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Coffeeshop Chit Chat - Some interesting facts on MM Lee</TD><TD id=msgunetc noWrap align=right>
Subscribe </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=msgtable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="96%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msg vAlign=top><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgbfr1 width="1%"> </TD><TD><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgF width="1%" noWrap align=right>From: </TD><TD class=msgFname width="68%" noWrap>limpy lau peng (singaforever) <NOBR></NOBR> </TD><TD class=msgDate width="30%" noWrap align=right>Nov-1 5:32 pm </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT height=20 width="1%" noWrap align=right>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname width="68%" noWrap>ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right> (1 of 86) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft rowSpan=4 width="1%"> </TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>23650.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt>Fact 1. Someone took a shot at him when he was holidaying in Cameron Highlands many years ago. As such he has an obsession on high buildings around the Istana. Took him many years but he finally got the Cockpit Hotel demolished. That was the last high-rise building overlooking the Istana. Also explains why he has never gone back to Malaysia for a very long time until recently (when he had no choice as Pinkie could not handle the Malaysians)
Fact 2. He loves to 'tekan' the provost guards at the entrance of the Istana. He will peer out of his vehicle to watch the guards perform the 'hormat senjata'. Situation was quite bad espepcially since the guards were issued with the new SAR21. Each time they hormat, the magazine will drop out. 10 minutes later the Guard Commander will receive a phone call from the MM Lee's secretary to let the unlucky guard sign extras. Here we are talking about 7 or 14. The police co-guarding the gate are very sympathetice. They will pick gthe magazine and try to insert into the SAR21 rifle even as the Provost officer assume the hormat position. Provost hate being deployed to the Istana for that reason.
Fact 3. PWD horti people hate getting deployed to maintain the grounds of the Istana. MM Lee is known to ride his lao pock pock bicycle to ambush the gardeners with all kinds of questions. After giving the answer, he will mull over it then say "Get your facts right!" He either has an opsession with right facts or he already knows the answer.
Fact 4. PWD maintenance people dislike to be deployed to the istana again for the simple reason that he likes cold. Standard aircon has a minimum setting of 18 degrees. His office in the Istana has the aircon modified to operate at 16 degrees and he will wear a thick coat while working. He mentioned in hi memoir that he sweats a lot.
Fact 5. He expects everyone he talks to, to be a mini Einstein. If you can't convince him, he will demand that you be replaced with a parting warning, "Get your facts right!".
Fact 6. We now know that he hates people who fidget, cross their legs and who talks too much.
My impression is that MM Lee is a very 'obsessive', 'demanding' and 'paranoid' person bordering on 'schizoprenia'. I would love to add 'melodramatic' and 'congenital' but some brothers here would probably not agree. His speeches are very dramatic like if he can't say what he wants, heads will roll and its gonna be the end of the world.
What's your comment?
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Fact 2. He loves to 'tekan' the provost guards at the entrance of the Istana. He will peer out of his vehicle to watch the guards perform the 'hormat senjata'. Situation was quite bad espepcially since the guards were issued with the new SAR21. Each time they hormat, the magazine will drop out. 10 minutes later the Guard Commander will receive a phone call from the MM Lee's secretary to let the unlucky guard sign extras. Here we are talking about 7 or 14. The police co-guarding the gate are very sympathetice. They will pick gthe magazine and try to insert into the SAR21 rifle even as the Provost officer assume the hormat position. Provost hate being deployed to the Istana for that reason.
Fact 3. PWD horti people hate getting deployed to maintain the grounds of the Istana. MM Lee is known to ride his lao pock pock bicycle to ambush the gardeners with all kinds of questions. After giving the answer, he will mull over it then say "Get your facts right!" He either has an opsession with right facts or he already knows the answer.
Fact 4. PWD maintenance people dislike to be deployed to the istana again for the simple reason that he likes cold. Standard aircon has a minimum setting of 18 degrees. His office in the Istana has the aircon modified to operate at 16 degrees and he will wear a thick coat while working. He mentioned in hi memoir that he sweats a lot.
Fact 5. He expects everyone he talks to, to be a mini Einstein. If you can't convince him, he will demand that you be replaced with a parting warning, "Get your facts right!".
Fact 6. We now know that he hates people who fidget, cross their legs and who talks too much.
My impression is that MM Lee is a very 'obsessive', 'demanding' and 'paranoid' person bordering on 'schizoprenia'. I would love to add 'melodramatic' and 'congenital' but some brothers here would probably not agree. His speeches are very dramatic like if he can't say what he wants, heads will roll and its gonna be the end of the world.
What's your comment?
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