the world is a dark place, Sg does not know it

Poh Ah Pak SG

And is a PAP defender the same thing as a PAP mole?

Ask the bear.

He may be a PAP mole too you know.

Stevenson101 SG

Oops. I'm confused. Could you please enlighten me on the definition of a PAP defender? And is a PAP defender the same thing as a PAP mole?

What is MIW, CSJ?

Basically supporting everything the PAP say or do, with emphasis on "everything". Though it's more of a label than accurately describing anyone. No one really does that here.

Depends, to some individuals it's the same thing.

MIW i'm not too sure. Don't understand why Bear use it over the PAP or government.

CSJ is Chee Soon Juan

Poh Ah Pak SG

MIW

???

Simonmj SG

The portfolio mix is determined by Temasek's investment policy. If every sector is going down, then even if Temasek invest 10% in financials and 90% in other sectors, the loss will be just as great. I can give two reasons why Temasek is overweight in financials.

Its true all sectors would go down but of a different extent. SPH or SMRT may decline 20% but financial stocks like DBS has declined up to 66%. Temasek in my opinion has violated the principles of diversification and has taken disproportionate risks by overinvesting in the financial sector

About admitting mistakes, it is very hard for Ho Ching to do it. You see the PAP and govt related companies are run by very intellegent and highly educated people.But they suffer from one big weakness. That is, they cannot accept the fact that they can be wrong because all their lives, they have used their intelligence to solve and overcome complex problems. This gave them the illusion that by using logic, they can figure out the markets and beat the system. Unfortunately the markets are very often illogical and that is where they will be caught flat footed. Which also explains why they have no regrets because they are still convinced they are right and somehow the markets and everyone else got it wrong.

PAP is used to having their way. They can insist they are right after making a mistake because they control the newspaper,the TV and information from various govt agencies. The worry is that one day when PAP makes a big mistake and opposition voice is drown out in the parliament like the recent Job Credit Scheme, we may in for even bigger financial diasters.

I do not claim to know the reasons behind Temasek's decisions in overinvesting in the financial sector but I am guessing it could be like this:

Say you have two blue chip companies like SPH and DBS. Both are well run profitable companies and you are neutral to choosing either. Normally to spread your risks, you buy 50% in SPH and 50% in DBS. But what if the price of DBS drops 3 times the price of SPH. It is seen as a bigger bargain and better value. Would you buy more of DBS then? In the case of Temasek, they decided it is worth the disproportinate risks because the returns are going to be much higher when the markets recover. Are they right in their decisons. Let the market judge. So far in the short term they are wrong. But we have to also judge them over the long term and let history decide if they are right or wrong.

The question you have to ask is why is PAP having their way. Who voted them in every election? The American people voted Bush and realised their big mistake and booted him out. Are Sporeans willing to do the same thing? The choice is yours.

gUms SG

Yoz bro !!! good topic , I just when to oz for studies in oct last yr and since being in oz i have heard and read so much things about singapore that i couldnt find when i was in sg !!!!

Now i have total hatred for the singapore garment !!!! you guys are getting farked over!!

just a few wks back i was talking to these group of aussies and they told me their garment is going to give them $950 each while OUR GARMENT IS GIVING us $200 each and we are so farking happy.

Poh Ah Pak SG

Now i have total hatred for the singapore garment !!!! you guys are getting farked over!!

You finally woke up from PAP propaganda.

Before you went to Oz, you were nothing but a PAP brainwashed Singaporean.

Now that you are in Oz, you FINALLY WOKE UP.

So how does it feel to be "awake" gUms?

Poh Ah Pak SG

Last time JBJ, Chee Soon Juan, they try to wake you up, but you did not wake up.

You still carried on sleeping.

Sleep. Sleep. Sleep.

Until you no choice go Australia and see things for yourself.

See how the government there treat their people.

Then you FINALLY WOKE UP.

There are still many many people here in Singapore who are sleeping.

It is because of them that PAP regime can remain in power.

The opposition's task is to wake people up from their long long sleep.

People like you gUms, already "awake" now, have to support us.

Ice Dive SG

Last time JBJ, Chee Soon Juan, they try to wake you up, but you did not wake up.

You still carried on sleeping.

Sleep. Sleep. Sleep.

Until you no choice go Australia and see things for yourself.

See how the government there treat their people.

Then you FINALLY WOKE UP.

There are still many many people here in Singapore who are sleeping.

It is because of them that PAP regime can remain in power.

The opposition's task is to wake people up from their long long sleep.

People like you gUms, already "awake" now, have to support us.

Zzzzzzzz.................

You have the deepest hate on anything I have seen ...haha ...So deep that you jump at every little fault or opportunity that only you can find to the point of beyond logical ...

But I salute to your drive ... hahaha .....

Jia You , Jia You , Jia You ! .. wakaka

Worldlybusinessman SG

Yoz bro !!! good topic , I just when to oz for studies in oct last yr and since being in oz i have heard and read so much things about singapore that i couldnt find when i was in sg !!!!

Now i have total hatred for the singapore garment !!!! you guys are getting farked over!!

just a few wks back i was talking to these group of aussies and they told me their garment is going to give them $950 each while OUR GARMENT IS GIVING us $200 each and we are so farking happy.

stop dreaming. oz use working people taxes to give $900.

read so much things about singapore that u couldnt find when u were was in sg? where did u read it from?

u can read the same things on the internet both in sg and aus

practically no one talks about sg over there in the first place. dont bluff small chewren ok.

I lived in aus for 7 years already.

JJxJJ SG

unfortunately, a lot of idiots think that their enemy's enemy is their bosom pal...

while those who try to tell them that there are some things the MIW did right, and some things they did wrong, are seen as MIW spies or whatever...

think about it, look around, open your eyes.. Singapore ain't that bad!

there are many things screwed up, there are many things wonderful.. but then, in everywhere on this planet short of in your own delusion, it's the same.. some are better, and i wager, a hell of a lot are worse...

we complain that we live in a "ratrace" but then, take a step back and ignore them all.. you can live a good life without joining in.. unless you really want to be a rat, no one is holding a gun to your head and forcing you to join in...

and for those who insist that there is, we can't do anything to take you away from your own delusions...

i work hard at work, i complain a little, i have someone i love, i have the free time to spend with my loved ones, i have a family who is supportive and whom i love, i can travel anywhere on the planet and be friends with anyone i choose, talk shit over the interweb about the stupidities and some right things the MIW does, the deception and douchebaggery of CSJ... and i'm still around!

i can worship at church or temple or mosque or whatever if i want to

i can drop out of my job and be a bum if i want to..

if i feel like it, i can go stand for elections provided i do not have a sordid or criminal past...

it's not that bad a life..

i choose to be happy... i choose to see that the world may be a dark place but the little sphere of influence around me isn't..

it's not that bad a life

my exact sentiments..... lots of extremists here lah.

angel7030 SG

Last time JBJ, Chee Soon Juan, they try to wake you up, but you did not wake up.

You still carried on sleeping.

Sleep. Sleep. Sleep.

Until you no choice go Australia and see things for yourself.

See how the government there treat their people.

Then you FINALLY WOKE UP.

There are still many many people here in Singapore who are sleeping.

It is because of them that PAP regime can remain in power.

The opposition's task is to wake people up from their long long sleep.

People like you gUms, already "awake" now, have to support us.

Ask the opposition dun play the buddha awakening idea on us??? What awakening are talking about???

In here, you can sleep peacefully no good meh, tell the opposition to provide us better bed and pillows, maybe we will vote for them

angel7030 SG

And Singapore is not a dark place?

singapore not so dark, south indian and africa more dark lor

the Bear SG

You finally woke up from PAP propaganda.

Before you went to Oz, you were nothing but a PAP brainwashed Singaporean.

Now that you are in Oz, you FINALLY WOKE UP.

So how does it feel to be "awake" gUms?

you moron.. you don't recognise sarcasm when you see it?

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

your hatred has screwed you over..

wake the hell up..

i don't have a love, a hatred or anything of political parties.. just a total and utter suspicion of ALL of them...

you, on the other hand, have become stupid in your hatred...

have my pity.. because i save my pity for retards

angel7030 SG

Yoz bro !!! good topic , I just when to oz for studies in oct last yr and since being in oz i have heard and read so much things about singapore that i couldnt find when i was in sg !!!!

Now i have total hatred for the singapore garment !!!! you guys are getting farked over!!

just a few wks back i was talking to these group of aussies and they told me their garment is going to give them $950 each while OUR GARMENT IS GIVING us $200 each and we are so farking happy.

we aint happy dude, we just take it as it come, we rather the govt teaches us how to fish than serving a us a fish on a silver platter, that may make us more slower and lazier than the aussies??

If you want lazy and kangeroo lives, by all means, airport got so much flight to aust cities. Be my guest, go there and take the A$950.

angel7030 SG

Singapore used to be such a good place to live and work.

Haiz.

Well, it still does, it is still a good place to live and work even in a recession.

Smosh SG

But i disagreed that you think all singaporean are shuaku.

Some American are hill-billy. They never leave their state before and also remain ignorance of the world. When you ask them how many sides a triange have, some give have you a shocking dumb reply of 4 sides. And when you ask them where is north Korea, some of them will tell you where.. middle east eh?

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