Thinking about the news
I hope you have been reading the newspapers cos there are several significant happenings recently. Such as :
1) Dec 2 hanging of Australian-Vietnamese Ngyuen for drug trafficking. Justin has written a thoughtful post about the 2 points of view surrounding this issue. Will Singapore-Australia diplomatic relations be severely affected by this? Do you think Singapore should re-consider its stance on capital punishment?
2) Satisfaction survey of bus commuters reveal people are still vastly unhappy about the long waiting time for public buses and infrequent services. The same 2 complaints were revealed in a similar study 2 years ago. Nothing has changed, it appears. So do survey for what?
3) The multi-million dollar plan to transform East Coast Park (ECP) into a major entertainment centre. Some people are crying for the government to stop the nonsense and leave ECP the way it is. Do we need another mini-Sentosa or theme park? Remember how Chinatown is 'transformed' and now becomes another sterile, artificial tourist trap?
4) Local men can now choose a Vietnamese bride by going to a matchmaking agency who brings in virgin girls from Vietnam for potential customers to view in a showcase. The girls have 14 days in Singapore to 'catch' a customer, failing which they have to return to Vietnam, husband-less. What does this say about the status of women? About Singapore men? About the matchmaking agency?
What do you think about these events?
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On a separate note, some comments for the following people:
EnYeow: My comments didn't show up in your last 2 posts. Please check your coding.
Victor: The flash animation takes forever to load and when it does, the song just goes on and on. I am unable to post on your tagboard while the song is playing.
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Question: Who plays tennis in this class? We should have a game or two soon!
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posted by MdmSng @ 3:55 PM
6 Comments:
meme! i wana play tennis! but i duno how T_T seems better then badminton, sick of the wind affecting the shuttlecock >.<
sorry for double posting, but i forgot to comment on the newspaper article.
1) To guy who got caught for drug trafficking, he could have done something more honest or try to borrow money instead of resorting to illegal methods. I may sound like some guy at the corner without empathy but to think of it, if he actually smuggled the drugs, alot of other people would suffer, so sad for the guy, i rather he get caught then go scot free (yea im heartless).
2) No point doing a survey anyway, we cant do anything bout it unless we can afford cars. Taking public transport's a must, so even if we're not happy, we can't really boycot it, we should really have some foreign competition if we REALLY want some improvement
3)HELL NO! TAKING AWAY EAST COAST IS WRONG! No offence but the singaporean government is contradicting what they want for the people.(talk bout hypocritical) First we have speak good english, then chinese, then promote excercise to improve productivity, now they wana remove a sports area for some shopping? Yeah, they just want the taxes thats all =.=
4)Well, in my opinion, there are many "not-so-eligible" bachelors in singapore who wants a wife but no one wants them, so they go for this kinda stuff. Remember that really obese guy and have very little income guy in the news quite long ago? He's now happy with a vietnamese wife and a baby (not so sure bout the wife), so, this is actually good for the "not-so-eligible" bachelor, who knows, perhaps they'll have some vietnamese GUYS coming over for the ladies as well ;p
letty plays tennis!!
How 'bout a game of TABLE tennis, mdm sng? :p
I can play tennis - table or court!
We must have friendly matches when school re-opens. Especially in your O level year when you'll all go bleary-eyed with the mugging. Mdm Sng will help you relax and take your mind off studies for a while!
* All books and no sports makes you a TAF candidate. *
mdm sng:* All books and no sports makes you a TAF candidate. *
Really?! Wow!
Sooo....
How come I'm not in TAF?
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