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Wow. What a great read from The Online Citizen TOC I too agree that it’s bullshit to say unless we pay our miniters millions, we won’t have talented ministers that will stay away from corruption. Even with their previous pay package, we have many incompetent ministers and corruption exists at all levels in both the [...]

With the recent price hikes in Singapore’s transport systems, more and more disgruntled Singaporeans are beginning to feel annoyed with what is happening in Singapore. Some may still defend Singapore’s system and policies, comparing it with neighboring countries such as Thailand and Malaysia, and try to convince themselves that Singapore’s transport system isn’t that bad [...]

I have seen many teenagers in my facebook account that are not concerned or mindful about what appears on their facebook pages or other social media platforms. I am worried for them because I know most of them take it has harmless fun. With the latest incident with Adelyn Hosehbo, I think it serves as [...]

A few days ago, Straits Times had a report on how Singapore’s increased foreign worker levy is affecting MNCs in Singapore and how these MNCs might bring their investments to other countries. To my surprise, Straits Times wrote another Special Report section on the same issue again. Straits Times 26 October 2011 reported, again, “Firms [...]

The big question that has been going around is…. Which Tan are you voting for? With Tan Tan Tan Tan running for president, it might seem quite a tough choice, since you can no longer vote based on someone’s surname. Many of my friends and colleagues that I’ve asked still cannot decide who to vote [...]

Returning Officer of the Elections Department Yam Ah Mee became more famous than Tin Pei Lin overnight. Yam Ah Mee is the Chief Executive Director of the People’s Association.. He was the returning officer whose job was to announce the results of Singapore General Election 2011 and his famous line was “ Pursuant to Section 49, [...]

It is the day after Singapore General Election 2011. There were many cheers and many tears shed over last night’s results. Many people cannot stand the idea of having Tin Pei Lin as their MP and it has resulted in many Facebook groups created in protest: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Petition-to-remove-Tin-Pei-Ling-as-a-MP/152408424825883 and http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-do-not-want-Tin-Pei-Ling-in-Parliament/144764052259319 and even an online petition to [...]

Straits Times front page yesterday: PAP slams opposition for wanting to lower HDB prices. Straits Times front page today: PAP says Foreign Workers (not talents) creates jobs. Is Straits Times actually secretly supporting the opposition and is actually featuring these stories knowing how it will backfire? LOL It’s really funny. Read: Foreign workers help create [...]

2011 is the year I become a real Singaporean. This will be the first time that my family and I will get to vote. This is the first time we can proudly say that we have a voice as Singaporeans. For many years, we weren’t given a chance to vote because it was always a [...]

Wow finally!! After 1 year of Resort World Sentosa’s RWS opening.. Universal Studio theme park’s duel roller coaster ride – The Battlestar Galactica is finally going to be OPENED to the public!!! Or should I say re-opened? I visited Universal Studios when they first opened to public in early 2010 but I didn’t get to [...]