Dear
Mr Prime Mini$ter, are you for real?
"Our goal is for all Singaporeans
to enjoy the fruits of growth. When Singapore prospers, you will
benefit from many government programmes: better designed HDB
estates, higher quality schools and hospitals, more MRT lines and
new places for recreation. But each one of us has to make the
effort."
Yes, Mr Prime Mini$ter, every average Singaporean like Ali, Ah
Seng, Arul and Alex will have to make the
effort to pay more for hospital
services and crazy HDB flats that make a mockery of the word
'subsidy'. They also have to pay for more expensive taxi, MRT and
bus rides! The truth is when Singapore prospers, elites and those
in PAP prosper. The men in the street . . . they suffer. The
ever-increasing cost of living for the common people has far
exceeded the pay they received!
"I hope all Singaporeans will
work together to put up a good show, and make the games memorable
for all our visitors."
Yes, Mr Prime Mini$ter, another wayang not unlike the 4,000,000
smiles that was badly needed for the hot shots from IMF in 2006.
Thank God, unlike 2006, we do not need cages for
YOG!
"I understand Singaporeans' concerns about
taking in so many foreign workers and immigrants. Some of us
wonder: Will it change the ethos of our society? Will it mean more
competition for us at work, or for our children in schools? Will
the new arrivals strike roots here? Can they adjust to us, and we
to them. These are valid concerns which we must address. We will
control the inflow, to ensure that it is not too fast, and not too
large. We will only bring in people who can contribute to
Singapore, and work harder to integrate them into our society. And
we will make clear that citizens come first. After all, we are
doing this for the sake of Singaporeans."
No, Mr Prime Mini$ter, you have been
in your ivory tower far too long that you do not know what's
happening on the ground. Recently, you mentioned that you'll be
bringing in another 100,00 guest workers this year. Apart from
helping employers lower the cost of labour and helping agents scalp
these guest workers, I do not see how bringing another 100,000
foreign workers can make average Sinkapoorean like Ali, Ah Seng,
Arul or Alex's life better.
My real bros
like Ali, Ah Seng, Arul and Alex have to wake up earlier to ensure
a standing space in the MRT to get to work. They have to be
'cheaperest, betterest and fasterest' in whatever they do to
survive. With your high falutin' decision to bring in the magic
100,000 this year, my bros have become more vulnerable and
replaceable by these guest workers. No, Mr Prime Mini$ter, us
'small-minded' and 'lesser mortals' think that you are bringing in
your so-called FT just to boost the GDP to justify more obscene
salary and bonuses for your bros and sis in white and your
goodself!
With your devil-may-care song and dance of our fantastic Y-Y GDP
growth of 17.9% (what a magic figure compared to other countries),
I suggest that you be careful in not busting the bubble that your
more junior civil servants are expecting. With your
feel-good-look-good figures, they are expecting a big fat bonus
this year end. And they are currently splurging like crazy even
before they got the bonuses. Well, with your track record, I'm sure
you are still pretty good at 'fixing and buying'. Not to worry,
with General Election round the corner, I'm sure all civil
servants, regardless of rank, will receive generous
bonuses.
Mr Prime Minister, on this National Day of 2010, I wish you
'Enough'.
Having survived heart attack, ventricular fibrillation, hernia,
shingles and ran over by a car, I know the agony and ecstasy of
dealing with health challenges.
Having been there and done that, I wish you enough to know that
that not every mother's son is as lucky as you are. Not every
father's daughter is as fortunate as your wife or your
sister.
My dream is for Singapore to have a Prime Mini$ter who is carefull.
A PM who does not chui kong
lumpar song (talk-cock-sing-song) but sincerely has the
heart to really care for the less endowed and not insult the
intelligence of those he rules over.
Happy National Day but please do not hog the limelight with all
white when celebration is on at the Padang. If only your lapdog
media show some footage of opposition members celebrating at NDP,
your credibility will have rise a few notches :) Instead of fixing
them all the time, try giving them a break. Give Singaporeans a
break! It'll do good for your reputation!
While I'm at it, can you please do your bit to save the life of
Yong Vui Kong? With you and your dad's connection, I'm sure you can
do some in the Cabinet to get the President to pardon Yong. Please
let him do time instead of sending him to the Jolly Hangman. I know
it's tough but can tell lawyer colleague Sham not to make it more
difficult for the boy who's young enough to be your son.
Thank you in advance.
Note: Speech in italics extracted from
asiaone.com [Link]
feedmetothefish
http://feedmetothefish.blogspot.com/2010/08/yes-mr-prime-miniter.html
Wa, u are so polite in this post leh.
Is it because police call up two persons for their comments on
the internet recently ? 
