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Passing of late Lee Kuan Yew’s 10th anniversary

Time flies indeed.

Yesterday marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of our late Minister Mentor, the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew (LKY).

Although the late LKY was a well known, well respected and much loved statesman worldwide, back home in Singapore, few people can claim to know him personally and for the vast majority of Singaporeans, they either knew him only through reading the news or watching him on television, social media and/or saw him speak at rallies in our early years of independence.

Singapore is thriving and prosperous today thanks in large parts to the the foundations that the late LKY and his colleagues laid during our early years be it HDB, PSA, SAFTI, JTC, EDB and many, many more.

We are extremely lucky to have survived when we were most vulnerable and facing huge dangers because we had lion leadership in our early years of independence when the odds were stacked extremely high against us, our neighbours were unfriendly and the British troops were withdrawing....

Every single one of our pioneer ministers was a 'lion', so to speak whether the person was LKY, Goh Keng Swee, Hon Sui Sen, S. Rajaratnam, Toh Chin Chye or Lim Kim San etc. Newly independent Singaporeans were a bunch of sheep led by lions.

Today, despite having inherited much, I consider our political leadership to be a mongrel leadership.

In remembrance of the late LKY and so much that he had done for Singapore, I personally hope that his little wish for his house at 38 Oxley Road to be demolished be honoured after his daughter is no longer staying there. And his daughter is no longer staying there!

He had made that so clear on many occasions both in private and in public. It must reflect poorly and shamefully on us as a people if such a reasonable and personal wish of such an outstanding national leader who had contributed and committed a lifetime of service to our nation cannot be granted.

There is seriously no need for whatever Founders Memorial lalala. Building one will be extremely frivolous spending and a waste of our hard-earned money by the pap government.

As long as Singapore continues to grow, be successful, safe, thriving, relevant to the world and opportunities abound for our people, that would be our greatest glowing and living memorial and tributes to our founding generation of pioneer ministers, men and women.

Think.

 

Simon Lim

 

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19 Responses to “Passing of late Lee Kuan Yew’s 10th anniversary”

  • Failure is mother of success:

    If they had failed, Sg would have simply re-merged with My. We would now be enjoying cheap cars, cheap petrol and cheap houses, with a wide choice of places to live and to visit. There won’t be the self genocide of stop at 2 and the cultural genocide of dialects. No PMET forced to be security people. No abused NS. Etc. For many, it would have been a good outcome. Don’t you agree?

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  • Harder Truths:

    May he rot in Hell

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  • Pappies:

    “Newly independent Singaporeans were a bunch of sheep led by lions.” — Simon is very cheam.

    Hungry lions surrounded by sheep. The outcome can only be one.

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  • Dr Tan Tai Wei:

    When we talk of Singapore’s “founding”, why do we seem to “forget our roots”? Those years prior to 1959 when PAP first won a GE, David Marshall, Lim Yew Hock, et al, when internal self-government was won under Lim, with LKY only in the opposition, indeed advising trade unions on their strikes, etc., even Chinese school students stikes and riots? David Marshall initiated HDB, and Queenstown, Redhill, Macpherson, and Old Airport estates were first built, Kallang Airport was moved to Paya Lebar. Those years of shouts of “Merdeka” at rallies and by truck-loads of activists heading to or coming home from rallies. The first bridge across Kallang River that eased connection between the East and downtown, named
    Merdeka Bridge, guarded on both ends by locally sculptured lions, was built. Today we haven’t “preserved” this historic icon (they say only, those lions are placed somewhere).

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  • Skull skin:

    If what you said came true, you could now be a migrant worker somewhere cleaning longkang!

    Failure is mother of success:
    If they had failed, Sg would have simply re-merged with My. We would now be enjoying cheap cars, cheap petrol and cheap houses, with a wide choice of places to live and to visit. There won’t be the self genocide of stop at 2 and the cultural genocide of dialects. No PMET forced to be security people. No abused NS. Etc. For many, it would have been a good outcome. Don’t you agree?

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  • Papa PARDON Son Democracy SRFR:

    Thank you, Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
    https://youtu.be/ZdnoTQqaAcU

    Through you, we learnt not to BLINDLY TRUST U$/West/China on Freedom, Democracy, Human Rights like Zelenskyy and Hong Kees pro democracy rioters.

    When it benefits them(U$/West) they will shout Freedom, Democracy, Human Rights.

    When it does not benefits them(U$/West) they will discard you like a soiled underwear.

    China is also the same as U$/West.
    中國人不骗中國人??
    https://tinyurl.com/33rp3ry5
    老鄉見老鄉,背後開一槍
    https://youtu.be/L5O_HsrQT7I

    Trump SCOLDED Zelensky for being ungrateful. Evicted him from White House.
    https://youtu.be/j5oCFVBjpzE

    Selina Cheng sacked by Democratic WSJ for pursuing press freedom.
    https://tinyurl.com/2z3ywu79

    First World Democracy UK Police:
    If you support Israel, you WILL NOT be arrested.
    https://youtu.be/l_JU_J_iFTI
    If you support Palestine, you will be arrested.

    Pastor Wu gang instigate/incite stupid Hong Kee to fight the police while he and his gang hide away fine dining.
    https://youtu.be/ZFK0jCozq2o&t=2s

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  • $1.5M 5-RM HDB 10 years later:

    10 years after LKY’s passing,5-room HDB resale price jump from $650K in Toa Payoh/AMK TO $1.5M
    This means a jump of 2.3 times
    .
    So,in another 10 years,the 10th Anniversary of LKY’s passing,price of 5-RM HDB can shoot to $3.4M???

    Do PAP MPs think this is ridiculous?
    If so,what is PAP doing about PRs raking Million-$ profits from speculating in HDB?

    EDUCATED YOUNG SINKIE COUPLES BETTER WAKE THE FARK UP.

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  • Papa PARDON Son Democracy SRFR:

    Skull skin:
    If what you said came true, you could now be a migrant worker somewhere cleaning longkang!

    Well said. Thumb up for you. +1

    Not just longkang. They will probably be living in wooden hut put together with coconut trunk and roof.

    And they are super happy with it as can see from so many old man post here.

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  • Mass Emigration:

    $3.4 million?
    Sinkies better sell off and migrate.

    $1.5M 5-RM HDB 10 years later:
    10 years after LKY’s passing,5-room HDB resale price jump from $650K in Toa Payoh/AMK TO $1.5M
    This means a jump of 2.3 times
    .
    So,in another 10 years,the 10th Anniversary of LKY’s passing,price of 5-RM HDB can shoot to $3.4M???

    Do PAP MPs think this is ridiculous?
    If so,what is PAP doing about PRs raking Million-$ profits from speculating in HDB?

    EDUCATED YOUNG SINKIE COUPLES BETTER WAKE THE FARK UP.

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  • Failure is mother of success:

    That’s what some people like to say, to keep the uninformed eternally grateful. If Sg had re-merged, it would still be a rich city, by virtue of its location. But no, people are scared that it will be a dirt poor fishing village. Raffles would be turning in his grave.

    Skull skin: If what you said came true, you could now be a migrant worker somewhere cleaning longkang!

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  • Massive price rise:

    @Mass Emigration

    @$1.5M HDB is right.
    Over last 10 years after LKY gonr,HDB price kept rising.
    So,after LHL dies means HDB price will dky-rocket much more!

    $2M coming soon.
    10 years later,if PAP keeps at it,FT-speculators will push HDB to $3M,why not?
    When HDB was at $650K,we also said high,sure fall.
    Now,HDB at$1.5-1.8M,going to $2M is sup sup suai.

    In 10 years and if LHL gone,HDB may rise to $3M under Kee Chiu?

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  • Chicky rice:

    Some surprised HDB speculators push price to $1.5M.
    This nothing lah.
    Chicken rice was $2.50 per plate,now $5.5/$6?
    Eh,chicken rice only.
    Some more less rice and less chicken?

    KNN,seems like PAP fiack care.
    Higher prices can collect more GST.
    In other countries,if government don’t care,can get sacked.
    Here no one cares?
    Even opposition lan lan just cursory say a few words.
    Then lan lan,chut tat lan.

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  • Skull skin:

    As an aviation hub, we are not as central as Bangkok Thailand.

    As a port, the northern Russian polar routes will greatly reduce the significance role Singapore plays.

    If we re-emerged with our northern neighbour, many of us would risk to be slapped while eating our lunch during certain month of the year.

    You just need a good ghamen with proven records to continue to stay healthy and relevant.

    Those who always complain that the ghamen gives you one chicken wing but will take back from you the whole chicken, or in sinkie land you can die but can’t get ill type will lead the country to nowhere!

    Failure is mother of success:
    That’s what some people like to say, to keep the uninformed eternally grateful. If Sg had re-merged, it would still be a rich city, by virtue of its location. But no, people are scared that it will be a dirt poor fishing village. Raffles would be turning in his grave.

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  • Papa PARDON Son Democracy SRFR:

    Skull skin:
    As an aviation hub, we are not as central as Bangkok Thailand.

    As a port, the northern Russian polar routes will greatly reduce the significance role Singapore plays.

    If we re-emerged with our northern neighbour, many of us would risk to be slapped while eating our lunch during certain month of the year.

    You just need a good ghamen with proven records to continue to stay healthy and relevant.

    Those who always complain that the ghamen gives you one chicken wing but will take back from you the whole chicken, or in sinkie land you can die but can’t get ill type will lead the country to nowhere!

    +1
    Thumb up for you. Well said.

    A well Analytical post.

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  • LKY said:

    LKY ,we have to admit,had done a good job ad PM.
    Even as a few had bad encounters with him,LKY,had on the whole,contributed much to Sg and Sgs alike.

    BTW,LKY did not want public money to be wasted even on tentages that he considered extravagant.
    To say that LKY would not want a Luxurious Memorial Building erected in his or his colleagues’ remembrance is not far-fetched but in line with his values instead.
    Who can honestly say LKY would crave for such extravagance?
    If under LKY and Dr Goh Keng Swee,they both would have determined WAGE CUTS ibstead of squandering $100B for “saving jobs” especially those with $KY-HIGH salaries.

    So,yes,LKY and his compatriots should be remembered and revered for their cobtributions in humble and dignified manner.
    Respecting their “values” is a more meaningful way than lavishing public money eastefully,don’t we all,bona fide singaporeans,agree?

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  • LKY on HDB:

    Respect his HDB always up value. No 99=0 disrespect.

    LKY said: Respecting their “values” is a more meaningful way than lavishing public money eastefully,don’t we all,bona fide singaporeans,agree?

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  • Relax:

    When I was young, a foreign friend asked me:’who has the most power in a country’? So I said prime minister. My friend smiled. So I was wondering did I said wrongly? Is it president? But in singapore, I kept hearing Mr Lee Kuan Yew, so to be me prime minister must be the one with power and also bcoz I dont know what is the president doing.
    Now if ask me the question again:’who has the most power in singapore’, I will say PAP.

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  • TBSK:

    U R dead wrong!

    “ DT” should be the correct answer.

    Relax:
    When I was young, a foreign friend asked me:’who has the most power in a country’? So I said prime minister. My friend smiled. So I was wondering did I said wrongly? Is it president? But in singapore, I kept hearing Mr Lee Kuan Yew, so to be me prime minister must be the one with power and also bcoz I dont know what is the president doing.
    Now if ask me the question again:’who has the most power in singapore’, I will say PAP.

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  • LKY loves babies:

    China really love babies.

    Cities such as Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, have recently rolled out incentives, with one-child families in Hohhot receiving a one-time 10,000 yuan subsidy, while families with two or three children receive 50,000 yuan and 100,000 yuan, respectively, over five to 10 years.

    China Feihe Ltd, a leading infant formula brand in China, announced on March 26 that it will roll out a subsidy program aimed at improving birth rates nationwide in early April. The program will offer expectant families subsidies of at least 1,500 yuan ($206.34). Even local companies offer subsidies.

    In 2024, China’s annual birth population increased for the first time since 2017, reaching 9.54 million. Much of this growth was driven by third-tier and lower-tier cities, where domestic infant formula brands, including Feihe, hold a dominant market share.

    Real Sinkies know how LKY and PAP love babies. We also know how well they perform.

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