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What a dumb dude, this CSJ!! For the past many years, he has been terribly naive on politics. He shouted at Wooden to try to gain political mileage and gets himself an egg slapped onto his own face. He faced the TV media to debate on issues with PAP and was found a liar and it painted him...

Yah, exactly. I think my friend is "weird". Thinking like it, I had it and admit defeat. I lost and simply cannot make it. Another anecdote is this - when the Jap man is asked how big his child is, he will put 2 hands out, aligning them horizontally to indicate the length, instead of...

Scro, I do not think the model is wrong or simply right. There is a price to pay to establish a law and order society. There are both sides to the picture. If you establish the eminence of law and order, you permit transparency and promotes business tremendously. The promotion of business is...

That is history. Yes, my friends benefited back in those days of outsourcing. Just good money!

That is good nuance to what you said. Let me cite my experience with a Korean entrepreneur. Once he comes up with an idea or ideas, he would work non-stop to study and pursue. He would go without much sleep very day till he comes to a conclusion whether he can move forward. Once he does, he...

You need the factors: Capital, talent and management. Of the 3, talent is the most difficult. Talent flood to the place where incentives abound. If companies compete, it raises costs till its unsustainability. Singapore's experience in manufacturing faces this difficult problem. Over...

You are right about the difficult options facing Singapore. Not just all its past, and also now and the years ahead. The simplistic bashing of government for every ill or mistake or preconceived flaw, sometimes gets too far in this forum. This forum was really great in its early days...

great website! :rolleyes:

Wow, is this for real? I got problem hitting a ping pong ball even with a bat, and this guy hit it like nobody's business. Simply amazing. Good post !

GMS, Seriously there is no case for opposition parties to take up the cause of foreign workers here. Why? Simple reason. They got no voting rights. <period> Unfair? Discrimination? These issues, if relevant, should be championed by NGOs, rightly and not political parties. You do not need...

I am also sure they will appeal if they lost. The reason is simple - to show the world they have a case to bring to attention. If they do not appeal, their credibility is at stake. If they appeal and lose again, they can then point their finger at the judiciary. Hey it is not their fault...

Already closed several years ago. Best curry fish head ...ate it for many years... was there just before boss retired and he passed it on to another fellow who could not maintain the quality, and subsequently had to close down. A true pity .... to date, cannot find any to match this standard...

Read a Straits Times obituary dated 24 Nov 2012 on the passing of Tan Chong Tee. You cannot find it in the internet. The name caught my attention - Tan Chong Tee. Also the wife is mentioned ..Lee Shao Meng. In his youth, they are famed badminton players in the local scene...

You are right about the law. I am not particularly at ease with this type of law. There is something very wrong with this type of law, as it is very open to abuses and secondly creates laziness on the prosecution side on the government side. It is typical of efficiency and pragmatism but in...

All the while, the PRCs' salaries are always at a disparity, but it is made up by the OT pay. SMRT screwed up big time here, by increasing the monthly pay by $50 yet increase the workweek to 6 days. Is there not a law of minimum 40 hour working week? There is a change of contract no doubt...

What a joke ... in Malaysia, they are talking about how to catch up with Singapore...

Re: Old NSman: Our sons sacrifice 2 years of their life in NS while FTs steal our job Seriously crap. The foreigners' jobs as construction workers, waiters, maids etc are yours for your taking if you as a Singaporean, is keen ..... The unemployment rate in Singapore is 2%. Just...

Haha! Bro Scro, this is a good one! ;-) I think he is wondering what tea leaves to read .... this case I reckoned was brought to the attention by some squealer 'unhappy' by the incident ...your guess is as good as mine ... you did mention Cecilia's husband or could be somebody in the government...

Aiyah, the people in Hongkong are willing to go on strike to fight for their 'freedom". Here the sinkies only gossip and blame the power-to-be fearlessly while only in forums and coffeeshops.. in the streets, they are great bystanders! What arab spring to talk about in this country eh? Hence...