The Mind-boggling National Day Award
It will not be an exaggeration to say that Singaporeans woke up today to the mind-boggling news of the National Day award of the Distinguished Service Order to the Chairman, PUB Mr. Tan Gee Paw ostensibly for solving Singapore's perennial flood problems. Singaporeans cannot be faulted for not believing that the DSO could be...
Mao’s grandson: Family factor aided promotion
I refer to the 6 Aug 2010 Straits Times report on the recent promotion of Mao Zedong's grandson, Mao Xinyu. Mao Xinyu reportedly said that family background was definitely a factor and that this is an objective fact that you can't avoid. Chinese leaders are upfront about the advantages that come with their family backgrounds...
SM Goh urges S’poreans to re-think priorities for new S’pore Dream
Dear SM Goh, I refer to your speech at Marine Parade's National Day dinner as reported by Channel News Asia on 7 Aug 2010. You asked Singaporeans to live the Singapore Dream rather than the 'Singapore Gripe'. You used your own example of how you didn't 'gripe' even though you couldn't fulfil your dream of becoming a professor...
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