yo, like him in most extent, 2nd marriage, 1st failed due to committed adultery and several attempted adultry, so as his 2nd marriage to me.
But betrayal is a sin especially in a marriage vow.
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I wonder how much is a glass / bottle of Erdinger Weissbier?
When my ex-husband-to-be Jude Seah, emailed on his plight of being jobless, homeless, and roofless, I agreed to offset the latest sum of $16,xxx accumulated o/s family expenses owed to me and also reduce the family maintenance fee to $1000 for me and 2 kids. He told the lawyer and in the email that he “wishes to see the kids every 2 weeks, provided he has a job (money)”.
When my soon ex-husband-to-be Jude Seah, dropped his pride to ask for a roof in end-Sept 2011, I made things easy for him. I did his laundry, cleaned / tidied his room, cooked his meals, including prepared most of his breakfast.
When my 3-month-old-ex-husband-to-be Jude Seah, couldn't afford to settle an old starhub bill (which became due 5 years ago) but desperately 'need' a phone on 31Dec 2011(obviously a free phone by signing up 2-yr contract with Starhub), I pulled out a $50 for him to settle the problem.
When my 2-month-old-ex-husband-to-be Jude Seah, 'could not' pay me a token rent / food for Jan 2012 and the outstanding legal fee, I just waited patiently for his forever-fail promised-dates (hopes). You know, he had "to work" 'very hard' till midnight (kids were already asleep) and came home terribly hungry, looking for food. He even had “to work”, as demanded by his "event organiser-boss", on CNYeve, CNY 1st, 2nd & 3rd day. No reunion dinner. Kids did not get to see him despite they slept at 2am on the eve.
BUT he was almost all the time in those days mentioned above with a girl (27yo, Seah is 46yo) either at the wine outlet Katong which she works with or out eating / shopping with her.
- 13 Jan waited her at wine outlet Katong, ate at nearby Joo-joo Jap restuarant, shopping at Parkway Parade, spent $39 at Giant Parkway.
- 24 Jan (CNY 2nd day) to Arts Museum, jalanjalan ended at Marina Bay Sand
- 28 Jan along a highway ? french kissing / groping / ?
- 30 Jan Erdinger clark quay, meal & Weissbier. groping the girl.
- 30 Jan Made a video at ?, 'forcing' her to say "wo shi ni de lao po" (I'm your wife).
- 31 Jan made a video at the office of the wine outlet Katong.
- 6 Feb, waited for her at wine outlet Katong, then having fun together at ?
- 22 Feb to 26 Feb went to Hong Kong with the girl.
- 27 Feb to 28 Feb, where was he? staying at the girl's house?
- 29 Feb morning 12.15am, came back home with 2 cheapo phone 'chains' for kids, 1 big bag of laundry, describing & complaining his K.L. job a little, very tired & hungry that he ate the fried rice in the fridge without heating up.
According to the court order, he is supposed to start paying the family maintenance. But he acted / pretended very "cham", (whenever he does not have "spare" money) he would "siam us far far", not even go market or coffee shops with us so to avoid paying; throughout the pre- to post-CNY, did not bring kids out for food or fun (even I did proposed the "River Hongbao" which kids enjoyed in the last few rounds); he "could not afford" to buy new year clothes, had to "borrow" (he said) 2 mandarin oranges twice for his "event organizer-boss' & photography-boss. He further added that the 'event-boss' wife was very unhappy with him 'cos he didn't bring oranges on the CNY 1st day, so took 2 from me on the 2nd day; he is sure that the wife is biased against him (now thinking back, I have a strong feel that that the "wife" is actually the girl's mother).
BUT BUT BUT WAIT, on 21st March 2012, he booked 2 Cathay Pacific air tickets @ $480 each for himself and the girl (the receipts by Kingdom Travel bear both their names) off they went for 5-days spree in Hong Kong from 22Feb – 26Feb. (He lied to me and straight into the faces of my 2 kids that he would be away to Kuala Lumpur for an event job). (and as far as I could gather, this is his 3rd to HongKong with his lovers {different women} since 20th March 2007 (this day he flew with my $5k loan [still owing me today]] which he lied that needed desperately to settle for his special photography lights).
Given the INCONCEIVABLE chance that he could live with his kids again while our divorce proceedings is in process, he does not treasure it and now it is lost AGAIN – FOREVER.
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