The Singapore Flyer

Wahhhh..... HENG I was not on the flyer that day man. 6 freaking hours! Some poor women even had to pee in her child's extra pampers.Those who were rescued by repelling really got their money worth!!

Maybe they should add the repelling part as optional for all future flights for 50 dollars more. Not bad leh. This way, the rescue people get to train everyday (in case happen again) and the passengers get to really "fly". HAHAHHA.

Gopalan Nair is damn fierce

Gopalan Nair (The one who said that some judge is prostituting her service) is damn fierce lah. After being released, he faster fly back to his country and start to kpkb again. hahaha. He not scared now that he's back home because his country, the US of A is a real democracy. This is his latest challenge:

The Singapore government forcing me to remain in Singapore for 6 months, waiting for my trial for allegedly insulting a judge on this blog has caused me to suffer great financial loss. Your financial donations will help greatly. Please send then to the address below. Many thanks.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

On the 17th of September 2008, I was convicted and sentenced to 3 months imprisonment in Singapore for allegedly insulting a judge in a blog post in this blog. While I was serving sentence in prison with 1 week to go for my release, I was again charged for contempt of court for allegedly showing disrespect for the judge in another case, for saying things such as " I do not expect to get a fair trial in this court". As I knew that a denial of the charge would mean further time in prison, I pleaded guilty and said anything they wanted to hear, which resulted in no further jail time.

Since my return to the US, I have not only further criticized the Singapore judges as corrupt and agents for the dictator of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, as can be seen in all my 6 blog posts since Nov 28, 2008, I have further defied them by intentionally and publicly being in contempt of the court order off Judge Leslie Chew, of Court 15, Subordinate Courts Singapore by not only attacking the Singapore judiciary, but also by putting up the blog posts of Sept 1, 2008 and Sept 6, 2008, which were ordered removed.

By reading this blog, you can see that I am deliberately attacking the Singapore judiciary by calling them stooges of the Singapore dictator Lee Kuan Yew. The Singapore government, their Attorney General and the Singapore judiciary cannot pretend not to know what I write here because it is they who had charged and imprisonment me for 3 months because of the contents of this blog.

Singapore, as you know claims to be a first world modern city. It also claims to have the rule of law. It also claims to be a nation, proud of itself. In such a case, what I want to ask is this. Why, if this is so, if in fact Singapore claims to be country of laws; why is it doing nothing about a man in the United States deliberately calling its judges lackeys of the government and deliberately violating a court order; all of which has been given wide publicity, not only in Singapore but internationally?

I am sure if any person, had deliberately broken the laws of America or Australia or India or any other self respecting country and escaped to another, that country would use all means to repatriate him to stand trial for his crimes and be committed to prison for his contempt. I am sure that I would not dare to violate a law of any state in the US and run to another country, because I am certain that I will face extradition proceedings to have me returned to stand trial. Why, because America is a proud nation and will not stand by to see anyone brazenly flouting its laws.

I want to reiterate. While in Singapore, I had called Judge Belinda Ang a stooge of Lee Kuan Yew and his son, in my blog. According to Singapore judge Kan Ting Chiu, I had committed a serious, mind you serious, crime, for which he sent me to jail for 3 months. Now having returned to the US, I have done the same thing, expect that the criticism was even harsher. I have called High court judges Kan Ting Chiu and Judith Prakash shamelessly corrupt for being agents of Lee Kuan Yew and his government. What is more, I have deliberately broken a court order and boasting about it.

The Singapore government's complete failure to pursue me by law, clearly confirms what I have said all along. This is a government that continues to stay in power by bullying it's people into not criticizing their policies, which they do by using compliant judges to imprison dissenters. The disgusting thing is that they know that if they ever tried to apply for extradition proceedings through the American courts, they would be laughed at as a bunch of comedians. Realizing that they have no chance of convincing an American court, or for that matter, an Australian or Canadian or British or French, or any court in the free world that I have committed a crime, they remain silent as I continue from here to expose the corruption of Lee Kuan Yew and his disgraced judiciary.

As someone said it very nicely "Come and get me if you can, you bunch of bully boys. Why not try your dirty tricks in a free country, like the the USA"?

Gopalan Nair
39737 Paseo Padre Parkway, Suite A1
Fremont, CA 94538, USA
Tel: 510 657 6107
Fax: 510 657 6914
Email: nair.gopalan@yahoo.com
Blog: http://singaporedissident.blogspot.com/

HAHAHAH. He quite poor thing also lah. Now kenna financial difficulty liao. The Singapore gahmen really know how to hit where it hurts loh. I no money to support him but I give him some free publicity lah. If he really tio extradite then got show to watch liao. Hahaha.

I'm alive. Some are not so fortunate.

My condolences to Ms Lo's family. A case of being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Just like those stuck in BKK due to the airport closures. As you have already realised, I stopped complaining for quite awhile as I took a step back and viewed these recent events. Life is fragile. The fact that I have time to complain means that life is going well enough to complain. Oh well, people are always looking towards improving the standard of living right? So I guess it's pretty alright to complain. haha. Another time then.

Labour chief slams DBS Bank

I think somebody's been reading my blog. HAHAHAH. I wonder if it was a choke slam or what. :P

"LABOUR chief Lim Swee Say on Friday slammed DBS Bank for failing to consult its staff union on retrenching its workers or exploring other cost-cutting measures first. 'We are disappointed by the sudden decision,' he told The Straits Times when asked for his views on the DBS layoffs. 'There was no prior consultation with the DBS Staff Union. There was no exploration with the union on other cost reduction alternatives,' he said in an email reply on Friday. Mr Lim, an advisor to the DBS staff union, said this lack of communication has weakened the trust between the bank's management and union."

Not mincing his words, he added: 'It is regretable because trust takes a long time to build but a short time to destroy.'

Fewer seats on this MRT train

Fewer seats on this MRT train

MORE trains with about a third of their seats removed will ply the MRT tracks from next week, even as commuters yesterday said they found the trains no less crowded as a result.

An SMRT train with 84 of its 300 seats taken out made its debut 1-1/2 weeks ago.

One such train will be added to the network every week from next week, so that by the end of January, 10 modified trains will be in use along the SMRT's North-South and East-West lines during the morning peak hours.

Are you kidding me? Removing the seats does not mean that there will be less crowded lah goondoos (Stupid)! It just means that more people will be packed into the trains, making it more crowded. The only thing which may have been helped is that they are getting more people to the destinations at any one ride. The problem now is about the frequency of the trains during peak hours. If you have more frequent trains, then you don't need to make more room in the trains. Well, this is coming from a layman lah. They will sure cite some operational constraints or something. haha.

Eugenics In Singapore

WAH KNN! I read this already I feel fucking tulan man. And serious, I've not been this tulan for ages. Worst thing, I only know about it now! You read then tell me how you feel lah. Pui!

Eugenics In Singapore
Sunday, 09 November 2008
Singapore Democrats

Mr Lee Kuan Yew recently said at the Human Capital Summit held last month: "You marry a non-graduate, then you are going to worry if your son or daughter is going to make it to the university."

Don't gasp. The Minister Mentor was just restating his long-held view that smart people (read university graduates) produce smart people. Such a Hitlerian outlook is repulsive. But in Singapore, no one dares to oppose the man.

In his book A Nation Cheated, Dr Chee Soon Juan reproduces some of Mr Lee's comments on the subject and discusses how they have tragically moulded the Singaporean society:

If truth be told, the PAP's neglect of the poor stems directly from Lee Kuan Yew's personal philosophy. In 1967, the Minister Mentor said that every society has approximately 5 percent of the population:

who are more than ordinarily endowed physically and mentally and in whom we must extend our limited and slender resources in order that they will provide that yeast, that ferment, that catalyst in our society which alone will ensure that Singapore shall maintain its pre-eminent place in the societies that exist in South and Southeast Asia.

Lee repeated his ideas in 1969, this time even more forcefully:

Free education and subsidised housing lead to a situation where the less economically productive people in the community are reproducing themselves at rates higher than the rest. This will increase the total population of less productive people. Our problem is how to devise a system of disincentives, so that the irresponsible, the social delinquents, do not believe that all they have to do is to produce their children and the government then owes them and their children sufficient food, medicine, housing, education and jobs...We must encourage those who earn less than $200 per month and cannot afford to nurture and educate many children never to have more than two. We will regret the time lost if we do not now take the first tentative steps towards correcting a trend which can leave our society with a large number of the physically, intellectually and culturally anaemic.

The Minister Mentor, then Senior Minister, made this point again in 1993:

Singaporeans will not become successful and prosperous by talking and concentrating on dividing the pie. Our journalists write about who are the poor. Give them some money. If he can't study because he's too busy helping his father, we must look after his father and him. We are concentrating on our navels!

One of his faithful ministers, the late S Rajaratnam, echoed his sentiment by sneering, "We want to teach people the government is not a rich uncle. You get what you pay for. We are moving in the direction of making people pay for everything."

Cannot be lah. Our beloved LKY wouldn't have said this kind of thing one. Must be opposition make something up as usual right? See and hear it for yourself.



This is fucking prejudice and narrow minded man. He think funny ah? Still can laugh about it. He is right on one front though, HE WILL LOSE VOTES but not just because of this. I believe the people are starting to see for themselves what they have been living under. People want to marry who is their own business. You think what, only graduates who marry graduates can have children who can go to university ah? (I speak from personal experience) FUCK you understand. Academia is not the only thing that matters in life old man. Many people only study for the sake of the paper because you have created a country that values paper more than people. Who makes up the spine of our country? It's the working class ok. The people who are putting money into your super high salary that even the President of USA don't earn. All your super scholar only know how to talk cock. Who actually do all the work? Without the working class, you got all the scholar also no use. Your scholar will end up being the norm and then you will need to breed more super elites. The super elites who don't for a moment know anything about showing grace and humility to others. People who don't know what the common people go through in life everyday. Seriously lah, we're humans, not cows or pigs. If my children can't make it to university for whatever reason, life goes on. I'll still love them all the same. What are they going to do next? Gas all the non-graduates because they are leeching the country's resources? If this is the future of Singapore, I don't want to be a part of it. Thanks for your contributions but no thanks. This is not the kind of philosophy I want my leaders to have. This is a dangerous mentality to have my friends and you know it

Complaining is out of fashion

From 'Complain' to Petition Nation

Sun, Nov 09, 2008
The Straits Times

Singapore is becoming a sign, sign, sign city state - judging by the spike in online and offline petitions. Recent hot-button issues like the 'mis-selling' of financial products and the furore over a dormitory for foreign workers in a private estate had made the news with push from the petition wagon.

But other petitions, raised more quietly, may also have reached policymakers' ears. Analysts felt that, given that outdoor demonstrations were allowed in Hong Lim Park only two months ago, creating an online petition requires just a few mouse clicks, making it a convenient public advocacy tool.

Some, like Singapore Management University law lecturer Eugene Tan, noted that decision-makers here, while not dismissive of them, do not use petitions as a guide to governance.

Wah! Should I change my name and blog to "ThePetitionKing" instead? hahaha. But not to worry, I think complaining is still human nature. Like Eugene Tan said, decision makers do not use petitions as a guide to governance. Thus, complain more! hahaha!

DBS (will do the right thing/to axe 900 staff)?

Sorry so long never update. Today I blog something ok?

I read with amusement today that "DBS will do the right thing".

By Francis Chan

DBS Group Holdings chief executive Richard Stanley has defended the bank's sale of now-worthless products linked to bankrupt Lehman Brothers in his first public comments on the furore.

'DBS would never knowingly do anything that will hurt customers,' Mr Stanley said, speaking at the release of DBS' third-quarter results yesterday. (ED: of course everyone will claim that. Who will say "I knowingly do something that will hurt the customers?" Want to die ah?)

He said that when DBS sold the High Notes 5 product and Constellation Notes in Hong Kong, 'the world was a vastly different place'. (ED: The world changing everyday lah. You take their money then you better make sure you take care of it.)

On the same page, this was the another article "DBS to axe 900 staff". Below is a short excerpt.

Singapore's DBS Group, Southeast Asia's biggest bank by assets, said Friday it was cutting 900 staff to trim costs amid the global credit crisis, and reported a slump in third quarter net profit.

Chief executive Richard Stanley said most of the cuts, to be carried out at the end of the month, will come from its offices in Singapore and Hong Kong and will account for six percent of the workforce.

The job reductions were announced at a townhall-style meeting with staff on Friday.

"To be a streamlined organisation, I believe we must run a tighter ship (ED: sinking ship maybe. hahahaha) ... This is a painful decision for DBS and for me personally," Stanley told a news conference.

"We have been vigilant on costs but as the economy enters a more difficult and uncertain phase, many financial institutions around the world and in Asia have made headcount reductions," he added.

"To be more productive and efficient, we will restructure and streamline the organisation. Regrettably, this has resulted in the need to reduce our workforce by six percent or about 900 people, primarily in Singapore and Hong Kong, by the end of the month."

I can't help but wonder what is their real message. Could it be that the right thing to do was to axe 900 staff? Hahahaha! Don't quote me ok? I just think that it was very funny that both articles were on the same page. I thought that they were related at first. BUT wait ah, this is no laughing matter. 900 people will be losing their jobs man. I feel sorry for them. But then, can take the opportunity to work at the IR mah coz they employing retrenched people. Oh wait, maybe coz no one apply to work there so they collaborate with DBS to free up some manpower. WAH! That is damn jialat I tell you. But speculation only lah. I don't think it's true. Those people kenna retrench got any union to protect them anot? To fight for their rights etc? I think have this union called NTUC. They sell vegetables, groceries, insurance and even provide taxi service last time in collaboration with Comfort Cabs (but seriously, not always very comfortable lah. Give and take abit loh ok. Singapore got world class transportation system leh). I don't really know what else they do. They don't represent me also.

The only other union I can think of is the one below. Picture taken from here. (Thank you. If cannot use, tell me ok? I will take down. But then ah, free publicity for you leh. you should pay me actually. hahaha. ;) j/k)


At least this union is doing a great job. See all the awards they have? My house also use. HAHHAHAHA.

Anyway, if I don't update, just visit the links on my right lah (talkingcock.com, singabloodypore, mrbrown etc) They all tok kong (powerful) one. If you happen to stumble upon my blog, leave comments lah. Don't shy. Anonmynous also can. Just complain. I won't catch you. hahahaha. I not undercover. But I really wonder what happen to rockson. ISD ah?

Obama

Congratulations Obama! We have seen history being made today. It is touted as the victory for young Americans based on voters under 30 years of age (2/3 Obama, 1/3 McCain).

Will young Singaporeans dare follow suit and stand up for change when the time comes? Stop voting for the past. Start voting for your future!

Police to review handling of epileptics

Police to review handling of epileptics - AsiaOne.Com

Mon, Oct 27, 2008
The Straits Times
By Esther Tan

THE police have admitted that officers could have done a better job in handling an epileptic man who was denied his medicine and had a seizure while in custody earlier this month.

The admission came days after The Straits Times reported that Mr Tong Mun Cheong was arrested Oct 1 on suspicion of being drunk after suffering a seizure along Sungei Road, near Jalan Besar. The 34-year-old, who has had epilepsy for more than a decade, was waiting for a cab at the time. While in custody, Mr Tong said officers denied his appeals to contact his mother, who had medicine that would prevent another seizure, and also brushed off requests to send him to the hospital. A police spokesman confirmed that around 9pm that day, about two hours after being arrested, Mr Tong suffered a seizure in custody. After being seen by paramedics, he was eventually released about 5 1/2 hours after his arrest. A police spokesman said the case could have been handled better. 'We fully empathise with (Mr Tong's) family's anxiety and have explained matters to them.'Officers should have quickly put Mr Tong in touch with his family while he was in custody, he added.Also, when the 34-year-old's mother came down to the station with his medicine, they should have consulted a doctor instead of turning her away, the spokesman said. Mr Tong said he told officers at the station that he was suffering from epilepsy, but they did not believe him. The police spokesman confirmed this, but added that when another officer asked him for details, he remained silent. This is the second time since 1999 that Mr Tong has been arrested after suffering a seizure.Police said that since 2004, they have contracted a professional private medical group to develop training packages to help officers identify and manage people with epilepsy. They will now be contacting non-profit Epilepsy Care Group to 'explore their views and ideas as to how procedures can be improved in such situations'.

Hahaha. WTF is the Police doing? I thought they were supposed to Serve and Protect not attempt to kill the public (sorry, I think that one is US police motto. Over here is "intimidate the public". hahaha.) In the first place, why was he being arrested? Is there a crime for being drunk? Was he making a nuisance of himself? Their excuse also damn powerful lah. Mr Tong told them he got epilepsy, but they did not believe him. The police spokesman confirmed this, but added that when another officer asked him for details, he remained silent. Of course remain silent lah. I tell you already you also don't believe. For what I repeat myself? I dying of epilepsy leh. Don't want to waste my breath talking to you man. Then they release him only 5 1/2 hrs later man. Why? Waiting for the breath test to come out to see if he's drunk anot ah? hahaha. Is always like that one lah. Nothing happen, nobody will do anything. Kenna this case then come and review. Mas Selamat same thing. Now toilets all so secured. hahaha. Anyway ah, where is he ah?

If you were a grapefruit, would you be seedless?

According to the reports, if you have trouble answering that question, sorry, but maybe Cambridge isn't for you. So I've decided to give a go to some of the weird questions which universities ask during the admission interviews.

1) Would you rather be a novel or a poem? (English, Oxford)
Neither. I rather be a human. Ok, I rather be a novel because I can't rhyme very well.

2) How many monkeys would you use in an experiment? (Experimental Psychology, Oxford)
Depends what kind of experiment. If it can be conducted on humans, all the better. But I would say I cannot answer that question if I do not know what I was trying to experiment on. Power and sample size is very important in experiments you know. Besides, do I have ethical approval anot?

3) How does Geography relate to A Midsummer Night's Dream? (Geography, Oxford)
WTF? A midsummer Night's dream happened on earth?

4) How do you organise a successful revolution? (History, Oxford)
Never join the PAP. EVER. Change is a bad word.

5) Talk about a light bulb. (Engineering, Oxford)
MPs will never change a one because all they do is promise change. =D

6)What would you do if you were a magpie? (Natural Sciences, Cambridge)
I would be cheering for Newcastle Utd at St James Park/Power Station every wk.

7) Should we have laws for the use of lightbulbs? (Law, Cambridge)
Yes, use when necessary.

8) Instead of politicians, why don't we let the managers of Ikea run the country?
(Social Political Science, Cambridge)
Sure, if you want to confuse your citizens by making your country look like a maze.

9) If I were a grapefruit would I rather be seedless or non-seedless? (Medicine, Cambridge)
I rather be non-seedless. That means I'm natural and healthy right?

I wonder how I fared on the admission test. Hahahaha.

Elderly, retrenched, jobless? Marina IR wants you

Elderly, retrenched, jobless? Marina IR wants you -AsiaOne

IF YOU are a senior citizen, jobless or in a low-wage job, have been retrenched or are a woman looking to work again, Marina Bay Sands wants you.The integrated resort starts its first wave of hiring today, with a focus on rank-and-file operations staff such as housekeepers, security guards, waiters, technicians and cleaners.It did not say how many people it would recruit this time, but the resort's general manager George Tanasijevich said 'as many as possible' would be hired.

Hello Marina IR, do you need mystery gamblers anot? Having mystery gamblers is the first step to having a world class casino! This is to test the standard of your staff and see their proficiency in shuffling cards and counting chips. More importantly, can they make me stay on to part with all my family savings? I will need a float of at least $10,000 a day to make my rounds in the casino to observe how things are going. If I lose money, that's alright because it's your chips anyway. If I win, I get to keep the winnings ok? Just take it as a bonus lah. We all know cannot win from the casino in the long run one. haha. As for the other jobs you have, I don't think I'm suitable. Sorry.

Some Updates: 16 Oct - 19 Oct 08

Sorry for the lack of updates. I got to work you know! Because why? Recession lah. hahaha.

Quite a few things happened since I last updated.

I heard that a man got fined for sleeping on a park bench.
I heard that SMRT and SBS Transit got fined for not meeting service standards.

More importantly, I heard that the fine that SMRT got (per incident) was quite similar to the fine the man got (per incident). $300 and $200 respectively. This is chicken feet/feed when you know how much they earn. They should be fined peanuts insteads! Haha.

WTF! I can't take a nap on the park bench meh! I pay taxes leh! I can't close my eyes and enjoy the breeze and the nature around me ah? Don't use the homeless people sleeping on the benches argument because they are already homeless. Have a heart please!

First, people can't park for free at the parks, now people can't nap in the parks! What the hell is wrong with this country. Actually ah, if I got caught for sleeping on the bench right, I will just run away from them. I think my old legs should be able to outrun those who are trying to catch me as they might be older. If I fail, I will just claim that I was sleep-running. hahahaha.

Activists to be charged for contempt of court

Activists to be charged for contempt of court

Singapore Democrats - 14 Oct 2008

Three activists, including SDP's assistant secretary-general Mr John L Tan, will be charged for contempt of court.

Attorney-General Walter Woon will commence contempt proceedings against Mr Tan, Mr Isrizal Bin Mohamed Isa and Mr Muhammad Shafi'ie for wearing T-shirts with a picture of a kangaroo wearing a judge's robe.

A statement on the AG's Chambers' (AGC) website stated that the three men were photographed wearing the T-shirts outside the Supreme Court during the defamation hearing between Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Mr Lee Hsien Loong and the SDP from 26-28 May 08.

The Singapore Democrats' website is cited by the AGC for reproducing the photograph of the three activists wearing the T-shirts. The photograph appeared in an SDP report of the police investigation. The statement said that the article and photograph were meant to give “wider publicity to the allegation that the Court was a kangaroo court.”

But the photograph and a report first appeared in the Straits Times the day after the activists appeared outside the courthouse. The SDP only reported about the police investigation on 27 Jul 08, a full two months after the Straits Times story was published. But the AGC's statement makes absolutely no mention of the newspaper and its photograph.

For its part, the Straits Times in its report today kept very quiet about the photograph it published on 27 May.

AG Woon adds that Messrs Tan, Isrizal and Shafi'ie “have engaged in a deliberate and calculated course of action to impugn the reputation of and undermine public confidence in the Singapore Judiciary, and to lower its authority in the administration of justice in Singapore.”

The statement also indicated that Mr Tan had said to Mr Lee Kuan Yew: “This is a kangaroo court.”

The AGC took pains to point out that under common (English) law, the courts have the power to punish persons for contempt and added that “unlike in many other countries (including England and Australia), the Attorney-General is not a politician.” In Singapore he is appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.

Aiyoh, T-shirt also cannot wear ah? LOL. What is Singapore coming to. Recession so need to earn more money from defamation suits ah? Hahaha. Good luck. Kangaroo court means no need to fight already. For show only. You want to see what the shirt looks like? There you go.

Credits to Reuters Africa for the picture and the following news report.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Three people who showed up at Singapore's supreme court in T-shirts printed with a kangaroo dressed in a judge's gown will be brought to court for contempt, Singapore's attorney general said on Tuesday.

They had "scandalised the Singapore judiciary by publicly wearing identical white T-shirts, imprinted with a palm-sized picture of a kangaroo dressed in a judge's gown," the attorney general said.

The three, who were not identified, had appeared in court in May to watch an opposition leader cross examine two of Singapore's most powerful leaders after he was found to have defamed them.

Vocal opposition leader Chee Soon Juan cross examined Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his father Lee Kuan Yew, founder of modern Singapore, in a three-day hearing that saw the politicians hurl insults at each other.

Singapore bans gatherings and protests in all public areas except Speakers' Corner, the country's equivalent of London's Hyde Park free speech haven.

(Reporting by Koh Gui Qing; Editing by Neil Chatterjee)

HAHAHAHA. Did you see where the news was being reported? It's in Reuters Africa and classified under Oddly Enough. Oh no, will Reuters get sued now? There are making fun of our judicial system by calling this case ODD!

DOWN WITH REUTERS! STOP INTERFERING WITH OUR COUNTRY'S AFFAIRS! THE PEOPLE DON'T WANT DEMOCRACY. HAHAHAHAHA.

No more free parking at West Coast

No more free parking at West Coast

Carpark abuse: NParks acts against free-loading drivers.
Lediati Tan

Sat, Oct 11, 2008
The New Paper

VISITORS to West Coast Park will soon be paying a price for the inconsideration of others, in the form of parking charges.

From early next year, they will no longer be able to park their car for free there.

This is a result of some motorists abusing the free parking lots there.

Citing difficulties in differentiating genuine park visitors from non-park users, the National Parks Board (NParks) has decided to act.

In an e-mail reply to The New Paper, Mr George Tay, deputy director of the Parks Division, said: 'We believe the long-term solution is to implement paid parking to regulate usage and we are preparing to do so by early next year.'

Recalcitrant abusers will also be in for a rude shock the next time they turn up to retrieve their vehicles from the park.

Towing away

Mr Tay warned that if the situation does not improve, NParks 'will be towing away the serious cases of abuse, such as cars without road tax'.

NParks was responding to The New Paper's queries after an irate reader, Mr Chiang Qing Seng, wrote in about carpark abuse in West Coast Park involving second-hand car dealers.

Mr Chiang, a 62-year-old retiree who lives in nearby Teban Gardens, visits the park every day to exercise. He began to have problems finding parking lots there about six months ago.

He said that about 85 per cent of parking lots in Car Park Two of West Coast Park are being used by second-hand car dealers to 'store' their vehicles despite a signboard stating clearly that the carpark is meant only for park visitors.

He said: 'The carpark belongs to NParks, it is not right for people to use it as a warehouse.'

How did he know that second-hand car dealers are responsible?

He noticed that several of the cars parked there are more than 10 years old, based on their registration plates. About nine vehicles did not even have valid road tax. On a number of occasions, he has seen tow-trucks leaving vehicles without valid road tax at the carpark.

He has also seen people driving some vehicles around the carpark, apparently to prevent the car battery from going flat, and then parking them back in the same lots.

He added: 'They even park their vehicles in the disabled lot.'

Mr Chiang said he had alerted NParks to the problem three months ago but was frustrated that no action had been taken.

When told of NParks' plan to charge for parking at West Coast Park, he was still not too impressed.

'If it's just to keep away unauthorised people, then it is not fair for people who really want to use the park,' he said.

Yet another mindless form of problem solving. PAY PAY PAY! Hahahahah! We pay our ministers so much money so that they can solve problems for us by, you guess it, paying more! hahahaa. People want to go "PARK" TOR (go on a date) also must pay. How to have the mood to make babies? All the sperm only thinking about $ and not egg. hahahaha.

My friend in Australia tell me how they do it over there. Almost all public carparks have this system where cars can park for free for a limited time (15 mins for super peak areas and up to 2 hours for not so peak areas). Free parking throughout the country leh! Even in the city!

Wah, then I ask him how can they enforce this rule leh. Coz singaporeans so kiasu, sure park more than 2 hours one mah! He tell me that they send out rangers to the carparks and start marking tyres with chalk. So the ranger arrive at carpark X at 10 a.m and start chalking all the tyres at the lots. Then he will come back at 12 p.m to see if the tyre marks are still there. If yes, means the car never move at all so summon! If not, means people really leave after 2 hours loh. Then I ask him what if people erase the chalk marks, he say not so easy one. Need to drive around abit for the marks to go off. Besides, the 2 hours rule is just to ensure that other cars have a chance to park. So if that place got alot of lots, the cars who want to park more than 2 hours can change lots and park longer.

Wah, I think quite good idea leh. This can create more jobs for Singaporeans leh! All the parking attendants (affectionately known as Fatimahs) sure damn happy one. Can create more job during recession. hahaha. I think I should move to Australia man! Free parking, cheap cars! Relax lifestyle. Yes, people actually have a life there. My friend tell me over there seldom see motorbike one coz cars too cheap liao. hahaha. How Mr P.M, can anot? Don't just everything charge us can anot? We don't have million $ salary like you and your ministers leh!

Motorist caught with tampered fuel gauge

Motorist caught with tampered fuel gauge

This is the third case in three consecutive months. -AsiaOne

Fri, Oct 10, 2008
AsiaOne

Earlier this week on October 7, 2008, Muhammad Ali Putra Bin Hairom was trying to leave Singapore via the Woodlands Checkpoint when it was discovered that the 24-year-old Singaporean's car had a tampered fuel gauge.

Although his vehicle's gauge showed that he had a full tank, the actual amount of fuel was only at the one-quarter mark.

Investigations by Singapore customs offices revealed that Muhammad Ali Putra had used a remote control to change the fuel gauge reading. He also admitted that he was aware of the three-quarter tank rule.

He was charged in court the following say and pleaded guilty to one charge of not having the minimum amount of motor spirit in his fuel tank and one charge of giving false information to an officer inspecting his fuel gauge.

For the two charges, he was sentenced to $500 fine or in default one week's jail, and two weeks' imprisonment respectively.

Tampering with the fuel gauge of the vehicle so that it gives a false reading that the amount of fuel in the fuel tank is three-quarters full is a serious offence. It shows a deliberate intent to cheat the authorities.

This year, Muhammad Ali Putra was the third person convicted for the offence and also the third consecutive case over the past three months.

Under the law, Singapore-registered cars must have at least three-quarter tank of petrol when departing Singapore.

Motorists are advised against any attempts to infringe the rule given the stringent checks at the checkpoints. Those caught with less than three-quarter tank of petrol can be fined up to $500.

Seriously ah, I don't understand this rule leh. Why are they imposing this rule? I think it has been effect for so many years already. They scared you go Malaysia to buy cheap petrol? Ok what, if people want to drive all the way there to pump petrol, then let them lah. Or are they scared that the causeway kenna jam? Freak lah, got Tuas 2nd Link mah. Then what? Errr, they scared that nobody pump petrol in Singapore? If the petrol in Singapore is cheap, surely people will pump here mah. You don't want to be held to ransom right? All the petrol companies price is the same anyway. They might as well all merge together lah. Where is the competition? Consumers given no choice lah. Pump simi sai also same thing. Like the Singtel Fixed Phone line thing, only they have fix phone line so they can raise if they want and you have no choice.

Somemore now Singapore recession. Recession still raise price for everything! The rich get richer loh. No effect for them one. They got so much money, just means that their savings less abit only mah. Or maybe they can switch to local housebrands to save money! hahahaha.

Bus lane offences up since June

Bus lane offences up since June

There were 3,148 offences in July and 2,349 in August. -ST

Tue, Oct 07, 2008
The Straits Times

By Ang Yiying

BUS lane infringements have rebounded since June, despite measures to keep them in check.

There were 3,148 in July and 2,349 in August, going by Land Transport Authority (LTA) figures, which exclude offences captured on cameras on board buses.

Both figures are higher than the 1,619 offences in June, when the number plunged 40 per cent from May's count of 2,677 infringements.

This means that your roads cannot make it lah ok! Pay pay pay still this type of F-up jammed roads! People no choice so use the bus lane loh. Cannot solve ah? Simple! Fine more, give demerit points, put ERP. That's how you solve things mah. Like that, everything sure solve one right? Singaporeans only scared no money. No money nobody even bother about free speech and democracy. Like that I also can be MP. Vote me for next election lah. Can't get any worse! Hahahahaha! At least I complain together with you mah.

SingTel to raise phone rates

SingTel to raise phone rates

Fixed-line telephone customers will soon have to pay an additional $10 a year in subscription rates. -AsiaOne

Mon, Oct 06, 2008
AsiaOne

SingTel fixed-line telephone customers will soon have to pay an additional $10 a year in subscription rates. The revision, starting from 1 January 2009, will represent an increase of 83 cents a month.

This is the first rate revision by Singtel in 18 years for its fixed-line telephone subscription and call charges.

With the revision, residential customers will now pay $110 per annum and business customers will pay $160.

Call charges will increase to 0.8 cents from 0.7 cents per 30-second block during peak hours and per 60-second block during off-peak hours.

To reflect changes in call traffic patterns, peak hours will also be revised to 9am to 7pm from 8am to 6pm, Mondays to Fridays. Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays are off-peak.

The new rates will translate to an additional cost of not more than $1.50 a month for most customers.

Mr Allen Lew, SingTel?s CEO Singapore, said: ?We have held off rate revisions for 18 years despite rising costs. Over the years, the two main cost components, manpower and materials, have increased substantially. The recent rapid increase in utility costs has also pushed up our running costs.??

Mr Lew stressed that with this adjustment, SingTel's charges still remains one of the lowest in the region.

To help households that need financial assistance and cushion the effect of the rate revisions, SingTel will provide $1 million worth of $10 credit vouchers. Residents who need assistance can approach their Citizens? Consultative Committees or People?s Association grassroots leaders.

You know what they're gonna start charging for next? Air. To breathe the nice and clean air (disputable during the haze season) in Singapore, we will need to pay for it. Each breathe will only cost 0.8 cents per lung full. Following that, every heartbeat will be charged at 0.8 cents per beat. Wanna stay alive? You need to pay.

They can give you $1 million worth of credit means they already know how much more they will earn lah. Don't come and act nice leh. I'm not going to fall for all these tricks and gimmicks anymore. Give you a chicken wing but take back a whole chicken. Worst part is that they are the only chickens farmers around. No one can fight. @#$%#@$%. I wonder if everyone cancel phone line how. Hahahaha.

Electricity rates up 21%

I know that this comes late but WHAT THE XXXX!!!! PUBLIC TRANSPORT UP. ELECTRICITY ALSO UP! EVERY TIME AFTER ELECTION THEN CHUT ALL THESE TYPE OF PATTERN! SINGAPOREANS ARE REALLY IDIOTS! WHEN WILL THEY EVER WAKE UP?? ALL BLINDED BY ABIT OF MONEY. THE DOLLAR SIGN REALLY BLOCKING THEIR VISON. $_$

Everytime the pattern same. B4 election, announce that going to raise something, then pretend say not going to raise (or raise less) then all the singaporean say thank you thank you and vote them. Once election over, all your backside kenna buttered and there's nothing you can do.

I think I know why lah. They want to prevent people from using the internet to voice their grievances so increase the rates to discourage unnecessary usage . DAMN SMART LAH! PUI.

The Singaporean 'Citizenship test'

The Singaporean 'Citizenship test' -AsiaOne.com
Fri, Oct 03, 2008

They got test, we also got test!

Q1: What is the special ingredient that is placed in Mee Siam? (10 Marks)

Q2: How much does a peanut cost in Singapore? (600,000 Marks)

Q3: What is NKF, CPF, GST, COE, ERP, PAP? (2 Marks Each, 200 bonus marks if you know the last one)

Q4: Form a sentence which include the following words - Lah, Loh, Hor, Leh, Lau (10 Marks)

Q5: How long can you hold your breath? (5 Marks) Applicants who answered 15 minutes or less need not carry on with the other questions as they would have difficulty getting around on the public transport system.

Q6: Do you own a diamond/gold mine or oil field? (If yes, 50 Marks)

Q7: Do you agree to say yes to whatever policies we implement? (If yes, 20 Marks)

Q8: What is your favourite colour? There is only 1 correct answer. (20 Marks).

If you score 50 marks or more, Congrats! You're on your way to getting your citizenship!

A sad day for democracy

Grand old man of Singaporean politics Jeyaretnam dies

Friends and family grieve for former opposition politician. 'He was a great man and he will be missed' says son. -The Star

Wed, Oct 01, 2008
The Star

Former Singapore opposition leader J.B. Jeyaretnam died without fulfilling his greatest dream of returning to parliament.

Jeyaretnam, 82, had faced a gargantuan struggle in taking on the Singapore government in his twilight years and had been hopeful of returning to parliament, said relatives.

'It was his life, his every breath.

'Why did God take him before he could fulfil that dream?' sobbed relative G.K. Pamela when met at Jeyaretnam's home here.

She said that Jeyaretnam had left his home in Singapore on Sunday evening for a court case the next day and said that he would be back on Thursday.

'He wanted me to make fish curry for him when he returned,' she said.

She said Jeyaretnam had been unwell, but still insisted on seeing a family of Singaporeans who spent an hour with him on Sunday, begging him to help them regain property they claimed to have lost to the Singapore government.

According to Pamela, she had repeatedly told him not to strain himself that day, but he had been resolute in wanting to help the family.

'Despite his age, he would spend three hours in prayer every day, kneeling by the foot of his bed the entire time,?' she said.

He was also devoted to the memory of his late wife, Margaret, and insisted on buying flowers to place by her photograph in the hall every Saturday.

'Last Saturday he was unwell and I offered to buy the flowers for him, but he was adamant that he should buy it for her himself,?' cried Pamela, pointing to a vase of chrysanthemums.

Her daughter, A. Kavinia, 15, said that Jeyaretnam had shown great kindness and affection to her and her mother after taking them into his home.

'He would always support and encourage me in my studies. He was supposed to come back on Thursday and check my essay on road safety,' she said.

When contacted in Singapore, Jeyaretnam's younger son, lawyer Phillip, 44, said that his father was a kind and gentle man who was very forgiving and had supported his children throughout their lives, even when they made mistakes.

'He would expect you to learn your lesson from making the mistake itself, without the need for scolding,' he shared.

Jeyaretnam's elder son, hedge fund manager Kenneth, 49, said that his father who had been staying with him at his apartment in Newton Circus, had asked him to call for an ambulance at 1.30am, but collapsed when the ambulance arrived.

'Despite the hospital's best efforts, he passed away at 2.57am.

'He was a great man and he will be missed,' he said.

I never got to shake his hand. RIP Sir. You will not be forgotten. =(

Is it this week end?

Is it this week end? -AsiaOne.com

More than half of S'poreans polled say they don't know F1 weekend starts today.

Sun, Sep 28, 2008
The New Paper

THE world's first F1 night race hits town today.

With all the hype and publicity surrounding it, you would think most Singaporeans would know that.

But no, many don't.

The New Paper polled 100 people, ranging from one-roomers to those who live in landed property, and more than half (52 per cent) did not know the event starts today. It ends with the actual race on Sunday.

Some of them gave different dates, going into next month.

But can people be blamed for not knowing when the race takes place if they are not interested in the first place?

After all, only 29 per cent said they were excited about the event.

The most common reasons they gave were that they were not interested in motorsports and that tickets were too costly.

Three-day passes for seated viewing of the race range from $248 to $2,588 for the seated section.

Student Pearlynn Ang, 17, said: 'Tickets are too expensive. F1 is for foreigners and people who like fast cars.'

Undergraduate Jinesh Lalwani, 23, agreed.

'F1 is by rich people for rich people. Besides, it's causing cab fares to go up around the race area.'

SMRT and ComfortDelgro taxis will charge a $5 location surcharge for trips from certain areas in the vicinity on the nights of the race.

But, while F1 racing may seem to be a rich man's sport, it does not seem to strike a chord even with higher-income Singaporeans.

Out of the 20 respondents who live in condominiums and landed property, more than half (65 per cent) said they had no interest in F1 racing.

Still, despite the lack of interest, 63 per cent said they may catch the race live on television.

Retiree Foong Lai Meng, 70, said: 'I will watch it on TV because my children will be watching it.'

Some said they will watch the race on TV because it is free.

Mr Ravishangar Kumarchandran, 39, a nursing home worker, said: 'I prefer to watch it on TV because it gives a much better view.'

A few are still hoping to catch a bit of the action at the site, though.

A 28-year-old bank officer, who gave her name only as Ms Chia, is thinking of calling up hotels around the race area to ask if they have last-minute offers.

'If it's $600 to $800 for the night, I might consider it. It will be the first time I'm watching an F1 race,' she said.

Mr Muhammad Suffyan, 26, a wealth management consultant, is watching the race with four of his family members.

They bought three-day walkabout passes, paying $168 a ticket.

'I'm excited because I get to finally watch it live. My whole family can't wait. When you watch things live, you get to be around like-minded people, so you get caught up in the euphoria,' he said.

This article was first published in The New Paper on September 26, 2008.

I think I know why Singaporeans don't know/care that its the F1 this week end.
1) They don't want to get reminded about the speeding fine they got last week.
2) They are still in hospital from food(milk) poisoning. Class C wards don't have TV leh.
3) They already paid for the football channel so better watch or else "loo gee".
4) Coz Gahmen scared Dr Chee go there and protest so never tell people got GP.
5) No money to buy newspaper coz price increase so how to know got GP?
6) Busy trying to hunt down where the sexy blogger's pictures and videos are. Also can see "Cars"(legs) mah.
7) Working night shift, know also cannot watch.
8) Got fireworks anot?
9) Parking in town so expensive. Taxi also got surcharge.
10) Teacher always ask us to sit down and shut up so I don't dare to ask if it's the GP this week.

Stop Meddling

Stop Meddling -AsiaOne.com
Sun, Sep 28, 2008
Reuters

UNITED NATIONS - MALAYSIA demanded on Saturday that foreign governments stop interfering in its affairs by criticising the sodomy charges against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who is challenging the ruling coalition.

Datuk Seri Anwar says the case is a politically motivated attempt to scuttle his bid for power against the United Malays National Organisation, the biggest party in a coalition that has ruled Malaysia for 51 years.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice irked Malaysia earlier this year by saying Washington would speak out in legal cases it considered political in nature, including the Anwar case.

'We could if we choose question the legal basis of the Guantanamo detention without trial but we did not,' Foreign Minister Rais Yatim told the UN General Assembly in a reference to the US-run prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for terrorism suspects.

'While same-sex fornication and marriage are acceptable in California, it does not mean that sodomy, which is a crime in many countries in Asia, is to be impugned or derided upon,' said Dr Rais, who did not directly mention the Anwar case.

The Umno party and Barisan Nasional coalition it leads are facing the prospect of losing power to a resurgent opposition alliance led by Mr Anwar, a former deputy premier.

Mr Anwar is free on bail and his sodomy trial has been adjourned until early October. He was convicted and imprisoned on charges of corruption and sodomy in the late 1990s in a case that derailed his rise in the political ranks.

Malaysia's prime minister has been under pressure to quit since March when the opposition won over a third of the seats in parliament. Rifts have begun to appear in the Umno as the party tries to stave off the opposition challenge.

Mr Anwar is accused of engaging in a homosexual act with a former aide. Sodomy is a crime punishable by up to 20 years imprisonment in Malaysia.

This report seems pretty similar (in ideology) to the one that was published a few days back. See here. Basically, it's telling other countries to shut up. By first publishing the local version and later the foreign version of this ideology, I wonder if the media is trying to influence us into taking up a us versus them stance i.e "Foreign intervention is bad, we know how to run our own country you know". We depend heavily on other countries to survive, having trade pacts, defence pacts etc. Foreign intervention is inevitable if we want to continue to survive. Even much our water supply comes from our neighbours.

The Anwar case is laced with suspicion. It is so convenient that he's now being charged with sodomy again just when he's starting to gain momentum on the political scene. Of course I don't know if he is indeed guilty so we'll have to let the courts decide right? But what if the courts are biased? These are the same questions we should ask. How fair is the judicial system here as it is over there? Singaporeans are too jaded and apathetic about politics (even myself). As long as we have a roof over our heads and bread on the table, we are willing to sacrifice most other things. But a change is coming. I'm sure the younger generation will demand more. We have already stabalised and celebrated 43 years of independence. It's time to move forward. You will have to take the lead. Your voice matters. I have made the first step. Time to think for yourself if this is the kind of life you want.

F1 Drivers Thinks Singapore GP Circuit is BUMPY!

What F1 Drivers Thinks Of Singapore GP Circuit - From http://www.singaporegp.org

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27 Sep 2008

In all, the F1 drivers gives the thumbs up [Ed: Really?] of the Singapore GP circuit which was laid out by Shell Bitumen and lighted by Valerio Maioli. Although visibility wasn’t a problem, there was some bumpy issues many of the drivers spoke about during the press conference. [Ed: They were just being politically correct lah. No one really likes driving over humps right?]

Fernando Alonso (Renault)
The circuit is interesting, very bumpy in places, especially into turn number 7. In terms of the lighting, when I walked the track I was impressed, but behind the wheel at 300 km/h some parts of the track are a bit dark. I am satisfied with my day

Nelson Piquet (Renault)
It was an interesting experience to drive today during the night and the organisers have done a remarkable job to make this possible. The behaviour of the car felt good and it reacted well to the different set-up options that we tried

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
It’s an amazing venue. On first impressions, there seems to be quite a lot of grip on the track, so you can brake quite late into the slower corners. It’s a very physical circuit - more than I expected, it requires double the energy of Monaco over a single lap

Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren)
To be honest, racing under the lights wasn’t really a problem. The track was quite bumpy. Perhaps we should also look at the pit entry, everything else about the track is fine. This place has got some difficult corners but I quite like all the sectors

Felipe Massa (Ferrari)
We know track conditions will improve so it is too early to draw conclusions. Visibility is not a problem. The entry and exit to the pit lane could turn out to be a bit critical in the race. In general, the track surface has a lot of grip but in some points there are some bumps that are a bit of a pain

Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)
The visibility is great and you don’t really feel you are driving at night with all the lights on the track. In general I like the track although some parts are too bumpy. Overtaking? I don’t think we will see much, as usual in fact

Nico Rosberg (Williams)
It is a lot of fun to drive but it is however incredibly bumpy, so much so you could even get a headache! But, importantly, the track is safe and the visibility under the lights is absolutely fine. The organisers have done an amazing job

Kazuki Nakajima (Williams)
It’s a very tough track, hot and bumpy, probably the bumpiest track surface we encounter all season. As a consequence, I think it will be a pretty demanding race. The grip level is not at all bad, maybe a little low at the moment

Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber)
You are always going round corners and the surface is very bumpy, especially in two or three places. On the first lap I got used to the track and, as I was going at a good pace immediately, we were then able to start working on the set-up

Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber)
The track is a lot of fun. It is much more of a street circuit than the new track in Valencia and is more challenging. Here it’s significantly narrower. After one or two laps you forget it is artificial, although the brightness isn’t exactly the same everywhere. Bumps are an issue, and there are plenty!

Jenson Button (Honda)
The circuit is interesting to drive and it’s very bumpy which adds to the excitement as the bumps bounce the car all over the place. We spent both sessions trying to improve the ride quality and balance of the car by testing many different things and the outcome was largely positive

Rubens Barrichello (Honda)
The layout of the circuit is quite good but it is very bumpy which has been the cause of the problems with our car. The lighting is quite bright although there seems to be a dark spot at Turn 5. Visibility is not a problem although it may be more tricky if it rains

Timo Glock (Toyota)
The track is really bumpy and the car is quite tricky to handle at the moment. It was a different experience driving in the lights and the whole track is a bit unusual. At the end of second practice I just lost the car when I hit a kerb and that was it, I made contact with the barrier

David Coulthard (Red Bull)
Unlike Valencia, which was a smooth circuit with very good kerbs, the kerbs here are very aggressive, especially at Turn 10. We’ve already seen a few people having incidents this morning and I think we’ll see more of the same story during the weekend

Mark Webber (Red Bull)
It’s a nice track, they’ve done a good job with it. There’s still quite a bit of work to do, but at least I’ve now got a good idea about the circuit. Running at night seems okay, but I might make a few tweaks to my visor and tear-offs

Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso)
Visibility is not a problem. The track is very difficult, but unfortunately the surface is very bumpy which does not make life easy. It is tough and demanding for both car and driver. As for my car, I’m not happy yet as it feels very loose and I don’t think we will have an easy time

Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso)
There are no worries about running under the lights. There are hardly any shadows and you can see very well. It’s a very nice track but unfortunately, the quick parts are the bumpiest and so we are having to run the cars quite high, which obviously reduces performance

Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India)
It is really bumpy out there and I struggled a little bit with driving at night because there are some dark spots which make it a bit harder than normal. To be honest the circuit is not particularly challenging for a driver because it is mainly made up of 90° corners

Adrian Sutil (Force India)
It’s a really beautiful circuit here and a great place to visit. It’s a very physical track as the humidity is so high - it’s very much like Malaysia in that respect.There were also several bumps, probably more than at any other circuit, and sometimes it actually hurt when I was driving

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Dear F1 drivers, may we assure you that most of our normal roads in Singapore are not as bumpy as the race track itself. Don't blame us because Shell was the one who laid the track (for free?). The reason why the track is bumpy is because you do not pay COE, Road Tax, ERP etc, which the locals pay and therefore we have to channel the resources into the other roads which the general population are using. They can't possibly have bumpy roads when they have paid so much to use the roads right?

We have however taken into consideration your comments and may we assure you that plans are in place to make the next Singapore GP a less bumpy ride for you. To do this, we will erect ERP gantries around the race track and each vehicle will be fitted with an IU-unit before you are allowed to race. Also note that you you do not qualify for the fixed ERP Scheme.

Remember to insert your cash card into the IU unit properly and ensure that there are sufficient funds. In the event that you do not have sufficient funds, top up machines will provided at each team constructor's pit area to ensure that topping up is a breeze when you pull in for your pit stop. Remember, the 3 Rs - refuel, re-tye and recharge (your cash card)! Valuable time will be lost if this is not done properly and constructor standings will be affected.

Ongoing discussions reveal that placing ERP gantries at 100m intervals is the most feasible method of generating income, by that we mean much needed funds to improve road conditions for you. The circuit length of 5.067km (rounding down to 5km) will therefore comprise of about 50 gantries. In other words, cars will pass 50 gantries every lap. Each time you pass a gantry, $5 will be deducted from your cashcard.

Drivers, remember that the Singapore GP is 61 Laps long so it is REALLY advisible that you have stategies in place such as having spare cash cards in the pit area or in your pockets to eliminate top up time. Alternatively, recharging the cash cards to $500 (the maximum amount permissible) will be a good strategy as you will be able to complete as least 2 laps before your cash card run out of money. You can try switching cash cards during the practice races to familiarise yourself to driving with one hand.

Happy Racing and once again, a warm (and humid) welcome to Singapore!

No presciption needed [for democracy]: MM

The Straits Times Online - Sep 24, 2008 Wednesday
By Li Xueying

IN GOVERNING Singapore, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew sees no need to follow anyone's prescription on democracy.

Instead, his focus is on what works.

Speaking last Sunday on the CNN programme Global Public Square, Mr Lee said his goal is to keep Singapore a first-world oasis in a third-world situation.

'I am not following any prescription given me by any theoretician on democracy. I work from first principles, what will get me there - social peace and stability within the country, no fight between the races, between religions, fair shares for all, everybody is a homeowner,' he said.

Host Fareed Zakaria, editor of Newsweek International, said Mr Lee had achieved remarkable success for Singapore in his lifetime.

But he also noted the criticisms that Mr Lee had exercised too tight a control over the country, leading to 'too domineering and coercive a state'.

Mr Lee, Singapore's first Prime Minister from 1959 to 1990, replied that Singaporeans can choose which government they want to have through the vote.

'Nobody has ever alleged any chicanery - no bribery, no coercion, no nothing. We have never won less than... two-thirds of the vote,' he said.

Singapore also has the best-educated work force anywhere in Asia. Within another 10 years, it might become the best educated 'anywhere in the world', he added.

He hopes Singapore will follow America's lead in areas such as inventiveness and creativity, but not its inability to control either drug or gun problems.

'These are my choices. I go by what is good governance.

'What are the things I aim to do? A healthy society that gives everybody a chance to achieve his maximum,' he said.

Asked about the difficulties that opposition political parties face in Singapore, he maintained that it was not the Government's business to enable the opposition to overturn it.

On the United States' efforts to spread democracy around the world, Mr Lee expressed his doubts that they would succeed.

'I don't think it's do-able,' he said, adding that he was a 'social Darwinist' who believed that only the need to survive pushed societies to change.

If it ain't broken, don't fix it right? People often cite that the PAP has the best and most proven track record. I think for some years now, the other political parties have been doing fine themselves even without much funding from the government. No upgrading for opposition wards? Come on lah. I think that is so damn unfair. Are the residents there not citizens? Don't they pay taxes? Don't they serve national service?

Politics aside, the upgrading program is funded by the national budget of which the money belongs to all Singaporeans. Denying Singaporeans living in opposition wards this publicly funded program is highly discriminatory in nature. Does the government need to be reminded that residents of opposition wards perform National Service duty and pay the same rate of income tax & GST as any other Singaporeans?

When I took up the issue in parliament, the Minister’s answer was that the criteria for HDB upgrading is based on the age of the flat, geographical spread, and support for the program. When I asked about Hougang’s turn for upgrading, the minister’s reply was that “Hougang is not due for upgrading for many, many years”.

12 years have passed since the minister made that statement in 1996. Now I am asking again, is the wait long enough now for the Main Upgrading Program (MUP) to come to Hougang? Or is Hougang Constituency denied MUP?
Is the so called criteria for the HDB upgrading program a convenient excuse for the PAP government to abuse its position in power to discriminate against Singaporeans along the line of political affiliation?

Mr Low Thia Khiang, MP for Hougang
Excerpt from Here.

'Nobody has ever alleged any chicanery - no bribery, no coercion, no nothing. We have never won less than... two-thirds of the vote,' he [Lee Kuan Yew] said.

A country without bribery? When election time comes, opposition wards get carrots dangled in front of them. "Vote for PAP and we will upgrade your flats". If this is not bribery, I don't know what is. Well, you can choose to call it a reward if you choose to be ignorant or blind. Good luck to Singapore.

Social Darwinism is dangerous. Survival of the fittest. Singapore has no place for the weak or even maybe, the different.

Meritocracy is a system of a government or another organization wherein appointments are made and responsibilities are given based on demonstrated talent and ability (merit), rather than
1) by wealth (plutocracy),
2) family connections (nepotism) Ermm....
3) class privilege (oligarchy)
4) cronyism Ermm....
5) the will of the people (as in democracy) Oh dear!
6) other historical determinants of social position and political power

In a meritocracy, society rewards (by wealth, position, and social status) those who demonstrated talent and competence, demonstrated through past actions or by competition.

As such, is meritocracy in conflict with democracy?

From what I remembered, the Singapore Pledge goes:

We, the citizens of Singapore,
pledge ourselves as one united people,
regardless of race, language or religion,
to build a democratic society
based on justice and equality
so as to achieve happiness, prosperity and
progress for our nation.

Is there anything about meritocracy at all?

I don't think I'll reach 94

The Straits Times Online - Sep 24, 2008 Wednesday
By Li Xueying

MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew does not think he will live as long as his father, who died at 94.

He said this in an interview with CNN which was conducted the day before he turned 85 last Tuesday, and two days after he suffered an atrial flutter.

'So I don't think I'll reach my father's 94,' he said.

While he is going strong, 'the day after tomorrow, something could go wrong with the ticker, and then, that's that,' he said.

Mr Lee was hospitalised for a day for an abnormal heart rhythm, a condition not uncommon among people of his age.

Asked for his secrets to longevity and success, he said that one's lifespan depends on what one has inherited from parents.

While his father lived to 94, his mother died at 74 of heart problems.

Mr Lee himself had his first heart problem when he was 74 in 1996.

'Fortunately, unlike her time, they could do an angioplasty and a stent. So that solved it,' he said.

On whether he has any regrets, he said no.

'I've discharged what I had to do... every day is a bonus.

'I take every day as it comes. I see the sun rise, I see the sun set. I eat less than I want to. I swim and I cycle. I sleep well at night, and I enjoy my work.

'But 70 to 80 per cent is what I inherited from my parents.'

I don't think I can live as long too. And I'll probably die without seeing all my CPF money. hahaha. Being a minister is really stressful you know. With people like me only knowing how to complain and having no viable suggestions, I make their lives even more stressful. May Mr Lee live out his remaining years happy and with no regrets then. Thanks for your contributions.

Banned Videos in Singapore

The best publicity you can get is by getting banned by the government of Singapore. Haha. Now all the more people want to see it. We want to see the "Uncensored" Videos that MDA does not want us to see. Machiam the videos like some hard core porn. "Uncensored" Leh. BANNED LEH. Hahaha. Comments are provided by the posters of the videos. With file sharing sites, abit hard to hide liao. hahahaa. Ban loh. It will just find its way out somehow. I watched both already. It's not something new what. I mean, everyone knows how heavy handed the PAP can be and how we have been living under the pretense of democracy. The videos just let you see it in action. I thought both videos were very very well done.

One Nation Under Lee touched on many subjects and encouraged Singaporeans to make the governement sit up by the means of Civil Disobedience. Basically, it means that don't obey certain laws or commands of the government without being violent lah. Mahatma Gandhi used it. Nelson Mandela used it. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr also used it. Now it's time for Singaporeans to stand up. Laws and unjust laws are also discussed in the video. Without spoiling it too much, watch the video for yourself and learn more about what is happening in our political climate.

Singapore Rebel shows the other face of Dr Chee Soon Juan. He's not all mad as we're used to seeing in the media. Yes yes, who can forget the "WHERE IS OUR MONEY MR GOH!?". Unorthodox methods and maybe abit rude I have to admit but does the ends justify the means? Did people sit up and watch? Poor Dr Chee, championing the rights of democracy but people think he is a fool. I never knew that citizens could not speak in public without a permit. Next time I go out pak tor, I better be careful.

"Eh dear, where to go after our movie ah?"

"Shhhhh, do you know you can be arrested for speaking in public without a permit?"

"Simi? What are you talking about?"

"You dunno meh, Dr Chee want to speak in public they send so many police to catch him"

"Wah lau, let's learn sign language!"

Ok, go watch Singapore Rebel. Don't talk already. Later kenna arrested under ISA your family also dunno what happen to you. Hahaha.


One Nation Under Lee


A 45 minute documentary on Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of modern Singapore and one of the world's remaining strongman. The film was seized by Government officials when it premiered at a private screening on 17th May 2008. Directed by Seelan Palay.

Singapore Rebel


This is the film Singapore's censorship board doesn't want people to see. It's the story of opposition politician Chee Soon Juan, who has been imprisoned twice for championing democratic change in the city state. The censors declared it a "party political film" and it was pulled from April 2005's Singapore International Film Festival line-up after the director was warned he could face two years in jail if the screening went ahead. Directed by Martyn See. 'Singapore Rebel' has been selected to premiere in two human rights film festivals this month. The inaugural New Zealand Human Rights Film Festival and the Amnesty International Film Festival (USA) will host a series of screenings in Auckland, Wellington and West Hollywood. Film-maker Martyn See will not attend the festivals. He is now under investigation by the Singapore police for "the making" of 'Singapore Rebel'

Worker sacked over train delay

Two others suspended for seven-hour service disruption. -ST

Tue, Sep 23, 2008
The Straits Times

By Christopher Tan

TRANSPORT operator SMRT Corp has sacked a worker for his part in a seven-hour service disruption in January.

Two others have been suspended over the incident, which happened at 3.10am on Jan21, when two maintenance vehicles collided on the track.

The section of the track between the Tanah Merah and Pasir Ris stations was unpassable during the rush hour that Monday morning as a result. SMRT managed to clear it only at 12.45pm that day.

Wah! People at the bottom of the chain usually have it the worst. The Mas Selamat escape same thing. In the end is who kenna? Those at the bottom loh. Despite calls for certain ministers to quit (take responsibility), they still remain in power. But really lah, how can blame the ministers for this. Although they take very high pay, you cannot expect them to be physically there to guard the suspected terrorist right? Then the other side will say they take so high pay but still such things happen then how? Don't ask me lah. I also dunno. Maybe this year no bonus for him loh. Or can learn from the PM, donate his salary to charity. Maybe pay the guards more lah so that they will be more on the ball. hahaha.

But back to this guy, quite poor thing lah. After getting sack in such a high profile way, dunno if he will ever get a job already. Maybe he can write a book about this whole ordeal and become a best seller here. But at least they waited till now to sack him right? The incident happen in Jan but Sep then sack. Got heart lah hor. haha.

Gopalan Nair goes to Jail

From SingaBloodyPore

US Citizen convicted in Singapore for blogging about court proceedings of a political case. This is his message of appeal to the public before he began his 3 month prison sentence on 20 September 2008.

http://singaporedissident.blogspot.com
supportgopalan@gmail.com

APPEALS TO:

President Sellapan Rama Nathan
Office of the President of the Republic of Singapore
Orchard Road
Singapore 238823
Fax: 011 65 6737 5522
Email: s_r_nathan@istana.gov.sg
Salutation: Dear President Nathan

COPIES TO:

His Excellency Mr Vanu Gopala MENON
High Commissioner for Singapore
c/o Permanent Mission to the U.N.
231 East 51st Street
New York, NY 10022, USA
Fax: (212) 826-2964

Lee Hsien Loong
Office of the Prime Minister
Istana Annexe, Orchard Road
Singapore 0923
Fax: 011 65 6835 6621
Email: lee_hsien_loong@pmo.gov.sg
Salutation: Dear Prime Minister

Professor S. Jayakumar
Ministry of Law
100 High Street
The Treasury 08-02
Singapore 179434
Fax: 011 65 6332 8842
Salutation: Dear Minister

Aiyoh, I just posted about that Negaraku Guy then I saw this on SingaBloodPore. Apparently, he said that a judge was prostituting herself that's why now kenna charged liao. Read his side of the story at http://singaporedissident.blogspot.com. He got talk about how it is like in court because he is a lawyer also.

Damn scary hor. I think I better not use that word on my friends man. Later they sue me then I have to go to changi and kenna poke backside. No thank you. My backside still virgin one.

Negaraku

Remember this guy?



This time he jialat liao. Dunno going to be jail how many months man. Maybe even charged for sodomy!

RAPPER TO TAKE THE RAP FOR PARODYING NEGARAKU? -From TodayOnline 23 Sep 2008

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PETALING JAYA — A 25-year-old rapper, who courted controversy last year by recording a parody of Malaysia's national anthem, Negaraku, has been asked to present himself at the police headquarters in Bukit Aman in the capital Kuala Lumpur today, reported The Star.


The newspaper quoted Mr Wee Meng Chee, who just graduated from a Taiwanese university, as saying the police contacted his father on Sept 11 and asked the [sic] Mr Wee to be at Bukit Aman on a specified date.


"They did not tell him why they wanted me to be present. They just set the date," he said. "I guess it is about the Negaraku rap. I am surprised. I thought the matter was laid to rest more than a year ago."


The Star reported that last year, while studying in Taiwan, Mr Wee posted a six-minute video clip online, which used Negaraku in a Mandarin rap.


Some claimed the clip was offensive and disrespectful. But Mr Wee said it was a satirical social commentary on life in Malaysia as a Chinese and was never meant to insult Islam or the Malays.


He has since apologised, saying he had no intention to hurt anyone.

I first heard about him awhile back. Talented guy I must say. Can speak so many languages and did managed to locate the stereotypes which we have of Malaysia i.e corruption, bribery, inequality for chinese. So what's wrong with the video? Maybe only because he's using their national anthem loh. You know lah. If gahmen want to charge you, anything also can tio lah. In fact, don't need reason one. Just ISD kao liao.

My First Entry

Who says Singaporeans are not scared to voice their opinion in public? I am loh. That's why I am hiding behind this pseudonym. Honestly, I am quite apathetic to the politics in Singapore lah. Can't even make ends meet, where got dare to venture into politics? But really ah, I just want an outlet to complain lah. Uncle at kopitams also complain mah. My way abit more high tech only loh. Hopefully after complaining, I will feel better and complain less? Maybe loh. Let's kick the ball rolling lah. Saw this comment on stomp's archives. Quite funny.

katchykid

20-10-2006, 03:58 PM

Does high pay for ministers ensure that there is no corruption?

In the first place, are the ministers integrity and character worthy of the positions?

Are they actually more committed to serving the public and the country or they are just in for the cash?

If it takes high pay to ensure no corruption, does that mean there is a flaw in their character in the first place?

Should the government start giving allowances to all the poor thieves and burglars to ensure that there is no theft and robbery? Theft and robbery would normally cause some physical hurt to victims. So if government can step in and give them allowances, that would prevent theft and robbery.

The pay of the ministers equal the private sector CEOs to justify their existence , do you find it valid?

scorpiojack

20-10-2006, 11:12 PM

Using the same brilliant logic, we can solve many other problems using money:

1. Eliminate crime rate by paying potential criminals not to steal, rob, cheat and commit fraud. Simple. Those in financial trouble should be paid by Sg gahmen (actually taxpayers!) so that they won't need to resort to crime. With zero crime, we won't need such a big Police force, neither will we need so many prisons. So much money saved, can you all imagine? All citizens will live very happy lives!

2. Rape. Those men desperate for sex should apply for free f*ck from the gahmen. Instead of molesting and raping, those who cannot tahan can approach our gahmen, who will arrange and pay a professional to provide the service. S'pore will be truly a paradise. No rape. All women will live without fear. If women feels like raping, they can approach gahmen for free men - but not the MPs lah, they all cannot make it. They can call me, or some of the Stompers here for free sex.

3. Every month, many motorists get heart attacks from receiving speeding summonses in their letterboxes. Simple solution. Raise all the speed limit to 180KMH. Nobody will get speeding summons anymore. Citizens will live happy and healthy lives, less stress. Why the gahmen so stupid cannot solve this simple problem? Simple solution, right?

4. Want to solve the haze problem once and for all? Simple solution: Approach all the companies and farmers big and small in Indonesia, offer them $1BILLION to be distributed to them if a the end of each year, no haze is created by them. If anyone of them cause the haze, the $1BILLION will be forfeited. Guarantee you, all of them will watch each other like guard-dogs. The economic losses caused by the haze each year is probably more than $2Billion! Just count the medical bills, loss of productivity, our health, drop in tourism, ministers' pay when they go for Haze Meeting (but no result), and other costs. (Sup sup soii ler, $1 BIllion to Indonesia to solve the haze problem, right? Temasek lost more than that, right?)

5. If gahmen dont like people to criticise their policies, dont like opposition parties, I suggest a brilliant solution. Just PAY AND PAY. Pay those people who criticise to shuddup. Pay Chee Soon Juan to stop his magic shows. No more unhappy people in Singapore right? Everybody will praise the gahmen skyhigh. Truly number one in the world. We can become the government hub of the world.

6. Population not growing. Not enough babies? Stupid ministers only know how to solve their own wallet problems but not other people's problems. Simple solution. Pay married couples to have sex at least 4 times a week. We are number one in having sex, counting from the back, according to Durex survey right? No wonder not enough babies lah. Not enough sex = not enough babies mah. So, gahmen must pay us to have sex more often! And when a baby is born, gahmen give baby bonus $10,000. All medical expenses fully paid. Guarantee we will have no shortage of babies. Couples with baby boys receive reward of additional $10,000. Sure enough boys for NS. Those who have shot gun no need to go abortion. Give birth and let people adopt the babies, also receive special incentive! You know, so sayang, every year so many babies aborted. Why the gahmen so blind cannot see the simple solution?

OK. Enough great ideas. Over to you guys to suggest some more. Hope the millionaire ministers can be humble enough to copy our brilliant ideas.

Not bad right? Something to think about. Obviously the writer is trying to be sacarstic lah but good ideas mah. I mean logically speaking, money is never enough one lah. You just have to keep paying them more and more loh. No end one. Actually have, when the citizens no more money then end liao. Haiyah. PAP is one party rule. The opposition no chance one lah. I myself don't dare to vote opposition loh. Later if they know I vote opposition, then I jialat liao. Anyway, always walkover also. Want to vote also hard lah. Ok lah. That's all for today. Next time then see got what other things to complain about. But I think not much lah. Surely revolve around the same things one. hahahaha.