haha, absolutely well written open letter
PM Lee Q with residents for 30 min for chicken wings
When private letters and nice-worded letters don’t work anymore, open and more straightforward letters would have to be written, so kindly allow me to contribute mine.
I came across an article that stated “PM Lee queues 30 minutes for chicken wings at Redhill“. So please allow me to comment very BLUNTLY on this. Anyway, even Catherine Lim’s polite and nice open letter was received with a retaliation instead of doing a reflection, what more can you expect from Singaporeans apart from more and more straightforward letters?
Since a nice letter often ended up being ignored or maybe not understood, so please don’t be offended by this straightforward article. Of course, if you find this defamatory, please kindly accept my sincere apology as I meant well, I couldn’t bring myself to see you looked so silly, blindly following those ill advice that you were given.
First of all, who cares if you queued 30 mins or even an hour for chicken wings? Does it increase the GDP? Does it increase my salary? Does it reduce the inflation? Does it alleviate the unhappiness of the people? Well, the answers are Nobody, No, No, No, No. Because nobody cares about what you do or what you eat or what you say, if you don’t fulfill the basis of a leader! As simple as that.
If you don’t understand what I meant, let’s look at my favourite pilot example. Imagine this scenario: Singapore Airline recently employed a new pilot, he is so good that he even helped the crew serve meals on the flight, he even helped the ground crew polish the airplane tires, and even treated all the flight crew to expensive dinners. On top of that, he even helped to clean the crew’s homes on every off-day. Isn’t he great? Yes, but there is only 1 thing that he does not do – to fly a plane. So what is the use of a pilot who does all the kind acts, but refused to fly a plane? Similarly, what is the use of all the supposedly kind and humble acts when a leader does not want to protect his people?
The same applies to an MP. We need MPs to fulfill fiduciary duties – to vote independently according to what is best for Singapore. What were their votes on the White Paper knowing that the government was unable to handle the influx? Well, I am not xenophobic. I am fully supportive of even 10 millions of population as long as you can manage it and produce the desired positive outcome, are you able to do that? (read this for more details)
I have come across Tin Pei Ling being praised for visiting patients, and I have to agree that that is a kind act, but please, we are talking about a good MP, not a good social worker.
I have also come across Indranee Rajah doing the back lane party, well, that is definitely good, but what we are talking about is a good MP, not a good project coordinator.
I have also heard how great Inderjit Singh is in criticising policies, and I have to agree that that is a good political commentator, but what we want is a good MP.
Anyway, I am sure Catherine Lim did a better job in that, best of all, it is free, we don’t have to pay millions for her to do so, right?
Remember: The basis is of utmost importance, failing which nothing else matters.
Do you think I care if the PAP party wins the election? No, I don’t. Because Singapore is where it is today, not because of any particular party or any particular logo design, but because of the Founding Spirit of Singapore. Sadly, as of today, PAP no longer upholds that spirit, instead, they keep labeling Singaporeans with all the bad names, and the most recent is of course the smearing of the lady as follows, followed by closing the case.
Oh, please don’t get me wrong, I am not saying this is right or wrong, but just stating the method that some people prefer to use to ‘resolve’ issues, and of course, I had to admit that this way of resolving issues is definitely the most productive method of problem solving, well, what can be more productive than to resolve a problem even before it is considered one? (see this article on Politicians Problem Solving Methodology for more info)
Do you still remember the statistics that you were given during the Little India Riot to compare and conclude that those rioters generally had lower crime rates than Singaporeans? Well, whether how true it is doesn’t matter, the fact is that your advisers shouldn’t have made such a comparison and provided you with the info in the first place. If you had forgotten about that, here is the link.
Lastly, I know PM Lee will not get to read this because he is so well-shielded. But for me, it doesn’t matter because I have fulfilled my obligation as a responsible citizen by highlighting the silly acts that were committed, whether the leaders want to act or how they want to act are their problems, not mine.
To me, it is very simple, all along I only voted for the Founding Spirit of Singapore, the party who has that, will get my vote. Too bad, this spirit is no longer with the PAP party. Don’t worry, this will be my one and only open letter to PM Lee, I have much better things to do than to give free advice on how to be a good leader.
Oh… btw, do you know what I am seeing now? Yes, I am seeing your team of ‘professional political advisers’ coming up to you to propose that you should start a campaign on the “Founding Spirit Of Singapore”… oh please… could you get them to spare us this misery?
* Article first appeared in Basis of Singaporean Spirit (BOSS).
source: http://www.tremeritus.com/2014/06/17/pm-lee-q-with-residents-for-30-min-for-chicken-wings/
PM Lee Q with residents for 30 min for chicken wings
When private letters and nice-worded letters don’t work anymore, open and more straightforward letters would have to be written, so kindly allow me to contribute mine.
I came across an article that stated “PM Lee queues 30 minutes for chicken wings at Redhill“. So please allow me to comment very BLUNTLY on this. Anyway, even Catherine Lim’s polite and nice open letter was received with a retaliation instead of doing a reflection, what more can you expect from Singaporeans apart from more and more straightforward letters?
Since a nice letter often ended up being ignored or maybe not understood, so please don’t be offended by this straightforward article. Of course, if you find this defamatory, please kindly accept my sincere apology as I meant well, I couldn’t bring myself to see you looked so silly, blindly following those ill advice that you were given.
First of all, who cares if you queued 30 mins or even an hour for chicken wings? Does it increase the GDP? Does it increase my salary? Does it reduce the inflation? Does it alleviate the unhappiness of the people? Well, the answers are Nobody, No, No, No, No. Because nobody cares about what you do or what you eat or what you say, if you don’t fulfill the basis of a leader! As simple as that.
If you don’t understand what I meant, let’s look at my favourite pilot example. Imagine this scenario: Singapore Airline recently employed a new pilot, he is so good that he even helped the crew serve meals on the flight, he even helped the ground crew polish the airplane tires, and even treated all the flight crew to expensive dinners. On top of that, he even helped to clean the crew’s homes on every off-day. Isn’t he great? Yes, but there is only 1 thing that he does not do – to fly a plane. So what is the use of a pilot who does all the kind acts, but refused to fly a plane? Similarly, what is the use of all the supposedly kind and humble acts when a leader does not want to protect his people?
The same applies to an MP. We need MPs to fulfill fiduciary duties – to vote independently according to what is best for Singapore. What were their votes on the White Paper knowing that the government was unable to handle the influx? Well, I am not xenophobic. I am fully supportive of even 10 millions of population as long as you can manage it and produce the desired positive outcome, are you able to do that? (read this for more details)
I have come across Tin Pei Ling being praised for visiting patients, and I have to agree that that is a kind act, but please, we are talking about a good MP, not a good social worker.
I have also come across Indranee Rajah doing the back lane party, well, that is definitely good, but what we are talking about is a good MP, not a good project coordinator.
I have also heard how great Inderjit Singh is in criticising policies, and I have to agree that that is a good political commentator, but what we want is a good MP.
Anyway, I am sure Catherine Lim did a better job in that, best of all, it is free, we don’t have to pay millions for her to do so, right?
Remember: The basis is of utmost importance, failing which nothing else matters.
Do you think I care if the PAP party wins the election? No, I don’t. Because Singapore is where it is today, not because of any particular party or any particular logo design, but because of the Founding Spirit of Singapore. Sadly, as of today, PAP no longer upholds that spirit, instead, they keep labeling Singaporeans with all the bad names, and the most recent is of course the smearing of the lady as follows, followed by closing the case.
Oh, please don’t get me wrong, I am not saying this is right or wrong, but just stating the method that some people prefer to use to ‘resolve’ issues, and of course, I had to admit that this way of resolving issues is definitely the most productive method of problem solving, well, what can be more productive than to resolve a problem even before it is considered one? (see this article on Politicians Problem Solving Methodology for more info)
Do you still remember the statistics that you were given during the Little India Riot to compare and conclude that those rioters generally had lower crime rates than Singaporeans? Well, whether how true it is doesn’t matter, the fact is that your advisers shouldn’t have made such a comparison and provided you with the info in the first place. If you had forgotten about that, here is the link.
Lastly, I know PM Lee will not get to read this because he is so well-shielded. But for me, it doesn’t matter because I have fulfilled my obligation as a responsible citizen by highlighting the silly acts that were committed, whether the leaders want to act or how they want to act are their problems, not mine.
To me, it is very simple, all along I only voted for the Founding Spirit of Singapore, the party who has that, will get my vote. Too bad, this spirit is no longer with the PAP party. Don’t worry, this will be my one and only open letter to PM Lee, I have much better things to do than to give free advice on how to be a good leader.
Oh… btw, do you know what I am seeing now? Yes, I am seeing your team of ‘professional political advisers’ coming up to you to propose that you should start a campaign on the “Founding Spirit Of Singapore”… oh please… could you get them to spare us this misery?
* Article first appeared in Basis of Singaporean Spirit (BOSS).
source: http://www.tremeritus.com/2014/06/17/pm-lee-q-with-residents-for-30-min-for-chicken-wings/
