TKL - the brand's name for FLIP-FLOP

[leetahbar]

Bryan Ti

On 8 Jun, TKL announced: "I have decided to contest the Presidential Election. My main aim is to give Singaporeans a wider choice of candidates to vote as the next President of Singapore."[1]

So many celebrated, that TKL had finally decided to go ahead (after previously quietly dropping when he failed to get 100k signatures in 2008).

Th...en on 18 Jun, he announced that he has a website "Tan Kin Lian for President Website".

On it, it stated: "“I will be submitting my application for the Certificate of Eligibility. If and when it is approved, I will decide if I wish to take part in the contest. It depends on the candidates that are approved for this election and feedback from the general public.”[2]

So perhaps not. It's another typical TKL flip.

Then he changed his mind again. Today, TKL announced: "If I get the certificate of eligibility, I will contest the Presidential election. "[3]

Yeah! It's a "yes" once more!

But are we getting a flop..... soon? (pun intended)

1. http://tankinlian.com/Frame.aspx?PK=3511c2b1e2d2102eac426aee6a492e0e

2. http://www.easyapps.sg/tklep/

3. http://networkedblogs.com/jPkC

 

[leetahbar]

Statement from Tan Kin Lian
8 June 2011
Contest the Presidential Election
I have decided to contest the Presidential Election. My main aim is to give Singaporeans a wider
choice of candidates to vote as the next President of Singapore.
I will be communicating with the people on my views on several issues that are important to
them. I shall issue statements through my blog and in the media on my views. I hope that the
people will get to know me better from these statements.
My views on many issues affecting the future of Singapore will be guided mainly by my personal
values of honesty, fairness, positive approach, courage and public service. I want the people to
know me by these values and to honor me by sharing some or all of these values.
Presidential Candidates
I have high respect for two other candidates who have expressed interest to contest the
election, namely Dr. Tan Cheng Bock and BG George Yeo. I also have the same regard for Dr.
Tony Tan and President Nathan, if they wish to contest this election. Each candidate has his
strong points.
I hope that this contest will be carried out on a positive climate and that the people will focus
on the strong points of the candidates, rather than adopt unfair means to smear the reputation
of those who are willing to stand up for Singapore.
Hopefully, the outcome of this presidential election will be a win, not only for the successful
candidate but also for the people of Singapore.
I echo the sentiment expressed by Mr. Ng Ya Ken in Today paper (8 June 2011). He said, “Allow
losers in the Presidential Election the opportunity to serve on the Council of Presidential
Advisers if they garner, say, 20 per cent of the vote. This might encourage more eligible and
capable people to step forward. It would also add diversity to the composition of the council,
which in turn would enhance the Elected Presidency institution”. I had discussed a similar idea
with my friends previously but Mr. Ng had expressed it with the appropriate words.
I share the views of Dr. Tan Cheng Bock that the next President should play a role to unify the
country.
Participation of the people
I have benefited from the participation of many people who have given their concerns,
suggestions, and ideas to me by e-mail and comments in my blog and
facebook. This has helped me to understand better the key issues that have to be addressed
and to find some possible approaches to address them.
I have stated my views on these matters based on the information that is available to me now.
Some information may surface later that may change some of my views. I hope that my friends
will understand this limitation. But I want my friends to know that the future decisions will
continue to be made on the values of honesty, fairness, positive approach, courage and public
service.
If I am elected into the office of the President, I intend to build a platform for the people to
continue to communicate with my office, using the modern communication tools. I want to
make it easy for the people to express their aspirations and give their feedback on issues that
need to be addressed.
I will not be able to manage the interactions personally and should be able to get the
appropriate people to assist me in managing this process. This should be on the big issues
affecting the country and the people and not the personal issues that can be addressed by the
elected members of Parliament. My friend has suggested that this should be named as the
president’s personal council.
I will give further thought to this idea, especially on its practical implementation. I believe that
it will be a good channel to maintain close contact with the people.
Tan Kin Lian
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 81685845
Facebook: www.facebook.com/tankinlian
Blog: www.tankinlian.blogspot.com

 

[lianbeng]

lianbeng replies to leetahbar, "go to the roti prata stall n see how they flip-flop the pancake."

 

[halsey02]

lianbeng replies to leetahbar, "go to the roti prata stall n see how they flip-flop the pancake."

The skill is immeasurable...

 

[leetahbar]

what skill? the least skill with the highest pay?