tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-326447422011-12-27T08:00:38.232+08:00水善利万物而不争，居众人之所恶，故几于道。<br> 知其雄，守其雌，为天下溪。为天下溪，常德不离。常德不离，复归于婴儿。waterchildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08125155986515111388noreply@blogger.comBlogger191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32644742.post-1163641922125553272006-11-16T09:48:00.000+08:002006-11-16T10:24:00.946+08:00

The Government said increasing GST is a strategy to help the poor.I am still trying to work out how that can be so.Imagine a 'poor' family who does not pay any income tax now.And it spends, say $1050 a month on all purchases of goods and services (for which it is currently paying $50 in GST).When GST rises to 7%, it would be paying $1070 a month for these purchases.So, that is $20 more.Now how

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Heavenly Sword posted his views of the nation being likened to three metaphors – a person, a place and a club. On the issue of Singaporeans leaving, he mentioned that a country ‘loses’ only if the person who left is ‘professionally skilled and talented’.Perhaps because of my background, I would interpret this term in the broadest sense to mean 'Everyone'. To me, a kway teow man is as talented as

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From First World to Next StopSingaporeans share their views on Vibrant, Global CityDerrick A Pauloderrick@newstoday.com.sg9th August 2006GOING by events of the past year, one thing is becoming clear: First World is so passé.Singapore's next objective is to reinvent itself into a Vibrant, Global City. Last year, we hosted the International Olympic Committee. Next month, we welcome the World Bank,

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Kway Teow Man's post on loyalty led me to think a little further on my earlier post.I must have mis-read his post.For I seem to get the impression that to get more loyalty from its citizens, besides being gracious to those who left, the government should also put up a better 'wayang' show. This would help satisfy the group of Singaporeans who feel that their feedback had not been taken in.I am

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Emigration no certainty of 'greener pastures'Letter from Liew Kai Khiun in LondonToday, Voices, 28th Jul 2006I once asked my Filipino friend — who was a tutor at a local university — how he addressed his Singaporean students' grouses about their country. His solution: Send them to the Philippines and they will see the cruel reality of human existence, and how trivial their concerns are.I feel we

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According to Zaobao, MP Seng Han Thong had urged Comfort-Delgro to release the reasons why it terminated the contract of the ex-cabby so that the public is aware of what transpired 4 years ago.This is alarming news.From what I understand, such matters are private and confidential. In fact, I was surprised a Comfort spokesperson actually told the press why the ex-cabby was terminated when the news

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Elderly man arrested for hitting MPAN elderly man was arrested for punching Member of Parliament Seng Han Thong on Thursday evening and leaving him with a bruised lip.The punch came during Mr Seng's meet-the-people session, when the Chinese man — a former taxi driver — came to seek the Yio Chu Kang MP's help to reinstate his terminated taxi contract.When it was his turn to see the MP, he

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Workgroup to look into financial security of kids with special needsBy Noor Mohd Aziz, Channel NewsAsia Posted: 19 July 2006 1806 hrsSINGAPORE: The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) has formed a nine-member parents' workgroup to look into the financial security of children with special needs. President of Autism Resource Centre and MP for Jalan Besar Denise Phua has been

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Study says many Singaporeans speak non-standard EnglishBy Valarie Tan, Channel NewsAsia Posted: 18 July 2006 1640 hrsSingaporeans generally may say they speak English but a survey shows that 6 in 10 of them actually speak non-standard English in their daily lives. The study by the Singapore Polytechnic involved some 3,000 English-speaking Singaporeans. So this year's Speak Good English Movement

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Inspired by the song 'SIAN' and the 'So Say We All' podcasts by mr brown: The weather remains the same from Jan to DecemberThe leaves on our trees never turn amberThe MRT is so noisy and crowdedEach time I take it, I feel so bombardedI did not have my teh tarik todayThe uncle went for certification with the WDAI had chicken rice last weekendIt is now more expensive, thanks to the Invisible HandMy

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New MOM policy for 'study mamas'?Letter from Andrew TeoVoices, Today, 15th July 2006I refer to the recent issue of "study mamas". The question is not what jobs they are or are not allowed to work at, but why they are even allowed to work here in the first place.Will banning these mothers from masseuse jobs simply mean they will find other ways to "service" men here? It's just a matter of time

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It's not all about money, work survey findsEmployees' commitment tied to good environmentLee U-Wenu-wen@newstoday.com.sg14th July 2006So, money isn't everything after all — even when it comes down to determining how committed one is to a job.Just one in four employees said money was an important factor in driving job satisfaction, compared to 56 per cent who chose having a good working

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MM Lee clarifies GIC's earnings not linked to CPF interest ratesBy May Wong, Channel NewsAsiaMinister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has clarified that GIC's earnings are not connected to the interest paid on CPF accounts. He was speaking at GIC's 25th anniversary dinner at the Ritz Carlton.The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) is a global investment management company established to

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Last week, a particular community living in Singapore achieved a milestone for itself. It organized a protest for what it saw as an injustice committed by the Government. The community was outraged that the Government had taken a heavy-handed approach in regulating the industry. It was also unhappy with the majority of Singapore for siding with the authorities.I was, of course, talking about the

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I had been daydreaming.I dreamed that I was running my own pretty successful company. Unfortunately, there was this one columnist that absolutely hated my product. He makes use of his regular columns to criticise them. And, I fear, this had affected customer perceptions of my products. I thought hard. In addition to writing in to address his peeves, are there any other options available to me?

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Distorting the truth, mr brown?When a columnist becomes a 'partisan player' in politics TODAY, 3rd July 2006Letter from K BHAVANIPress Secretary to the Minister for Information, Communications and the ArtsYour mr brown column, "S'poreans are fed, up with progress!" (June 30) poured sarcasm on many issues, including the recent General Household Survey, price increases in electricity tariffs and

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TODAY, June 27, 2006GRCs make it easier to find top talent: SMWithout good chance of winning at polls, they might not be willing to risk careers for politicsBy Li XueyingSENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday gave a new take on the role of Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) in Singapore politics.Their role is not just to ensure minorities are adequately represented in Parliament, he said

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A Commando regular officer died in training on Tuesday. We are either seeing more NS mishaps recently or Mindef had become more open these few years.These stories always upset me. I had never felt any value in NS training. For those who say NS builds discipline, you should see the amount of "siam" that takes place in the army. Some say NS help them become a man. I am sad for people like Hugh

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PM Lee, as reported in TODAY, 21st June 2006Over the last nine days, Mr Lee met various leaders from the two countries, including Prime Ministers John Howard (Australia) and Helen Clark (New Zealand), as well as their respective opposition leaders, Mr Kim Beazley and Dr Don Brash.And after having a more intimate look at their political systems, Mr Lee is convinced that while their no-holds barred

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