cos i have no mood to study @ all... or at least, i'm jus trying to evade from studying till my guilty conscience hits me hard enuf. hahah
Anw, this year's elections is lk how happening man!!
And srsly, for the first time in my life, i acty CARE about the political situation in singapore. LOL.. and it's not just me, it seems lk alot of youths are becoming more and more aware of the situation in Singapore, and its seems like many people ARE NOT LIKING IT.
Just shared a note on FB, an argument against PAP written by a 21 year old, and it has already garnered like what, 1308 likes!! Times are changing, who said Singaporean youths r politcally apathetic! I keep seeing posts on the political election all over FB... and such sentiments r spreading like wildfire. Social media is one dangerous platform. Just look at Egypt. Govt is in trouble man if they dont change... srsly
Altho i dont really noe much abt politics in singapore, cos like i said i really nv used to care, but i'm starting to notice how the govt's policies affect my everyday life, thanks to the no. of foreign workers in Singapore, and now I really feel stronglyyyy that the govt shud wake up their ideas & start changing.
Maybe they have sound policies, maybe it's for the greater good, but STILL, convince us lah. Some things they do like raise the ministers pay to astronomical levels (like how many times more than OBAMA leh, can u believe it), and letting in sooooo many PRs, i really cannot accept. The policies may be sound, but one thing i really cant stand is that bcos of the burgeoning population, I am realllyyy hating public transport. How issit that it's always like peak hour every time of the day? Seems like a small issue compared to creating jobs blabla but still it's affecting our everyday lives. (or at least mine lol). Maybe bcos i dont SEE the JOBS it has created for ppl, but i only see how conjested the MRT is everyday. But anw, here's Lee Hsien Long's argument on bringing foreign workers to Singapore.
The policy sounds good, but i dont think they mentally prepared the people or did enuf to address transport/housing problems becos of these foreign workers v well. And not that i'm racist or discriminate against them but it's really uncomfortable to see sooo many strange n foreign ppl around. Makes me wonder if they really need to bring in SO MANY... and how stringent their selection criteria of foreign workers are, or are they just letting any tom dick and harry into the country. See the online citizen's argument against the PM's speech here. I thought that there was a quota on the no. of foreign workers that the companies can hire but according to the online citizen i was wrong??
More govt's arguments on the bringing in of foreign workers to singapore here. Can u believeee the no. of foreign workers in singapore is lk almost 40% now?!?! Ok, if u tell me u need to bring in foreign workers to come and build houses, then go back home, or work in those low end jobs that Singaporeans don wanna do, thats fine. But for service industry oso?? Really got no singaporeans wanna work in service industry like MBS meh? R u kidding me. And srsly, 40% of the jobs in Singapore need to be filled by these foreign workers? REALLY? And do we really want to venture into the labour-intensive manufacturing industry wen that was what Singapore wanted to move out from in the first place, into a knowledge-based society?? ( from what I still rmb in my social studies textbook) Apparently in the article they argue that the manufacturing sector is v impt blabla, but cant they outsource manufacturers and just leave the HQs in Singapore or smth? Is it really necessary to be "made in singapore" as well? Isnt that what alot of companies do, altho of cos, it facilitates communication if ur manufacturing and HQ & stuff is all in the same country. I donno. But i'm not convinced. Telling me that we need this so our GDP will grow is not enuf.
Second thing I'm not convinced about is the ministers' pay. Like many other ppl in Singapore, I think we are all not convinced. You can argue however you want man, but it's not gonna convince people. So, why dont u do smth about it instead of trying to justify it, or being assertive about it. It's not working. Ppl are not so blind nowadays. Apparently the govt says this is necessary, to attract quality people. Yea, right. I think it's just gg attract greedy people. And result in elitism. Srsly. Not that I'm against the ministers having a high pay, but to the current extent that they are receiving, it's just comes off as them trying to feed their greed?? Do they really need so much money. It's jus ridiculous.
Another thing that I dont like, is the controlled press in Singapore. Let's see how long the government can keep up with that, with the reign of the internet! And one of the reasons why i stopped watching Singapore shows (other than lacklustre storylines) is how I felt they were just infusing and driving the govt's messages in it. Like there was one period of time when almost all the dramas were just revolving around families. And that was about the time when the govt wanted to introduce 5 day work weeks to promote family time and stuff. I got so sick of it. And then halfway during the show, the actors will say things like "do you know smoking will lead to blablablala" then "oh really? I should go and get my health checked now!" -.- WAH, very lame leh. Srsly. I watch alr i was lk wth. Why must infuse the message until so.... fake. And from the FB post, it seems like alot of issues are swept under the rug so we don't know about it. It kinda scares me, I know the Singapore government is autocratic, but I dint think it would be unscrupulous. The thing about operation coldstore ? Altho of cos i'm glad Singapore dint turn communist lah, but... xu yao zuo dao zhe yang ma. O.o makes me wonder if that's their policy until today. I really don like it that there is a lack of transparency, altho I mean of cos, it's normal for e govt to control its image, but there is a seriousss lack of transparency, and it's not fair that we dont know both sides of the story. Makes me get the feeling that the govt thinks that the average citizen are undiscerning, and that only they know best. I dont like it cos if this continues, it's gonna foster elitism among the ministers in Singapore & they're just gg dismiss e citizen's concerns. Ok so maybeee they needed to control e press last time bcos Singapore was unstable and most of the population uneducated then, but srsly, I'm sure the population today knows better, and now e position of the govt is secure. Nobody refutes the great amount of contribution that the PAP has done to bring Singapore to what is today. But having sucha low level of transparency, communication and involvement of e citizens in the country's affairs is akin to treating Singaporeans like a "baby". Just like parenting, being autocratic and dictatorial is not gonna work for young adults anymore. I really think majority of the Singapore population are sensible people, and being unable to treat us as sensible adults is really quite an insult, and if ure doing sucha good job, then why do u need to be afraid and have to control your image and the media with such a tight fist? Just makes me feel that there r alot of things that they are afraid will come to light. And also it's quite insulting cos doing so just seems like they have such a low level of trust in Singaporeans and think that we are an ungrateful population which will change sides easily over some unhappiness, so they dont dare to divulge information.
With this said, I'm not dismissing that the govt is effective or efficient. Even with the increase in GST, and the rising cost of living, I think I'm still living a reasonably comfortable life, so I'm not complaining. Yet. But as mentioned above, some of the things they do, I'm not convinced. And I really dont like the lack of communication and transparency. I think they need better PR, and need to change their "parenting" style.
So maybe voting for the opposition will knock some sense into them. Lol. But with the 1308 likes on FB & strong opposition this year, scully everyone think like me, and thinks tt everyone else is voting for the PAP anw so they wont be ousted, and ends up they really get ousted!! That will be jialat. I don't hope that the PAP will be ousted, I just hope to break the monopoly for a more balanced and transparent govt! Not sure if voting for the opposition will help with that, or just make the government scattered and divided. And scully the opposition is even more autocratic. Who knows?
My dad say better vote for PAP this year cos of the strong opposition. LOL. I think most of us altho we voice out many unhappiness but at the end of the day we dont want to see PAP go. Just to make them less complacent and wake up their idea!
cos i have no mood to study @ all... or at least, i'm jus trying to evade from studying till my guilty conscience hits me hard enuf. hahah
Anw, this year's elections is lk how happening man!!
And srsly, for the first time in my life, i acty CARE about the political situation in singapore. LOL.. and it's not just me, it seems lk alot of youths are becoming more and more aware of the situation in Singapore, and its seems like many people ARE NOT LIKING IT.
Just shared a note on FB, an argument against PAP written by a 21 year old, and it has already garnered like what, 1308 likes!! Times are changing, who said Singaporean youths r politcally apathetic! I keep seeing posts on the political election all over FB... and such sentiments r spreading like wildfire. Social media is one dangerous platform. Just look at Egypt. Govt is in trouble man if they dont change... srsly
Altho i dont really noe much abt politics in singapore, cos like i said i really nv used to care, but i'm starting to notice how the govt's policies affect my everyday life, thanks to the no. of foreign workers in Singapore, and now I really feel stronglyyyy that the govt shud wake up their ideas & start changing.
Maybe they have sound policies, maybe it's for the greater good, but STILL, convince us lah. Some things they do like raise the ministers pay to astronomical levels (like how many times more than OBAMA leh, can u believe it), and letting in sooooo many PRs, i really cannot accept. The policies may be sound, but one thing i really cant stand is that bcos of the burgeoning population, I am realllyyy hating public transport. How issit that it's always like peak hour every time of the day? Seems like a small issue compared to creating jobs blabla but still it's affecting our everyday lives. (or at least mine lol). Maybe bcos i dont SEE the JOBS it has created for ppl, but i only see how conjested the MRT is everyday. But anw, here's Lee Hsien Long's argument on bringing foreign workers to Singapore.
The policy sounds good, but i dont think they mentally prepared the people or did enuf to address transport/housing problems becos of these foreign workers v well. And not that i'm racist or discriminate against them but it's really uncomfortable to see sooo many strange n foreign ppl around. Makes me wonder if they really need to bring in SO MANY... and how stringent their selection criteria of foreign workers are, or are they just letting any tom dick and harry into the country. See the online citizen's argument against the PM's speech here. I thought that there was a quota on the no. of foreign workers that the companies can hire but according to the online citizen i was wrong??
More govt's arguments on the bringing in of foreign workers to singapore here. Can u believeee the no. of foreign workers in singapore is lk almost 40% now?!?! Ok, if u tell me u need to bring in foreign workers to come and build houses, then go back home, or work in those low end jobs that Singaporeans don wanna do, thats fine. But for service industry oso?? Really got no singaporeans wanna work in service industry like MBS meh? R u kidding me. And srsly, 40% of the jobs in Singapore need to be filled by these foreign workers? REALLY? And do we really want to venture into the labour-intensive manufacturing industry wen that was what Singapore wanted to move out from in the first place, into a knowledge-based society?? ( from what I still rmb in my social studies textbook) Apparently in the article they argue that the manufacturing sector is v impt blabla, but cant they outsource manufacturers and just leave the HQs in Singapore or smth? Is it really necessary to be "made in singapore" as well? Isnt that what alot of companies do, altho of cos, it facilitates communication if ur manufacturing and HQ & stuff is all in the same country. I donno. But i'm not convinced. Telling me that we need this so our GDP will grow is not enuf.
Second thing I'm not convinced about is the ministers' pay. Like many other ppl in Singapore, I think we are all not convinced. You can argue however you want man, but it's not gonna convince people. So, why dont u do smth about it instead of trying to justify it, or being assertive about it. It's not working. Ppl are not so blind nowadays. Apparently the govt says this is necessary, to attract quality people. Yea, right. I think it's just gg attract greedy people. And result in elitism. Srsly. Not that I'm against the ministers having a high pay, but to the current extent that they are receiving, it's just comes off as them trying to feed their greed?? Do they really need so much money. It's jus ridiculous.
Another thing that I dont like, is the controlled press in Singapore. Let's see how long the government can keep up with that, with the reign of the internet! And one of the reasons why i stopped watching Singapore shows (other than lacklustre storylines) is how I felt they were just infusing and driving the govt's messages in it. Like there was one period of time when almost all the dramas were just revolving around families. And that was about the time when the govt wanted to introduce 5 day work weeks to promote family time and stuff. I got so sick of it. And then halfway during the show, the actors will say things like "do you know smoking will lead to blablablala" then "oh really? I should go and get my health checked now!" -.- WAH, very lame leh. Srsly. I watch alr i was lk wth. Why must infuse the message until so.... fake. And from the FB post, it seems like alot of issues are swept under the rug so we don't know about it. It kinda scares me, I know the Singapore government is autocratic, but I dint think it would be unscrupulous. The thing about operation coldstore ? Altho of cos i'm glad Singapore dint turn communist lah, but... xu yao zuo dao zhe yang ma. O.o makes me wonder if that's their policy until today. I really don like it that there is a lack of transparency, altho I mean of cos, it's normal for e govt to control its image, but there is a seriousss lack of transparency, and it's not fair that we dont know both sides of the story. Makes me get the feeling that the govt thinks that the average citizen are undiscerning, and that only they know best. I dont like it cos if this continues, it's gonna foster elitism among the ministers in Singapore & they're just gg dismiss e citizen's concerns. Ok so maybeee they needed to control e press last time bcos Singapore was unstable and most of the population uneducated then, but srsly, I'm sure the population today knows better, and now e position of the govt is secure. Nobody refutes the great amount of contribution that the PAP has done to bring Singapore to what is today. But having sucha low level of transparency, communication and involvement of e citizens in the country's affairs is akin to treating Singaporeans like a "baby". Just like parenting, being autocratic and dictatorial is not gonna work for young adults anymore. I really think majority of the Singapore population are sensible people, and being unable to treat us as sensible adults is really quite an insult, and if ure doing sucha good job, then why do u need to be afraid and have to control your image and the media with such a tight fist? Just makes me feel that there r alot of things that they are afraid will come to light. And also it's quite insulting cos doing so just seems like they have such a low level of trust in Singaporeans and think that we are an ungrateful population which will change sides easily over some unhappiness, so they dont dare to divulge information.
With this said, I'm not dismissing that the govt is effective or efficient. Even with the increase in GST, and the rising cost of living, I think I'm still living a reasonably comfortable life, so I'm not complaining. Yet. But as mentioned above, some of the things they do, I'm not convinced. And I really dont like the lack of communication and transparency. I think they need better PR, and need to change their "parenting" style.
So maybe voting for the opposition will knock some sense into them. Lol. But with the 1308 likes on FB & strong opposition this year, scully everyone think like me, and thinks tt everyone else is voting for the PAP anw so they wont be ousted, and ends up they really get ousted!! That will be jialat. I don't hope that the PAP will be ousted, I just hope to break the monopoly for a more balanced and transparent govt! Not sure if voting for the opposition will help with that, or just make the government scattered and divided. And scully the opposition is even more autocratic. Who knows?
My dad say better vote for PAP this year cos of the strong opposition. LOL. I think most of us altho we voice out many unhappiness but at the end of the day we dont want to see PAP go. Just to make them less complacent and wake up their idea!
Singapore Elections 2011
