LKY's orders to SR on SPH chairmanship. Did TT receive the same ones?

[Confuseous]

As I walked to the door of his office, the Prime Minister (LKY) called me back.

I remember his words: ‘Nathan – I am giving you The Straits Times. It has 150 years of history. It has been a good paper. It is like a bowl of china. If you break it, I can piece it together. But it will never be the same. Try not to destroy it.’

I said nothing.

He said, ‘You are keeping silent.’

I said, ‘Sir, you have told me what to do. Also what I should not do. What is there for me to say? I’ll try.’ ” – SR Nathan

http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/09/the-newsroom-challenge/

 

[scroobal]

What a nice and compliant chap. One can see the hero worship coming across quite strongly. This idiot still has not clue why people have been critical of his Presidency. The lack of independence, the low self esteem, the servile manner, etc lowers the status of the office of the head of state. If he wanted to be popular and be like the masses, he should have joined the nearest RC or Community Centre.

Its obvious that he did not get the picture.

 

[kingrant]

Krafty needed a dog. Has he looked here? There's a huge fat black dog with millions dollars in its pension. No need to buy dog food for years..

 

[kingrant]

So Dr Lee Boon Yang couldnt find employment now that he is slated to take over the Chairmanship of SPH?

From what fat Nathan said, the job is so eeeeaaaasssyyy!

Just follow Lee, not law.

 

[Confuseous]

One must not be unkind to Lee Boon Yang. He is very good. Very good at taking orders, which is a pre-requisite for the job.
And the ability to say "Yes, sir! What can I say?"

 

[middaydog]

As he walked to the door of my office, I called him back.

I still remember my words: ‘I am giving you The Straits Times. It has 150 years of history. It has been a good paper. It is like a bowl of china. If you break it, I can piece it together. But it will never be the same. Try not to destroy it.’

He said nothing.

I said, ‘You are keeping silent.’

He said, ‘Sir, you have told me what to do. Also what I should not do. What is there for me to say? I’ll try.’

Taken from " Hard Truth, Be Told "

 

[GoldenDragon]

One must not be unkind to Lee Boon Yang. He is very good. Very good at taking orders, which is a pre-requisite for the job.
And the ability to say "Yes, sir! What can I say?"

A vet by training and now into SPH? Must be very talented. But missed by MNCs. So lucky for S'pore. He will treat his subordinates exactly the manner he treats his animal patients.

 

[hairylee]

I said, ‘Sir, you have told me what to do. Also what I should not do. What is there for me to say? I’ll try.’ ” – SR Nathan

Good Dog! Good Dog!

 

[jw5]

Isn't LBY the chairman of Keppel Corp?
Will he be chairman of both?

 

[streetsmart73]

Krafty needed a dog. Has he looked here? There's a huge fat black dog with millions dollars in its pension. No need to buy dog food for years..

hi there


1. bro, i think otherwise for krafty.
2. this dog is old, fat, sick and of course does not know what to bark at!
3. it is just some doggy that loves to lick #@x* balls.

 

[halsey02]

A vet by training and now into SPH? Must be very talented. But missed by MNCs. So lucky for S'pore. He will treat his subordinates exactly the manner he treats his animal patients.

Yah, yah, yah, he will stick the thermometer with the huge red bulb at the end in their arse, to take their temperature...ha ha ha & get the staffs, neutered or spayed, free!