tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post866545256802354398..comments2024-03-21T14:35:09.854+08:00Comments on Singapore Notes: Poor PutinTattlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037010707866164010noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-45576593558359082592015-03-23T07:21:51.140+08:002015-03-23T07:21:51.140+08:00Lau Lee passed away on Monday 23rd March 2015 at 3...Lau Lee passed away on Monday 23rd March 2015 at 3.18 am. Rest In Peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-54307044320043764042015-03-23T01:07:10.949+08:002015-03-23T01:07:10.949+08:00Sinkies deserve the AVARICIOUS RULERS THEY HAVE CH...Sinkies deserve the AVARICIOUS RULERS THEY HAVE CHOSEN REPEATEDLY DESPITE BEING CALLED DAFT AND LAZY<br /><br />patriotpatriothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012654183813005452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-72382378954929583492015-03-23T00:19:56.597+08:002015-03-23T00:19:56.597+08:00Parliament approved an increase in the President’s...Parliament approved an increase in the President’s salary, which is also known as the Privy Purse, for the fiscal year 2010, by $890,700 to $4,267,500 (8.5 times the salary of President Barack Obama).<br /><br />Reminiscent of Putin saying "they just give it to me", gaji buta President SiR Nathan commented: “I didn’t ask for it. That was the rate for the job, that’s what I accepted. You don’t like the rate, I can’t help it.” (The Sunday Times 7 Aug 2011) <br /><br />Simply outrageous the way they put their hands into the cookie jar. And they make a song and dance about AHPETC managing agent fee.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-82308096442958244812015-03-22T23:13:12.079+08:002015-03-22T23:13:12.079+08:00His epitaph should read : He was a bully. His epitaph should read : He was a bully. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-86613867186687954252015-03-22T23:11:38.622+08:002015-03-22T23:11:38.622+08:00Spot on. Singaporeans are daft, said the old t...Spot on. Singaporeans are daft, said the old thug. And he is certainly right on that one. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-80325921164088039762015-03-22T20:08:59.321+08:002015-03-22T20:08:59.321+08:00But still Singaporeans will vote PAP right?
Shamel...But still Singaporeans will vote PAP right?<br />Shamelessly stupid people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-90564176120733831672015-03-22T16:49:57.606+08:002015-03-22T16:49:57.606+08:00Politicians are never embarrassed .
Their sole pu...Politicians are never embarrassed . <br />Their sole purpose is to get voted into power and remain there till kingdom come.<br /><br />Neither do they feel pain, sorrow, or sympathetic.<br /><br />They do however will feign pain, sorrow and pretend to have sympathy when required.<br /><br />Faced with a politician & a venomous snake, I'll take my chances with the snake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-87518226490694573432015-03-22T15:31:52.955+08:002015-03-22T15:31:52.955+08:00When political leaders, in the business of winning...When political leaders, in the business of winning hearts and minds, started to become shamelessly engaged, for all intent and purposes, to forcefully acquire immense instant wealth through taking advantage of a parliamentary majority of more than two-thirds, and throwing away all their ethics, morals and modesty, they have lost all respect from the very people whom they are supposed to win hearts and minds.<br /><br />The hearts of the people simply feel very upset and angry. The minds of the people simply cannot understand and accept such blatant acts of disregard.<br /><br />The exorbitant out-of-this-world salary, with even the lowest minister of state gets more than what the President of USA gets, is unimaginable to the common people. Only the callous, conscienceless, crooked minds can come up with such slimy schemes to feast themselves by dipping their hands into the coffers of the taxpaying public. This is truly absurdity to the extreme. <br /><br />Yet those shameless people's skins get thicker and thicker by the days. They have the chick to even hint of wanting to have a raise after 3 years of "No Increase"! <br /><br />They do not think they are politicians? <br />They think they are civil servants?<br />WTFhttp://www.wtf.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-9799736540339957962015-03-22T13:06:16.464+08:002015-03-22T13:06:16.464+08:002nd the motion!2nd the motion!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-74383514727062736132015-03-21T22:48:13.158+08:002015-03-21T22:48:13.158+08:00Scientists at Large Hadron Collider hope to make c...Scientists at Large Hadron Collider hope to make contact with PARALLEL UNIVERSE in days<br /><br />http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/565315/Scientists-at-Large-Hadron-Collider-hope-to-make-contact-with-PARALLEL-UNIVERSE-in-days<br /><br />PAPigs; Do not despair.<br />LKY might still be alive in a parallel universe elsewhere.<br />Why don't all of you migrate to Geneva, Switzerland and keep vigil there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-39041468453148375332015-03-21T19:05:31.067+08:002015-03-21T19:05:31.067+08:00His epitaph should probably read
"He dies r...His epitaph should probably read <br /><br />"He dies richly. Pardon him for not rising."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-64212109772681813622015-03-21T17:21:28.939+08:002015-03-21T17:21:28.939+08:00Traditionally, it is lying in state but what our M...Traditionally, it is lying in state but what our Ministers of State do for their $$$ is perhaps lying in Parliament?<br /><br />SaycheeseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-73164868103953887002015-03-21T15:58:57.715+08:002015-03-21T15:58:57.715+08:00Entry level pay for ministers is categorised as MR...Entry level pay for ministers is categorised as MR4<br />Its origins seems to be from some civil service pay scale.<br /><br />Currently a minister's starting pay is $1.1 million ( that is MR4)<br />which is already a pay cut of 37% ( !!!)<br /><br />As for their bonuses, it seems to be based on quiet a fuzzy criteria:<br /><br />"....The Committee also made recommendations on a new benchmark. A new salary framework and National Bonus linked to the socio-economic progress of average and lower income Singaporeans is also proposed."<br /><br />How, what matrix is being used is untold. They probably feel its none of my business.<br /><br />Link:<br />http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120104-319812.html<br />In the dark...noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-54445228131506566692015-03-21T13:31:16.427+08:002015-03-21T13:31:16.427+08:00"Minister in the Prime Minister's Office&..."Minister in the Prime Minister's Office" title used to be "Minister Without Portfolio" until someone realised it was too embarrassing a confirmation they had nothing to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-43381752516152614512015-03-21T10:06:49.915+08:002015-03-21T10:06:49.915+08:00Productivity growth should start with the Prime Mi...Productivity growth should start with the Prime Minister's Office.<br />How many Ministers in the Prime Minister's Office does LHL have?<br />How many Ministers of State are there?<br /><br />What exactly is the job of a "Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and a "Minister of State"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-89826950371703332812015-03-21T00:28:57.387+08:002015-03-21T00:28:57.387+08:00The biggest elephant in the room is ZERO productiv...The biggest elephant in the room is ZERO productivity growth. This put Singapore further behind all major economies including China, German/Europe, USA since the turn of the century. How can anyone justify premier compensations for such subpar performance?Xmennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-8247266938735627092015-03-20T16:46:04.543+08:002015-03-20T16:46:04.543+08:00I think you are just being generous in merely desc...I think you are just being generous in merely describing the current solutions as questionable. They probably have already spent hundreds of thousands to eradicate the rat problem at Bukit Batok ONLY while other areas are not being looked into. Meanwhile billions are being spent to improve the public transport problem BUT no clear solution is apparently in sight. <br /><br />If they had to pour tonnes of public monies in solving problems, are they not JEAK LIOW BEE ? In other words, is this current team even up to any international standard considering the amount of pay they insist they are worth it ? <br /><br />If like this kind of mediocre results, any Tom. Dick and Sally can also be husband and wife team, isn't it ? What extra value do they bring especially if the wife keep losing so much public funds and can't even get it right in the first place ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-10020144811416149382015-03-20T11:43:47.024+08:002015-03-20T11:43:47.024+08:00The tiny tiny town of Zug in Switzerland is the ex...The tiny tiny town of Zug in Switzerland is the exact mirror image of what our leaders would like to achieve. See how it drove out the local residents to the outer land. <br /><br />http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111904875404576528123989551738<br /><br />Over here in SG, the writings are clearly on the walls already. The old are retiring in JB and middle class are living in JB to commute to work and earn in SG. That is quite an achievement don't you think, within 2 decades between the Seat warmer and the Pinceling. More swiss standard anyone? <br /><br />http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/johor-sultan-singaporeans-will-live-johor-and-work-singaporeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-41215567623088510432015-03-20T11:24:47.956+08:002015-03-20T11:24:47.956+08:00In many countries, leaders like to be respected. I...In many countries, leaders like to be respected. In Singapore, they prefer "dignity". Respect? nah, that's for the poor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-86655834163837175602015-03-20T11:11:44.781+08:002015-03-20T11:11:44.781+08:00The biggest strategic mistake of the PAP is the as...The biggest strategic mistake of the PAP is the astronomical ministerial pay. This is the cause of all the unhappiness. With high pay, people expect commensurate performance. With low pay, lapses here and there and inadequacies of infrastructure can be tolerated and even excused. But not when you demand top-of-the-chart pay. This will eventual prove to be the downfall of the PAP. Sigh.Thehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02941744057903049051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772491888812684500.post-26838428194147175992015-03-20T11:04:12.559+08:002015-03-20T11:04:12.559+08:00When all decisions are based on one person's b...When all decisions are based on one person's belief and liking, they are usually not sound.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com