Singapore Today & Tomorrow

olliechong SG

TODAY:

Elections are around the corner. The propaganda machine is patching up all the unhappiness the citizens are facing. They are adopting the stop-gap measures to give a reply to every conceivable unhappiness. They give solutions to people who cant pay their PUB bills by having cashcard. Why are the utilities charges so high? Everyone knows how much money we are paying to buy water from Malaysia. Dr Mahathir has been trumpeting this ALL the time. One-third of the population utilities bill would be sufficient to pay for an entire months purchase of water from Msia. Why dont the people of Singapore ASKS QUESTIONS? Do we asks:

1) Why has Lee Yock Suan not been given a Ministerial post in LHLs cabinet? Was he corrupted?

2) Why has nobody questioned LHL about his cancer? Is he cured? Is he fit to be the PM? Cancer patients go into remission, they are never cured.

3) Despite all the tributes given to him, GCT never give an impression that he truly achieved much when he occupied the PMship for 14 years. Look at him closely. He looked like a person with a guilty conscience and with grievances.

4) Why are they coming up with the Credit Counseling for debtors now, when more than 20,000 people has already been bankrupted?

5) Why are we, the citizens of Singapore giving taxes to pay for the so-called talented Ministers when all they do is take a re-active stance to problems? They cannot foresee these problems. All they do is find excuses and provide stop gap solutions when problem arises. Name one? There are loads of them but Cedric Foos handling of the white horse issue is a CLASSIC. He would have been forced to resign if he was born elsewhere.

6) Why do we need so many MPs and Ministers for such a small country?

7) Why do Town Councils have so many councilors (do you see their posters looking at you at notice boards at the void decks) and yet complain they are running short of money?

Cool Why pump so much money into Optus and Global Crossing? Are these hidden agendas? Why not use the money for the poor in Singapore? Why give miserable ERS shares of only a few hundred dollars? How LONG can a few hundred dollars last in todays Singapore?

There can be many many more to ask.

Before I carry on, there are some smart alecks (government agents to some) in this forum who will say give a solution, dont complain and migrate then, why stay in Singapore. Let me make it clear that I am NOT paid to give a solution. Those sitting in parliament house are and they SHOULD find a solution and by the way, I am not complaining. I am merely providing some checks and balances to my fellow citizens and my living environment. As for those who propose migration, these people dont care for Singapore at all. They propose the easy way out when confrontational issues arises. Where are they, if and when bombs start falling in Singapore? Migrate? It is exactly my love for this country that I am asking all these questions. It is exactly my love for this country that I WILL stay and defend Singapore if one day there is a need to. So dont even suggest migration, if you truly love your country.

TOMORROW:

The future. I dont see many changes as Singapore is one of the best countries in the world that practices human mind re-engineering. Every aspect of our media is a part of a HUGE propaganda machine. A lot of the citizens have been brain-washed to follow un-truths. They THINK they are living in Utopia. The last recession awakened some segment of the population. It would be interesting to see this impact on society later on.

People like the late Ong Teng Cheong and ex-Speaker of Parliament Tan Soo Khoon were very critical of policies when they left their posts. Reason: they probably see things from another angle during their service and they become the common people in their views. The current Ministers and MPs wont dare to attempt this as they are trapped. Who wouldnt if you are paid a handsome salary every month, has status and lives in a clean and safe country like Singapore with great infrastructures. It is this genius conception that has trapped a lot of Singaporeans. Ask around, they have no other choice. They will cower in fear if things go wrong. They have no love for the country, migration is always their priority. They treat this country as a transitional one before they make it big and stay in a western country. I see and sense A LOT of frustration in the people of Singapore. From barbers to taxi drivers to kopi tiam helpers to lawyers to doctors. They do not dare to voice out, they keep it within them and if a friend listens, everything will be blurted out. All these are not well for the future of Singapore.

I foresee that once our M & Ms passes away, there will be a strong wind of change within the ruling party. LHL is weak as compared to his dad. The current opposition is badly discredited by the HUGE propaganda machine and they will always be weak. There will be some present and past MP and Ministers who will form a new opposition front. The whole political landscape will change in Singapore. It will become a two party system. The people can then really have a real opposition party who possess the same credentials and integrity as those from the ruling party. Hard to believe? Then sit back and enjoy the coming future.

There will be no replies to any queries.

miong SG

Olliechong

Absolutely true! The winds of change is coming - only a matter of time.

It will be a breathe of fresh air, and a huge relieve, for all Singaporeans to finally able to get away from the clutches of a couple of aging outdated men at the top.

I made many mistakes in my life, but the biggest mistake was giving support PAP all these years. All the promises PAP made in the past are beginning to dissipate with time, too many empty promises.

Let's all change this over-controlled and over-structured country of ours - TIME TO BREAK OUT !!!

fymk SG

Originally posted by olliechong:

Before I carry on, there are some smart alecks (government agents to some) in this forum who will say give a solution, dont complain and migrate then, why stay in Singapore. Let me make it clear that I am NOT paid to give a solution. Those sitting in parliament house are and they SHOULD find a solution and by the way, I am not complaining. I am merely providing some checks and balances to my fellow citizens and my living environment. As for those who propose migration, these people dont care for Singapore at all. They propose the easy way out when confrontational issues arises. Where are they, if and when bombs start falling in Singapore? Migrate? It is exactly my love for this country that I am asking all these questions. It is exactly my love for this country that I WILL stay and defend Singapore if one day there is a need to. So dont even suggest migration, if you truly love your country.

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I will agree with everything except the above statement . People who migrate have plenty of reasons to do so . Unless they surrender Singaporean citizenship for another country's citizenship then it means they don't care about the country at all. Did you know that if you didn't return to Singapore within 10 years - u lose your citizenship?

I migrated to Australia as a permanent resident .As far as I know , I am still a citizen of Singapore - passport still Singaporean. Are you going to say I don't care about Singapore? I am sick of hearing from our own singaporeans that people who migrate are "quitters" just because GCT said so. Aren't those same foreign talents, whom Singapore so highly regard, quitters of their own country as well? Why is Singapore engaging these "unloyal people" .

My reasons are simple - I have to go where opportunities are while I am young ...if not, I will languish into the abyss of hoping for career advancements which are only given to the elite ( scholars) . So am I suppose to stay and get shortchanged in my future in order to be called loyal?

JC students with psc scholarships are known as scholars - that is a ridiculous assumption. Scholars are what we call academic professors, people who discovered an important area of knowledge. Not some 18 year old kid who got straight As and a wonderful ECA record - and have their future set above commoners . All I knew back then, was a psc scholar is never wrong - he/she commits the mistake because u "never train or teach her well". Masters is only reserved for people with "special leadership qualities" although ur result is better than the said scholar. This is what made me see how my future is going to be. Stay back and rot? No thanks , I prefer to get out and do something to expand my own potential instead of whining about singapore and how bad my job is in singapore.

Australia herself have 5% of her population living overseas and I don't see her condemning her own australians. Who knows one day , someone who migrated out as a pr of another country will do so well there and get international accolades - and then attribute their success to Singapore ....like the overseas Australians , be it scientists or actors.

Like my vietnamese classmate who migrated to australia as a pr, I asked him where his future lies. His answer was simple yet quite nationalistic : " Well I learn what knowledge Australia have to offer and I will go back to Vietnam to build her up when I have established my career ". There is another vietnamese who used her fulbright scholarship to research landmines in her own country . So are u going to condemn all singaporeans who migrate if some have these thoughts?

sbst275 SG

Sad to see SM Goh to step down… Hope we can go into greater hikes though… No one of the crazy dog scolding people and make a din

SibeiSuayKia SG

too many things..you wouldn't know..

LHL has just become PM only..

LazerLordz SG

Very true.It will eventually break down, all the promises made by the MIW.Some are simply too good to be true but the older less-educated generation is non-critical and is more easygoing on them.Once the current 17-30 generation reaches their 40s and 50s, the landscape will change drastically.