Been observing the latest developments at the Kent Ridge Common.
Maybe Temasek Review may not be the bad guys. I hope TOC and Temasek Review do not suffer the same fate.
http://www.temasekreview.com/2009/11/02/kelvin-teo-explains/
Lester, just so you know that I am not joking when I said I do check and do call, the new KRC is now headed by a Scholar Lady from MOE and is it the MAIN REASON why Kelvin wanted out, the details of WHY is clearly known to you.
Anyway, I am really not interested in the politics of KRC’s affairs and posted what I have learnt from a source I trust to be reliable and I appreciate your update to the whole silly fiasco.
However, you yourself admitted that you have changed the login to the shared hosting account which is registered in your name, then HOW ON EARTH can “The control of the entire site is in Kelvin’s hands now. The SQL databases containing all of our articles and information is only accessible to him, and him only. We are still awaiting for him to give us our old articles back”?
I am quite familiar with cpanel myself having toyed with it and created the chinese language addons for chinese users. I certainly know that once you have access to cpanel, you have control of EVERYTHING under that panel, be it email, mysql, etc etc. So then I fail to see your claim that Kelvin is instead having your articles?
UNLESS of course Kelvin still has the shared account login information but thats quite unbelievable because you are the registered owner/client of the said account and all you needed to do was to contact the host and have the password login reset.
Eitherway, like I have said in my previous post, to each his own, lets settle this matter amicably like 2 mature adults.
Agree to meet in the centre and each take his own data back and get the site up and running and to be fair to Kelvin, he did explicitly indicated in this thread that “I will also do my best to transfer articles not written by me back to the Kent Ridge Common’s owners”.
I am not sure who has the control panel login to cpanel but the one who has it should simply just facilitate the other party or his trusted appointee to download the data and move on.
I am willing to help grab the data if you think it would help to resolve this issue amicably.
My contact is [email protected] if I can be of any assistance.
I have been a fan of Kelvin Teo's writings, who have been critical. In fact, he is never one to praise the old or the PAP. I do not recall Kelvin Teo ever publishing such an article. But after Kelvin Teo left KRC publish this article, which is really an apple-polisher for the old man.
LKY: through the eyes of an Outsider
Jonathan Brice is a junior in Economics and Political Science at the University of North Carolina. He is also a Business Adminstration Minor from the Kenan-Flagler Business School. He is currently on an exchange program at The National University of Singapore.
Through a series of peculiar occurrences, I ended up in a Chinese tutorial with Lester Lim. Lester is a Singaporean Senior who had studied abroad at the University of Illinois. As a former exchange student, Lester knew how hard it is to get acclimated to a new environment, and sought to cure my confusion and friendlessness.
In an attempt to make my experience memorable, Lester got me a press pass to the NUS Kent ridge Ministerial Forum to hear Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew. As an honorary member of The Kent Ridge Common staff, I ventured to have one of my most memorable Singaporean experiences. As I was told by my fellow classmates before the event, “This is like getting to see Obama!”
So what makes MM Lee so special? “In the 1960s, Singapore was a third world country with a GNP per capita of less than US$320. Infrastructure was poor, there was little capital; the handful of industries produced only for domestic consumption. Low-end commerce was the mainstay of the economy, and there was little or no direct foreign investment.” (Economics and Development Board of Singapore, 2009) After MM Lee gained power in 1968, he led Singapore to great heights, making it a model for economic and infrastructure development. Currently, Singapore has one of the highest GNP per capita in the world, and was recently named the most innovative country in the world. Because of the way MM Lee helped develop modern Singapore, he is still widely recognized as the most powerful man in the country, despite the fact that he holds no direct political power.
The grandeur of the situation didn’t really hit me until the day before, as I was contacted by an anonymous figure in order to verify my identification information. Moreover, when I got to the event, we had to go through two levels of security that reminded me of an airport during the holiday season.
Once we got inside the venue, the light refreshments and soft classical music helped put the mood at ease. Once the music stopped, everything seemed to cease as the room went silence. Seconds later, the side door to the auditorium opened and all eyes were on the 86 year old Lee Kuan Yew
As he made his way to the stage, he was nothing like I expected. Instead of an uptight dignitary, what I saw before me was a regularly dressed guy with a coy smile and an inviting aura.
As he raised his hands to greet the audience, the room erupted in applause and a sort of excitement seemed to fill the room. Over the next hour, MM Lee went on to answer nine handpicked questions from the crowd of students, teachers, and dignitaries. Although his answers were rehearsed and covered somewhat mundane topics, he still said them in a way that served to draw you in.
The questions asked covered topics such as American hegemony, the Kyoto protocol, minimum wage, and the LKY legacy. On the question concerning American hegemony, MM Lee expressed the general idea that America is in decline. He believed that in 20 to 30 years, China would have a GDP equal to that of the US; furthermore, he expressed the idea that the current/past (depending on who you are) financial crisis has only shortened that time frame. Perhaps the most controversial topic discussed was the lack of a minimum wage in Singapore, and how that has led to increased income inequality. Nevertheless, to call that question controversial would be equivalent to calling Duke Basketball a good team. His answer only served to solidify his very laissez-faire view of government, as he made it clear that in the end, it is better to have a low paying job then not have one at all.
Despite his age, MM Lee was a great orator; through his linguistic charm, one could easily see how he handily won over a country. Almost every answer was answered with a joke, and his laid back manner made it very easy to relate. MM Lee is one of the few people with the rare ability to turn any conversation topic into something interesting, and being able to experience that firsthand made the evening worthwhile.
It is getting interesting. A Scholar Lady is involved. According to a friend in civil service, scholars are not supposed to participate in ventures that can be critical of a political party and government. Friend calls it conflict of interest.
There is definitely more to it than meets the eye at the Kent Ridge Common. I never remember reading such an apple polishing article from Kelvin Teo.
And after Kelvin's departure, it seems like there is a depoliticizing process. The latest 2 articles are about travels and Ris Low.
Maybe Temasek Review may not be the bad guys. I hope TOC and Temasek Review do not suffer the same fate.
http://www.temasekreview.com/2009/11/02/kelvin-teo-explains/
Lester, just so you know that I am not joking when I said I do check and do call, the new KRC is now headed by a Scholar Lady from MOE and is it the MAIN REASON why Kelvin wanted out, the details of WHY is clearly known to you.
Anyway, I am really not interested in the politics of KRC’s affairs and posted what I have learnt from a source I trust to be reliable and I appreciate your update to the whole silly fiasco.
However, you yourself admitted that you have changed the login to the shared hosting account which is registered in your name, then HOW ON EARTH can “The control of the entire site is in Kelvin’s hands now. The SQL databases containing all of our articles and information is only accessible to him, and him only. We are still awaiting for him to give us our old articles back”?
I am quite familiar with cpanel myself having toyed with it and created the chinese language addons for chinese users. I certainly know that once you have access to cpanel, you have control of EVERYTHING under that panel, be it email, mysql, etc etc. So then I fail to see your claim that Kelvin is instead having your articles?
UNLESS of course Kelvin still has the shared account login information but thats quite unbelievable because you are the registered owner/client of the said account and all you needed to do was to contact the host and have the password login reset.
Eitherway, like I have said in my previous post, to each his own, lets settle this matter amicably like 2 mature adults.
Agree to meet in the centre and each take his own data back and get the site up and running and to be fair to Kelvin, he did explicitly indicated in this thread that “I will also do my best to transfer articles not written by me back to the Kent Ridge Common’s owners”.
I am not sure who has the control panel login to cpanel but the one who has it should simply just facilitate the other party or his trusted appointee to download the data and move on.
I am willing to help grab the data if you think it would help to resolve this issue amicably.
My contact is [email protected] if I can be of any assistance.
I have been a fan of Kelvin Teo's writings, who have been critical. In fact, he is never one to praise the old or the PAP. I do not recall Kelvin Teo ever publishing such an article. But after Kelvin Teo left KRC publish this article, which is really an apple-polisher for the old man.
LKY: through the eyes of an Outsider
Jonathan Brice is a junior in Economics and Political Science at the University of North Carolina. He is also a Business Adminstration Minor from the Kenan-Flagler Business School. He is currently on an exchange program at The National University of Singapore.
Through a series of peculiar occurrences, I ended up in a Chinese tutorial with Lester Lim. Lester is a Singaporean Senior who had studied abroad at the University of Illinois. As a former exchange student, Lester knew how hard it is to get acclimated to a new environment, and sought to cure my confusion and friendlessness.
In an attempt to make my experience memorable, Lester got me a press pass to the NUS Kent ridge Ministerial Forum to hear Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew. As an honorary member of The Kent Ridge Common staff, I ventured to have one of my most memorable Singaporean experiences. As I was told by my fellow classmates before the event, “This is like getting to see Obama!”
So what makes MM Lee so special? “In the 1960s, Singapore was a third world country with a GNP per capita of less than US$320. Infrastructure was poor, there was little capital; the handful of industries produced only for domestic consumption. Low-end commerce was the mainstay of the economy, and there was little or no direct foreign investment.” (Economics and Development Board of Singapore, 2009) After MM Lee gained power in 1968, he led Singapore to great heights, making it a model for economic and infrastructure development. Currently, Singapore has one of the highest GNP per capita in the world, and was recently named the most innovative country in the world. Because of the way MM Lee helped develop modern Singapore, he is still widely recognized as the most powerful man in the country, despite the fact that he holds no direct political power.
The grandeur of the situation didn’t really hit me until the day before, as I was contacted by an anonymous figure in order to verify my identification information. Moreover, when I got to the event, we had to go through two levels of security that reminded me of an airport during the holiday season.
Once we got inside the venue, the light refreshments and soft classical music helped put the mood at ease. Once the music stopped, everything seemed to cease as the room went silence. Seconds later, the side door to the auditorium opened and all eyes were on the 86 year old Lee Kuan Yew
As he made his way to the stage, he was nothing like I expected. Instead of an uptight dignitary, what I saw before me was a regularly dressed guy with a coy smile and an inviting aura.
As he raised his hands to greet the audience, the room erupted in applause and a sort of excitement seemed to fill the room. Over the next hour, MM Lee went on to answer nine handpicked questions from the crowd of students, teachers, and dignitaries. Although his answers were rehearsed and covered somewhat mundane topics, he still said them in a way that served to draw you in.
The questions asked covered topics such as American hegemony, the Kyoto protocol, minimum wage, and the LKY legacy. On the question concerning American hegemony, MM Lee expressed the general idea that America is in decline. He believed that in 20 to 30 years, China would have a GDP equal to that of the US; furthermore, he expressed the idea that the current/past (depending on who you are) financial crisis has only shortened that time frame. Perhaps the most controversial topic discussed was the lack of a minimum wage in Singapore, and how that has led to increased income inequality. Nevertheless, to call that question controversial would be equivalent to calling Duke Basketball a good team. His answer only served to solidify his very laissez-faire view of government, as he made it clear that in the end, it is better to have a low paying job then not have one at all.
Despite his age, MM Lee was a great orator; through his linguistic charm, one could easily see how he handily won over a country. Almost every answer was answered with a joke, and his laid back manner made it very easy to relate. MM Lee is one of the few people with the rare ability to turn any conversation topic into something interesting, and being able to experience that firsthand made the evening worthwhile.
It is getting interesting. A Scholar Lady is involved. According to a friend in civil service, scholars are not supposed to participate in ventures that can be critical of a political party and government. Friend calls it conflict of interest.
There is definitely more to it than meets the eye at the Kent Ridge Common. I never remember reading such an apple polishing article from Kelvin Teo.
And after Kelvin's departure, it seems like there is a depoliticizing process. The latest 2 articles are about travels and Ris Low.
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