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[h=2]PM Lee calls on S’poreans to strengthen their ‘heartware’[/h]
August 11th, 2012 |
Author: Editorial
Speaking at the annual National Day Dinner for residents in his Ang Mo Kio constituency today (11 Aug), PM Lee has called on Singaporeans to strengthen their “heartware” as the country charts a consensus for the future.
He said what’s most important is to strengthen the spirit and values that make citizens proud to be Singaporeans. He stressed that everyone has a part to play in building a better home in Singapore.
By “heartware”, he meant traits such as mutual respect, care and compassion, meritocracy and integrity.
He said, “They are intangible factors; you cannot measure them, you cannot report that this year we improved – 10% more polite or 20% more generous or 15% more caring.”
“But they are important for making Singapore better and we have to improve year by year to develop these attributes, not through laws or fines but by nurturing these values in everyone so that they are reflected in our lives, in our actions, in our concerns, in what we expect from one another and become part of what it means when we say ‘I am a Singaporean’.”
Generally speaking, native Singaporeans who grew up in Singapore do respect one another including one’s belief, culture and religion. For male Singaporeans, national service even helps to increase bonding and kinship with one another.
What is most damning to Singapore are the uncouth 3rd world habits and practices the new immigrants bring into Singapore each day, tearing our social fabric apart. Followings are just some examples:
• PRC woman screaming & harassing S’porean old lady on bus
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Speaking at the annual National Day Dinner for residents in his Ang Mo Kio constituency today (11 Aug), PM Lee has called on Singaporeans to strengthen their “heartware” as the country charts a consensus for the future.
He said what’s most important is to strengthen the spirit and values that make citizens proud to be Singaporeans. He stressed that everyone has a part to play in building a better home in Singapore.
By “heartware”, he meant traits such as mutual respect, care and compassion, meritocracy and integrity.
He said, “They are intangible factors; you cannot measure them, you cannot report that this year we improved – 10% more polite or 20% more generous or 15% more caring.”
“But they are important for making Singapore better and we have to improve year by year to develop these attributes, not through laws or fines but by nurturing these values in everyone so that they are reflected in our lives, in our actions, in our concerns, in what we expect from one another and become part of what it means when we say ‘I am a Singaporean’.”
Generally speaking, native Singaporeans who grew up in Singapore do respect one another including one’s belief, culture and religion. For male Singaporeans, national service even helps to increase bonding and kinship with one another.
What is most damning to Singapore are the uncouth 3rd world habits and practices the new immigrants bring into Singapore each day, tearing our social fabric apart. Followings are just some examples:
• PRC woman screaming & harassing S’porean old lady on bus
“Do we often see such ferocious acts by PRC people on board public transport of US, European countries, Japan or Thailand? Perhaps language barrier or perhaps governments in those countries do not whip their own citizens for not embracing foreigners?
Oh, on a separate issue, Singaporeans may be surprised to learn that in the eyes of many PRC people, “soft-spoken, patience, courtesy, considerate, fairness, honesty and being humble” are signs of weakness.”
• PRC bus driver helps PRC passenger get supermarket trolley on board the busOh, on a separate issue, Singaporeans may be surprised to learn that in the eyes of many PRC people, “soft-spoken, patience, courtesy, considerate, fairness, honesty and being humble” are signs of weakness.”
When all the passengers had boarded the bus, the bus driver actually went to help her to bring not just the shopping bags on to the bus, but with the trolley too!… “During the ride, the driver and the woman started conversing. Now I know why the driver helped her – they are both PRCs!”…
Bringing supermarket trolley onto a bus not only causes inconvenience to other passengers, it also poses as a safety hazard. What if the bus suddenly brakes? Foreigners in Singapore should not do things as they pleased as if they were in their own countries and the government should also tighten up their immigration criteria to take in the sort of immigrants Singapore needs…
“This is what has caused all Singaporeans to be disgusted with badly-behaved immigrants. Obviously, she must have gotten in here through money and not through her education or professional skills. It really makes us Singaporeans look bad especially to foreigners who might think that these badly-behaved people are Singaporeans. I wish the government would take a closer look at these immigrants. I believe that we can’t be so desperate that we need such people in our country.”
• PRC ‘lychee tasters’ in our supermarketsBringing supermarket trolley onto a bus not only causes inconvenience to other passengers, it also poses as a safety hazard. What if the bus suddenly brakes? Foreigners in Singapore should not do things as they pleased as if they were in their own countries and the government should also tighten up their immigration criteria to take in the sort of immigrants Singapore needs…
“This is what has caused all Singaporeans to be disgusted with badly-behaved immigrants. Obviously, she must have gotten in here through money and not through her education or professional skills. It really makes us Singaporeans look bad especially to foreigners who might think that these badly-behaved people are Singaporeans. I wish the government would take a closer look at these immigrants. I believe that we can’t be so desperate that we need such people in our country.”
EVERY TIME I WALKED INTO A LOCAL SUPERMARKET AND WHENEVER FRESH LYCHEES ARE SOLD, YOU WILL FIND THIS – plenty of lychee’s skins mixed with the rest of the lychees on offer display. On some occasions, I see DIFFERENT PRCs middle aged “lychee taster” and on one occasion as a couple – obviously not appointed and uninvited – do the lychee taste testing.
• PRC family to Singaporean Indian neighbors: Can you not cook curry?
One of the ‘interesting’ complaints was lodged by a PRC family against their Singaporean Indian neighbors for cooking curry too frequently. Though the considerate Indian family, who were mindful of their neighbour’s aversion, had already taken to closing their doors and windows whenever they cooked the dish, but this was not enough. “They said: ‘Can you please do something? Can you don’t cook curry? Can you don’t eat curry?’,” said Madam Marcellina Giam, a Community Mediation Centre mediator. But the Indian family stood firm. In the end, Mdm Giam got the Indian family to agree to cook curry only when the Chinese family was not home.
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