tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539995.post111123969129207670..comments2023-11-05T17:53:13.405+08:00Comments on Singabloodypore: A Singaporean living in the United StatesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539995.post-1132686681161181472005-11-23T03:11:00.000+08:002005-11-23T03:11:00.000+08:00Attention to Mr Gopalan Nair,THANK GOD YOU AREN'T ...Attention to Mr Gopalan Nair,<BR/>THANK GOD YOU AREN'T LIVING IN SINGAPORE ANYMORE AND GOD BLESS YOU FOR LEAVING! CHEERS!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539995.post-1111550894256809122005-03-23T12:08:00.000+08:002005-03-23T12:08:00.000+08:00One of our pioneers who deserves plenty of respect...One of our pioneers who deserves plenty of respect. Salute. <BR/><BR/>Why are good singaporeans not in singapore!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539995.post-1111525113899833672005-03-23T04:58:00.000+08:002005-03-23T04:58:00.000+08:00Hence the hilarity!Hence the hilarity!Wandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017701661118898069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539995.post-1111492635324091382005-03-22T19:57:00.000+08:002005-03-22T19:57:00.000+08:00thanks for the link wandie.. It's very heated and ...thanks for the link wandie.. It's very heated and yet I am unalbe to work out what the actual problem is between them.dfgdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04890467678463833210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539995.post-1111453915114769302005-03-22T09:11:00.000+08:002005-03-22T09:11:00.000+08:00Is this the guy who got into a pretty heated yet '...Is this the guy who got into a pretty heated yet 'hilarious' exchange with Pranay Gupte a few months back?<BR/><BR/>http://www.pranaygupte.com/articles/204/Wandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017701661118898069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539995.post-1111419670142241432005-03-21T23:41:00.000+08:002005-03-21T23:41:00.000+08:00anonymous...i think ur missing gopalan nair's poin...anonymous...i think ur missing gopalan nair's point. that is Sg problem. it only rises! and talking about credibility...it is not as if his findings were proven false.<BR/><BR/>there is no denying that singapore is a society pushed to the boundaries to conform to the social construction of peace and harmony. or should i say, the government's perception of how peace and harmony should be. perhaps on the surface that is how it seems but the fear and sense of oppression the public feels from the lack of freedom of expression i think will ultimately transgress and manifest itself to something bigger. time will tell :)ain't no drama...https://www.blogger.com/profile/05802390948994452594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539995.post-1111295640933625202005-03-20T13:14:00.000+08:002005-03-20T13:14:00.000+08:00Steve, your blog entries lack credibility. "I read...Steve, your blog entries lack credibility. <BR/><BR/><BR/>"I read with dismay, the rising jobless rate, the rising suicide rate and the general gloom that prevails in Singapore today" <BR/><BR/>And then he goes on to blame it on Minister Mentor. <BR/><BR/>Jobless rates and suicide rates only rise, they never fall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539995.post-1111295342427088022005-03-20T13:09:00.000+08:002005-03-20T13:09:00.000+08:00This is a minor digression from the main point -bu...This is a minor digression from the main point -<BR/><BR/>but I would just like to point out that Nair was not correct to say that people don't kill themselves jumping off the Golden Gate in San Francisco.<BR/><BR/>The Golden Gate is in fact a suicide hotspot - <BR/><BR/>for years and years, people have been regularly killing themselves there:<BR/><BR/>see this for example:<BR/><BR/>http://backwardscity.blogspot.com/2004/09/golden-gate-bridge.htmlGKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02777348172285774616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539995.post-1111292151182213002005-03-20T12:15:00.000+08:002005-03-20T12:15:00.000+08:00Yes, I absolutely and strongly support the idea - ...Yes, I absolutely and strongly support the idea - NOT to have a casino in Singapore. Since the day of independence until present time, we had gone through a number of crisis and yet we could still weathered through these crisis, without having any economic contributions from casino or any other forms of gambling. As you can see - the result of gambling that happened to a recent family tragedy. It only takes one member in a family, who basically borrowed monies from illegal loansharks to repay gambling debts, and then to cause other family members to suffer as well - ending their lives just like that. Other cases would be ending into divorces, affecting the psychological effects of their innocent children!! <BR/>There are many many cases of these illegal borrowings from loansharks that had driven borrowers up the wall which from time to time we could see in the news. Isn't this bad enough - do we have to face many more to come before Singapore could acknowledge it as a social problem?? And only the governemnt could decide whether or not to have a casino in singapore and the public has no say! <BR/><BR/>May I quote some sayings from the Nobel Peace winner, Daiai Lamai, who says:<BR/><BR/>"Although communism espoused many noble ideals, including altruism, the attempt by its governing elites to dictate their views has proved disastrous. These governments went to tremendous lengths to control the entire flow of information through their societies and to structure their education systems so that their citizens would work for the common good. Although rigid organization may have been necessary in the beginning to destroy previously oppressive regimes, once that goal was fulfilled, the organization had very little to contribute towards building a useful human community. Communism failed utterly because it relied on force to promote its beliefs. Ultimately, human nature was unable to sustain the suffering it produced. <BR/><BR/>Freedom, in fact, is the very source of creativity for both individuals and society. <BR/><BR/>Though no system of government is perfect, democracy is that which is closest to humanity's essential nature. Democracy is the only stable foundation upon which a global political structure can be built. To work as one, we must respect the right of all peoples and nations to maintain their own distinctive character and values."<BR/><BR/>PrincessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com