has the phillipines sank? most of elected politicians not even a graduate? some of them were former actors, security guards etc...
has israel sank by the enemies surrounded them(iran,iraq,syria etc), since they have multi-parties in their govt? has the prime minister of israel said," pls let's stop dividing this govt and our country by the unnecesary creation of multiparties' ?
has taiwan sank in the last 8 years by the green party, which is very hostile to china? the party had put taiwan in a very precarious position as china threatened to eliminate taiwan if they ever declare independence?
why these countries never really sunk or 'disappeared'? because they have a capabled team of elites to administer and manage the country daily.
more so for singapore, even if one would argue that singapore is a small, resourceless country, it couldn't be more wrong because our govt always boast of our own education to be the best, as these elites are mostly graduated from our own education system.
singapore weakness for being resourceless is actually its strength also as we put more emphasis on education as we know that the only resource for singapore is human resource. this means that our team of elites are equal to the taiwanese, israelis and the filipinos, if not better.
still remember that the foreign minister george yeo, taunted the opposition party in the last election, by asking this question, 'do you know how to do FTA( free trade agreement) if you were elected?' 'do you know how to do this and that etc etc..?'
unfortunately, the opposition just kept quiet because, presumably, they were being intimidated. my answer to geoge yeo is YES, why not? since all the ministries are teemed with these elites. and they will help the oppostion members to learn the bolts and nuts of the trade.
did lee kuan yew know about economy before he were made to be a pm?
so was lky telling a half-truth by declaring singapore will sink, or if he's telling a complete truth by conducting a survey with the elites, and the survey revealed all of the elites will migrate to other countries if the opposition got elected?
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Independence of Singapore judiciary is questioned by IBA
'Despite its impressive economic development, Singapore fails to meet international standards for political and human rights and there are concerns about the independence of its judiciary, an association of lawyers said.' - a conclusion by the report.
this is the conclusion of the report by International Bar Association (IBA). i don't know anything about iba. one thing i guess is this organisation is not made in singapore. iba is not a product of singapore. then what the hell he knows about singapore than singaporean?
if i'm wrong, it's such a shame if iba knows better than all singaporeans the true fact of singapore judiciary. the problem is if the ministry of law is above all else, then who is going to check the ministry? is there an independent to check the ministry?
by independent i mean the selection of the members are not by politicians. so if the report imply that the judiciary is not independant, there are 2 inferences:-
Case1: A selected B for promotion so A has relationship with B. A vs C. C no relationship with A. now A vs C. A said he's right, C said he's right, stalemate. third party is called, and he's B. now A,B,C each has a vote with total of 3 vote. if 2 votes on A, A wins and vice versa. who is going to win?
Case2: A selected B for promotion so A has relationship with B. D vs C. C, D no relationship with B. now D vs C. D said he's right, C said he's right, stalemate. third party is called, and he's B. so B,C,D each has a vote with total of 3 vote. if 2 votes on D, D wins and vice versa. who is going to win?
the article i read from yahoo 2 days ago from reuters is the illustration of case 1. eg, chee and the past opposition party members who challenged politicians.
the funny thing is our govt and the law minister cited the instances of case2. eg, that business here is protected by our law, singapore is an orderly society etc etc.
if me, a person with no tertiary education, could understand the report and cited case 1 and 2, why the ministry could not comprehend the report? with their qualification of phds in law and top brains, earning salary that they deserved to earn, i never understand how they could not comprehend what the report is saying.
why the ministry keep saying about case 2? is it an avoidance, like an ostrich burying its head in the sand or really couldn't comprehend what the report is inferring?
if the ministry is still talking about case 2 then i think the chances of singapore bringing an international arbitration here will be reduced. hope the ministry respond it soon and acurrately.
this is the conclusion of the report by International Bar Association (IBA). i don't know anything about iba. one thing i guess is this organisation is not made in singapore. iba is not a product of singapore. then what the hell he knows about singapore than singaporean?
if i'm wrong, it's such a shame if iba knows better than all singaporeans the true fact of singapore judiciary. the problem is if the ministry of law is above all else, then who is going to check the ministry? is there an independent to check the ministry?
by independent i mean the selection of the members are not by politicians. so if the report imply that the judiciary is not independant, there are 2 inferences:-
Case1: A selected B for promotion so A has relationship with B. A vs C. C no relationship with A. now A vs C. A said he's right, C said he's right, stalemate. third party is called, and he's B. now A,B,C each has a vote with total of 3 vote. if 2 votes on A, A wins and vice versa. who is going to win?
Case2: A selected B for promotion so A has relationship with B. D vs C. C, D no relationship with B. now D vs C. D said he's right, C said he's right, stalemate. third party is called, and he's B. so B,C,D each has a vote with total of 3 vote. if 2 votes on D, D wins and vice versa. who is going to win?
the article i read from yahoo 2 days ago from reuters is the illustration of case 1. eg, chee and the past opposition party members who challenged politicians.
the funny thing is our govt and the law minister cited the instances of case2. eg, that business here is protected by our law, singapore is an orderly society etc etc.
if me, a person with no tertiary education, could understand the report and cited case 1 and 2, why the ministry could not comprehend the report? with their qualification of phds in law and top brains, earning salary that they deserved to earn, i never understand how they could not comprehend what the report is saying.
why the ministry keep saying about case 2? is it an avoidance, like an ostrich burying its head in the sand or really couldn't comprehend what the report is inferring?
if the ministry is still talking about case 2 then i think the chances of singapore bringing an international arbitration here will be reduced. hope the ministry respond it soon and acurrately.
the origin of 'mee siam mai hum'
the mudslinging war btw ruling party and the opposition makes me think of singapore case of the war btw the ruling party and its netizens.
remember the gomez case. the hoohah of his application for the election. then mr brown poke fun of the incident by the anology of bak chor mee seller and the customer.
bak chor mee story spread like wildfire among us. to stop the ball rolling becomes bigger, lee shien long decides to put a stop among this.
(actually lsl has the habit of subtly 'tick off' something he doesn't like, especially in the national rally, past cases like to jack neo's political film like 'i not stupid', and phua chu kang singlish) it only works on phua chu kang as he speaks perfect english after that. (if i were the producers, i would just stop PCK because PCK shouldn't speak perfect english in the 1st place!!)
so now lsl is trying his luck to tell netizen mr brown to stop all the nonsense. and again, this time he wants to do it on 'live' national tv on national rally. and the following becomes a classic:-
"You put out a funny podcast. You talk about bak chor mee. I will say mee siam mai hum".
ppl were scratching their head? mee siam got hum(cockles)?actually, he intended to say 'mai hiam' which means 'mee siam without chilli sauce'
though he speaks with a smile, the underlying message is very stern, it means, don't exaggerate, don't spice up the news. imagine if you were an ordinary netizen and a head of state is telling you off on national tv. if you were me brown, would you feel intimidated?
somemore, if lsl had successfully(thank god he didn't) pronounce it as 'hiam' not 'hum', i think his ardent followers will deliberately laugh out loud. if you were mr brown, would you felt intimidated, in front of tv?
i wouldn't want to delve too much why the funnily crafted anology of 'mee siam mai hiam' gone wrong, ppl say because maybe pm himself never eat this humble food before, or he is too 'atas' to become close to us who could speak dialects etc etc.
i would like to emphasize the action of the ruling govt leader is wrong. it's like using a chopper to cut a tofu. is lsl act on national tv the only example of 'using a hammer to break an egg'?
could anyone think of any past examples of the hard tactic use on ordinary singaporeans who would like to think otherwise?
has the president of usa, george bush, 'tick off' (favourite word use by the govt,meaning to tell off) a netizen, or a naughty ordinary u.s citizen in the union of state rally? i don't think so, maybe to osama, yes. has the pm of japan, uk did that on their national rally? i could bet it, the answer is no.
thank god the word is hum, not hiam coming from his mouth. the hum becomes a boomerang towards him, instead hiam, towards mr brown...
remember the gomez case. the hoohah of his application for the election. then mr brown poke fun of the incident by the anology of bak chor mee seller and the customer.
bak chor mee story spread like wildfire among us. to stop the ball rolling becomes bigger, lee shien long decides to put a stop among this.
(actually lsl has the habit of subtly 'tick off' something he doesn't like, especially in the national rally, past cases like to jack neo's political film like 'i not stupid', and phua chu kang singlish) it only works on phua chu kang as he speaks perfect english after that. (if i were the producers, i would just stop PCK because PCK shouldn't speak perfect english in the 1st place!!)
so now lsl is trying his luck to tell netizen mr brown to stop all the nonsense. and again, this time he wants to do it on 'live' national tv on national rally. and the following becomes a classic:-
"You put out a funny podcast. You talk about bak chor mee. I will say mee siam mai hum".
ppl were scratching their head? mee siam got hum(cockles)?actually, he intended to say 'mai hiam' which means 'mee siam without chilli sauce'
though he speaks with a smile, the underlying message is very stern, it means, don't exaggerate, don't spice up the news. imagine if you were an ordinary netizen and a head of state is telling you off on national tv. if you were me brown, would you feel intimidated?
somemore, if lsl had successfully(thank god he didn't) pronounce it as 'hiam' not 'hum', i think his ardent followers will deliberately laugh out loud. if you were mr brown, would you felt intimidated, in front of tv?
i wouldn't want to delve too much why the funnily crafted anology of 'mee siam mai hiam' gone wrong, ppl say because maybe pm himself never eat this humble food before, or he is too 'atas' to become close to us who could speak dialects etc etc.
i would like to emphasize the action of the ruling govt leader is wrong. it's like using a chopper to cut a tofu. is lsl act on national tv the only example of 'using a hammer to break an egg'?
could anyone think of any past examples of the hard tactic use on ordinary singaporeans who would like to think otherwise?
has the president of usa, george bush, 'tick off' (favourite word use by the govt,meaning to tell off) a netizen, or a naughty ordinary u.s citizen in the union of state rally? i don't think so, maybe to osama, yes. has the pm of japan, uk did that on their national rally? i could bet it, the answer is no.
thank god the word is hum, not hiam coming from his mouth. the hum becomes a boomerang towards him, instead hiam, towards mr brown...
malaysian politic and singapore's
those who are concerning about singapore politics maybe shd pay attention to malaysian politics. it's because culturally, malaysia is the closest to singapore. what happen in malaysia now will happen in singapore, if opposition is becoming popular. it's because so much is at stake for pap to lose.
isn't it what is happening in malaysia, may already happened in singapore? it's because our media is still very much like 80s taiwan(look at taiwan now, how many tv stations now?), ie one sph for 2-D media, one mediacorp for 3-D media and very much controlled by the omnipotent censorship board. (where was ex-Today reporter lee han shih, the guy who isn't afraid of questioning the govt and authority?). are we kept in the dark because of that?
the news of mahathir influencing the judiciary,the rendezvous of ex-health minister,other conspiracies are true reflection on the behaviour of politicians. barisan nasional(BN), which is like the equivalent of pap, ruled m'sia since independence, till now.
now BN status is at stake as m'sians are frustrated with BN. the capture of kedah, perak, penang never happened before. BN panicked, opposition emboldened. now character attacking begins btw anwar(the oppostion leader) and najip (the ruling party heir apparent). anwar being homosexual, najip link with mongolian model. now the P.I. who sang the tune of the latter, retract his statement. and the P.I now has disappeared, just like mas selamat.
this is no good for m'sia, in the short run, it is detrimental,if the mudslinging wars continue instead of concentrating governing, part of the energy are channeled into the unnecessary attack on the opponents. BN will accept the reality one day that they will not be part of the govt, despite ruling for too long.
this is true for us also, like parents to children. if the parents aren't mentally prepared, they will control all the more when their kids are at the rebelling age. unnecessay arguments, name calling will occur between parents and kids. someday, the parents have to accept the reality.
in the long run, it's beneficial to m'sian because one day m'sians will say enough is enough. both ruling and oppositions will become more mature in engaging. (just like parents finally let go of the kids to pursue their dream, not necessay to be doctor/engineers.)
having said that, human beings, including the politicians have to have an outlet to channel their energy, however irrational they may be. once there are 2 or more parties in a govt. personal attack will happen. think of fighting in taiwanese parliment, hillary attack on obama during the prelim campaign. it's just part of parcel of being a human being. it's just that there must be a balance of irrational behavior and maturity.
maybe we have to accept that fact that if the opposition here grow stronger. this will inevitably becomes like what happen in m'sia, or anywhere in the world.
it will be beneficial to singaporeans if the deitification of the ruling party, portrayed by our media (nowadays the average time of me reading newspaper is very fast, those singing the accomplishment of the govt, i will just skip), will vanish if there's a reliable opposition.
isn't it what is happening in malaysia, may already happened in singapore? it's because our media is still very much like 80s taiwan(look at taiwan now, how many tv stations now?), ie one sph for 2-D media, one mediacorp for 3-D media and very much controlled by the omnipotent censorship board. (where was ex-Today reporter lee han shih, the guy who isn't afraid of questioning the govt and authority?). are we kept in the dark because of that?
the news of mahathir influencing the judiciary,the rendezvous of ex-health minister,other conspiracies are true reflection on the behaviour of politicians. barisan nasional(BN), which is like the equivalent of pap, ruled m'sia since independence, till now.
now BN status is at stake as m'sians are frustrated with BN. the capture of kedah, perak, penang never happened before. BN panicked, opposition emboldened. now character attacking begins btw anwar(the oppostion leader) and najip (the ruling party heir apparent). anwar being homosexual, najip link with mongolian model. now the P.I. who sang the tune of the latter, retract his statement. and the P.I now has disappeared, just like mas selamat.
this is no good for m'sia, in the short run, it is detrimental,if the mudslinging wars continue instead of concentrating governing, part of the energy are channeled into the unnecessary attack on the opponents. BN will accept the reality one day that they will not be part of the govt, despite ruling for too long.
this is true for us also, like parents to children. if the parents aren't mentally prepared, they will control all the more when their kids are at the rebelling age. unnecessay arguments, name calling will occur between parents and kids. someday, the parents have to accept the reality.
in the long run, it's beneficial to m'sian because one day m'sians will say enough is enough. both ruling and oppositions will become more mature in engaging. (just like parents finally let go of the kids to pursue their dream, not necessay to be doctor/engineers.)
having said that, human beings, including the politicians have to have an outlet to channel their energy, however irrational they may be. once there are 2 or more parties in a govt. personal attack will happen. think of fighting in taiwanese parliment, hillary attack on obama during the prelim campaign. it's just part of parcel of being a human being. it's just that there must be a balance of irrational behavior and maturity.
maybe we have to accept that fact that if the opposition here grow stronger. this will inevitably becomes like what happen in m'sia, or anywhere in the world.
it will be beneficial to singaporeans if the deitification of the ruling party, portrayed by our media (nowadays the average time of me reading newspaper is very fast, those singing the accomplishment of the govt, i will just skip), will vanish if there's a reliable opposition.
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