NDP 2007 - A City of Possibilities???

panda_panda SG

This is one of 3 NDP 2007 online banners which were put up on the NDP website, dun wry, I dont like the idea of the NDP every year, I just went to confirm my fears of the hideous 'catchphrase' this year. CITY OF POSSIBILITIES, ladies and gentlemen.

First and foremost, if you've noticed the various banners put up on lampposts all over Singapore. THe design's fine, the layout's fine, but there's one thing which I never get - why must they paste the constituency's MP's face on the banner? Isnt national day a NATIONAL affair? wads with the separation of Singapore into constituencies? this isnt a General Election, people. it's something called national day.

Over the past few years the NDP committee has come up with brilliant, catchy or at least Singapore-worthy taglines to go with "NDP 2005" or whatever. This year the tagline absolutely shcoked me. city of possibilities?

I noe what the authorities are hinting at, that we're a nation which has many avenues in which it can develop itself and stuff, but it honestly sounds, with all respect to them, a third-world country national tourism tagline. Imagine some third world country, with this tagline within the poster "CIty of Possibilities". Perfectly imaginable. And why so? cos possibility sounds more uncertain, sounds like u're begging people to come and invest in this place which MIGHT have a wonderful future ahead and is hoping for the best. Certainly not worthy of Singapore - a self proclaimed First World Country. we deserve sth better. something more glam. something more determined. something which takes pride in us being the nation of Singapore. not being uncertain of ourselves. So much for the millions and millions of dollars which is being invested in this "national celebration".

qlqq9 SG

INdeed, it is a city of possibilities. Possibility to increase whatever high pay as they like, . . . . .. . anything is possible to them, so indeed it is really, truely a city of possibility.

Saw a very big banner outside Revenue House, Lui Tuck _____ (can't remember his full name), lee kuan yew, and other members of the Tg pagar GRC in the picture. So national day is pay and pay day. It is a day for all to remember all the contributions of the pay and pay, and what about the contributions of the people of Singapore? Hey, the govt will not exist if not for the people, don't they know this?

I never like National DAy. Probably if there is a change of ruling party, I may like it. Mr. Green

Fingolfin_Noldor SG

Probably done my NSF again…

4getmenot SG

might as well change it to PAP Day 2007.. Rolling Eyes ..

if the banner had picture of LHL, its understandable.. but other than that..

HyperFocal SG

Since Singapore is run like a corporation, of course there will only be pictures of the CEO, Directors, and the middle management - employees are never depicted.

Personally, I couldn't care less about NDP or the day itself... it's been worn out of me...

qlqq9 SG

I don't want to see LHL on the banner, this will remind Singaporeans of his undeserved super pay, one and only PM in Singapore who dares to give himself super high pay when he is not performing well to serve the nation. bad aura! In fact, the banner should have the nation pics on it instead of the pay and pay.

qlqq9 SG

Laughing

mistyblue SG

City of Possibilities:

of Sin
of city sleepers but no beggars
of high fines for everything
of high cost of living
of super rich and ultra poor
of high suicides
of highest stress levels
of most expensive car
of expensive housing
of most accidents
of most crowding
of highest paying minsters
of most ERP toll
of highest number of old people working till deathbed
of most welcome to foreigners
of giving money away to foreigners
of treating local people badly
of making local people 3rd class
of elites feeling entitled
of rich getting away with everything
of 154
of low birth rate
of old people picking up rubbish to make money
of people jumping onto MRT tracks
of LUP and pre - election goodies
of rising cost right after elections
of public services provided by profiteering private companies
of monopolies run by the same group
of non-qualified people holding high posts in GLCs
etc etc etc...

Indeed, its a city of many possibilities.

qlqq9 SG

Ha ha ha Laughing !! Well said!! one more to add of mee siam mai hum! Mr. Green

_Aaron_ SG

This i like!

City of the Lee's more likely.
And nope, its not national day, its PAP day!~ Why else would you see MPs in the banners? MPs who i have no idea who they are, where they're from, and what they do.

PAP Day is coming!

eagle SG

Isn’t it just a free show with free gifts that we just watch, take, and forget?

mahawarrior SG

Perhaps I'm asking the obvious, but do they paste the faces of opposition constituency's MP? If they do not, then it's obvious national day will look more like a PAP day to foreigners/tourist.

sg mata SG

true….every National day, they remind us abt all the contributions of the PAP to SG…...wad abt the ordinary ppl who worked their asses to build our country from scratch?? Surely highlighting some of these individuals and getting them to tell their stories would allow younger sporeans to understand better abt our past then a repetitive msg every year abt the PAP…....

FBI SG

yeah wat the heck they put MP's faces on the board snce t's national day? it seems more like election or propaganda.

City of possibilities? are u kidding me? pls pls

charlize SG

Haiz, they are already marketing a National Celebration into a tourist type attraction.

So sad. Laughing

duotiga83 SG

A City of Selfish & Ungracious People Neutral