Singapore Pledge is only an aspiration

last SG · 2009-08-20T12:36:20+00:00

so Lee Kuan Yew is not harsh to locals?????

angel7030 SG

@ Topic:Just ignore what Lee Kuan Yew said,he is too old that no one give a damn about him anymore.

what no one give a damn, tomollo he said GST goes up 13%, we also cannot do anything much. So, dun think old cannot stand up hor, ginger is still the older, the better

charlize SG

i was at the new kallang leisure dome, most of us young ones put our hand across our chest and recited the pledge, but most uncles and aunties just look and think we siao liao

They now say the pledge is not accurate leh.

So how?

angel7030 SG

They now say the pledge is not accurate leh.

So how?

the only i can say is that PAP must have regretted to organise this 8.22pm pledging ceremony.

charlize SG

the only i can say is that PAP must have regretted to organise this 8.22pm pledging ceremony.

Maybe they didn't know MM will come out to talk about the pledge a few days later in Parliament.

Howlheje SG

what no one give a damn, tomollo he said GST goes up 13%, we also cannot do anything much. So, dun think old cannot stand up hor, ginger is still the older, the better

You know what,angel7030,i think u are really a PAP undercover agent lol.

Anyway,even if LKY raise GST to 13%,i also dont care,coz i no longer pledge my loyalty to this country anymore.

YummyGummy SG

! personally feel a bit disappointed by MM lee speech

“The pledge just an aspiration”

The plege use to be aspiration, but I think for many of us the pledge is more than just an aspiration. Leaving aside whether or Singaporeans adhere to it or not. The pledge has always been a reminded to both old and the young on how one should act as Singaporeans. For Singapore to survive we Singaporeans need to act with justice and equality regardless of race, language and religion. Imagine what would happen to Singapore if we didn’t upload this two morals

If it would take centuries before the pledge can be made into reality that why would you want to stop the NMP who is trying to make a start now

The other line where MM Lee was taking about the Brahmins in Sinda, I have no idea what he was trying to mean by it. Most Singaporean Indians have long forgotten which caste they descended from and even our grandparents have a hard time pin pointing the right one, So why would MM Lee talk about it like as though caste was still playing a big part in the life of Singapore Indians?

angel7030 SG

You know what,angel7030,i think u are really a PAP undercover agent lol.

Anyway,even if LKY raise GST to 13%,i also dont care,coz i no longer pledge my loyalty to this country anymore.

I am not an agent lah, walau,..u guys really very imaginative..

So, there you are, even if LKY raise it to 13%, nobody bother to care, or maybe nobody dare to argue..so dun ever think LKY is old and useless.

angel7030 SG

! personally feel a bit disappointed by MM lee speech

“The pledge just an aspiration”

I think for many of us the pledge is more than just an inspiration. Leaving aside whether or Singaporeans adhere to it or not. The pledge has always been a reminded to both old and the young on how one should act as Singaporeans. For Singapore to survive we Singaporeans need to act with justice and equality regardless of race, language and religion. Imagine what would happen to Singapore if we didn’t upload this two morals

If the pledge is just an aspiration is he saying that justice and equality are also just inspiration and it is not a” must have" for singapore

If it would take centuries before the pledge can be made into reality that why would you want to stop the NMP who is trying to make a start now

I am somehow expecting an article in tomorrow’s paper with MM Lee making an apology for certain things he said,

Why?

The speech is not mend for you or me, it is mend for his MP speech in the parliament, he is trying to correct it. LKY will not apologise, especially at this time of the year, you must be joking. Even if he is wrong, he can alway push it away with another set of words, his commands of english had make wonder for him, u can hardly make a cambridge trained lawyer to apologise, he knows the twist and turn.

I had a feeling that all these are a set up, usually MPs never really argue and dun make this kind of statement against our pledge, and believe me, those who are going to speak, their notes would had been screen thru, unless you are opposition MPs. The intention here is to ask a MP to speak it out and LKY again as the old hero will rise to challenge it, if not, there is nothing much to debate and talk about, and LKY will not be in the news again.

Berner ong SG

Regarding CDC trying ways and means not to provide financial aid. I totally disagree with your friends.

Cause from what i see, all the cdc and wda staff are doing their very best. The demand are more than what they can provide. So they had to carefully select.

Those who are eligible will definitely be given. Same goes for the job. Sometime, its people like us who are making them difficult. No providing them actual info, hiding some info, not turning up for the interview..etc

They had to give the money to those who needed most and not to everyone that need help they had to give. It is our tax money, If it is given to those who dun need it urgently, it is going to be a wastage and the cdc had to answer for all the money.

I think one day, u should drop by one of the 5 cdc to see the actual situation. It will be better than just heard from your friends. Thanks

oic SG

why should i sacrifice my life defending this country if the pledge which i took as a NS man is only an aspiration! And a few priviledged ppl are more equal than me.

Fantagf SG

why should i sacrifice my life defending this country if the pledge which i took as a NS man is only an aspiration! And a few priviledged ppl are more equal than me.

Bingo!

That is why I am not into reciting the pledge

xtreyier SG

They now say the pledge is not accurate leh.

So how?

What i see is not important. More important is what I had pledged, along with my fellow millions of citizens.

It is an oath we will uphold, with blood and even the cost of our lives, for an aspiration, not only just for our own sake, but for future generations, just as our forefathers had done and strive so very hard for.

If not for our sacred pledge, there is no reason, no common goal for a better future, for us or even me to stay and contribute to this society and nation, which is made of our families, relatives and friends.

An aspiration only, but a noble one that will uplift all our lives for a better future, if we each honour our words, which rightfully is our bond, or there is no longer anything to trust us for.

charlize SG

What i see is not important. More important is what I had pledged, along with my fellow millions of citizens.

An aspiration only, but a noble one that will uplift all our lives for a better future, if we each honour our words, which rightfully is our bond, or there is no longer anything to trust us for.

Are you living in a Shakespearean play?

xtreyier SG

Are you living in a Shakespearean play?

No, even though life is only a stage as the bard had envisoned.

If you had walked in my shoes and seen what i had seen, you will know reality, with the ability to comprehend cold harsh realities from pure idealism in our human world.

Lift your eyes towards Ex-Russia Soviet Union, equipped with an equally noble aim called communism and what did you see?

LIft your eyes towards tribal Africa, equipped with tribal laws, and what do you see?

Lift your eyes towards USA, the beacon of democracy, and what you see, but a political and social destiny yet to be fulfilled even after 100+ years?

Open your eyes that you may not be blind, what do you see other than a non-existant mortal perfection in your mind?

caleb_chiang SG

Oh... why dun he say that it was a lie all along?

Fantagf SG

Oh... why dun he say that it was a lie all along?

May not be a lie. Guess it is what it is to serve purpose of a group of selfish, oppressive elites in Singapore.

deepak.c SG

Is LKY getting senile?

I like the part where he said that the pledge is just an aspiration, not a principle.

So are the ideas of justice and equality mere aspirations, not principles which we base our values on?

It's like we dream of democracy, justice and equality, but too bad we are not there as yet.

Fantagf SG

there have been talk that he has been senile since long

xtreyier SG

It's like we dream of democracy, justice and equality, but too bad we are not there as yet.

Glad you realize this fact. We are certainly not there yet, till you and me understand what democracy, what it entails and act responsibly.

But be disheartened not. We, or if not us, the comming generations will get there, as long as our aspirations are maintained and honoured, and then it will become a principle upon which future generations can be protected with.

charlize SG

No, even though life is only a stage as the bard had envisoned.

If you had walked in my shoes and seen what i had seen, you will know reality, with the ability to comprehend cold harsh realities from pure idealism in our human world.

Lift your eyes towards Ex-Russia Soviet Union, equipped with an equally noble aim called communism and what did you see?

LIft your eyes towards tribal Africa, equipped with tribal laws, and what do you see?

Lift your eyes towards USA, the beacon of democracy, and what you see, but a political and social destiny yet to be fulfilled even after 100+ years?

Open your eyes that you may not be blind, what do you see other than a non-existant mortal perfection in your mind?

Are you living in a Shakespearean play?

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