Opposition candidates disappointing

last SG · 2006-03-13T11:37:24+00:00

Would you rather have the kind of taxi services in China and Philippines when you're most likely to be rip off, verbally abused and may not even reach anywhe...

anonymouscoward SG

A bird is flying south to avoid the winter when its wings got frozen and it fell towards to ground.

Thankfully, it land in a pile for manure and was buried in it. It stunk but the warm of the manure help melt the ice on the bird's wing. Happy, the bird started chirping away and was hear by a cat.

The cat walk towards the sound of the chirping, dug up the bird and promptly ate it.

The moral of the story is...

1) You may be in sh*t but it may not be the worst situation to be in.

2) A person who gets you out of the sh*t may not necessary be your friend

and

3) If you're happy where you are. Keep your big mouth shut.

anonymouscoward SG

Come on.. tell us where you really think is better than Singapore and let us hear your intelligent views. Let us learn and examine our mistake from your vast knowledge.

Tell me... please... where can medicine be cheaper?? Thailand? With their 30 baht policy for their 62 million population? Where should the funding come from then?

My mother had an operation last year to remove her gallstones. The hospital bills came up to be about 6k. With medical insurance, we only pay 15% of the amount with medisave, various insurance covering the rest.

Our medical policies may not be the best but is it certainly not the worst. If you cannot be financially wise enough to plan for yourself, do you shift all the blame to someone else? Have you not heard of medical insurance, medisave or medicare?

BillyBong SG

By degrading the people who 'follow' the opposition as the 'MOB', are you claiming a high moral ground for yourself? Are you claiming that because of figures based on slanted election polls, the majority of people vote the PAP and therefore like yourself, stand inside this high moral circle while the rest are mere rabble?

How condescending that you would even label your fellow citizens who choose a different voice as the 'MOB'. Is it wrong to consider an alternative proposal? Is it wrong to consider your options?

Isn't it the same in the business world? To consider other alternatives rather than simply be seduced by the offer of ONE client? Doesn't transparency dictate that your obtain 3 quotes before deliberating on your choice? How different is it here?

No one disputes the fact that the Ruling Party lifted us from the doldrums. But you are NAIVE to think that ONLY the Ruling party could have done this. The history of the Ruling Party is littered with their fair share of mistakes and political scandals (unlawful imprisonment of Chia Thia Poh for 32 years under the abuse of the ISA) as well as corruption, just like ANY party in the world:

The late Teh Cheang Wan, then Minister for National Development, was driven to commit suicide when it was revealed that he had taken bribes for the construction of Housing and Development Board flats. Another official Wee Toon Boon was also punished severely for his role in a corruption case. Glenn Knight, a former public prosecutor, was charged and convicted for corruption in a business deal. During his case, Knight suffered a massive heart attack and was incapacitated for a period.

Reference: sfdonline.com

And the LHL Scandal is just a reminder of the power welded by the ONE.

You should be LAUDED for steadfastly standing by the 'incorruptable' Ruling Party despite all these GLARING skeletons which remain UNANSWERED and totally IGNORED.

anonymouscoward SG

Casino_king... you need this;

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/cce2/faculty_courses/coursedetail.asp?id=503

anonymouscoward SG

Originally posted by BillyBong:

Reference: sfdonline.com

And the LHL Scandal is just a reminder of the power welded by the ONE.

You should be [b]LAUDED for steadfastly standing by the 'incorruptable' Ruling Party despite all these GLARING skeletons which remain UNANSWERED and totally IGNORED.
[/b]

Can't you guys read or should I ship you a dictionary??

I do not support the PAP. I WOULD LOVE to vote for the opposition if they can provide a viable option.

The "MOB" I'm refering to are the people who will blatantly vote for any "IDIOTS" to show support against the ruling party.

One last time.... Vote for the opposition if you can but please vote with a conscience.

BillyBong SG

Is your see-saw getting rusty? Question Exclamation

You know what? I will not vote for the opposition if I do get the chance. Looking at the mob that's been following them, I really doubt if they'll bring any good to Singapore.

Unless i mis-read and MIS-INTERPRETED your ealier post.

zheshi SG

Think he can't last long, every election his vote is getting lesser and lesser compare to the previous election.

anonymouscoward SG

No you did not mis-read. You merely read but did not understand. I said looking at the "MOB", I doubt that they will do any good for Singapore and hence, I will not vote for the opposition.

Did I say I will vote for the PAP? Isn't there a null vote?

My position has not change since before I started this thread, writing this post nor after this. The only thing that's changed was my decision to vote for the opposition regardless of the candidate.

I WOULD LOVE to vote the opposition but please, please provide me with a viable option.

casino_king SG

If you wait, you are falling right into the trap. They are always targeting the able. so the only way to get around the problem is when everybody take a stand and condemn dishonorable behavior and vote against dishonorable behavior. That is, vote the other side because one side is dishonorable.

BillyBong SG

Not to b-i-t-c-h about language skills but u put the 'will not vote for opposition' BEFORE the part about the'MOB' following the opposition.

And they WERE divided by a FULL STOP. So there is no link between the two unless otherwise referenced.

Anyway, i suppose your reference to the 'MOB' is the crowd following CSJ during the last elections where he publically displayed his gangsterism attitude towards then PM GCT.

You may be surprised to learn the majority of people who listen to opposition parties at rallies are in the middle-income group, hardly 'mobsters'. These are the people who have been most left out by policies of the Ruling party.

anonymouscoward SG

Is your brain capacity limited to reading only 1 sentence at a time? There is nothing wrong with my language skills. Putting a full stop within a paragraph doesn't end the idea that's been carried within that paragraph.

What did you learn about punctuations and paragraphs in primary school?

I used the word "MOB" to describe metaphorically people IN THIS FORUM who would vote for any "IDIOTS" just to diss the ruling party.

Did you fail your comprehension in P6?

casino_king SG

I find you bery btichy... are you a woman?

anonymouscoward SG

Darn.. now it seems like I will need anger management Rolling Eyes

My apology BillyBong.

anonymouscoward SG

First you insult your own intelligence. Now you want to take on the female population in Singapore? Are you sure you're up to it????

BillyBong SG

A sentence is self-contained so long as no reference or linking punctuations are used like semi colon etc. You clearly divided the sentences PERIOD. You FAILED to link the two and here you are claiming preposterous grammatical techniques.

NO ONE WILL INTERPRET your points in the same WAY YOU DID, or presume to.

And your use of 'MOB' was plucked from the sky with no metaphorical link either, so YES: NO ONE had any idea who you were refering to anyway.

BillyBong SG

No worries...i'm kinda getting used to it anyway Mr. Green

exkiwi SG

London and Sydney have implemented similar ERP system. Other western countries are catching up too. Singapore has one of the best public transport systems in the World. If given a choice, many foreigners would rather take public transport. Many foreigners are forced to own cars because their public transport is expensive and useless. Those poor folks who cannot afford cars are confined at home. BTW, Singapore taxi fare is one of the cheapest in the World. Try taking taxi in western countries.

What is your solution to our traffic problem?

You sound communist to me. We live in a capitalism system. Even China economy is gradually moving toward capitalism. Nobody is going to deprive you from getting rich. Bare in mind, you need to be rich to help the poor. Wrong! I am not rich. I drive a 10 years old Nissan March. Not for my job, I will take public transport.

snow leopard SG

Originally posted by exkiwi:

If given a choice, many foreigners would rather take public transport. Many foreigners are forced to own cars because their public transport is expensive and useless.

you may have gotten the cause and effect mixed up. it is because cars are cheap and convenient that everybody owns cars, which in turn means that demand for public transportation is low and hence not optimised economically.

Nobody is going to deprive you from getting rich.

at the same time, nobody's gonna help you go against the monopolistic powers of government related enterprises ...

exkiwi SG

Originally posted by snow leopard:
you may have gotten the cause and effect mixed up. it is because cars are cheap and convenient that everybody owns cars, which in turn means that demand for public transportation is low and hence not optimised economically.

Not everybody owns car. Though cars are cheap, some people cannot even afford it. Escalating petrol price is killing the people but they have no other alternatives. Their public road systems are subsidised by rates payers and some not even own cars.

Originally posted by snow leopard:
at the same time, nobody's gonna help you go against the monopolistic powers of government related enterprises ...

Such phenomenon happens everywhere, including the western countries which come in different forms. Big corparations influence legislation to their advantage, driving out competition and potetial threat. If you have the will to succeed, you can make it anywhere. It is easy for you to blame the government for ones business failure.

snow leopard SG

Originally posted by exkiwi:

Not everybody owns car.

most do (own cars) or in much greater percentage than here.

Though cars are cheap, some people cannot even afford it.

a very small number that is compared to many of us here (who can't afford it) ...

Escalating petrol price is killing the people but they have no other alternatives.

that's only recently right? and what about our fuel prices? passed on to consumers as increased fares isn't it?

Their public road systems are subsidised by rates payers and some not even own cars.

exactly, their govt subsidise public transporation. here, the govt make money out of public transportation, out of the pockets of the masses.

Such phenomenon happens everywhere, including the western countries which come in different forms.

but nowhere do you find govt monopoly so restrictive than here ... least of all the western countries.

Big corparations influence legislation to their advantage, driving out competition and potetial threat.

big corporations may use their clout to drive out foreign competition, not local competition. anti-competition laws are very well established in the west to prevent any unfair monopoly. here, the govt is the biggest monopoly, the biggest bully.

If you have the will to succeed, you can make it anywhere. It is easy for you to blame the government for ones business failure.

however, making it elsewhere may be a lot easier as compared to making it here where perhaps 50 cents of every dollar you make goes straight into the govt's pocket as easy money.

it's easy to say you can succeed anywhere. let's see the govt succeed anywhere else ... like suzhou ...

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