We crush our caterpillars, then complain there are no butterflies.<\/p>\n
Jun 2012 \u2013 DPM Teo<\/a><\/p>\n Nov 2012 \u2013 “We need to create real spaces”<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 My response<\/a><\/p>\n March 2014 \u2013\u00a0Singapore Budget 2014: Young lack passion in pursuing work excellence, says NMP<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 “More often than not, they place emphasis and give priority to work-life balance, a high salary or other benefits, and are quick to leave if they sense better conditions elsewhere.”<\/p>\n My response<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 This behavior is learned. Think about where they learned it from.<\/p>\n Dec 2014 \u2013 The final Big Idea: Love Singapore<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 My response<\/a><\/p>\n 2015 \u2013 Curbing ‘slash and burn’ teen bloggers<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 My response<\/a><\/p>\n October 2015 \u2013\u00a0Singapore needs our own Enid Blytons and Roald Dahls: Grace Fu<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Well, where are we going to get them?<\/p>\n also October 2015: PSC chairman Eddie Teo asks, why are our best students fearful of taking the less trodden paths?<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Facebook comments<\/a>, my blogpost response<\/a><\/p>\n Naysayers [feb 2017]<\/a>\u00a0I think our elites are being naive or intellectually dishonest when they bemoan that Singaporeans are uncreative, afraid of failure, of losing face, of dissenting or speaking up. They should be talking about the conditions that created the culture. (FB status)<\/p>\n Is Singapore becoming an old young country?<\/a> [2017]<\/p>\n