Category Archives: Politics

Refining my political stance: Why I no longer identify as Anti-PAP

Posted on May 10, 2012 by visa

My goal as a social commentator used to be to try and criticize the government in a witty and intelligent way that was accessible to the common person. I felt that there was a gap to be filled- intelligent criticism … Continue reading →

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Animal Farm and National Education

Posted on April 25, 2012 by visa

Have you ever read Animal Farm? It’s a book by George Orwell, reflecting events leading up to and during the Stalin era before World War II. The novel addresses not only the corruption of the revolution by its leaders but … Continue reading →

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Depoliticize Singapore for Economic Gain: Economy Suffers

Posted on April 25, 2012 by visa

I’ve been toying with the idea that Singaporeans’ general apathy and lack of drive is a form of “learned helplessness“, just as Seligman’s dogs lay down and took the electric shocks, meekly accepting their fate. For the most part, we … Continue reading →

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4 worrying things about PM Lee’s worries

Posted on April 5, 2012 by visa

PM Lee worried about 2 disturbing trends in Singapore “Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday identified two societal trends that worries him: A ‘self-centred’ Not-In-My-Backyard syndrome that has been increasingly seen among some vocal Singaporeans, and what appears to … Continue reading →

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Good policy marred by bad politics from MP Gan Thiam Poh

Posted on February 24, 2012 by visa

It’s true that it’s better to have too many orders than none at all. But why would you say that? To assert that after getting business owners to make sacrifices is like saying- “Hey, I’m about to make your life … Continue reading →

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Ministerial Pay 2012: The One Question That Nobody Seems To Be Asking.

Posted on January 17, 2012 by visa

I refer to page 4, The New Paper, Tuesday Jan 17th: DPM Teo Chee Hean on setting ministerial salaries: Difficult balancing act needed. I do like a lot of what DPM Teo Chee Hean says about balancing acts. Passion for … Continue reading →

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MG Chan Chun Sing, master of the self-pwn, scores another own goal!

Posted on January 16, 2012 by visa

Channel News Asia: Pay not a primary factor for PAP team: Chan Chun Sing “I don’t think anyone of them comes here for the money. They come here to provide a better life for the next generation… One of the … Continue reading →

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Ministerial Pay 2012: Why Singapore Should Be A Pirate Ship.

Posted on January 12, 2012 by visa

Text in quotes is taken from CrashDev.com, the blog of a genius entrepreneur who really knows his stuff. An organization is healthy as long as its survival is sufficiently in doubt that each employee feels a primary responsibility to ensuring … Continue reading →

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Ministerial Pay 2012: DisGraceFu! Political Incompetence in the PAP.

Posted on January 5, 2012 by visa

The problem about things that move slowly, that have a low turn-over rate, is that they often get stagnant, weighty, inefficient, bloated and cumbersome. This applies to all systems, from your physical body, to the food in the canteens at … Continue reading →

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MG Chan Chun Sing scores an own goal for PAP super-dominance

Posted on July 3, 2011 by visa

‘Don’t throw stones… offer better ideas’: MG Chan Diversity vital for survival ‘Diversity is a survival strategy. How do we know what is the industry or sector that will carry us forward into the future? When you cannot calibrate so … Continue reading →

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